Electrolysis of solid MoS2 in molten CaCl2 for Mo extraction without CO2 emission
Electrolysis of solid MoS2 in molten CaCl2 for Mo extraction without CO2 emission
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DOI:
10.1016/j.elecom.2007.05.007
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发表时间:
2007-08
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Guoming Li;Dihua Wang;Xianbo Jin;G. Chen
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作者:
Guoming Li;Dihua Wang;Xianbo Jin;G. Chen
Sintered (300°C) porous pellets of MoS2were electrolysed to elemental S and Mo in molten CaCl2(800–900°C) under argon at 1.0–3.0V for 1–20h. On a graphite anode, the product was primarily S (but traces of CS2could not yet be excluded by this work) and evaporated from the molten salt, allowing the electrolysis to continue. It then condensed to solid at the lower temperature regions of the system. The anode remained intact after repeated uses. The MoS2pellet was highly conducting at high temperatures and could be fast electro-reduced to fine Mo powders (0.1–1.0μm) in which the S content could be below 1000ppm. No reduction occurred at voltages below 0.5V. Partial reduction was seen at 0.5–0.7V, and converted MoS2to a mixture of MoS2and Mo3S4, or Mo3S4and Mo with the Mo content increasing with the voltage. Cyclic voltammetry of the MoS2powder in a Mo-cavity electrode, together with the electrolysis results, revealed the reduction mechanism to include two steps: MoS2to Mo3S4at −0.28V (potential vs. Ag/AgCl), and then to Mo at −0.43V.