Chemical durability and structural analysis of PbO-B2O 3 glasses and testing for simulated radioactive wastes

Cem Erdogan; Murat Bengisu; Sema Akyil Erenturk

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.10.025

Chemical durability and structural analysis of PbO-B₂O ₃ glasses and testing for simulated radioactive wastes

Cem Erdogan, Murat Bengisu, Sema Akyil Erenturk^*

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Abstract

Lead borate based glass formulations with high chemical durability and lower melting temperatures compared to the currently used glasses were developed as candidates for the vitrification of radioactive waste. Properties including chemical durability, glass transformation temperature, and melting temperature were analyzed. The chemical durability of PbO-B₂O₃ glasses with PbO contents ranging from 30 to 80 mol% was determined. An average dissolution rate of 0.2 g m^-2 day^-1 was obtained for the composition 80PbO×20B₂O₃. These glasses were studied under simulation conditions and showed good potential as a vitrification matrix for radioactive waste management. Clear vitrified waste products containing up to 30 mol% SrO and 25 mol% Cs₂O could be obtained. Leaching rates are about hundred times higher in low PbO glasses compared to high PbO glasses. These results are encouraging since they open up new horizons in the development of low melting temperature lead borate glass for waste immobilization applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	154-164
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Materials
Volume	445
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.10.025
Publication status	Published - Feb 2014

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This study was financially supported by the Ege University, Scientific Research Projects Commission (Project No: 09NBE003 ).

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