钾/钠离子对水热合成铯榴石结构的影响

Eeffect of K+/Na+ on Structure of Hydrothermal Synthesized Pollucite

  • 摘要: 水热合成铯榴石能低温、晶格固化放射性废物137Cs,但在放射性废物中Cs+通常与同族的K+/Na+共存,两者可能会对水热合成铯榴石组成和结构产生影响。基于此,参考铯榴石化学计量组成CsAlSi2O6,首先利用偏高岭土、纳米二氧化硅和CsOH•H2O为原料水热合成了铯榴石。然后分别以不同摩尔质量的KOH或NaOH取代CsOH•H2O,研究了K+/Na+对水热合成产物组成和结构的影响。结果表明,铯榴石水热晶化温度相对较低,产物微观下呈多晶微球态;K+与Cs+共存时,体系水热产物主要为铯榴石微球,微球尺寸随K+掺入比例的提高而增加,但K+主要存在于晶化程度较低的钾铝硅酸盐水合物中,并未参与铯榴石形成;Na+与Cs+共存时,体系水热产物主要由铯榴石和方沸石(NaAlSi2O6•H2O)组成,Cs+和Na+各自存在于铯榴石或方沸石结构中。铯榴石相对较低的水热晶化温度及其结构中Cs+不能迁移和进行离子交换的特性,使得水热条件下K+/Na+不能进入先形成的铯榴石结构中的碱金属离子位点。尽管如此,K+或Na+的存在可降低铯榴石的水热晶化温度、促进铯榴石晶粒生长,且当K+或Na+与Cs+共存时,Cs+仍优先进入并稳定固化于铯榴石晶体结构中。

     

    Abstract: 137Cs could be solidificated in lattice of hydrothermal synthesized pollucite at relatively low temperature. The structures of pollucite might be greatly influenced by K+/Na+ coexisting with Cs+ in radioactive wastes because of the similar nature and properties of alkali metal ion. Based on above, pollucite micro-spheres were firstly hydrothermally synthesized by using metakaolin, nano-SiO2 and CsOH•H2O according to the stoichiometric composition of pollucite (CsAlSi2O6). Then, the effect of K+/Na+ on formation and structures of pollucite was researched through the substitution of CsOH•H2O by NaOH or KOH. Results indicate that relatively low hydrothermal crystallization temperature of pollucite with polycrystalline nature is observed. Pollucite micro spheres would be the main products when Cs+ coexists with K+, and diameters of pollucite spheres increase with K+. However, K+ would exist in potassium aluminosilicate hydrates with low crystallinity instead of involving in the pollucite formation. Pollucite and analcite are the main products when Cs+ coexists with Na+. Na+ or Cs+ might be in structure of analcite and pollucite, respectively. It is found that the K+/Na+ could not enter and occupy the alkali ion sites in pollucite structure under hydrothermal conditions because of the non-migration and non-exchange of Cs+ in pollucite structure. However, hydrothermal crystallization temperature of pollucite could be further reduced and the crystal size of pollucite would increase in the presence of K+/Na+. Cs+ would be still stablely solidificated in the lattice of as-formed pollucite when K+/Na+ coexists with Cs+.

     

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