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Title: SEM/EDS analysis of boron in waste glasses with ultrathin window detector and digital pulse processor

Conference ·
OSTI ID:267469

Analysis of boron in waste glasses and in the reaction products that form during the reaction of glass is important for understanding the reaction kinetics and mechanism of glass corrosion. Two borosilicate waste glasses (1.55 and 3.47 wt% B) have been analyzed by SEM/EDS. The 1.55 wt% is the lowest B concentration detected with EDS. However, the B peaks severely overlap with the C peaks due to the carbon films used for conductive layers, but this problem can be solved by subtracting the C peaks, and possibly even lower B content could be detected by EDS with the digital pulse processor.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
267469
Report Number(s):
ANL/CMT/CP-89578; CONF-9608108-2; ON: DE96012707; TRN: 96:017075
Resource Relation:
Conference: 30. annual meeting of Microbeam Analysis Society, Minneapolis, MN (United States), 11-15 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English