Transport properties are examined in some detail for samples of the low temperature molten salt N-propyl-N-methyl pyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide [Pyr13][FSI] from two different commercial suppliers. A similar set of data is presented for two different concentrations of binary lithium-[Pyr13][FSI] salt mixtures from one supplier. A new and significantly different production process is us...

One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures of ternary complex oxides have drawn intensive interest because of their novel size-dependent properties, such as ferroelectric,1a multiferroic,1b and superconductivity.1c Various synthetic approaches, such as aqueous route by employing hydrothermal reaction2 or templates,3 molten-salt synthesis,4 and composite-hydroxide-mediated synthesis5 have been develope...

The oxide fuel reduction process, based on an electrochemical method as well as the long-lived radioactive nuclides partitioning process based on pyroprocessing, which are being developed at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), are to generate molten salt wastes such as a LiCl salt and a LiCl-KCl eutectic salt, respectively. The treatment process of waste LiCl salt, consisting of...

Mesoporous SnO(2) agglomerates with hierarchical structures and a high surface area were fabricated through a molten salt method. The SnO(2) demonstrated high photoelectric conversion efficiencies of 3.05% and 6.23% (with TiCl(4) treatment) in dye-sensitized solar cells, which are attributed to its dual functionality of providing high dye-loading and efficient light scattering.

A continuous end-to-end synthesis and purification of diphenhydramine hydrochloride featuring atom economy and waste minimization is described. Combining a 1:1 molar ratio of the two starting material streams (chlorodiphenylmethane and N,N-dimethylaminoethanol) in the absence of additional solvent at high temperature gives the target compound directly as a molten salt (ionic liquid above 168 °C...

Cation–anion interactions and Li ion coordination structure have a significant impact on dynamic correlations transference number of glyme–Li salt molten mixtures.

One-dimensional (1D) semiconducting nanoscale materials have attracted considerable attention because of their importance in understanding the fundamental properties of low dimensionality in materials as well as in nanodevice applications. Many methods, including vapor–liquid–solid (VLS), vapor–solid (VS), and solution-based, have been developed to synthesize 1D semiconducting nanoscale materia...

A prototype of a solar power tower system was designed and constructed to produce electricity from solar energy. This prototype of a solar power tower system was constructed and installed at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia where solar intensity is excessive. Heliostats were implemented to capture the solar rays during daylight. These mirrors are used to direct the solar energy to a so...

New molten salt chemistry allows solar thermal energy to drive calcium oxide production without any carbon dioxide emission. This is accomplished in a one pot synthesis, and at lower projected cost than the existing cement industry process, which after power production, is the largest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

It has long been known that thorium-232 is a fertile radioactive material that can produce energy in nuclear reactors for conversion to electricity. Thorium-232 is well suited to a variety of reactor types including molten fluoride salt designs, heavy water CANDU configurations, and helium-cooled TRISO-