In:
Radiochimica Acta, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 105, No. 6 ( 2017-5-24), p. 471-485
Abstract:
This work aims to assess the solubility and the surface reactivity of crystallized thorium at pH 3.0 in presence of three types of solids: synthesized powder at 1300°C, crushed kernel, and intact kernel. In this study, the kernel is composed by the core solid from high temperature reactors (HTR) sphere particles. The originality of this work consisted in following in a sequential order the kinetic of dissolution, the surface reactivity in presence of isotope tracer 229 Th, and its desorption process. Long time experiments (634 days) allowed to get deeper understanding on the behavior of the surface reactivity in contact with the solution. Solubility values are ranging from 0.3×10 −7 mol·L −1 to 3×10 −7 mol·L −1 with a dissolution rate of 10 −6 –10 −4 g·m −2 day −1 . PHREEQC modeling showed that crystallized ThO 2 (cr, 20 nm) phase controls the equilibrium in solution. Isotope exchange between 229 Th and 232 Th indicated that well-crystallized phase exist as an inert surface regarding to the absence of exchange between surface solid and solution.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2193-3405
,
0033-8230
DOI:
10.1515/ract-2016-2651
Language:
English
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
2017
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