Using of mechanoactivation for preparation of cerium-containing solid solutions based on zircon

Solid-phase synthesis of cerium-containing solid solutions based on ZrSiO4 was described. The synthesis was carried out using mechanical activation of a mixture consisting of zirconium oxide and hydrated amorphous silica with the addition of cerium oxide at a molar ratio of ZrО2:SiО2:CeО2 equal to 0.95:1.00:0.05. The mechanically activated in a centrifugal planetary mill mixture of reagents was calcined in the temperature range of 1200–1600 °C for 3 hours, which was accompanied by the essentially complete synthesis of zircon. The cerium content in the zircon structure was calculated from X-ray powder diffraction data.

Adsorption of phosphate ions from aqueous solutions by layered magnesium and aluminum double hydroxide obtained by solid-phase synthesis

A layered double hydroxide of magnesium and aluminum was obtained by solid-phase synthesis.It was found that it has a predominantly mesoporous structure with cylindrical and wedge-shaped pores, as well as a specific surface area of 50 m2/g. The process of phosphate ion sorption by a synthesized sample is studied. Processing of experimental data on the Freundlich and Langmuir sorption equations showed that the process is described fairly accurately by the Langmuir monomolecular adsorption equation. The capacity of the adsorption monolayer of the synthesized sample with respect to the РО43--ion and the adsorption equilibrium constant are calculated.

Study of the Effect of Y2O3 Doping on the Resistance to Radiation Damage of CeO2 Microparticles under Irradiation with Heavy Xe22+ Ions

This paper presents the results of a study on the influence of Y2O3 doping on the resistance to radiation damage and an assessment of structural changes associated with the accumulation of radiation defects in CeO2 microparticles under irradiation with heavy Xe22+ ions. The relevance of this study consists of the prospects for the use of CeO2 microparticles as materials and candidates of inert matrices of nuclear fuel. A method of solid-phase synthesis was applied to obtain microparticles with different concentrations of dopant. It included grinding of CeO2 and Y2O3 microparticles followed by thermal sintering at 1100 °C in an oxygen-containing medium to produce highly ordered microparticles. During the study of the structural characteristics of the synthesized microparticles, it was found that increasing the dopant concentration from 0.05 mol.% to 0.15 mol.% leads to an increase in the crystallinity degree as well as a decrease in dislocation density. According to the results of the assessment of the resistance of microparticles to radiation damage, it was found that an increase in the dopant concentration leads to a decrease in swelling and structural distortion by more than 2.5–3 times, which indicates an increase in the radiation resistance.