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Daniel P Abraham
Chemical Technology Division
Appointment: 03/1994 - 05/1996
Supervisor: John Ackerman
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General Information
- Materials Scientist
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Argonne, IL 60439
- Phone: (630) 252-4332
- Fax: (630) 972-4406
- Email: abraham@anl.gov
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ANL Research Highlights
I joined Argonne in 1994 as a Post-Doctoral Appointee in the Nuclear Technology Department of the Chemical Technology Division (CMT, now the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division). During my appointment, I contributed to the development of stainless steel-zirconium (SS-Zr) waste forms for metallic waste resulting from the electrometallurgical treatment of spent nuclear fuel. The research involved the production of these alloys in high-temperature furnaces and alloy characterization by microscopy, spectroscopy and diffraction techniques. My investigations led to an understanding of solidification processes and phase transformations in Fe-Zr, Fe-Cr-Zr and SS-Zr alloys, and to an understanding of noble metal and actinide distribution in metal waste forms
New Endeavors
I've been a staff scientist in the CMT (now CSE) Division at Argonne since 1996. From 1996 to 2000, I continued with the preparation, evaluation, characterization, and corrosion testing of metal waste form alloys being developed to contain radioactive metal isotopes isolated from spent nuclear fuel.
Since 2001, I've been involved with the development of lithium batteries for transportation applications. My work includes the design and conduct of material characterization tests directed at understanding the factors that limit the life, safety, and low-temperature performance of lithium-ion batteries. In addition, I've been examining novel cathodes, anodes and electrolytes to improve the performance of these batteries
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