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Nd2O3 immobilized by granite based glass–ceramics: composition, structure, and performance

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Natural granite was considered for immobilizing nuclear waste Nd2O3 (Nd3+ simulated for An3+). The structure and performance of pure granite were compared with Nd2O3 doped granite sintered at 1500 °C. The introduced Nd3+ distributed mainly in the glass network below the loading capacity (19 wt.%). Beyond that, tetrahedral SiO4 units existed in a sheet form, while extra Nd3+ precipitated as Nd2Si2O7. The doped Nd2O3 improved the hardness (6.29–7.07 GPa) and density (2.19–2.71 g/cm3) of matrix. Moreover, the solidified form presented NRNd below 1.7 × 10–6 g m−2 d−1 after 28 days. This work disclosed a potential host matrix for nuclear waste.

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The authors appreciate the supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21976146), the Project of State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology (No. 21fksy13) and the State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology (CHBK-2020-005).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Xin Huang & Xirui Lu

  2. Fundamental Science On Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoyan Shu, Lingshuang Li, Shuaipeng Chen & Xirui Lu

  3. National Co-Innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoyan Shu, Xirui Lu & Faqin Dong

  4. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Xirui Lu & Bing Liao

  5. Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100091, People’s Republic of China

    Yi Xie

  6. Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Shunzhang Chen

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Huang, X., Shu, X., Li, L. et al. Nd2O3 immobilized by granite based glass–ceramics: composition, structure, and performance. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 105–117 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08657-8

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