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Verma PK, Bhattacharyya A, Samanta S, Mohapatra PK. A highly efficient in situ redox stabilization strategy for Am-Cm separation using AgBiO 3. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 39078269 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01650e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
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AgBiO3 is reported for the exclusive oxidation of Am3+ → AmO2+ at near-neutral pH conditions. Literature methods of AmO2+ generation are generally two-step processes; i.e., Am3+ → AmO22+ oxidation followed by AmO22+ → AmO2+ reduction. These methods for Am3+ → AmO2+ oxidation use high temperatures (80-100 °C) and/or several reagents, causing the in situ presence of the AmO2+-complex rather than the AmO2+aq ions. This not only interferes with the much-needed Am-Cm selectivity but also limits the use of AmO2+aq in any other experimental study. The single-step Am3+ → AmO2+ oxidation in the present work using AgBiO3 is done at 25 °C in a non-complexing medium at pH ∼4, making it a first-of-its-kind report. Am-Eu and Am-Cm separation in a single contact, with a separation factor >104, was achieved using the present method, which is unprecedented among aqueous feed solutions. The AmO2+ generated using the present method under non-complexing pH conditions makes it also suitable for exploring the fundamental chemistry of the higher valent americyl ion. A complexation study using the thus-generated AmO2+ ion with acetate ion supports the concept.
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- Parveen K Verma
- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai-400085, India.
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- Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai-400085, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai-400085, India.
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Shah T, Zhao K, Chen A, Muhmood A, Shah SAA, Irshad MK, Arai Y, Shang J. Facilitated transport of ferrihydrite with phosphate under saturated flow conditions. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2024; 265:104384. [PMID: 38880032 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2024.104384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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With increasing phosphate (P) entering the environment during agricultural application, the subsurface flow of particular P has been recently discussed as a vital P transport pathway. Iron (oxyhydr)oxide colloid-facilitated P transport is critical for iron and P biogeochemical processes in the subsurface. This study investigated the ferrihydrite colloid-facilitated P transport through adsorption and column experiments under different P concentrations and three pH conditions. Increased P loading on ferrihydrite colloids decreased the transport of ferrihydrite colloids (< 8.0%) under acid conditions through pore straining and irreversible attachment. Under neutral and alkaline conditions, ferrihydrite colloids exhibited more negative surfaces and smaller diameters with increasing P, which further enhanced ferrihydrite colloid transport (maximum to 95.6%). Ferrihydrite colloid-facilitated P transport was limited under acid conditions, and it was 10% - 57% enhancement under neutral and alkaline conditions with increasing P adsorption. Under neutral conditions, ferrihydrite colloid-facilitated P transport was strongest (maximum to 68.84%) because of its stronger ferrihydrite colloid transport than under acid conditions and larger P adsorption capacity than under alkaline conditions. Our findings indicate that the facilitated transport of ferrihydrite colloids in the presence of P may be appreciable in iron and phosphate-rich soil and subsurface systems, which is essential for evaluating the fate of iron and iron-facilitated P and potential environmental risks of P transport in the subsurface.
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- Tufail Shah
- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801, USA
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- Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Improving Quality of Arable Land, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Republic of Korea; Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801, USA
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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Shinde AL, Eisen MS, Ghatak T. The Tishchenko reaction mediated by organo-f-complexes: the myths and obstacles. RSC Adv 2024; 14:17901-17928. [PMID: 38841400 PMCID: PMC11150908 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01824a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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For over a century, the Tishchenko reaction has been a valuable technique for synthesizing esters from aldehydes, serving a variety of applications in different domains. Beyond the remarkable advances in organoactinide and organolanthanide chemistry over the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in the research of the electrophilic d0/fn chemistry of organoactinide and organolanthanide compounds due to the captivating interplay between their structure and reactivity, and their exceptional performance in various homogeneous catalytic processes. The remarkable influence of ligand design, both in terms of steric hindrance and electronic properties, on the catalytic activity of organo-f-element complexes in organic transformations is well-established. However, the traditional view was that the significant oxophilicity of actinide and lanthanide complexes makes them unfavorable for reactions involving oxygen because of catalytic poisoning and their applications have been relatively limited, primarily focused on hydroalkoxylation, small-molecule activation, and cyclic ester polymerization. This review dissects the intricate interplay between ligand design and catalytic activity in actinide and lanthanide complexes, specifically in the context of the Tishchenko esterification.
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- Aditya L Shinde
- Advanced Catalysis Facility, Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore-632014 Tamil Nadu India
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Technion Israel
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- Advanced Catalysis Facility, Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore-632014 Tamil Nadu India
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Yin JF, Amidani L, Chen J, Li M, Xue B, Lai Y, Kvashnina K, Nyman M, Yin P. Spatiotemporal Studies of Soluble Inorganic Nanostructures with X-rays and Neutrons. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202310953. [PMID: 37749062 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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This Review addresses the use of X-ray and neutron scattering as well as X-ray absorption to describe how inorganic nanostructured materials assemble, evolve, and function in solution. We first provide an overview of techniques and instrumentation (both large user facilities and benchtop). We review recent studies of soluble inorganic nanostructure assembly, covering the disciplines of materials synthesis, processes in nature, nuclear materials, and the widely applicable fundamental processes of hydrophobic interactions and ion pairing. Reviewed studies cover size regimes and length scales ranging from sub-Ångström (coordination chemistry and ion pairing) to several nanometers (molecular clusters, i.e. polyoxometalates, polyoxocations, and metal-organic polyhedra), to the mesoscale (supramolecular assembly processes). Reviewed studies predominantly exploit 1) SAXS/WAXS/SANS (small- and wide-angle X-ray or neutron scattering), 2) PDF (pair-distribution function analysis of X-ray total scattering), and 3) XANES and EXAFS (X-ray absorption near-edge structure and extended X-ray absorption fine structure, respectively). While the scattering techniques provide structural information, X-ray absorption yields the oxidation state in addition to the local coordination. Our goal for this Review is to provide information and inspiration for the inorganic/materials science communities that may benefit from elucidating the role of solution speciation in natural and synthetic processes.
