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Dispersion Characteristics of Carbon Black Particles in a High Viscous Simulated Solution  

Jeong, Kyung-Chai (Advanced Fuel Technology Development Division, KAERI)
Eom, Sung-Ho (Advanced Fuel Technology Development Division, KAERI)
Kim, Yeon-Ku (Advanced Fuel Technology Development Division, KAERI)
Cho, Moon Sung (Advanced Fuel Technology Development Division, KAERI)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.24, no.2, 2013 , pp. 165-170 More about this Journal
Abstract
An external gelation method in place of an internal gelation method applied to the fabrication process of an intermediated compound of Uranium Oxy-Carbide (UCO) kernel spheres for Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) fuel preparation is under development in Korea. For the preliminary experiments of the UCO kernel sphere preparation using an external gelation method, the carbon black dispersion experiments were carried out using a simulated broth solution. From the selection experiments of various kinds of carbon black through dispersion experiments in a viscous metal salt solution, Cabot G carbon black was selected owing to its dispersion stability, and the homogeneous dispersing state of carbon black particles in our system. For the effective dispersion of nano-size aggregated carbon black particles in a high viscous liquid, the carbon black particles in a metal salt solution were first de-aggregated with ultrasonic force. The mixed solution was then dispersed secondly by the use of the extremely high-speed agitation with a mechanical mixer of 6000 rpm after feeding the Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) in the solution. This results in the broth solution with good stability and homogeneity alongside no further changes in physical properties.
Keywords
uranium oxycarbide kernel; carbon black; dispersion; homogeneity;
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