Abstract
A novel laboratory simulation system has been developed for the study of the corrosion of uranium metal in soils. Corrosion and transportation of depleted uranium (DU) as the metal undergoes weathering as a buried material within the soil environment. The corrosion of uranium metal in soil was not well understood due to the gas-liquid-solid phase of the soil. This study presents a novel method to investigate the change of uranium species during the process of process of oxidation of metallic uranium in these environments. Compared with other techniques used for the study of environmental corrosion of metals in soils, this method has the advantage of low secondary uranium pollution, no energy consumption, and ease of operation. The simulation system has been used for the following studies:•Simultaneously simulate the corrosion of uranium metal in different soil moisture regimes•Study the influence of biogeochemical factors on the corrosion of uranium metal•Investigate the change of uranium species during oxidation
Highlights
Laboratory simulation of uranium metal corrosion in different soil moisture regimes Qinku Zhanga,b, Steven L
ABSTRACTA novel laboratory simulation system has been developed for the study of the corrosion of uranium metal in soils
This study presents a novel method to investigate the change of uranium species during the process of process of oxidation of metallic uranium in these environments
Summary
Laboratory simulation of uranium metal corrosion in different soil moisture regimes Qinku Zhanga,b, Steven L. ABSTRACTA novel laboratory simulation system has been developed for the study of the corrosion of uranium metal in soils. The simulation system has been used for the following studies: Simultaneously simulate the corrosion of uranium metal in different soil moisture regimes Study the influence of biogeochemical factors on the corrosion of uranium metal Investigate the change of uranium species during oxidation. ARTICLE INFO Method name: Laboratory simulation of uranium metal corrosion in different soil moisture regimes Keywords: Uranium metal, Uranium dioxide, Uranium trioxide, Corrosion, Soil Article history: Received 20 November 2019; Accepted 8 January 2020; Available online 17 January 2020. Subject Area: More specific subject area: Method name: Name and reference of original method: Resource availability: Environmental Science Heavy metal pollution and control Laboratory Simulation of Uranium Metal Corrosion in Different Soil Moisture Regimes S. Effects of land uses on solid-phase distribution of micronutrients in selected vertisols of the Mississippi River Delta, Geoder, 142(2007) 96–103. [12] N/A
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