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- Jia-Fu Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF, The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) P.O. Box 510119, 01314, Dresden, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Advanced Science Facilities, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF, The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) P.O. Box 510119, 01314, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97330, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Ouchi K, Matsumura D, Tsuji T, Kobayashi T, Otobe H, Kitatsuji Y. Uranium hydroxide/oxide deposits on uranyl reduction. RSC Adv 2023; 13:16321-16326. [PMID: 37266507 PMCID: PMC10230268 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02899b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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We clarified the chemical reaction of deposits following the reduction of uranyl ions (UVIO22+) from the results of electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance, impedance spectra, and X-ray absorption fine structure measurements. We propose the following deposition mechanism: (1) UIV is formed by the disproportionation of UV, (2) UIV forms UIV hydroxide deposits, and (3) finally, the hydroxide deposits change to UIV oxide, which generally have a larger electrical resistance than the hydroxide form.
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- Kazuki Ouchi
- Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura Naka-gun Ibaraki Japan
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- Materials Sciences Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 1-1-1 Koto Sayo Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
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- Materials Sciences Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 1-1-1 Koto Sayo Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
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- Materials Sciences Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 1-1-1 Koto Sayo Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
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- Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura Naka-gun Ibaraki Japan
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- Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura Naka-gun Ibaraki Japan
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Cot-Auriol M, Virot M, Dumas T, Diat O, Le Goff X, Moisy P, Nikitenko SI. Ultrasonically controlled synthesis of UO 2+x colloidal nanoparticles. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:2135-2144. [PMID: 36722900 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03721a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Actinide colloids and nanoparticles (NPs) currently constitute a topic of strong interest due to their potential role in advanced nuclear energetics and the environmental migration of radioactivity. A better understanding of the physico-chemical properties of nanoscale actinide oxides requires robust synthesis approaches. In this work, UO2+x NPs were successfully prepared by sonochemistry from U(IV) solutions previously stabilised in a hydrochloric medium (20 kHz, 65 °C, Ar/(10%)CO). Colloidal suspensions were found to be composed of crystalline and spherical NPs showing a UO2-like structure and measuring 18.0 ± 0.1 nm (SAXS, HR-TEM and PXRD techniques). In comparison with the controlled hydrolysis approach used as a reference, sonochemistry appears to be a simple and original synthesis route providing larger, better defined and more crystalline UO2+x NPs with a narrower size distribution. These well-defined NPs offer new opportunities for the preparation of reference actinide materials devoted to fundamental, technological and environmental studies.
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- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Marcoule, France.
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- CEA, DES, ISEC, DMRC, Univ Montpellier, Marcoule, France
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- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Marcoule, France.
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- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Marcoule, France.
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- CEA, DES, ISEC, DMRC, Univ Montpellier, Marcoule, France
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Luo XM, Li YK, Dong XY, Zang SQ. Platonic and Archimedean solids in discrete metal-containing clusters. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:383-444. [PMID: 36533405 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00582d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Metal-containing clusters have attracted increasing attention over the past 2-3 decades. This intense interest can be attributed to the fact that these discrete metal aggregates, whose atomically precise structures are resolved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), often possess intriguing geometrical features (high symmetry, aesthetically pleasing shapes and architectures) and fascinating physical properties, providing invaluable opportunities for the intersection of different disciplines including chemistry, physics, mathematical geometry and materials science. In this review, we attempt to reinterpret and connect these fascinating clusters from the perspective of Platonic and Archimedean solid characteristics, focusing on highly symmetrical and complex metal-containing (metal = Al, Ti, V, Mo, W, U, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, lanthanoids (Ln), and actinoids) high-nuclearity clusters, including metal-oxo/hydroxide/chalcogenide clusters and metal clusters (with metal-metal binding) protected by surface organic ligands, such as thiolate, phosphine, alkynyl, carbonyl and nitrogen/oxygen donor ligands. Furthermore, we present the symmetrical beauty of metal cluster structures and the geometrical similarity of different types of clusters and provide a large number of examples to show how to accurately describe the metal clusters from the perspective of highly symmetrical polyhedra. Finally, knowledge and further insights into the design and synthesis of unknown metal clusters are put forward by summarizing these "star" molecules.
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- Xi-Ming Luo
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China. .,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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Virot M, Dumas T, Cot-Auriol M, Moisy P, Nikitenko SI. Synthesis and multi-scale properties of PuO 2 nanoparticles: recent advances and open questions. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:4938-4971. [PMID: 36504736 PMCID: PMC9680947 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00306f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Due to the increased attention given to actinide nanomaterials, the question of their structure-property relationship is on the spotlight of recent publications. Plutonium oxide (PuO2) particularly plays a central role in nuclear energetics and a comprehensive knowledge about its properties when nanosizing is of paramount interest to understand its behaviour in environmental migration schemes but also for the development of advanced nuclear energy systems underway. The element plutonium further stimulates the curiosity of scientists due to the unique physical and chemical properties it exhibits around the periodic table. PuO2 crystallizes in the fluorite structure of the face-centered cubic system for which the properties can be significantly affected when shrinking. Identifying the formation mechanism of PuO2 nanoparticles, their related atomic, electronic and crystalline structures, and their reactivity in addition to their nanoscale properties, appears to be a fascinating and challenging ongoing topic, whose recent advances are discussed in this review.
