Strontium is known as a salt-soluble element during the electrolytic oxide reduction (EOR) process. The chemical behavior of SrO during EOR was investigated via thermodynamic calculations to provide quantitative data on the chemical status of Sr. To achieve this, thermodynamic calculations were conducted using HSC chemistry software for various EOR conditions. It was revealed that SrO reacts with LiCl salt to produce SrCl2, even in the presence of Li2O, and that the ratio of SrCl2 depends on the initial concentration of Li2O dissolved in LiCl. It was found that SrO reacts with Li to produce Sr during EOR and that the reduced Sr reacts with LiCl salt to produce SrCl2. As a result, the proportions of metallic forms were lower in Sr than in La and Nd under various EOR conditions. The thermodynamic calculations indicated that the three chemical forms of SrO, SrCl2, and Sr co-exist in the EOR system under an equilibrium with Li, Li2O, and LiCl.

1. Introduction
2. Thermodynamic calculations
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
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• Min Ku Jeon(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute/University of Science and Technology) Corresponding Author
• Sung-Wook Kim(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
• Sang-Kwon Lee(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
• Eun-Young Choi(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute/University of Science and Technology)