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Park KC, Martin CR, Leith GA, Thaggard GC, Wilson GR, Yarbrough BJ, Maldeni Kankanamalage BKP, Kittikhunnatham P, Mathur A, Jatoi I, Manzi MA, Lim J, Lehman-Andino I, Hernandez-Jimenez A, Amoroso JW, DiPrete DP, Liu Y, Schaeperkoetter J, Misture ST, Phillpot SR, Hu S, Li Y, Leydier A, Proust V, Grandjean A, Smith MD, Shustova NB. Capture Instead of Release: Defect-Modulated Radionuclide Leaching Kinetics in Metal-Organic Frameworks. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:16139-16149. [PMID: 36027644 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Comparison of defect-controlled leaching-kinetics modulation of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous functionalized silica-based materials was performed on the example of a radionuclide and radionuclide surrogate for the first time, revealing an unprecedented readsorption phenomenon. On a series of zirconium-based MOFs as model systems, we demonstrated the ability to capture and retain >99% of the transuranic 241Am radionuclide after 1 week of storage. We report the possibility of tailoring radionuclide release kinetics in MOFs through framework defects as a function of postsynthetically installed organic ligands including cation-chelating crown ether-based linkers. Based on comprehensive analysis using spectroscopy (EXAFS, UV-vis, FTIR, and NMR), X-ray crystallography (single crystal and powder), and theoretical calculations (nine kinetics models and structure simulations), we demonstrated the synergy of radionuclide integration methods, topological restrictions, postsynthetic scaffold modification, and defect engineering. This combination is inaccessible in any other material and highlights the advantages of using well-defined frameworks for gaining fundamental knowledge necessary for the advancement of actinide-based material development, providing a pathway for addressing upcoming challenges in the nuclear waste administration sector.
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- Kyoung Chul Park
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina 29808, United States
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- Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina 29808, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, New York 14802, United States
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- Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, New York 14802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), DES, ISEC, DMRC, University Montpellier, Marcoule, BP 17171, 30207 Bagnols-sur-Cèze Cedex, France
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- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), DES, ISEC, DMRC, University Montpellier, Marcoule, BP 17171, 30207 Bagnols-sur-Cèze Cedex, France
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- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), DES, ISEC, DMRC, University Montpellier, Marcoule, BP 17171, 30207 Bagnols-sur-Cèze Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Kononenko OA, Milyutin VV, Makarenkov VI, Kozlitin EA. Immobilization of NPP evaporator bottom high salt-bearing liquid radioactive waste into struvite-based phosphate matrices. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:125902. [PMID: 34492838 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The high salt-bearing liquid radioactive waste (evaporator bottoms, EB) makes up the most voluminous NPP waste and needs solidification. In the paper presented, we introduce a novel formation process study of the struvite-based phosphate matrices ((K, NH4)MgPO4·6H2O) and the developed phosphate matrix compositions for the solidification of high salt-bearing solutions. The solutions simulate the EB of nuclear power plants with pressurized water reactors (NPP PWR). The effect of the EB's composition and salt content on the matrices' mechanical strength was investigated. The cesium-selective nickel-potassium ferrocyanide sorbent or 10-20% of MgO over the reaction stoichiometry, introduced at the matrix synthesis stage, allowed the production of matrices with the average 137Сs leach rate of less than 10-3 g cm-2 day-1 and the mechanical strength over 5 MPa. The matrices obtained completely satisfied the cemented radioactive waste requirements and contained up to 17-17.5 wt% of salts, which was 1.7-2.5 times higher compared to the Portland cement-based matrices.
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- Oleg A Kononenko
- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bld.4 31 Leninsky prospect, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bld.4 31 Leninsky prospect, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bld.4 31 Leninsky prospect, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bld.4 31 Leninsky prospect, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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Li Y, Zhang G, Hou D, Wang Z. Nanoscale insight on the durability of magnesium phosphate cement: a molecular dynamics study. RSC Adv 2020; 10:40180-40195. [PMID: 35520862 PMCID: PMC9057513 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07717h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The sustainable green building material magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) is widely used in the fields of solidifying heavy metals and nuclear waste and repair and reinforcement. Magnesium potassium phosphate hexahydrate (MKP) is the main hydration product of MPC. The transport of water and ions in MKP nanochannels determines the mechanical properties and durability of MPC materials. Herein, the interface models of MKP crystals with sodium chloride solution in the [001], [010] and [100] direction were established by molecular dynamics. The interaction of the MKP interface with water and ions was studied and the durability of MPC in sodium chloride solution was explained at the molecular level. The results show that a large number of water molecules are adsorbed on the MKP crystal surface through hydrogen bonds and Coulomb interactions; the surface water molecules have the bigger dipole moment and the dipole vector of most of the water molecules points to the solid matrix, when the crystal surfaces of the three models all show hydrophilicity. In addition, plenty of sodium ions are adsorbed at the MKP interface, and some potassium ions are desorbed from the matrix. In the MKP[001] model, the amount of potassium ions separated from the matrix and diffused into the solution is the highest and the interface crystal is the most disordered. Due to the attack of water and ions, the K-Os bond loses its chemical stability and the order of the MKP crystal is destroyed, which explains the decline of MPC performance after the erosion of sodium chloride solution at the molecular level. Besides, in the three models, the Na-Cl ion bond is more unstable than the K-Cl ion bond due to the smaller radius of the sodium atom. The stability of ionic bonds in the models is as follows: MKP[010] > MKP[100] > MKP[001].
