Abstract
Borosilicate glass is an effective matrix for vitrification of high-level nuclear waste. However, the solubility of molybdenum is lower. In this paper, the impacts of Fe2O3 replacing SiO2 on the phase, glass structure, and chemical durability of a simplified calcium borosilicate glass containing molybdenum were investigated. According to XRD, Raman, and FTIR spectra, replacing SiO2 with Fe2O3 makes the glass structure polymerize first and then depolymerize. Furthermore, when Fe2O3 replaces SiO2 up to 5 mol%, the samples show a fully amorphous character, and the glasses show a more disordered structure. The solubility of Mo in the simplified calcium borosilicate glass can be enhanced by extending the depolymerization regions and introducing Fe3+ to compensate for the charge of [MoO4]2−. Moreover, the substitution of Fe2O3 can improve the chemical durability of glass waste form. As a result, the borosilicate glass containing 6 mol% Fe2O3 is a potential matrix to immobilize Mo-containing HLW.
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