Published June 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Synthesis and phase structure of (Cs0.8-xBa0.4+x)(Al1.6+x3+Ti6.4-x4+)O16 ceramics using sol-spray pyrolysis route for immobilizing radioactive cesium

  • 1. Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang (China). School of National Defense Science and Technology
  • 2. Tsinghua University, Beijing (China). Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology

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In this paper, a sol-spray pyrolysis route was employed to fabricate (Cs, Ba)-hollandite ceramic waste forms. The high-phase purity (Cs0.-8-xBa0.4+x)(Al1.6+xTi6.4-x)O16 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) ceramics were synthesized at 1050 °C using the produced powders by sol-spray pyrolysis. The results show that all samples show tetragonal hollandite with rod morphology. Additionally, the sintered (Cs, Ba)-hollandite ceramics exhibit a good chemical durability. The normalized release rates of Cs and Ba were < 10-2 g m-2 d-1 after 14 days. These results indicate that hollandite ceramics are promising candidate for immobilizing radioactive cesium. (author)

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
320
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 733-739
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

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