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A study on the solubility limit of Eu2O3 in ThO2-EuO1.5 solid solution

  • 1. Chemistry Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (India)

Description

Rare earths ions owing to the similarity in size with thorium ions have considerable solid solubility in ThO2 to form FCC fluorite-type solid solution. In the present study a series of solid solutions containing EuO1.5 in ThO2 were prepared by co-precipitation method. These solid solutions were characterized for their composition by standard wet-chemical analysis. Their bulk and theoretical densities were determined by immersion and X-ray techniques respectively. The extent of solubility of EuO1.5 in ThO2 matrix was determined using powder X-ray diffraction at 1473 K. The terminal solubility of EuO1.5 was found to be in the range 52.3 to 52.8 mol %. (author)

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Proceedings of the international thorium energy conference: gateway to thorium energy

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the international thorium energy conference: gateway to thorium energy
Imprint Pagination
[637 p.]
Journal Page Range
5 p.

Conference

Title
international thorium energy conference: gateway to thorium energy
Acronym
ThEC15
Dates
12-15 Oct 2015
Place
Mumbai (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
47073919
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COPRECIPITATION; EUROPIUM OXIDES; THORIUM OXIDES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; COHERENT SCATTERING; DIFFRACTION; EUROPIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THORIUM COMPOUNDS

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Notes
16 refs.,4 figs., 1 tab.