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The electrochemical reduction of zirconium and hafnium in alkali chloride or fluoride-chloride molten salts on platinum electrodes has been investigated by means of linear and cyclic voltammetry. It has been found that fluoride ions greatly influenced the reduction of zirconium and hafnium in fluoride-chloride melts. It has been proposed that the mechanism for reduction of zirconium and hafnium in baths containing a low concentration of fluoride compounds is different from the mechanism in baths containing a higher fluoride concentration.
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Guang-Sen, C., Okido, M. & Oki, T. Electrochemical studies of zirconium and hafnium in alkali chloride and alkali fluoride-chloride molten salts. J Appl Electrochem 20, 77–84 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01012474
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