Published June 2021 | Version v1
Journal article

Immobilize CeO2 as simulated nuclear waste in natural magmatic granite. Maximum solid solubility

  • 1. Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan (China). State Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Energy Materials
  • 2. Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan (China). Fundamental Science On Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory
  • 3. Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan (China). National Co-Innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety
  • 4. Sichuan Radiation Detection and Protection Institute of Nuclear Industry, Chengdu (China)
  • 5. Sichuan University, Chengdu (China). Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology Ministry of Education Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
  • 6. Ministry of Land and Resources, Shaoguan (China). Guangdong Key Laboratory of Radioactive and Rare Resource Utilization
  • 7. Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu (China)
  • 8. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei (China). CAS Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Institute of Plasma Physics
  • 9. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China)

Description

The radionuclides are extracted from the minerals which make up the rocks. This work takes natural magmatic granite as the matrix and CeO2 as the simulated radioactive waste to explore the maximum solid solubility. After analyzing the phase transition of pure granite with varied temperatures, the solidification was carried out at 1300 ℃. The phase, microstructure, element distribution, hardness and chemical stability of the solidified bodies were studied. The results showed that the maximum solid solubility was up to 8 wt.%. The normal leaching rate of Ce4+ after the first 3 d was about 3.89 × 10-7 g·m-2·d-1. (author)

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
328
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 795-803
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

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