含有过氧化物的乌兰矿物质的稳定性
Karrie-Ann Hughes Kubatko1, Katheryn B Helean, Alexandra Navrotsky
1Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
概括
斯图迪特和梅塔斯图迪特是稳定的过氧化物矿物质. 它们的形成是由矿或核废物中的放射性驱动的,影响核废物储存.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 放射化学 放射化学是指辐射化学.
- 矿物学是什么?矿物学是什么?
背景情况:
- 过氧化物矿物斯图迪特和梅塔斯图迪特是罕见的.
- 水的α放射溶解产生过氧化 (H2O2).
研究的目的:
- 为了确定studtite和 metastudtite的稳定性.
- 评估它们在核废物改造中的潜在作用.
主要方法:
- 高温氧化物溶液热量计.
- 可溶性测量. 可溶性测量.
主要成果:
- 斯图迪特的形成标准度为-2344.7 ± 4.0 kJ/mol.
- 在富含过氧化物环境中,即使在低度的H2O2中,斯图迪特和梅萨斯图迪特也很稳定.
- 放射能可以诱导石的形成.
结论:
- 在地质储存所相关的条件下,斯图迪特和元斯图迪特是稳定的.
- 这些矿物质可能会改变核废物和废燃料,影响长期储存结果.
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