Effects of Ionizing Radiation on the Thermodynamic Stability of Boehmite and Gibbsite

Chen, Ping; Zhu, Yifeng; Bergman, Rachael; Xue, Sichuang; Zhao, Yatong; LaVerne, Jay A.; Guo, Xiaofeng; Pearce, Carolyn I.; Wang, Zheming; Chen, Tianhu; Rosso, Kevin M.; Zhang, Xin

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c08456

Title: Effects of Ionizing Radiation on the Thermodynamic Stability of Boehmite and Gibbsite

Journal Article · 16 February 2024 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c08456 · OSTI ID:2407050

Chen, Ping ^[1]; Zhu, Yifeng ^[2]; Bergman, Rachael ^[3]; Xue, Sichuang ^[2]; Zhao, Yatong ^[2];

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Hefei Univ. of Technology (China)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
University of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
Hefei Univ. of Technology (China)

Here, in this study, we examined the effect of gamma radiation on the stabilities of aluminum hydroxide (gibbsite) and aluminum oxyhydroxide (boehmite) nanoparticles in relation to their thermal decomposition. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed no significant differences in mineral components or morphology before and after radiation. However, thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry (TGA/DSC) analyses showed that both boehmite and gibbsite nanoparticles experienced decreased mass loss following irradiation. Raman and attenuated total reflection-Fourier transfer infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectra indicated that a fraction of the hydroxyl content in both cases was selectively cleaved by radiation, primarily at the particle surfaces. Quantitative analyses of thermal mass loss behavior demonstrated that irradiated boehmite and gibbsite nanoparticles had higher activation energies than their pristine counterparts, with the extent of the increase dependent on the total dose. Taken together, these findings suggest that exposure to a sufficient dose of ionizing radiation alters these materials such that they are less prone to decomposition by dehydration. This increased stability may be due to the decreased hydrous nature of the samples after radiation exposure, which was supported by further high temperature drop calorimetry. Additionally, a radiation-induced amorphous phase on the nanoparticle surfaces appears to have a permanent and positive influence on their thermodynamic stabilities.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 2407050

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--193928

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 128; ISSN 1932-7447

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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