
%0 Journal Article
%A Minh, NQ 
%A Welch, BJ 
%T The reduction of HCl dissolved in LiCl-KCl eutectic
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1975/05/01
%V 28
%N 5
%P 965-973
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9750965
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9750965 
%X The cathodic reduction of hydrogen chloride dissolved in LiCl-KCl eutectic has been studied by both chronopotentiometry and linear sweep voltammetry using a platinum electrode. The reduction reaction has been found to proceed by a reversible one-electron transfer process forming a soluble product.     Diffusion coefficients calculated from solubility measurements and the electrochemical studies are considerably higher (e.g. 2.1 x 10-4 cm2 s-1 at 793 K) than most other solutes in molten salts but in good agreement with results from a less detailed study. The high value is probably due to the small ionic radius of the proton as compared to other ions in the lattice of the molten salt system. 