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- Matthieu Virot
- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM Marcoule France
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- CEA, DEN, DMRC, Univ Montpellier Marcoule France
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Gujar RB, Verma PK, Mahanty B, Bhattacharyya A, Musharaf Ali S, J. M. Egberink R, Huskens J, Verboom W, Mohapatra PK. Sequestration of Np4+ and NpO22+ions by using diglycolamide-functionalized aza-crown ethers in C8mim·NTf2 ionic liquid: Extraction, spectroscopic, electrochemical and DFT studies. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhang D, Wang Y, Heng J, Diao X, Zu G, Jin Q, Chen Z, Guo Z. Stability of Eu(III)-silicate colloids: Effect of Eu content, pH, electrolyte and fulvic acid. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 438:129363. [PMID: 35777145 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Dissolved silicic acid in the environment has strong affinity for actinides (An), but An(III)-silicate colloids have been scarcely investigated. In this study, Eu(III)-silicate colloids, an analogue to An(III)-silicate, were prepared and the aggregation kinetics of the colloids was investigated as a function of Eu content (Si/Eu molar ratio), pH, background electrolyte (NaCl, NaNO3, NaClO4, KCl and CsCl) and fulvic acid (FA). Results indicated that the colloids with higher Si/Eu molar ratio exhibited higher stability under the same conditions. The stability of the colloids increased with increasing aqueous pH (7.1-9.4) and decreasing ionic strength, and the inhibition effect of monovalent electrolytes on the colloid stability followed the order of Na+ < K+ < Cs+ and Cl- < NO3- < ClO4-. In addition, the presence of FA significantly increased the stability of the colloids. The dependence of the stability on the chemical conditions in all cases could be illustrated by DLVO theory. Disaggregation kinetics showed that the aggregation process of the colloids was not fully reversible, because a time-dependent size memory effect led to a bigger mean size of disaggregated colloids as compared to the initial ones. The present work provides detailed insight in the formation and stability of An(III)-silicate colloids under the alkaline conditions relevant to geological disposal of radioactive waste, which is critical for understanding the behavior of this type of colloids in the environment.
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- Daming Zhang
- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China; Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China.
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China; Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China; Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China.
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Radioanalytical chemistry for nuclear forensics in China: Progress and future perspective. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Beccia MR, Creff G, Den Auwer C, Di Giorgio C, Jeanson A, Michel H. Environmental Chemistry of Radionuclides : Open Questions and Perspectives. Chempluschem 2022; 87:e202200108. [PMID: 35778807 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Since the discovery of nuclear fission, atomic energy has become for mankind a source of energy, but it has also become a source of consternation. This Perspective presents and discusses the methodological evolution of the work performed in the radiochemistry laboratory that is part of the Institut de Chimie de Nice (France). Most studies in radioecology and environmental radiochemistry have intended to assess the impact and inventory of very low levels of radionuclides in specific environmental compartments. But chemical mechanisms at the molecular level remain a mystery because it is technically impossible (due to large dilution factors) to assess speciation in those systems. Ultra-trace levels of contamination and heterogeneity often preclude the use of spectroscopic techniques and the determination of direct speciation data, thus forming the bottleneck of speciation studies. The work performed in the Nice radiochemistry laboratory underlines this effort to input speciation data (using spectroscopic techniques like X ray Absorption Spectroscopy) in environmental and radioecological metrics.
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, ICN, 06108, Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, ICN, 06108, Nice, France
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Verma PK, Mohapatra PK. Fate of Neptunium in nuclear fuel cycle streams: state-of-the art on separation strategies. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/ract-2022-0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Neptunium, with a half life of 2.14 million years is one of the most notorious activation products in the nuclear fuel cycle. It has been more than 5 decades in the reprocessing of nuclear fuels by the well documented PUREX process, but the fate of Np in the PUREX cycle is still not well controlled. Although Np being stable in its pentavalent state in low acid media, its starts to undergo disproportionation at higher acidities. This disproportionation along with the oxidizing conditions of the HNO3 medium makes Np to exits as Np(IV), Np(V) and Np(VI) in the dissolver solution. The overall extractability of Np in the co-decontamination step of the PUREX cycle is dependent on its oxidation state in the medium as Np(VI) and Np(IV) being extractable while Np(V) being least extractable. The present review article discusses about the speciation of Np in HNO3 and its disproportionation. The variety of redox reagents are discussed for their effectiveness towards controlling Np redox behavior in the HNO3 media. The extraction of Np with the different class of extractant has also been discussed and the results are compared for better understanding. Solid phase extraction of Np using both commercially available resin and lab based synthesized resins were discussed. The anion exchange resins with the different cationic centers were shown to behave differently towards the uptake of Np form the acidic medium. The present review also highlight the chemical conditions required for controlling or minimizing the fate of Np in different process streams of the nuclear fuel cycle.
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- Parveen K. Verma
- Radiochemistry Division , Bhabha Atomic Research Centre , Trombay , Mumbai 400085 , India
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- Radiochemistry Division , Bhabha Atomic Research Centre , Trombay , Mumbai 400085 , India
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Risk of colloidal and pseudo-colloidal transport of actinides in nitrate contaminated groundwater near a radioactive waste repository after bioremediation. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4557. [PMID: 35296759 PMCID: PMC8927300 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08593-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The possible role of biogeochemical processes in the transport of colloidal and pseudo-colloidal U, Np, and Pu during bioremediation of radionuclide- and nitrate-contaminated groundwater was investigated. In two laboratory experiments with water samples taken from contaminated aquifers before and post bioremediation, we found that microbial processes could cause clayed, ferruginous, and actinide colloids to coagulate. The main mechanisms are biogenic insoluble ferrous iron species formations (goethite, pyrrhotite, siderite, troilite, and ferrihydrite), the aggregation of clay particles by microbial metabolites, and the immobilization of actinides in the bacterial cells, large polymers, and iron and clayed sediments. This process decreases the risk of colloidal and pseudo-colloidal transport of actinides.
