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Effect of Characteristics of Magnesium Oxide Powder on Composition and Strength of Magnesium Potassium Phosphate Compound for Solidifying Radioactive Waste

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Phase composition, particle morphology, and granulometric composition of commercial samples of MgO powders of various chemical purities (classification from technical grade to chemical grade) prepared by heat treatment at 1300°C for 3 h were studied for the subsequent synthesis of a compound based on magnesium potassium phosphate matrix MgKPO4·6H2O, promising for solidifying liquid radioactive waste. It has been established that to obtain a homogeneous mineral-like compound with compressive strength of about 15 MPa, which meets the regulatory requirements for solidified forms of liquid radioactive waste, it is necessary to use magnesium oxide powder with a particle size of not more than 50 μm, which have a high degree of crystallinity (the average crystallite size is not less than 40 nm). It was noted that the impurities of metal compounds, primarily silicon, calcium, and iron in the MgO powder, do not affect the synthesis conditions and the mechanical strength of the compound.

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  1. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    S. E. Vinokurov & S. A. Kulikova

  2. Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119017, Russia

    V. V. Krupskaya

  3. Dmitry Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, 125047, Russia

    E. A. Tyupina

  4. National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Moscow, 115409, Russia

    E. A. Tyupina

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Russian Text © The Author(s), 2019, published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, 2019, Vol. 92, No. 4, pp. 450−457.

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Vinokurov, S.E., Kulikova, S.A., Krupskaya, V.V. et al. Effect of Characteristics of Magnesium Oxide Powder on Composition and Strength of Magnesium Potassium Phosphate Compound for Solidifying Radioactive Waste. Russ J Appl Chem 92, 490–497 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427219040049

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