铀烧绿石基玻璃陶瓷固化体的合成及化学稳定性评估

Synthesis and Chemical Stability Evaluation of Uranium Pyrochlore-based Glass-ceramic Form

  • 摘要: 为改善核素铀在玻璃陶瓷固化体中包容量低、亲玻璃而疏陶瓷的赋存问题,本文采用预处理与熔融-热处理相结合的方法,制备了含铀母玻璃(PG)和铀烧绿石基玻璃陶瓷(GC)固化体,并借助X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM-EDS)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等检测手段,表征了GC固化体的物相结构并评估了其化学稳定性。XRD结果表明,GC固化体中的铀烧绿石是由PG中预先生成的萤石晶核发生相变而形成的,且是GC固化体中的主晶相;SEM和TEM结果显示,铀烧绿石相在玻璃基体上主要呈四方形均匀生长,且与玻璃的相容性好;元素分析结果证实,GC固化体中的铀高度富集于烧绿石中,残留于玻璃中的量极少;由EDS推算出铀烧绿石的化学计量式为(Ca1.05Na0.20U0.73)(Ti1.48Al0.58)O7+x,其固溶量与设计值相当,实现了铀在陶瓷相中的较大固溶;XPS证实PG和GC固化体中的铀均以+4价居多,这为烧绿石包容更多铀提供了价态上的可行性;MCC-1结果表明GC固化体抗水性良好。

     

    Abstract: In order to improve the problem of the low capacity of uranium in the glass-ceramic form and the difficulty of entering the ceramic phase, the uranium parent glass (PG) and uranium pyrochlore-based glass ceramic (GC) were prepared by a new method combining pretreatment with melt-heat treatment. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize the phase structure of the GC form and evaluate its chemistry stability. The results of XRD show that the uranium pyrochlore in the GC is formed by the phase transformation of the pre-formed fluorite nucleus in the PG and is the main crystalline phase in the GC. The results of SEM and TEM show that the uranium pyrochlore grows uniformly on the glass in a square shape and has good compatibility with glass. The elemental analysis shows that the U in the GC is highly enriched in the pyrochlore phase, and the amount remaining in the glass is extremely small. The EDS results estimate that the stoichiometric formula of uranium pyrochlore is (Ca1.05Na0.20U0.73)(Ti1.48Al0.58)O7+x, in which the capacity of uranium is almost equal to the design value, and the large solid solution of U in ceramic phase is realized. XPS confirms that the valence of U is mostly at +4 both in PG and GC forms, which provides valence feasibility for the capacity of more U in pyrochlore. MCC-1 results show that the GC form has good water resistance.

     

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