Recent progress in solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance of half‐integer spin low‐γ quadrupolar nuclei applied to inorganic materials

ME Smith - Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An overview is presented of recent progress in the solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance
(NMR) observation of low‐γ nuclei, with a focus on applications to inorganic materials. The …

Compositional dependence of solubility/retention of molybdenum oxides in aluminoborosilicate-based model nuclear waste glasses

A Brehault, D Patil, H Kamat… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Molybdenum oxides are an integral component of the high-level waste streams being
generated from the nuclear reactors in several countries. Although borosilicate glass has …

Impacts of substitution of Fe2O3 for SiO2 on structure and properties of borosilicate glasses containing MoO3

Y Xu, Q Liao, F Wang, H Zhu, Z He, M Fu… - Journal of Non-Crystalline …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 Fe 2 O 3 replacing SiO 2 …

Improving molybdenum and sulfur vitrification in borosilicate nuclear waste glasses using phosphorus: structural insights from NMR

A Krishnamurthy, S Kroeker - Inorganic chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Reclaiming residual fissile materials from spent nuclear fuel rods results in highly
radioactive waste that must be immobilized in durable materials to protect the biosphere …

Examining phase separation and crystallization in glasses with X-ray nano-computed tomography

JM Bussey, MH Weber, NJ Smith-Gray, JJ Sly… - Journal of Non …, 2023 - Elsevier
X-ray nano-computed tomography (nano-CT) is a powerful technique to characterize and
visualize 3 dimensional (3D) phenomena in complex glasses at the nanoscale. This …

Rheology of a sodium‐molybdenum borosilicate melt undergoing phase separation

L Pereira, S Schuller, FB Wadsworth… - … Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
During glass production, phase separation can result in the formation of suspended liquid
droplets, which can cause changes in the system rheology. In nuclear waste vitrification …

Crystallization of Cristobalite in Sodium Borosilicate Glass in the Presence of Cr2O3

M Konon, IG Polyakova, AS Mazur, AS Saratovskii… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glass containing chromium is a promising material for use in various modern fields of
application (laser technology, optoelectronic devices, and luminescent resources) …

Dismantling nuclear waste rich in P2O5, MoO3 and ZrO2: How do these oxides incorporate in aluminoborosilicate glasses?

S Achigar, D Caurant, E Régnier, O Majérus - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Dismantling nuclear facilities leads to radioactive waste less active but which may have
highly variable compositions compared to the high-level radioactive wastes recovered after …

Network structure and dissolution properties of phosphate-doped borosilicate glasses

A Krishnamurthy, T Nguyen, M Fayek… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The addition of phosphorus to conventional borosilicate glasses is explored as a way to
increase the incorporation of high-field-strength cations such as Mo (VI) into chemically …

Rare-earth silicate crystallization in borosilicate glasses: Effect on structural and chemical durability properties

E Nicoleau, F Angeli, S Schuller, T Charpentier… - Journal of Non …, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to their low solubility, some elements, such as lanthanides, can lead to crystalline
phases in borosilicate glass during cooling. The impact of rare earth (lanthanum and …