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Dumas T, Virot M, Menut D, Tamain C, Micheau C, Dourdain S, Diat O. Size and structure of hexanuclear plutonium oxo-hydroxo clusters in aqueous solution from synchrotron analysis. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2022; 29:30-36. [PMID: 34985420 PMCID: PMC8733971 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577521012005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The size and shape of a water-soluble hexanuclear plutonium cluster were probed by combining synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). A specific setup coupling both techniques and dedicated to radioactive samples on the MARS beamline endstation at Synchrotron SOLEIL is described. The plutonium hexanuclear cores are well stabilized by the 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid ligands and this allows a good evaluation of the setup to probe the very small plutonium core. The results show that, in spite of the constrained conditions required to avoid any risk of sample dispersion, the flux and the sample environment are optimized to obtain a very good signal-to-noise ratio, allowing the detection of small plutonium aggregates in an aqueous phase. The structure of the well defined hexanuclear cluster has been confirmed by EXAFS measurements in solution and correlated with SAXS data processing and modelling. An iterative comparison of classical fit models (Guinier or sphere form factor) with the experimental results allowed a better interpretation of the SAXS signal that will be relevant for future work under environmentally relevant conditions.
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- Thomas Dumas
- CEA, DES, ISEC, DMRC, Univ Montpellier, Marcoule, France
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- ICSM, CEA, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bagnols sur Cèze, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L’Orme des Merisiers Saint Aubin, BP 48, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- ICSM, CEA, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bagnols sur Cèze, France
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- ICSM, CEA, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bagnols sur Cèze, France
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Wacker JN, Ditter AS, Cary SK, Murray AV, Bertke JA, Seidler GT, Kozimor SA, Knope KE. Reactivity of a Chloride Decorated, Mixed Valent Ce III/IV38-Oxo Cluster. Inorg Chem 2021; 61:193-205. [PMID: 34914366 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A cerium-oxo nanocluster capped by chloride ligands, [CeIV38-nCeIIInO56-(n+1)(OH)n+1Cl51(H2O)11]10- (n = 1-24), has been isolated from acidic chloride solutions by using potassium counterions. The crystal structure was elucidated using single crystal X-ray diffraction. At the center of the cluster is a {Ce14} core that exhibits the same fluorite-type structure as bulk CeO2, with eight-coordinate Ce sites bridged by tetrahedral oxo anions. The {Ce14} is further surrounded by a peripheral shell of six tetranuclear {Ce4} subunits that are located on each of the faces of the core to yield the {Ce38} cluster. The surface of the cluster is capped by 51 bridging/terminal chloride ligands and 11 water molecules; the anionic cluster is charge balanced by potassium counterions that exist in the outer coordination sphere. While assignment of the Ce oxidation state by bond valence summation was ambiguous, Ce L3-edge X-ray absorption, X-ray photoelectron, and UV-vis-NIR absorption results were consistent with a CeIII/CeIV cluster. Systematic changes in the XANES and UV-vis-NIR absorption spectra over time pointed to reactivity of the cluster upon exposure to air. These changes were examined using single crystal X-ray diffraction, and a clear single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation was captured; an overall loss of surface-bound chlorides and water molecules as well as new μ2-OH sites was observed on the cluster surface. This work provides a rare snapshot of metal oxide cluster reactivity. The results may hold implications for understanding the physical and chemical properties of ceria nanoparticles and provide insight into the behavior of other metal-oxo clusters of significant technological and environmental interest.
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- Jennifer N Wacker
- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States.,Department of Physics, University of Washington, Box 351560, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Box 351560, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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Zhang Y, Jiang Y, Qiu Y, Zhang H. Rational Design of Nonbonded Point Charge Models for Highly Charged Metal Cations with Lennard-Jones 12-6 Potential. J Chem Inf Model 2021; 61:4613-4629. [PMID: 34467756 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Here, we developed nonbonded point charge models using a simple Lennard-Jones (LJ) 12-6 potential for highly charged metal cations (18 trivalent and 6 tetravalent ions) for use with 11 water models of TIP3P, OPC3, SPC/E, SPC/Eb, TIP3P-FB, a99SB-disp, TIP4P-Ew, OPC, TIP4P/2005, TIP4P-D, and TIP4P-FB. The designed models simultaneously reproduce the hydration free energy (HFE) and ion-oxygen distance (IOD) in the first hydration shell with an error within 1 kcal/mol and 0.01 Å on average, respectively, and yield reasonable coordination numbers for most cations. Such performance is equivalent to the previously reported point charge models using a more complex 12-6-4 LJ-type potential, while the LJ R parameters of our models are much close to Shannon's revised effective ion radii than that of the 12-6-4 models. Our designed models overestimate the diffusion constants of several trivalent ions by 5-68%. The performance in predicting osmotic coefficients of trivalent chlorides in aqueous solution depends on the salt type. A calibration of cation-anion interacting LJ parameters reproduces the experimental osmotic coefficients of an AlCl3 solution at 0.2-3.0 mol/L. The effectiveness of our new models is further demonstrated by simulating a metalloprotein system with four force field/water combinations. This work facilitates accurate modeling of metal-containing systems by a variety of force fields and water models in aqueous solution.
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- Yongguang Zhang
- Department of Biological Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biological Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China
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- Department of Biological Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China
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Corbey JF, Sweet LE, Sinkov SI, Reilly DD, Parker CM, Lonergan JM, Johnson TJ. Quantitative Microstructural Characterization of Plutonium Oxalate Auto‐Degradation and Evidence for PuO
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Nanocrystal Formation. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jordan F. Corbey
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland, WA 99352 USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland, WA 99352 USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland, WA 99352 USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland, WA 99352 USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland, WA 99352 USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland, WA 99352 USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland, WA 99352 USA
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Cot-Auriol M, Virot M, Micheau C, Dumas T, Le Goff X, Den Auwer C, Diat O, Moisy P, Nikitenko SI. Ultrasonically assisted conversion of uranium trioxide into uranium(vi) intrinsic colloids. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:11498-11511. [PMID: 34346448 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01609a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Under oxidizing conditions, the corrosion of spent nuclear fuel may lead to the leaching of radionuclides including soluble uranyl-based species. The speciation of the generated chemical forms is complex and the related potential formation of colloidal species appears surprisingly poorly reported in the literature. Their formation could however contribute significantly to the mobility of radionuclides in the environment. A better knowledge in the speciation and reactivity of these species appears particularly relevant. This study describes the preparation and characterization of intrinsic uranium(vi) colloids from amorphous and crystalline UO3 in pure water assisted by 20 kHz ultrasound. In the presence of carbon monoxide preventing the sonochemical formation of hydrogen peroxide, ultrasonic treatment boosts the conversion of UO3 powder into (meta-)schoepite precipitates and yields very stable and notably concentrated uranium(vi) nanoparticles in the liquid phase. Using HR-TEM, SAXS and XAS techniques, we confirmed that the colloidal suspension is composed of quasi-spherical nanoparticles measuring ca. 3.8 ± 0.3 nm and exhibiting a schoepite-like crystallographic structure. The proposed method demonstrates the possible formation of environmentally relevant U(vi) colloidal nanoparticles appearing particularly interesting for the preparation of reference systems in the absence of added ions and capping agents.
