J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1990, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (3): 157-161.

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Characteristics and Nature of Metal Fog in Molten Salts

QIU Zhuxian FAN Liman K.Grjotheim H.Kvande Northeast University of Technology,Shenyang,110006,China.University of Oslo,Norway.   

  • Received:1990-05-28 Revised:1990-05-28 Online:1990-05-28 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: In this paper are reported the characteristics and nature of metal fog in molten cryolite-alumina mixtures on the basis of laboratory experiments and quantum chemistry studies.The metal fog is the finely divided metal particles in the molten salts, and it dissolves partly in the molten cryolite to form atomic clusters,such as(Al_nNa_m)~(x+) type.

Key words: metal fog, molten salt, cryolitealumina mixture