Corrosion in the molten fluoride and chloride salts and materials development for nuclear applications

S Guo, J Zhang, W Wu, W Zhou - Progress in Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Next-generation nuclear reactor concepts and advanced techniques for reprocessing spent
nuclear fuel (SNF) are drawing great attention in the nuclear field. Molten halide salts have …

Materials corrosion for thermal energy storage systems in concentrated solar power plants

M Walczak, F Pineda, AG Fernandez… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The current commercial deployment of concentrating solar power (CSP) relies on a system
of thermal energy storage (TES) for round the clock generation of electricity. The heat …

Molten salts: Potential candidates for thermal energy storage applications

P Bhatnagar, S Siddiqui, I Sreedhar… - … Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Molten salts as thermal energy storage (TES) materials are gaining the attention of
researchers worldwide due to their attributes like low vapor pressure, non‐toxic nature, low …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on selected alloys in contact with eutectic melts for thermal storage: nitrates, carbonates and chlorides

E Hamdy, JN Olovsjö, C Geers - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing the operating temperature of molten salt-based concentrated solar power plants
is of paramount importance to enable next-generation gas turbines and an overall increase …

Molten salt corrosion of high density graphite and partially stabilized zirconia coated high density graphite in molten LiCl–KCl salt

J Sure, AR Shankar, S Ramya, UK Mudali - Ceramics International, 2012 - Elsevier
Corrosion studies were performed on uncoated high density graphite and plasma sprayed
partially stabilized zirconia (PSZ) coated high density graphite with NiCrAlY bond coat in …

Corrosion evaluation by electrochemical real-time tracking of VM12 martensitic steel in a ternary molten salt mixture with lithium nitrates for CSP plants

F Pineda, A Mallco, F De Barbieri, C Carrasco… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the context of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), the metallic materials employed to build
the critical components of the plant are exposed to severe conditions, Carbon and stainless …

Corrosion behaviour of carbon materials exposed to molten lithium chloride–potassium chloride salt

J Sure, AR Shankar, S Ramya, C Mallika, UK Mudali - Carbon, 2014 - Elsevier
The corrosion behaviour of four carbon materials namely low density graphite, high density
graphite, glassy carbon and pyrolytic graphite were investigated in molten LiCl–KCl …

Corrosion performance of commercial alloys and refractory metals in conditions for electrorefining of spent nuclear fuels

Y Jia, S Chang, X Du, S Guo - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Molten LiCl-KCl salt and liquid cadmium are proposed as the electrolyte and the reactive
cathode for the electrorefining of spent nuclear fuels, but they can be corrosive to the …

Corrosion-mediated production of uranium (III) chloride from metallic uranium in molten LiCl–KCl salt contained within a stainless-steel crucible

EY Choi, S Paek, T Kim, IH Jung, S Kim, SE Bae… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Uranium (III) chloride (UCl 3) is a crucial component of a potent nuclear recycling
technology—pyroprocessing—and next-generation molten salt reactors. It is usually …

The effect of microstructure on the corrosion resistance of VDM® alloy C-4 in molten salts

IB Polovov, AV Abramov, AF Gibadullina… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
High-temperature corrosion of VDM® Alloy C-4 was investigated in 3LiCl–2KCl and acidic
KCl–AlCl 3 melts in a wide temperature range (450–750° C). The corrosion resistance of the …