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Title: Zirconia solubility in boroaluminosilicate glass

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OSTI ID:264414
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  1. Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Idaho National Engineering Lab.
  2. Univ. of Houston, TX (United States). Chemistry Dept.

In the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (ICPP) waste streams, zirconia is often the waste load limiting species. It modifies the glass network, enhances durability, increases viscosity and induces crystallization. The limits of its dissolution in boroaluminosilicate glass, with magnesia and soda additions were experimentally determined. A ternary compositional surface is evolved to present the isothermal regimes of liquid, liquid+zircon, liquid+forsterite, and liquid phase sintered ceramic. The potential of partitioning the transuranics, transition elements and solutes in these regimes is discussed. The visible Raman spectroscopic results are presented to elucidate the dependence among glass composition, structure and chemical durability.

OSTI ID:
264414
Report Number(s):
CONF-951155-; ISBN 1-55899-315-0; TRN: 96:016559
Resource Relation:
Conference: Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, MA (United States), 27 Nov - 1 Dec 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Scientific basis for nuclear waste management 19; Murphy, W.M. [ed.] [Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (United States)]; Knecht, D.A. [ed.] [Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)]; PB: 957 p.; Materials Research Society symposium proceedings, Volume 412
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English