Guest editors    

Prof. Dr. Shu-qiang Jiao　　E-mail    

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy

University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

Prof. Dr. Ming-yong Wang　　E-mail    

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy

University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

Prof. Dr. Wei-li Song　　E-mail

Institute of Advanced Structure Technology

Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China

Scope    

High-temperature molten salt usually consists of metal cations and non-metal anions. Recently, molten oxides are also considered as a kind of molten salt. Generally, molten salts possess various attractive physical-chemical properties (such as high conductivity, broad electrochemical window, rapid mass transfer, high solubility to reactants, and low vapor pressure) and are considered as a favorable medium to break the limits of aqueous solutions. In the past, high-temperature molten salt electrolysis has been widely applied as an indispensable metallurgy method to produce Al, rare earth, alkali/alkaline-earth metals and refractory metals. Besides, application and investigation of molten salts can be also extended to material synthesis, energy storage, gas capture, and nuclear energy, with expectation to advance the interdisciplinary development of metallurgy, materials, energy, chemical engineering, environment, and so on.

This Special Issue emphasizes, but is not limited to the following:

(1) Structure and properties of high-temperature molten salts, including theory, modeling, simulation and in-situ characterization methods;

(2) Novel electrochemical and chemical metallurgy processes in the high-temperature molten salts;

(3) Structural and functional materials synthetized in the high-temperature molten salts;

(4) Capture and utilization of CO₂ and SO_x;

(5) Heat storage for solar and nuclear energy;

(6) Treatment and recovery of nuclear wastes;

(7) Novel batteries based on high-temperature molten salt electrolytes.