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The Effect of Sample Preparation Methods on Glass Performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

M. S. Oh and
V.M. Oversby
M. S. Oh
Affiliation:
Chemistry and Materials Science Department, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550
V.M. Oversby
Affiliation:
Chemistry and Materials Science Department, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550
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Abstract

A series of experiments was conducted using SRL 165 synthetic waste glass to investigate the effects of surface preparation and leaching solution composition on the alteration of the glass. Samples of glass with as-cast surfaces produced smooth reaction layers and some evidence for precipitation of secondary phases from solution. Secondary phases were more abundant in samples reacted in deionized water than for those reacted in a silicate solution. Samples with saw-cut surfaces showed a large reduction in surface roughness after 7 days of reaction in either solution. Reaction in silicate solution for up to 91 days produced no further change in surface morphology, while reaction in DIW produced a spongy surface that formed the substrate for further surface layer development. The differences in the surface morphology of the samples may create microclimates that control the details of development of alteration layers on the glass; however, the concentrations of elements in leaching solutions show differences of 50% or less between samples prepared with different surface conditions for tests of a few months duration.

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