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- Yue Li
- Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Retrofit, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Retrofit, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao China 266033
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Retrofit, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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Optimization of the Solidification Method of High-Level Waste for Increasing the Thermal Stability of the Magnesium Potassium Phosphate Compound. ENERGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/en13153789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The key task in the solidification of high-level waste (HLW) into a magnesium potassium phosphate (MPP) compound is the immobilization of mobile cesium isotopes, the activity of which provides the main contribution to the total HLW activity. In addition, the obtained compound containing heat-generating radionuclides can be significantly heated, which increases the necessity of its thermal stability. The current work is aimed at assessing the impact of various methodological approaches to HLW solidification on the thermal stability of the MPP compound, which is evaluated by the mechanical strength of the compound and its resistance to cesium leaching. High-salt surrogate HLW solution (S-HLW) used in the investigation was prepared for solidification by adding sorbents of various types binding at least 93% of 137Cs: ferrocyanide K-Ni (FKN), natural zeolite (NZ), synthetic zeolite Na-mordenite (MOR), and silicotungstic acid (STA). Prepared S-HLW was solidified into the MPP compound. Wollastonite (W) and NZ as fillers were added to the compound composition in the case of using FKN and STA, respectively. It was found that heat treatment up to 450 °C of the compound containing FKN and W (MPP-FKN-W) almost did not affect its compressive strength (about 12–19 МPa), and it led to a decrease of high compressive strength (40–50 MPa) of the compounds containing NZ, MOR, and STA (MPP-NZ, MPP-MOR, and MPP-STA-NZ, respectively) by an average of 2–3 times. It was shown that the differential leaching rate of 137Cs on the 28th day from MPP-FKN-W after heating to 250 °C was 5.3 × 10−6 g/(cm2∙day), however, at a higher temperature, it increased by 20 and more times. The differential leaching rate of 137Cs from MPP-NZ, MPP-MOR, and MPP-STA-NZ had values of (2.9–11) × 10−5 g/(cm2∙day), while the dependence on the heat treatment temperature of the compound was negligible.
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Maslova M, Mudruk N, Ivanets A, Shashkova I, Kitikova N. A novel sorbent based on Ti-Ca-Mg phosphates: synthesis, characterization, and sorption properties. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:3933-3949. [PMID: 31820253 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06949-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This work focuses on the synthesis procedure of a new sorbent based on a TiCaMg phosphate. The synthesis strategy includes stepwise interaction between solid precursors and phosphorus-containing agents. The solid precursors were ammonium titanyl sulfate and calcined dolomite, which were used as titanium, calcium, and magnesium sources. The effect of the nature and concentration of phosphoric agent on the sorbent composition and properties has been investigated using elemental analysis, TG, XRD, IR spectroscopy, BET, and SEM techniques. The novel sorbent has been demonstrated to be a composite material consisting of the following components: TiO(OH)H2PO4·H2O, Ti(HPO4)2·H2O, CaHPO4·2H2O, MgНPO4·3H2O, and NH4MgPO4·6H2O. The ratio between these phases in the composite depends on synthesis conditions. The optimal conditions, ensuring full conversion of Ti, Ca, and Mg containing in the initial precursors into the final product, have been found. The sorption properties of the obtained composite sorbent towards Co2+, Cs+, and Sr2+ cations and their radionuclide analogues have been studied. The obtained data has indicated that the purification effect was based on both precipitation and ion exchange mechanism. The combined action of the individual components of the composite sorbent ensures its high sorption capacity towards different cations in a wide pH range. The new sorbent shows high sorption ability towards radionuclides in multicomponent liquid radioactive waste (LRW) systems, and the distribution coefficient of the studied radionuclides was found to be 105 mL g-1. The presence of different types of functional groups in the composite sorbent allows realizing the one-step purification process of LRW that, in turn, simplifies the sorption system design.
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- Marina Maslova
- Tananaev Institute of Chemistry Subdivision of the Federal Research Centre, Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok, 26a, 184209, Apatity, Murmansk Region, Russia.
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- Tananaev Institute of Chemistry Subdivision of the Federal Research Centre, Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok, 26a, 184209, Apatity, Murmansk Region, Russia
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 9/1, Surganova str, 220072, Minsk, Belarus
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 9/1, Surganova str, 220072, Minsk, Belarus
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 9/1, Surganova str, 220072, Minsk, Belarus
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Kulikova SA, Vinokurov SE. The Influence of Zeolite (Sokyrnytsya Deposit) on the Physical and Chemical Resistance of a Magnesium Potassium Phosphate Compound for the Immobilization of High-Level Waste. Molecules 2019; 24:E3421. [PMID: 31547080 PMCID: PMC6804266 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24193421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The manuscript presents the results of the development of new material for high-level waste (HLW) management: the magnesium potassium phosphate (MKP) compound. The possibility of using zeolite (Sokyrnytsya deposit) to increase the mechanical, thermal, and hydrolytic resistance of this compound with immobilized HLW was studied. The main component of the used natural zeolite is a mineral of the clinoptilolite-heulandite series, and quartz, microcline, and clay minerals (illite, sepiolite, and smectite) are present as impurities. The compressive strength of the compound, containing at least 4.2 wt % zeolite, is about 25 MPa. Compound containing 28.6 wt % zeolite retains high compressive strength (at least 9.0 MPa), even after heat treatment at 450 °C. The adding of zeolite to the composition of the compound increases its hydrolytic stability, while the leaching rate of the mobile nuclides 137Cs and 90Sr decreases up to one order of values. Differential leaching rate of radionuclides from the compound containing 28.6 wt % zeolite is 2.6 × 10-7 for 137Cs, 2.9 × 10-6 for 90Sr, 1.7 × 10-9 for 239Pu, and 2.9 × 10-9 g/(cm2∙day) for 241Am. Thus, the properties of the resulting compound correspond to the requirements for solidified HLW in Russia.
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- Svetlana A Kulikova
- Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 19 Kosygin st., Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 19 Kosygin st., Moscow 119991, Russia.
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