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Shi Y, Zhou W, Wang J, Xian D, Tan Z, Du L, Li X, Pan D, Chen Z, Wu W, Liu C. Effect of pH on the formation of U(VI) colloidal particles in a natural groundwater. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07591-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rzhevskaia AV, Romanchuk AY, Vlasova IE, Semenkova AS, Trigub AL, Svetogorov RD, Yapaskurt VO, Paretskov EN, Kalmykov SN. Partitioning of uranium in contaminated bottom sediments: The meaning of fractionation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2021; 229-230:106539. [PMID: 33493873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Sequential extraction tests were used to study partitioning of U in the bottom sediments of two reservoirs that have been used for the temporary storage of nuclear waste at the "Mining and Chemical Combine" (Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia). Various sequential extraction protocols were applied to the bottom sediment samples and the results compared with those obtained for laboratory-prepared simulated samples with different speciation and partitioning, e.g., U(VI) sorbed onto various inorganic minerals and organic matter, as well as uranium oxides. The distributions of uranium in fractions extracted from simulated and actual contaminated samples were compared to shed light on the speciation of U in the bottom sediments. X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy were also used to analyze the partitioning of U in contaminated sediments. We also compared the results obtained using the spectroscopic and microscopic techniques, as well as sequential extraction.
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- FSUE "Mining and Chemical Combine", Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia; National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia
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Dumpala RMR, Sahu M, Nagar BK, Raut VV, Raje NH, Rawat N, Subbiah J, Saxena MK, Tomar BS. Accountancy for intrinsic colloids on thorium solubility: The fractionation of soluble species and the characterization of solubility limiting phase. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 269:129327. [PMID: 33385674 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The extensive hydrolysis of tetravalent actinides leads to polynuclear formations through oxygen bridging facilitating the formation of colloids as end products. The pH, ionic strength has phenomenal effects on Thorium colloids formation. The quantitative estimation of colloids facilitates the fraction of soluble fraction into ionic, polymeric and colloidal forms of thorium. The colloids accountability and precipitate characterization explains the discrepancies in estimated solubility limits. The supernatants of long equilibrated (∼3 years) saturated thorium solution under various pH (5- 11) and ionic strengths (0-3 M NaClO4) were analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) and Ion Chromatography (IC) to determine total and ionic thorium respectively. Laser Induced Breakdown Detection (LIBD) was employed to determine the colloid size and concentrations. The precipitates were characterized by calorimetry and XRD to determine the solubility limiting phase. The results of pH, IC, ICP-MS, and LIBD measurements on the aged thorium samples are discussed with regard to the mechanism of the formation of thorium colloids. The results revealed the formation of colloids having particle size (10-40 nm) at concentrations (109-1011 particles/mL). The colloids accountancy resulted in estimated solubility products to 2-4 orders lower than their inclusion as soluble thorium. The soluble thorium was fractionated quantitatively into ionic, polymeric and colloidal forms of thorium. The precipitates formed are found to be semi amorphous.
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- Rama Mohana Rao Dumpala
- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, 400094, India.
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, 400094, India; Radioanalytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Radioanalytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Radioanalytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Analytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Radioanalytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Radioanalytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, 400094, India
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Traxler L, Wollenberg A, Steinhauser G, Chyzhevskyi I, Dubchak S, Großmann S, Günther A, Gupta DK, Iwannek KH, Kirieiev S, Lehmann F, Schulz W, Walther C, Raff J, Kothe E. Survival of the basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune in soil under hostile environmental conditions in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:124002. [PMID: 33265035 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Radioactive contamination resulting from major nuclear accidents presents harsh environmental conditions. Inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone, even more than 30 years after the accident, the resulting contamination levels still does not allow land-use or human dwellings. To study the potential of basidiomycete fungi to survive the conditions, a field trial was set up 5 km south-south-west of the destroyed reactor unit. A model basidiomycete, the lignicolous fungus Schizophyllum commune, was inoculated and survival in the soil could be verified. Indeed, one year after inoculation, the fungus was still observed using DNA-dependent techniques. Growth led to spread at a high rate, with approximately 8 mm per day. This shows that also white-rot basidiomycetes can survive the harsh conditions in soil inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone. The unadapted fungal strain showed the ability to grow and thrive in the contaminated soil where both stress from radiation and heavy metals were present.
