The electrochemical behavior was investigated during the electrolysis of nickel oxide in LiCl-Li2O salt mixture at 650℃ by changing several components. The focus of this work is to improve anode design and shroud design to increase current densities. The tested components were ceramic anode shroud porosity, porosity size, anode geometry, anode material, and metallic porous anode shroud. The goal of these experiments was to optimize and improve the reduction process. The highest contributors to higher current densities were anode shroud porosity and anode geometry.

1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results and Discussion
    3.1 Porous Versus Solid Ceramic Shroud
    3.2 Ceramic Versus Metal Anode Shroud
    3.3 Anode Geometry and Anode Orientation
    3.4 Platinum Versus Ruthinium VersusIrridium Anodes
    3.5 Anode Film Investigations
4. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Declaration of Competing Interest
REFERENCES

• David Horvath(Idaho National Laboratory) Corresponding Author
• James King(Idaho National Laboratory)
• Robert Hoover(Idaho National Laboratory)
• Steve Warmann(Idaho National Laboratory)
• Ken Marsden(Idaho National Laboratory)
• Dalsung Yoon(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
• Steven Herrmann(Idaho National Laboratory)