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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering >> 2013, Volume 7, Issue 1 doi: 10.1007/s11705-013-1314-9

Evaluation of precipitation behavior of zirconium molybdate hydrate

1. Graduate School of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan; 2. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki 319–1194, Japan

Available online: 2013-03-05
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Abstract

In the dissolution step of spent nuclear fuel, there is a world-concern problem that zirconium molybdate hydrate precipitates as a byproduct, and accumulates in some reprocessing equipments. In order to prevent this accumulation, we have developed a new method based on the controlled reaction crystallization of zirconium molybdate hydrate (ZMH) in the reprocessing solution, followed by solid liquid separation. In order to measure the particle size of ZMH, batch crystallization experiments were conducted by varying nitric acid concentration and operating temperature. In result, almost all particle sizes scatter around 1 μm on average, despite the higher concentration of nitric aid and operating temperature, and then small particles grow up as an aggregate sticking to the crystallizer. Moreover, polymorph and color changing were observed by varying the concentration of nitric acid and reaction time. These results suggest that crystal color and adhesiveness are closely related to the particle size of ZMH. And the control of nitric acid concentration and small particle growth would be the useful technique to prevent the ZMH sticking.

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