An investigation was made of the reduction of HfCl2, in equimolecular melts, by means of chronopotentiometry. The reaction was found to be diffusion-controlled, and the diffusion parameters could be deduced (table 141).

Reduction of HfCl2 in a Melt of an Equimolecular Mixture of NaCl and KCl. T.Sakakura, T.Kirihara: Denki Kagaku, 1968, 36[6], 452-6