Research Article

The Effect of Menisci on Kinetic Analysis of Evaporation for Molten Alkali Metal Salts (CsNO3, CsCl, LiCl, and NaCl) in Small Cylindrical Containers

Table 2

Chemical species in the calculation of the equilibrium compositions of the molten alkali metal salts.

Vaporizing speciesCondensed speciesGaseous speciesDominant gaseous species

CsClCs, CsClCs, Cs2, CsCl, Cs2Cl2CsCl, Cs2Cl2
CsNO3CsNO3, CsNO2, CsOH, CsO2CsNO3, CsNO2, CsOH, Cs2(OH)2, Cs, Cs2O2, CsO, Cs2O, CsH, Cs2CsNO3, CsNO2, CsOH, Cs2(OH)2
NaClNaClNaCl, Na2Cl2, Na3Cl3, Na, Cl, Cl2, Na2, Cl4, Cl3NaCl, Na2Cl2
LiClLiCl, Li2Cl2LiCl, Li2Cl2, Li3Cl3, Li, Cl, Cl2, Cl4, Cl3, Li2LiCl, Li2Cl2, Li3Cl3