Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/L52741/01
Title:	DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS FOR MOLTEN METALS
Principal Investigator:	Kale, Dr G
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Project Partners:	Britannia Refined Metals Ltd
Department:	Mining and Mineral Engineering
Organisation:	University of Leeds
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 March 1998	Ends:	30 September 2001	Value (£):	173,273
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Instrumentation Eng. & Dev. Materials Processing
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Manufacturing
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It is the intention of the proposed research to develop long life electrochemical sensors for measuring oxygen in molten silver and lead. At present the oxygen sensors use in the metallurgical industries, to measure dissolved oxygen in molten metals, are of dip type. The oxygen sensors will be employing stabilized zironia as an oxygen ion conducting ceramic membrane. This will control accurately the continuous deoxidation of molten silver or lead. The novel sensors for measuring antimony and bismuth in lead will be developed using bismuth and antimony containing vitreous solid electrolytes. On successful testing of the sensors for oxygen, antimony and bismuth in the laboratory, plant trials will be conducted in the Gravesend Plant of Britannia Refined Metals.
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