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Non- identical thermochemical behavior of 234U-and 238U- isotopes in metamict britholite. / Skriplev, Mikhail I.; Bogdanov, Roman V.; Schwink, Lawrence R.
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T1 - Non- identical thermochemical behavior of 234U-and 238U- isotopes in metamict britholite
AU - Skriplev, Mikhail I.
AU - Bogdanov, Roman V.
AU - Schwink, Lawrence R.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - A radiochemical analysis of the valence state of uranium isotopes in minerals involves isolation of the U(IV) and U(VI) valence forms and determination of the radioactivity of the 234U and 238U isotopes in each fraction. If the nuclear decay of the uranium in the minerals is accompanied by a redox process, the distribution of the 234U isotope in the U(IV) and U(VI) forms will differ from that of the 238U isotope: oxidation leads to enrichment of the U(VI) fraction with the radiogenic 234U isotope; reduction facilitates enrichment of the U(IV) fraction with 234U. If the mineral is heated to 600–700 °C before the radiochemical analysis, then an equilibrium activity ratio (AR) for both valences. The question arises: What are the processes that bring this about? The authors of this research studied changes of the AR in the U(IV) and U(VI) fractions after isochronous thermal annealing.
AB - A radiochemical analysis of the valence state of uranium isotopes in minerals involves isolation of the U(IV) and U(VI) valence forms and determination of the radioactivity of the 234U and 238U isotopes in each fraction. If the nuclear decay of the uranium in the minerals is accompanied by a redox process, the distribution of the 234U isotope in the U(IV) and U(VI) forms will differ from that of the 238U isotope: oxidation leads to enrichment of the U(VI) fraction with the radiogenic 234U isotope; reduction facilitates enrichment of the U(IV) fraction with 234U. If the mineral is heated to 600–700 °C before the radiochemical analysis, then an equilibrium activity ratio (AR) for both valences. The question arises: What are the processes that bring this about? The authors of this research studied changes of the AR in the U(IV) and U(VI) fractions after isochronous thermal annealing.
KW - Natural analogues Uranium isotopes Thermochemistry Metamict minerals Britholite Alpha-decay
U2 - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.08.023
DO - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.08.023
M3 - Article
VL - 119
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
SN - 0969-8043
ER -
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