Typical CV of a platinum wire electrode (1 mm dia., area: 0.07 cm2) obtained during anodic polarization in LiCl melt is given in Fig. 2. The CV of the graphite electrode is also given in the fig. for comparison. Current on the platinum electrode was noticed to increase linearly with potential beyond 3.0 V due to the oxidation of platinum as per the reaction Pt→Pt2++ 2e−. The platinum dissolution potential was determined as 3.14 V by extrapolation of the straight line portion of the plot to zero current. From the lithium reduction (0.00 V vs Li+/Li) and platinum oxidation potentials, the reaction potential of Pt + 2 LiCl → PtCl2+ 2Li has been calculated as 3.14 V. Using the data, the Gibbs energy of the reaction at 650◦C has been worked out as 605.92 kJ as against the reported value of 594.53 kJ [12].