Electrochemical isotope effect and lithium isotope separation.
A large electrochemical isotopic effect is observed upon the electrodeposition of lithium from solutions of propylene carbonate producing isotopically light metal deposits. The magnitude of fractionation is controlled by the applied overpotential and is largest close to equilibrium. Calculated partition function ratios for tetrahedrally coordinated lithium complexes and metallic lithium predict an equilibrium fractionation close to that measured experimentally.
Black
Jay R
JR
Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
Umeda
Grant
G
Dunn
Bruce
B
McDonough
William F
WF
Kavner
Abby
A
D004563:Electrochemistry; D007554:Isotopes / Q000737:chemistry; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*
D007554:Isotopes; D008094:Lithium