Thermodynamic performance of the NaNO3–NaCl–NaNO2 ternary system

Calculations of phase diagram for additive ternary molten salt system are carried out by the conformal ionic solution theory. The liquidus temperatures of the system NaNO₃–NaCl–NaNO₂ are determined according to different types of solid–liquid equilibrium and different values of the binary interaction coefficients. For the system NaNO₃–NaCl–NaNO₂, the calculated and experimental temperatures differ are very small below 673 K, but the oxidation and decomposition of the mixed salts are found when the temperature is higher than 673 K. Meanwhile, the eutectic point is obtained from calculated phase diagram and the eutectic temperature is 507 K. Thermal stability of this eutectic mixture is investigated by thermo-gravimetric analysis device. Experimental results show this kind of molten salt has a lower melting point (501.28 K), similar to solar salt (493 K). It is thermally stable at temperatures up to 819 K, and may be used up to 827 K for short periods.     

Thermodynamic properties of alloys of the binary In–La system

The thermochemical properties of melts of the binary In–La system were studied by the calorimetry method at 1250–1480 K over the whole concentration interval. It was shown that significant negative heat effects of mixing are characteristic features for these melts. Using the ideal associated solution (IAS) model, the activities of components, Gibbs energies and the entropies of mixing in the alloys, and the phase diagram of this system were calculated. They agree with the data from literature.     

Thermodynamic properties of alloys of the binary In–Yb system

The thermochemical properties of melts of the binary In–Yb system were studied by the calorimetry method at 1160–1380 K over the whole concentration interval. It was shown that significant negative heat effects of mixing are characteristic features for these melts. Using the ideal associated solution (IAS) model, the activities of components, Gibbs energies and the entropies of mixing in the alloys, and the phase diagram of this system were calculated. They agree with the data from literature.     

Thermodynamic stability of solid phases in the system Cu–O–Al2O3 by means of the EMF and DSC-TGA techniques

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Thermodynamic properties of solid phases in the Cu–O–Al2O3 system were measured by means of the EMF method with oxygen concentration galvanic...     

Thermodynamic properties and electrochemical behavior of lithium–germanium alloys

Published data on the phase diagram of the lithium–germanium system, on the thermodynamic properties of Li–Ge alloys, on their electrochemical behavior in various media, and on prospects for using them in lithium–ion batteries and in other chemical current sources are analyzed.     

Thermodynamic properties of the system MgSO4–MnSO4–H2O at 298.15 K

The mixed aqueous electrolyte system magnesium and manganese sulfate has been studied with the hygrometric method at the temperature 298.15 K. The relative humidity of this system is measured at total molalities from 0.2 mol kg⁻¹ to about saturation of one of the solutes for different ionic-strength fractions y of MgSO₄ with y=0.2, 0.5 and 0.8. The obtained data allow the deduction of new thermodynamic parameters. The experimental results are compared with the predictions of ZSR rule. From these measurements, the new Pitzer mixing ionic parameters are determined and used to predict the solute activity coefficients in the mixture. The obtained results are used to calculate the excess Gibbs energy at total molalities for different ionic-strength fractions y of MgSO₄.     

Thermodynamic and transport properties of the DyBr3–NaBr binary system

Phase equilibria in the DyBr₃–NaBr binary system were established from differential scanning calorimetry. This system exhibits incongruently melting compound Na₃DyBr₆ and one eutectic located at DyBr₃ molar fraction x = 0.409 (T = 711 K). Na₃DyBr₆ undergoes a solid–solid phase transition at 740 K and melts incongruently at 762 K. The specific conductivity of DyBr₃–NaBr liquid mixtures was measured over the whole composition range. Results obtained are discussed in term of possible complex formation.     

Thermodynamic properties of solid solutions in the PbSe—AgSbSe2 system

The results of the study of the PbSe—AgSbSe₂ system by measuring the emf of concentration chains with respect to PbSe in a temperature range of 300–450 K are presented. The formation in the system of a wide (37–100 mol.% AgSbSe₂) region of solid solutions based on AgSbSe₂ is shown. The partial thermodynamic functions of PbSe and lead in the alloys are calculated from the equations of the temperature dependences of the emf. The standard thermodynamic functions of formation and standard entropies of solid solutions (2PbSe)_x(AgSbSe₂)_1?x (x = 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 0.9) are calculated by the integration of the Gibbs—Duhem equation over the PbSe—AgSbSe₂ section using the literature data on the corresponding thermodynamic data for compounds PbSe and AgSbSe₂.

     

Phase equilibria,crystal structure at 1373 K and properties of complex oxides in the Nd–Co–Fe–O system

Phase equilibria in the Nd–Co–Fe–O system were systematically studied at 1373 K in air. The homogeneity range and crystal structure of solid solution NdCo_1–xFe_xO₃ (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) have been studied by the X-ray powder diffraction method. The structural parameters of complex oxides have been refined by the full-profile Rietveld method. It was shown that all oxides reveal practically stoichiometric oxygen composition within the entire temperature range under investigation. The values of thermal expansion coefficients for the cobaltites NdCo_1–xFe_xO₃ (x = 0.3, 0.7) have been calculated within the wide temperature range in air. Chemical stability of NdCo_1–xFe_xO₃ (x = 0.3, 0.7) in respect to the solid electrolyte materials (Ce_0.8Sm_0.2O_2–δ and La_0.88Sr_0.12Ga_0.82Mg_0.18O3-δ) was examined. Electrical conductivity of NdCo_1–xFe_xO₃ (x = 0.3, 0.7) was measured as a function of temperature within the range 300–1373 K in air. It was shown that substitution of cobalt for iron leads to the decrease of conductivity. The isothermal-isobaric cross-section of the phase diagram for the Nd–Co–Fe–O system at 1373 K in air has been presented.