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Activated Molten Salt

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Activation of the lattice disorder in molten cryolite–alumina electrolyte increases the population of free ions and of ionized oxide fragments. This results in collapse of ionic resistance and partial reduction.

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DILLER, I. Activated Molten Salt. Nature 224, 877–879 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224877a0

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