Abstract:
The assorted minerals of zirconolite and sphene doping simulated actinide neodymiumwere fabricated by solid reaction, using zircon, titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, Al
2O
3 as raw materials.The phase assemblage, microstructure and elemental distribution were researched by X-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrometer. The mechanism of solidification neodymium in assorted minerals of zirconolite and sphene was probed into. The better condition synthesizing the assorted minerals of zirconolite and sphene doping neodymium is holding 30 min at 1 230 ℃, and the better formula is
n(Ca
1-x/2-y/4Nd
(x+y)/2Zr
1-y/4Al
x/2Ti
2-x/2O
7)∶
n(Ca
1-xNd
xAl
xTi
1-xSiO
5)=4/(4-y)∶1.Nd
3+ can enter crystal lattices of zirconolite and sphene. Sphene can immobilize Zr
4+,Al
3+ and Nd
3+; Zr
4+ and Nd
3+ replace Ca
2+,and Al
3+ replaces Ti
4+. Zirconolite can immobilize Al
3+ and Nd
3+; Nd
3+ replaces Ca
2+ and Zr
4+, and Al
3+ and replaces Ti
4+.