Thermal decomposition of (UO<sub>2</sub>)O<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>·2H<sub>2</sub>O: Influence on structure, microstructure and hydrofluorination - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
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Thermal decomposition of (UO2)O2(H2O)2·2H2O: Influence on structure, microstructure and hydrofluorination

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The thermal decomposition of uranyl peroxide tetrahydrate, (UO2)O2(H2O)2·2H2O, was studied by combining high temperature powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, thermal analyses and spectroscopic techniques (Raman, IR and 1H NMR). In situ analyses reveal that intermediates and final uranium oxides obtained upon heating are different from that obtained after cooling at room temperature and that the uranyl precursor used to synthesize (UO2)O2(H2O)2·2H2O, sulfate or nitrate, has a strong influence on the peroxide thermal behavior and morphology. The decomposition of (UO2)O2(H2O)2·2H2O ex sulfate is pseudomorphic and leads to needle-like shaped particles of metastudtite, (UO2)O2(H2O)2, and UO3-x(OH)2x·zH2O, an amorphous phase found in air in the following of (UO2)O2(H2O)2 dehydration. (UO2)O2(H2O)2·2H2O and the compounds resulting from its thermal decomposition are very reactive towards hydrofluorination as long as their needle-like morphology is kept.
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hal-01509546 , version 1 (18-04-2017)

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R. Thomas, M. Rivenet, E. Berrier, I. de Waele, Madjid Arab, et al.. Thermal decomposition of (UO2)O2(H2O)2·2H2O: Influence on structure, microstructure and hydrofluorination. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2017, 483, pp.149 - 157. ⟨10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.11.009⟩. ⟨hal-01509546⟩
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