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Glass Composite Materials for Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Immobilisation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Michael I. Ojovan ,
Jariah M. Juoi ,
Aldo R. Boccaccini  and
William E. Lee
Michael I. Ojovan
Affiliation:
Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
Jariah M. Juoi
Affiliation:
Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
Aldo R. Boccaccini
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
William E. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Abstract

Glass composite materials (GCM) are versatile wasteforms for immobilising various types of both radioactive and hazardous wastes. We review current research on the utilisation of GCMs for hazardous and radioactive waste immobilisation. Compared to homogeneous glassy materials GCMs can incorporate larger amounts of waste elements and, in the case of glass matrix composites, they can be produced using lower processing temperatures (by viscous flow sintering) than those of conventional melting.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1107: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXI , 2008 , 245
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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