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Determination of reaction kinetics during vitrification of radioactive liquid waste for different types of base glass

  • Suneel, G. (Homi Bhabha National Institute) ;
  • Rajasekaran, S. (Waste Immobilization Plant, Nuclear Recycle Board, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Facilities) ;
  • Selvakumar, J. (Homi Bhabha National Institute) ;
  • Kaushik, Chetan P. (Homi Bhabha National Institute) ;
  • Gayen, J.K. (Waste Immobilization Plant, Nuclear Recycle Board, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Facilities) ;
  • Ravi, K.V. (Nuclear Recycle Board, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre)
  • Received : 2018.07.27
  • Accepted : 2018.12.05
  • Published : 2019.04.25
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Abstract

Vitrification of radioactive liquid waste (RLW) provides a feasible solution for isolating radionuclides from the biosphere for an extended period. In vitrification, base glass and radioactive waste are added simultaneously into the melter. Determination of heat and mass transfer rates is necessary for rational design and sizing of melter. For obtaining an assured product quality, knowledge of reaction kinetics associated with the thermal decomposition of waste constituents is essential. In this study Thermogravimetry (TG) - Differential Thermogravimetry (DTG) of eight kinds of nitrates and two oxides, which are major components of RLW, is investigated in the temperature range of 298-1273 K in the presence of base glasses of five component (5C) and seven component (7C). Studies on thermal behavior of constituents in RLW were carried out at heating rates ranging from 10 to $40\;K\;min^{-1}$ using TG - DTG. Thermal behavior and related kinetic parameters of waste constituents, in the presence of 5C and 7C base glass compositions were also investigated. The activation energy, pre-exponential factor and order of the reaction for the thermal decomposition of 24% waste oxide loaded glasses were estimated using Kissinger method.

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