Open AccessCharacterization of the Tank 41H Saltcake Insoluble Solids
Author(s) -
D.T. Hobbs
Publication year - 1994
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/584997
Subject(s) - dissolution , characterization (materials science) , settling , scanning electron microscope , uranium , particle (ecology) , mineralogy , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , metallurgy , geology , thermodynamics , composite material , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , physics , oceanography , engineering
The particle sizes of the insoluble solids from two of the Tank 41H saltcake samples have been determined by scanning electron microscopy. Settling velocities of the solids have been calculated using Stokes Law. Thus, it is concluded that the formation of a solid phase consisting of uranium without significant amounts of Cr, Fe, Mn, and Zn is not possible during the dissolution of saltcake