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Title: Nuclear energy research initiative project final report. Report Period: October 1, 1999 - March 31, 2003

Abstract

This project developed a single material approach to reducing nuclear waste volume based on a chemically functionalized porous silica that is termed Diphosil. Diphosil was created by Chiarizia and coworkers as an ion exchange medium that selectively and nearly irreversibly sorbs highly charged metal ions, such as actinides, from appreciably acidic aqueous solutions and a version of it is now commercially available. The chelating power of Diphosil is due to diphosphonic acid groups that are anchored to its silica surface via organic spacer groups. Approximately 90% of the weight of dry Diphosil is silica (SiO{sub 2}). Vitreous silica is one of the most radiation resistant glasses known.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab., IL (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (NE) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
811284
Report Number(s):
ANL-03/19
R&D Project: M9SF 99-0219; TRN: US0303054
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 27 May 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; ACTINIDES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; ION EXCHANGE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SILICA; SPACERS

Citation Formats

Beitz, J V. Nuclear energy research initiative project final report. Report Period: October 1, 1999 - March 31, 2003. United States: N. p., 2003. Web. doi:10.2172/811284.
Beitz, J V. Nuclear energy research initiative project final report. Report Period: October 1, 1999 - March 31, 2003. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/811284
Beitz, J V. 2003. "Nuclear energy research initiative project final report. Report Period: October 1, 1999 - March 31, 2003". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/811284. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/811284.
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abstractNote = {This project developed a single material approach to reducing nuclear waste volume based on a chemically functionalized porous silica that is termed Diphosil. Diphosil was created by Chiarizia and coworkers as an ion exchange medium that selectively and nearly irreversibly sorbs highly charged metal ions, such as actinides, from appreciably acidic aqueous solutions and a version of it is now commercially available. The chelating power of Diphosil is due to diphosphonic acid groups that are anchored to its silica surface via organic spacer groups. Approximately 90% of the weight of dry Diphosil is silica (SiO{sub 2}). Vitreous silica is one of the most radiation resistant glasses known.},
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year = {Tue May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2003},
month = {Tue May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2003}
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