Electroreduction of chromium(III) chloride in a thermal battery

Аннотация

The discharge characteristics and the reduction products of the CrCl₃ cathodic material in a thermal battery are studied. The maximum discharge capacity of the cathodic material is found to be 0.45 A h g^–1 (550°C). A mechanism for the reduction of CrCl₃ to metallic chromium via an intermediate formation of the melt of Li₃CrCl_6x(Br_6(1–x)) complexes is proposed.