The electrochemical reduction of actinides (U, Pu, Np and Am) and lanthanides (La and Nd) chlorides was investigated using cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry at various temperatures in LiCl-KCl eutectic. The diffusion coefficient of NdCl3 at 450C was 1.1 x 10-5cm2/s.

Thermochemical Properties of Lanthanides (Ln = La, Nd) and Actinides (An = U, Np, Pu, Am) in the Molten LiCl-KCl Eutectic. P.Masset, R.J.M.Konings, R.Malmbeck, J.Serp, J.P.Glatz: Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2005, 344[1-3], 173-9