A gravimetric method for the determination of oxygen in uranium oxides and ternary uranium oxides by addition of alkaline earth compounds |
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Authors: | Takeo Fujino Hiroaki Tagawa Takeo Adachi Hiroshi Hashitani |
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Institution: | Chemistry Division, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-kenJapan |
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Abstract: | A simple gravimetric determination of oxygen in uranium oxides and ternary uranium oxides is described. In alkaline earth uranates which are formed by heating in air at 800–1100°C, uranium is in the hexavalent state over certain continuous ranges of alkaline earth-to-uranium ratios. Thus, if an alkaline earth uranate or a compound containing an alkaline earth element, e.g. MgO, is mixed with the oxide sample and heated in air under suitable conditions, oxygen can be determined from the weight change before and after the reaction. The standard deviation of the O:U ratio for a UO2+x test sample is ±0.0008–0.001, if a correction is applied for atmospheric moisture absorbed during mixing. |
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