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- Lea Traxler
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Microbiology, Neugasse 25, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- State Specialized Enterprise "Ecocentre" (SSE "Ecocentre"), 6 Shkilna Street, Kyiv region, Chornobyl, 07270, Ukraine
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- State Ecological Academy of Postgraduate Education and Management (SEAPGEM), 35 Vasylia Lypkivskoho Street, Kyiv City 03035, Ukraine
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- VKTA - Strahlenschutz, Analytik & Entsorgung Rossendorf e.V., Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- State Specialized Enterprise "Ecocentre" (SSE "Ecocentre"), 6 Shkilna Street, Kyiv region, Chornobyl, 07270, Ukraine
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Chemnitzer Str. 40, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Microbiology, Neugasse 25, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Amidani L, Vaughan GBM, Plakhova TV, Romanchuk AY, Gerber E, Svetogorov R, Weiss S, Joly Y, Kalmykov SN, Kvashnina KO. The Application of HEXS and HERFD XANES for Accurate Structural Characterisation of Actinide Nanomaterials: The Case of ThO 2. Chemistry 2021; 27:252-263. [PMID: 32956492 PMCID: PMC7839789 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The structural characterisation of actinide nanoparticles (NPs) is of primary importance and hard to achieve, especially for non-homogeneous samples with NPs less than 3 nm. By combining high-energy X-ray scattering (HEXS) and high-energy-resolution fluorescence-detected X-ray absorption near-edge structure (HERFD XANES) analysis, we have characterised for the first time both the short- and medium-range order of ThO2 NPs obtained by chemical precipitation. By using this methodology, a novel insight into the structures of NPs at different stages of their formation has been achieved. The pair distribution function revealed a high concentration of ThO2 small units similar to thorium hexamer clusters mixed with 1 nm ThO2 NPs in the initial steps of formation. Drying the precipitates at around 150 °C promoted the recrystallisation of the smallest units into more thermodynamically stable ThO2 NPs. HERFD XANES analysis at the thorium M4 edge, a direct probe for f states, showed variations that we have correlated with the breakdown of the local symmetry around the thorium atoms, which most likely concerns surface atoms. Together, HEXS and HERFD XANES are a powerful methodology for investigating actinide NPs and their formation mechanism.
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- Lucia Amidani
- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRFThe European SynchrotronCS4022038043Grenoble Cedex 9France
- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), PO Box 51011901314DresdenGermany
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- Department of ChemistryLomonosov Moscow State University119991MoscowRussia
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRFThe European SynchrotronCS4022038043Grenoble Cedex 9France
- Department of ChemistryLomonosov Moscow State University119991MoscowRussia
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- National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”123182MoscowRussia
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- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), PO Box 51011901314DresdenGermany
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- CNRS, Grenoble INPInstitut NéelUniversité Grenoble Alpes38042GrenobleFrance
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- Department of ChemistryLomonosov Moscow State University119991MoscowRussia
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRFThe European SynchrotronCS4022038043Grenoble Cedex 9France
- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), PO Box 51011901314DresdenGermany
- Department of ChemistryLomonosov Moscow State University119991MoscowRussia
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Cha W, Kim HK, Cho H, Cho HR, Jung EC, Lee SY. Studies of aqueous U(iv) equilibrium and nanoparticle formation kinetics using spectrophotometric reaction modeling analysis. RSC Adv 2020; 10:36723-36733. [PMID: 35517939 PMCID: PMC9057037 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05352j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Hydrolysis of tetravalent uranium (U(iv)) and U(iv)-nanoparticle formation kinetics were examined over a wide range of temperatures using spectrophotometric reaction modeling analysis. The characteristic absorption bands representing U4+, U(OH)3+, and a proposed oxohydroxo species were newly identified in the UV region (190–300 nm). Dynamic absorption band changes in the UV and visible regions (360–800 nm) were explored to reevaluate the binary ion interaction coefficients for U(iv) ions and the thermodynamic constants of the primary hydrolysis reaction, including complexation constants, enthalpy, and entropy. No further hydrolysis equilibrium beyond the formation of U(OH)3+ was identified. Instead, an irreversible transformation of U(iv) ions to U(iv)-nanoparticles (NPs) was found to occur exclusively via the formation of a new intermediate species possessing characteristic absorption bands. The kinetic analysis, based on a two-step, pseudo-first-order reaction model, revealed that the rate of the initial step producing the intermediates is highly temperature-dependent with the measured kinetic energy barrier of ∼188 kJ mol−1. With additional experimental evidence, we conclude that the intermediates are oligomeric oxohydroxo U(iv) species occurring from the condensation of U(iv) ions and simultaneously participating in the nucleation and growth process of UO2(cr)-NPs. The primary hydrolysis equilibrium of U4+ and the kinetics of U(iv)-nanoparticle formation were investigated by using spectrophotometric reaction modeling analysis and the spectral data collected in the UV and visible regions.![]()
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- Wansik Cha
- Nuclear Chemistry Research Laboratory, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute 989-111 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34057 Republic of Korea
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- Nuclear Chemistry Research Laboratory, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute 989-111 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34057 Republic of Korea
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- Nuclear Chemistry Research Laboratory, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute 989-111 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34057 Republic of Korea
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- Nuclear Chemistry Research Laboratory, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute 989-111 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34057 Republic of Korea
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- Nuclear Chemistry Research Laboratory, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute 989-111 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34057 Republic of Korea
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- Radioactive Waste Management Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute 989-111 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34057 Republic of Korea
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Straub MD, Arnold J, Fessenden J, Kiplinger JL. Recent Advances in Nuclear Forensic Chemistry. Anal Chem 2020; 93:3-22. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Mark D. Straub
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chemistry Division, Mailstop J-514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, XTD Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chemistry Division, Mailstop J-514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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Murray AV, Vanagas NA, Wacker JN, Bertke JA, Knope KE. From Isolated Molecular Complexes to Extended Networks: Synthesis and Characterization of Thorium Furanmono‐ and Dicarboxylates. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Aphra V. Murray
- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37 and O Streets NW Washington D.C. 20057 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37 and O Streets NW Washington D.C. 20057 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37 and O Streets NW Washington D.C. 20057 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37 and O Streets NW Washington D.C. 20057 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37 and O Streets NW Washington D.C. 20057 USA
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- Josef T. Boronski
- Department of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road M13 9PL Manchester UK
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- Department of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road M13 9PL Manchester UK
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Bonato L, Virot M, Dumas T, Mesbah A, Dalodière E, Dieste Blanco O, Wiss T, Le Goff X, Odorico M, Prieur D, Rossberg A, Venault L, Dacheux N, Moisy P, Nikitenko SI. Probing the local structure of nanoscale actinide oxides: a comparison between PuO 2 and ThO 2 nanoparticles rules out PuO 2+x hypothesis. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:214-224. [PMID: 36134012 PMCID: PMC9418969 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00662a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Actinide research at the nanoscale is gaining fundamental interest due to environmental and industrial issues. The knowledge of the local structure and speciation of actinide nanoparticles, which possibly exhibit specific physico-chemical properties in comparison to bulk materials, would help in a better and reliable description of their behaviour and reactivity. Herein, the synthesis and relevant characterization of PuO2 and ThO2 nanoparticles displayed as dispersed colloids, nanopowders, or nanostructured oxide powders allow to establish a clear relationship between the size of the nanocrystals constituting these oxides and their corresponding An(iv) local structure investigated by EXAFS spectroscopy. Particularly, the first oxygen shell of the probed An(iv) evidences an analogous behaviour for both Pu and Th oxides. This observation suggests that the often observed and controversial splitting of the Pu-O shell on the Fourier transformed EXAFS signal of the PuO2 samples is attributed to a local structural disorder driven by a nanoparticle surface effect rather than to the presence of PuO2+x species.
