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The Functional Dependence of Leaching on The Surface Area-To-Solution Volume Ratio

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Albert J. Machiels  and
Claudio Pescatore
Albert J. Machiels
Affiliation:
Nuclear Engineering Program, 103 S. Goodwin, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Claudio Pescatore
Affiliation:
Nuclear Engineering Program, 103 S. Goodwin, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Abstract

The effects of the surface area-to-solution volume ratio on waste glass leach rates are investigated from a theoretical point of view. Simple leach models are discussed first. Correlation variables to interpret the results of similar leaching experiments performed at different values of the surface area-to-solution volume ratio are obtained for static leach testing. For dynamic leaching conditions, the source term required for risk assessment is derived and its dependence on the leachant flow rate and leach specimen surface area is discussed. The findings are upheld by a more complex leach model, the mathematical formulation of which has been implemented in a computer code named LIX. When tested against actual PNL 76–68 glass leaching data, LIX shows excellent capabilities in reproducing the experimental evidence, in particular the effects of the surface area-to-solution volume ratio.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 15: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VI , 1982 , 209
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1983

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