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Vitrification of simulated high-level liquid waste by laser

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A safe and efficient method is necessary for the treatment of high-level liquid waste (HLLW). Therefore, we propose for the first time the use of laser to simulate the glass curing of HLLW. In this paper, borosilicate glasses containing 16% simulated oxides were successfully sintered by laser at different temperatures (1050 °C–1200 °C). A series of properties of the obtained cured bodies were analyzed. The results show that the cured body can be prepared above 1100 °C to meet the requirements. This demonstrates the potential application of lasers in the treatment of HLLW glass curing.

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This work was supported by the Wuhan Municipal Science and Technology Major Project (Grant No. 2021012002023424). The authors also acknowledge Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co. Ltd. for the 100 kW CW fiber laser and China Building Materials Academy for borosilicate glass beads.

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    Shiwei Yu, Ke Ling & Lie Liu

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421000, China

    Junze Zhang, Lianghua Han & Lie Liu

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Yu, S., Ling, K., Zhang, J. et al. Vitrification of simulated high-level liquid waste by laser. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 3733–3740 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09065-2

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