Investigating hollandite–perovskite composite ceramics as a potential waste form for immobilization of radioactive cesium and strontium
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Ceramic matrix containing zirconolite, hollandite, and perovskite phases is proposed as a potential host for HLW immobilization. Hollandite phase principally immobilizes Cs, while perovskite phase mainly immobilizes Sr. In this study, hollandite–perovskite composite ceramics are considered as a specialized waste form for immobilizing the separated Cs and Sr from HLW streams and synthesized by a solid-state reaction method at 1300 °C for 5 h. The phase compositions of the synthesized composites were characterized by XRD and BSE. The XRD results indicated that the as-prepared ceramics are composed of tetragonal hollandite Ba0.8Cs0.4Al2Ti6O16, cubic perovskite SrTiO3, alongside a lesser amount of TiO2. The BSE—EDX results confirm that Cs partitions into the hollandite matrix, while Sr incorporates into perovskite host with homogenous distribution. In addition, aqueous durability testing was carried out using the MCC-1 static leach test method. The normalized release rates of Cs and Sr in HP-3 sample (i.e., 75 wt% Ba0.8Cs0.4Al2Ti6O16 + 25 wt% SrTiO3) were < 10−2 g·m−2·d−1 after 42 days, exhibiting excellent chemical durability. These results indicate that the hollandite–perovskite ceramic matrix could be considered as a customized host matrix for immobilization of the separated Cs and Sr from HLW streams.
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