Electrochemically active species and multielectron processes in ionic melts

A complex of theoretical researches including the detail quantum chemical m odeling of forming EAP and multielectron processes of reduction in ionic me lts has been fulfilled. The mechanism of forming EAP in melts containing ni trate, carbonate and in fluoride melts containing boron and titanium has be en theoretically established. The determining influence of acid-base proper ties of melt on mechanism of forming EAP, confirmed by the results of elect rochemical measurements for melts containing nitrate and carbonate and theo retically by calculated quantities of force constants of oxyanions has been proved. There has been established the optimum form of EAP, the reduction ability of which depends on adsorption properties of electrode surface and electric field.