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- Laura Bonato
- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM Marcoule France
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- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM Marcoule France
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- CEA, DEN, DMRC, Univ Montpellier Marcoule France
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- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM Marcoule France
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU) Postfach 2340 76125 Karlsruhe Germany
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU) Postfach 2340 76125 Karlsruhe Germany
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- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM Marcoule France
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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Fallon CM, Bower WR, Lyon IC, Livens FR, Thompson P, Higginson M, Collins J, Heath SL, Law GTW. Isotopic and Compositional Variations in Single Nuclear Fuel Pellet Particles Analyzed by Nanoscale Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:296-303. [PMID: 31956776 PMCID: PMC6964264 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The Collaborative Materials Exercise (CMX) is organized by the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group, with the aim of advancing the analytical capabilities of the participating organizations and providing feedback on the best approaches to a nuclear forensic investigation. Here, model nuclear fuel materials from the 5th CMX iteration were analyzed using a NanoSIMS 50L (CAMECA) in order to examine inhomogeneities in the 235U/238U ratio and trace element abundance within individual, micrometer scale particles. Two fuel pellets were manufactured for the exercise and labelled CMX-5A and CMX-5B. These pellets were created using different processing techniques, but both had a target enrichment value of 235U/238U = 0.01. Particles from these pellets were isolated for isotopic and trace element analysis. Fifteen CMX-5A particles and 20 CMX-5B particles were analyzed, with both sample types displaying inhomogeneities in the U isotopic composition at a sub-micrometer scale within individual particles. Typical particle diameters were ∼1.5 to 41 μm for CMX-5A and ∼1 to 61 μm for CMX-5B. The CMX-5A particles were shown to be more isotopically homogeneous, with a mean 235U/238U atom ratio of 0.0130 ± 0.0066. The CMX-5B particles showed a predominantly depleted mean 235U/238U atom ratio of 0.0063 ± 0.0094, which is significantly different to the target enrichment value of the pellet and highlights the potential variation of 235U/238U in U fuel pellets at the micrometer scale. This study details the successful application of the NanoSIMS 50L in a mock nuclear forensic investigation by optimizing high-resolution imaging for uranium isotopics.
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- Connaugh M. Fallon
- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth
and Environmental Sciences and Photon Science Institute, School of Natural
Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth
and Environmental Sciences and Photon Science Institute, School of Natural
Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Radiochemistry
Unit, Department of Chemistry, The University
of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth
and Environmental Sciences and Photon Science Institute, School of Natural
Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth
and Environmental Sciences and Photon Science Institute, School of Natural
Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Atomic
Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston RG7 4PR, United Kingdom
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- Atomic
Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston RG7 4PR, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth
and Environmental Sciences and Photon Science Institute, School of Natural
Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth
and Environmental Sciences and Photon Science Institute, School of Natural
Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Radiochemistry
Unit, Department of Chemistry, The University
of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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Aguirre NF, Jung J, Yang P. Unraveling the structural stability and the electronic structure of ThO 2 clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:18614-18621. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00478b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Unraveling the correlations between the geometry, the relative energy and the electronic structure of actinide oxide nanostructures is crucial for a better control of their size, shape and properties.
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- Theoretical Division
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Los Alamos
- USA
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- Theoretical Division
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Los Alamos
- USA
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Zhang J, Tian Q, Li Q, Henderson MJ, Tuo X, Yan M, Almásy L. Small-angle scattering model analysis of cage-like uranyl peroxide nanoparticles. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bower WR, Morris K, Livens FR, Mosselmans JFW, Fallon CM, Fuller AJ, Natrajan L, Boothman C, Lloyd JR, Utsunomiya S, Grolimund D, Ferreira Sanchez D, Jilbert T, Parker J, Neill TS, Law GTW. Metaschoepite Dissolution in Sediment Column Systems-Implications for Uranium Speciation and Transport. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:9915-9925. [PMID: 31317743 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Metaschoepite is commonly found in U-contaminated environments and metaschoepite-bearing wastes may be managed via shallow or deep disposal. Understanding metaschoepite dissolution and tracking the fate of any liberated U is thus important. Here, discrete horizons of metaschoepite (UO3·nH2O) particles were emplaced in flowing sediment/groundwater columns representative of the UK Sellafield Ltd. site. The column systems either remained oxic or became anoxic due to electron donor additions, and the columns were sacrificed after 6- and 12-months for analysis. Solution chemistry, extractions, and bulk and micro/nano-focus X-ray spectroscopies were used to track changes in U distribution and behavior. In the oxic columns, U migration was extensive, with UO22+ identified in effluents after 6-months of reaction using fluorescence spectroscopy. Unusually, in the electron-donor amended columns, during microbially mediated sulfate reduction, significant amounts of UO2-like colloids (>60% of the added U) were found in the effluents using TEM. XAS analysis of the U remaining associated with the reduced sediments confirmed the presence of trace U(VI), noncrystalline U(IV), and biogenic UO2, with UO2 becoming more dominant with time. This study highlights the potential for U(IV) colloid production from U(VI) solids under reducing conditions and the complexity of U biogeochemistry in dynamic systems.
