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The anodic behavior of metals in molten cryolite-alumina melts has been investigated mostly for use as inert anodes for the Hall–Héroult process. In the present work, gold, platinum, palladium, copper, tungsten, nickel, cobalt and iron metal electrodes were anodically polarized in an oxide-free cryolite melt (11%wt. excess AlF3 ; 5%wt. CaF2) at 1273 K. The aim of the experiments was to characterize the oxidation reactions of the metals occurring without the effect of oxygen-containing dissolved species. The anodic dissolution of each metal was demonstrated, and electrochemical reactions were assigned using reversible potential calculation. The relative stability of metals as well as the possibility of generating pure fluorine is discussed.
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Cassayre, L., Chamelot, P., Arurault, L. et al. Anodic Dissolution of Metals in Oxide-Free Cryolite Melts. J Appl Electrochem 35, 999–1004 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-005-6727-9
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