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Structure and thermodynamics of calcium rare earth silicate oxyapatites, Ca2RE8(SiO4)6O2 (RE = Pr, Tb, Ho, Tm)

Journal Article · · Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
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  1. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon (Hong Kong)
  3. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  4. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
  5. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  6. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)

Calcium rare earth silicate oxyapatites, (Ca2RE8(SiO4)6O2), are of interest as components of glass-ceramic nuclear waste forms. To assess their long-term behavior in a geologic repository, it is essential to determine their structure and thermodynamic stability at relevant conditions. Here, in this work, we performed detailed structural and thermodynamic investigations on Ca2Pr8(SiO4)6O2, Ca2Tb8(SiO4)6O2, Ca2Ho8(SiO4)6O2, and Ca2Tm8(SiO4)6O2 by high energy synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction combined with Rietveld analysis and high temperature oxide melt drop solution calorimetry. Enthalpies of formation from constituent oxides (ΔHf,ox) were determined to be -765.1 ± 22.8 kJ/mol for Ca2Pr8(SiO4)6O2; -638.9 ± 20.5 kJ/mol for Ca2Tb8(SiO4)6O2; -643.3 ± 10.3 kJ/mol for Ca2Ho8(SiO4)6O2; and -403.2 ± 5.1 kJ/mol for Ca2Tm8(SiO4)6O2. These thermodynamic parameters were used in assessing the thermochemical stability of these phases in the presence of water vapor from room temperature to 600 K, as encountered in the subsurface environments of a geological repository.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830; NE0008582; NE0008431; 89233218CNA000001; AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1872438
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-167132
Journal Information:
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, Vol. 49, Issue 5; ISSN 0342-1791
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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