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Prediction of glass durability as a function of glass composition and test conditions [electronic resource] : Thermodynamics and kinetics

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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1988.
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Pages: 19 : digital, PDF file
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United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The long-term durability of nuclear waste glasses can be predicted by comparing their performance to natural and ancient glasses. Glass durability is a function of the kinetic and thermodynamic stability of glass in solution. The relationship between the kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of glass durability can be understood when the relative contributions of glass composition and imposed test conditions are delineated. Glass durability has been shown to be a function of the thermodynamic hydration free energy which can be calculated from the glass composition. Hydration thermodynamics also furnishes a quantitative frame of reference to understand how various test parameters affect glass durability. Linear relationships have been determined between the logarithmic extent of hydration and the calculated hydration free energy for several different test geometries. Different test conditions result in different kinetic reactivity parameters such as the exposed glass surface area (SA), the leachant solution volume (V), and the length of time that the glass is in the leachant (t). Leachate concentrations are known to be a function of the kinetic test parameter (SAV)t. The relative durabilities of glasses, including pure silica, obsidians, nuclear waste glasses, medieval window glasses, and frit glasses define a plane in three dimensional ..delta..G/sub hyd/-concentration-(SAV)t space. At constant kinetic conditions, e.g., test geometry and test duration, the three dimensional plane is intersected at constant (SAV)t and the ..delta..G/sub hyd/-concentration plots have similar slopes. The slope represents the natural logarithm of the theoretical slope, (12.303 RT), for the rate of glass dissolution. 53 refs., 4 figs.
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E 1.99:dp-ms-87-157
E 1.99: conf-8806111-4
conf-8806111-4
dp-ms-87-157
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1988.
"dp-ms-87-157"
" conf-8806111-4"
"DE88010893"
Conference on the advances in fusion of glass, Alfred, NY, USA, 14 Jun 1988.
Jantzen, C M.
Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC (USA)
Funding Information
AC09-76SR00001
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