Hydrogen Evolution and Pickup During the Corrosion of Zirconium Alloys: A Critical Evaluation of the Solid State and Porous Oxide Electrochemistry

Author(s):  
N Ramasubramanian ◽  
P Billot ◽  
S Yagnik
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Massih ◽  
Lars O. Jernkvist

AbstractWe present a kinetic model for solid state phase transformation ($$\alpha \rightleftharpoons \beta$$ α ⇌ β ) of common zirconium alloys used as fuel cladding material in light water reactors. The model computes the relative amounts of $$\beta$$ β or $$\alpha$$ α phase fraction as a function of time or temperature in the alloys. The model accounts for the influence of excess oxygen (due to oxidation) and hydrogen concentration (due to hydrogen pickup) on phase transformation kinetics. Two variants of the model denoted by A and B are presented. Model A is suitable for simulation of laboratory experiments in which the heating/cooling rate is constant and is prescribed. Model B is more generic. We compare the results of our model computations, for both A and B variants, with accessible experimental data reported in the literature covering heating/cooling rates of up to 100 K/s. The results of our comparison are satisfactory, especially for model A. Our model B is intended for implementation in fuel rod behavior computer programs, applicable to a reactor accident situation, in which the Zr-based fuel cladding may go through $$\alpha \rightleftharpoons \beta$$ α ⇌ β phase transformation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (31) ◽  
pp. 1801698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Wang ◽  
Mei Ming ◽  
Shuai Niu ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Guangyin Fan ◽  
...  

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (56) ◽  
pp. 34323-34332
Author(s):  
Junpeng Fan ◽  
Joakim Ekspong ◽  
Anumol Ashok ◽  
Sergey Koroidov ◽  
Eduardo Gracia-Espino

Production of nanostructured cobalt-doped MoS2 flakes with the CoMoS phase by microwave irradiation with improved catalytic activity towards hydrogen evolution.


Author(s):  
Sunil P. Lonkar ◽  
Saeed M. Alhassan

A nanostructured hybrid of MoS2-MoO2 and graphene was synthesized by employing a simple in-situ solvent-free strategy. In this solid-state method, the precursors were ball-milled for homogeneous intercalation and distribution, which...


2012 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 609-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Doménech-Carbó ◽  
Jan Labuda ◽  
Fritz Scholz

Solid state electroanalytical chemistry (SSEAC) deals with studies of the processes, materials, and methods specifically aimed to obtain analytical information (quantitative elemental composition, phase composition, structure information, and reactivity) on solid materials by means of electrochemical methods. The electrochemical characterization of solids is not only crucial for electrochemical applications of materials (e.g., in batteries, fuel cells, corrosion protection, electrochemical machining, etc.) but it lends itself also for providing analytical information on the structure and chemical and mineralogical composition of solid materials of all kinds such as metals and alloys, various films, conducting polymers, and materials used in nanotechnology. The present report concerns the relationships between molecular electrochemistry (i.e., solution electrochemistry) and solid state electrochemistry as applied to analysis. Special attention is focused on a critical evaluation of the different types of analytical information that are accessible by SSEAC.


2006 ◽  
Vol 974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaturong Jitputti ◽  
Sorapong Pavasupree ◽  
Yoshikazu Suzuki ◽  
Susumu Yoshikawa

ABSTRACTTantalate and titanate photocatalysts were prepared by solid-state reaction at 1273 K using various ratios of SrCO3, Ta2O5, and TiO2 as starting materials. The prepared solid photocatalysts were characterized using XRD and SEM analysis. These prepared tantalate and titanate photocatalysts showed high photocatalytic H2 evolution activity by water splitting without co-catalyst loading. The highest H2 evolution rate of prepared photocatalysts was found to be 138 μmolh−1 with the starting materials ratio of 2/0.5/1.5 (Sr/Ta/Ti; mol). Furthermore, this photocatalyst showed photocatalytic activity for H2 evolution from distilled water.


2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (90) ◽  
pp. 12714-12717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaowen Zhou ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Jie Pan ◽  
Yuqiang Fang ◽  
Fengyun Wang ◽  
...  

Urchin-like Mo2S3 crystals, prepared via a molten salt assisted solid-state method, exhibit better catalytic activity and stability for hydrogen evolution reactions in acidic media compared with the well-known two-dimensional 2H-MoS2 and 1T′-MoS2.


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