Published 1983 | Version v1
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Study of magnetite-nickel ferrites solid phases equilibria in the PWR primary conditions

  • 1. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France)

Description

The oxydo-reduction reaction: 3NiFe2O4 + 4H2 <--> 2Fe3O4 + 3Ni + 4H2O (1) was studied between 200 deg C and 350 deg C by measuring hydrogen pressure variations as a function of time. Analysis of solid phase showed that beside (1), another reaction takes place, that is: xNiFe2O4 + (1-x) Fe3O4 -> Nisub(x)Fesub(3-x)O4 (2). The determination of the first reaction equilibrium constant allows definition of the stability limits of the ferrite NiFe2O4 in hydrogenated aqueous solutions and calculation of the free enthalpy of formation of this ferrite at the different temperatures. If NiFe2O4 is alone, its solubility may be evaluated from the free enthalpy. Further experimental study of reaction (2) is necessary to predict the solubility of non stoichiometric ferrites and of mixtures of NiFe2O4 and Fe3O4. (author)

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Publishing Information

Publisher
British Nuclear Energy Society.
Imprint Place
London (UK)
ISBN
0-7277-0201-7
Imprint Title
Water chemistry of nuclear reactor systems 3 vol. 1. Proceedings of an international conference organised by the British Nuclear Energy Society and co-sponsored by the Institution of Chemical En and the Royal Society of Chemistry, Bournemouth, 17-21 October, 1983
Imprint Pagination
393 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 37-41.

Conference

Title
Water chemistry of nuclear reactor systems 3.
Dates
17-21 Oct 1983.
Place
Bournemouth (UK).

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Notes
Imprint:Includes 11 separately paginated papers.