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Immobilize CeO2 as simulated nuclear waste in natural magmatic granite: maximum solid solubility

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The radionuclides are extracted from the minerals which make up the rocks. This work takes natural magmatic granite as the matrix and CeO2 as the simulated radioactive waste to explore the maximum solid solubility. After analyzing the phase transition of pure granite with varied temperatures, the solidification was carried out at 1300 ℃. The phase, microstructure, element distribution, hardness and chemical stability of the solidified bodies were studied. The results showed that the maximum solid solubility was up to 8 wt.%. The normal leaching rate of Ce4+ after the first 3 d was about 3.89 × 10–7 g·m−2·d−1.

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The authors appreciate the financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21976146) and the Research Fund Program of Guangdong Key Laboratory of Radioactive and Rare Resource Utilization (No.2019-LRRRU02).

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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

    Lingshuang Li & Xirui Lu

  2. 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

  3. 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, Shunzhang Chen, Guilin Wei & Xirui Lu

  4. Sichuan Radiation Detection & Protection Institute of Nuclear Industry, Chengdu, 610052, People’s Republic of China

    Hexi Tang

  5. Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology Ministry of Education Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People’s Republic of China

    Shunzhang Chen

  6. Guangdong Key Laboratory of Radioactive and Rare Resource Utilization, Ministry of Land and Resources, Shaoguan, 512026, People’s Republic of China

    Wenxiao Huang

  7. Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210094, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Dadong Shao

  8. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China

    Yi Xie

  9. CAS Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 1126, Hefei, 230031, People’s Republic of China

    Yi Xie

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Li, L., Shu, X., Tang, H. et al. Immobilize CeO2 as simulated nuclear waste in natural magmatic granite: maximum solid solubility. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 328, 795–803 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07691-2

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