Table 3 Effect of precipitation temperature on the properties of uranium–thorium oxide.

From: The effect of operational parameters on the properties of thorium uranium oxide produced via oxalates’ coprecipitation

Temperature [K]

Average particle size [µm]

Average particle thickness [µm]

Specific surface area [m2 g-1]

Pores volume [cc/g]

Pores diameter [nm]

Loss of Th–U [wt%]

283

0.4

0.15

35.8

0.052

3.6

9

298

1.0

0.4

33.5

0.050

3.6

10

333

2.0

0.5

15.7

0.024

3.7

12