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The effects of various solution chemistry parameters on the alteration and leaching characteristics of a copper borosilicate simulated waste glass have been determined under hydrothermal conditions. Results are presented which demonstrate that leachant salinity, volume to glass surface area ratio, pH, cation content and dissolved SiO2 concentration effects are important. A brief explanation of these results is given which is based on ion exchange and solution saturation equilibria.
This work supported by the United States Department of Energy (DOE), under Contract DE-AC04-76-DP00789.
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Braithwaite, J.W. (1980). Brine Chemistry Effects on the Durability of a Simulated Nuclear Waste Glass. In: Northrup, C.J.M. (eds) Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management. Advances in Nuclear Science & Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3839-0_24
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