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Effects of Solution Chemistry and Atmosphere on Leaching of Alkali Borosilicate Glass

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The leaching behavior of two alkali-borosilicate glasses containing 9 wt% simulated fission products and 1.6 wt% uranium oxide has been studied. Samples were exposed to one of eight types of leachants including doubly distilled water, simulated ground silicate water, a brine solution, and solutions containing various concentrations of iron, aluminium or sodium maintained at either 25°C, 40°C or 90°C for up to 182 days. The most aggressive leachants were the solutions containing sodium (excluding brine) and simulated ground silicate water. These solutions increased the extent of leaching by a factor of 2–3 over that for distilled water for one of the glasses. A partially protective surface film rich in magnesium potassium and chlorine was formed on the glasses exposed to the brine solution.

In order to evaluate the effects of atmosphere on leaching, samples were also immersed in doubly distilled water over which the relative concentrations of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide were varied. Increasing the carbon dioxide concentration from 0 to 50% resulted in a factor of 3 increase in the leaching rate.

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  1. Studsvik Energiteknik AB, S-611 82, Nyköping, Sweden

    Hans-Peter Hermansson & Hilbert Christensen

  2. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA

    David E. Clark

  3. Swedish Nuclear Fuel Supply Co (SKBF/KBS), P.O.Box 5864, S-102 48, Stockholm, Sweden

    Lars Werme

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Hermansson, HP., Christensen, H., Clark, D.E. et al. Effects of Solution Chemistry and Atmosphere on Leaching of Alkali Borosilicate Glass. MRS Online Proceedings Library 15, 143–150 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-15-143

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