在暴露于氧气的UCl3盐组合中识别和分解氧化阶段
Benjamin W Tuffy1, Nancy R Birkner2, Juliano Schorne-Pinto3
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06369-3139, United States.
The journal of physical chemistry. B
|July 3, 2023
概括
三化物 (UCl3) 盐意外形成氧化,而不是预期的UCL3,由于氧污染. 这些氧化在加热后转化为氧化物,突出显示了处理这些反应性材料的挑战.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 核化学 核化学 核化学
- 频谱学是一种光谱学.
背景情况:
- 三化 (UCl3) 是核燃料循环中的一个关键材料.
- 对于化盐反应堆来说,了解其在化盐组合中的行为至关重要.
- 之前的研究经常假设UCl3在这些环境中的完整性.
研究的目的:
- 在各种盐矩阵中使用X射线吸收细结构 (XAFS) 和拉曼光谱来描述UCl3.
- 为了研究UCl3在不同条件下的物种化和稳定性.
- 识别潜在的降解产物及其形成机制.
主要方法:
- 在LiCl,KCl和LiCl-KCl中不同度的UCl3样本的制备.
- 在大气条件下进行的现场XAFS光谱.
- 现场拉曼光谱在手套箱内进行,然后加热.
主要成果:
- 最初的拉曼光谱证实了UCL3的存在.
- 随后的XAFS和拉曼光谱偏离了预期的UCL3特征,表明氧化的形成.
- 加热样本诱导了从氧化到氧化的过渡.
结论:
- 氧气污染,可能是由于密封失效造成的,导致了意外的氧化的形成.
- 氧化的形成程度取决于氧气暴露和盐的组成.
- 这些发现强调了UCl3对氧化的敏感性,以及在处理和分析过程中需要严格的大气控制.
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