Abstract:
Here, Li
3AlF
6 was adopted as a substitute salt for LiF-BeF
2 to study its pyrohydrolysis behavior in the mixed molten salts. Different molar rations of Li
3AlF
6 was firstly prepared, with its structure being characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetry (TG), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) respectively. The pyrohydrolysis behavior of Li
3AlF
6 was carried out on our self-made apparatus. The results indicate that Li
3AlF
6 with different crystal structures can be synthesized by varying the conditions like temperature and LiF/AlF
3 molar ratio. LiAlO
2 in the absence of F
- ions is confirmed to be the pyrohydrolysis product of Li
3AlF
6, indicating that the complete conversion of the fluorides into the corresponding oxides, which can provide fundamental information for the following experiments in the aqueous-reprocessing process.