Combustion synthesis of ceramic matrices for immobilization of 14C

In this study. the use of combustion synthesis for immobilization of C-14 was considered. Ceramic matrices have been prepared by this method using two different devices: one non-conventional with preheating of the samples and the other conventional device where ignition was produced thanks to tungsten filament. These two devices gave rise to different mechanisms of reactions involving different amounts of unreacted carbon graphite inside the matrix. The SHS samples were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.