Published March 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

IR and ESR spectroscopic study on the structure of aluminophosphate glasses simulating vitrified radioactive wastes

  • 1. RADON Research and Production Association, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Institute of Technology, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

Description

Three sodium aluminophosphate glasses proposed for the immobilization of high- and medium-level radioactive wastes were studied by IR and ESR spectroscopy. This study involves the effect of Cs2O, SrO, CoO, CaO, Fe2O3, SO3, and NaCl on the anionic motic of the glasses. It is shown that the structural network of sodium aluminophosphate glasses consists of interlinked [PO4] and [AlO4] groups. The addition of Cs2O (instead of Na2O) and Fe2O3 (instead of Al2O3) does not cause any appreciable changes in glass structure. The addition of SrO, CoO, CaO, SO3, NaCl, and simulated high-level radioactive waste oxides somewhat reduces the degree of polymerization of the structural network

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Journal Title
Glass Physics and Chemistry
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 103-109.
CODEN
GPHCEE