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Phase composition of the ceramics based on Rare Earth, Manganese and Titanium Oxides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

S.V. Stefanovsky ,
S.V. Yudintsev ,
B.S. Nikonov  and
O.I. Stefanovsky
S.V. Stefanovsky
Affiliation:
SIA Radon, 7th Rostovskii lane 2/14, Moscow 119121, RUSSIA
S.V. Yudintsev
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Staromonetnii lane 35, Moscow 109017, RUSSIA
B.S. Nikonov
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Staromonetnii lane 35, Moscow 109017, RUSSIA
O.I. Stefanovsky
Affiliation:
SIA Radon, 7th Rostovskii lane 2/14, Moscow 119121, RUSSIA
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Abstract

Ceramics in systems with rare earth (REE = Y, Sm, Gd), manganese, and titanium oxides are considered as potential matrices for immobilization of REE- and actinide-containing radioactive wastes. Ceramics of this type were synthesized from oxide mixtures by a cold pressing and sintering method at temperatures of 1300-1400 °C as well as plasma heating. Major phases in the ceramics were found to be the phases of the pyrochlore-murataite polysomatic series with three- (3C), five- (5C), and seven-fold (7C) elementary fluorite unit cell. Perovskite/pyrophanite, hibonite/loveringite as well as garnet in the samples contained extra Fe and Al oxides were present as minor phases. Formation of the murataite, to be exact – structures built from murataite and pyrochlore modules, is more characteristic of the Y-bearing systems rather than the systems with heavier lanthanides. Increase of ionic radius of the REE trends towards formation of the pyrochlore structure phases whereas occurrence of large-size cations (La) stimulates formation of the perovskite structure phase. In the Y-bearing system murataite formation takes place at relative low Y2O3 concentrations (<15 mole %) and TiO2 content as high as ∼60 mole % and MnOx – 15-20 mole %. Higher Y2O3 concentrations and Gd2O3 substitution for Y2O3 yields preferably the pyrochlore phase or may favor formation of the phase with the 7C polytype.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 932: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIX , 2006 , 63.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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