Influence of Sodium Aluminum Iron Phosphate Glass Composition on Its Resistance to Leaching
摘要
The influence of the content of structure-forming components of sodium aluminum iron phosphate glass on its phase composition, structure, and resistance to leaching at elevated temperatures as necessary characteristics of vitrified iron-containing high-level waste during its deep disposal was studied. It was found that the samples studied (mol %), 40.0Na2O–12.5Al2O3–12.5Fe2O3–35.0P2O5, 35.0Na2O–12.5Al2O3–12.5Fe2O3–40.0P2O5, and 35.0Na2O–10.0Al2O3–10.0Fe2O3–45.0P2O5, consist of a single amorphous glass phase and have high hydrothermal stability. The leach rate of sodium and phosphorus from the above samples under semidynamic (on the 28th day) and dynamic (on the 10th day) conditions at 90 and 95°C, respectively, was about 10−5 g (cm2 day), that of aluminum, within the range (2–10) × 10−6 and (0.6–2) × 10−5 g/(cm2 day), respectively, and that of iron, within the range (7–12) × 10−7 and (0.4–3) × 10−6 g/(cm2 day), respectively.