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The effects of temperature and Ce-dopant concentration on the synthesis of zirconolite glass-ceramic.
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Ceramics International . Jun2019, Vol. 45 Issue 9, p11819-11825. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Zirconolite based glass-ceramic has been deemed as a promising waste form for high-level waste (HLW). In this study, the zirconolite (nominally CaZrTi 2 O 7) glass-ceramic based on a SiO 2 -B 2 O 3 -Na 2 O-CaO-ZrO 2 -TiO 2 -Al 2 O 3 system was sought to be synthesized by two-step thermal treatment. The temperature effects such as nucleation temperature and cooling rate were studied. The influence of the Ce-dopant concentration on crystallization behavior was also investigated. For characterization, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimeter (TG-DSC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were applied. Our results illustrate that homogeneous zirconolite with the particle size of 1.8 μm can be the target phase when the glass matrix underwent a rapid cooling process and the nucleation temperature was controlled at around 860 °C. Besides, the results also indicate that the distribution of the zirconolite along with its lattice parameters change regularly as the increase of CeO 2 concentration. A larger crystal size of zirconolite phase and some trace amounts of precipitated phases are observed when the CeO 2 concentration exceed 3 wt%. This work emphasizes the synthesis of zirconolite glass-ceramic in a SiO 2 -B 2 O 3 -Na 2 O-CaO-ZrO 2 -TiO 2 -Al 2 O 3 system, which is expected to provide basic technical data for underground disposal of HLW. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02728842
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ceramics International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136350778
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.03.060