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- William R Bower
- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, School of Chemistry , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
- Radiochemistry Unit, Department of Chemistry , The University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland , 00014
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- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, School of Chemistry , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, School of Chemistry , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
- Radiochemistry Unit, Department of Chemistry , The University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland , 00014
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, School of Chemistry , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, School of Chemistry , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
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- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
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- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
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- Kyushu University , Department of Chemistry , 744 Motooka , Nishi-ku , Fukuoka Japan , 819-0395
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- Swiss Light Source , Paul Scherrer Institute , Villigen , Switzerland , 5232
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- Ecosystems and Environmental Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences , The University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland , 00014
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- Diamond Light Source , Harwell Science and Innovation Campus , Didcot , U.K. , OX11 0DE
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- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, School of Chemistry , The University of Manchester , Manchester , U.K. , M13 9PL
- Radiochemistry Unit, Department of Chemistry , The University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland , 00014
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Zhang L, Xiong P, Zhang H, Chen L, Xu J, Wu H, Qin Z. Graphene Oxide Carburization Enhanced Ionization Efficiency for TIMS Isotope Ratio Analysis of Uranium at Trace Level. Anal Chem 2019; 91:7215-7225. [PMID: 31082218 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b00543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Isotope analysis of trace uranium is important in nuclear safeguards and nuclear forensics, which requires the analytical methodologies with high sensitivity, accuracy, and precision. As one of the most powerful techniques in isotopic measurement, thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) usually suffers from its relatively low sensitivity in ultratrace measurements. To overcome this limitation, we have developed a new filament carburization technique for TIMS, with graphene oxide (GO) as the ionization enhancer. A high and steady ionization efficiency of ∼0.2% for uranium was achieved in single-filament mode, which was 10× the classical double-filament method. With total evaporation (TE) measurements, this method was validated with certified reference materials (CRMs) at the picogram level, and the relative uncertainties for n(235U)/ n(238U) were as low as the ∼1% level. The enhancement mechanism of GO's promoting effect on uranium ionization was attributed to the uniform microstructure facilitating energy transfer and formation of carbides. This approach provides an alternative simple and rapid method for trace uranium isotope analysis with high sensitivity and excellent repeatability. Filament carburization and uranium loading could be accomplished within 10 min. This technique has great advantage in analysis of trace uranium isotope ratios and can be applied in the researches of environmental analysis and nuclear forensics.
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- Ling Zhang
- Institute of Materials , China Academy of Engineering Physics , Mianyang , 621900 , China
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- Institute of Materials , China Academy of Engineering Physics , Mianyang , 621900 , China
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- Institute of Materials , China Academy of Engineering Physics , Mianyang , 621900 , China
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- Institute of Materials , China Academy of Engineering Physics , Mianyang , 621900 , China
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- Institute of Materials , China Academy of Engineering Physics , Mianyang , 621900 , China
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- Institute of Materials , China Academy of Engineering Physics , Mianyang , 621900 , China
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- Institute of Materials , China Academy of Engineering Physics , Mianyang , 621900 , China
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Steinhauser G. Environmental nuclear forensics: the need for a new scientific discipline. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:16901-16903. [PMID: 31049856 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04877-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Georg Steinhauser
- Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany.
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Sadergaski LR, Said M, Hixon AE. Calcium-Facilitated Aggregation and Precipitation of the Uranyl Peroxide Nanocluster U 60 in the Presence of Na-Montmorillonite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:4922-4930. [PMID: 30920204 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The unique and diverse features of uranyl peroxide nanoclusters may contribute to the enhanced mobility of uranium in the environment. This study examines the sorption of the uranyl peroxide nanocluster [UO2(O2)(OH)]6060- (U60) to Na-montmorillonite (SWy-2), plagioclase (anorthite), and quartz (SiO2) as a function of time, U60 concentration, and mineral concentration. SWy-2 was studied in both its untreated form as well as after two different pretreatments, denoted as partially treated SWy-2 and fully treated SWy-2. U60 was removed (∼99%) from solution in the presence of untreated and partially treated SWy-2. However, U60 was not removed from suspensions containing anorthite, quartz, or fully treated SWy-2, even after several months. The removal of U60 from suspensions containing untreated SWy-2 is promoted in part by the exchange of Li+ counter-ions, normally weakly associated with U60 in solution, for Ca2+ ions naturally present in the clay. In solution, Ca2+ ions induce the aggregation of nanoclusters, which precipitate on the surface of SWy-2. Ca-rich U60 aggregates associated with SWy-2 were identified and characterized by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. This research enhances our understanding of the molecular-scale processes controlling U60 behavior at the mineral-water interface.
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- Luke R Sadergaski
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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Götzke L, Schaper G, März J, Kaden P, Huittinen N, Stumpf T, Kammerlander KK, Brunner E, Hahn P, Mehnert A, Kersting B, Henle T, Lindoy LF, Zanoni G, Weigand JJ. Coordination chemistry of f-block metal ions with ligands bearing bio-relevant functional groups. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Singh J, Yadav D, Singh JD. En Route Activity of Hydration Water Allied with Uranyl (UO 22+) Salts Amid Complexation Reactions with an Organothio-Based (O, N, S) Donor Base. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:4972-4978. [PMID: 30950271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study provides en route activity of hydration water allied with uranyl salts amid complexation reactions with a donor species L bearing O, N, and S (phenolic, -OH; imine, -HC═N-; and thio-, -S-) donor functionalities. The UO22+/L reaction encounters a series of hydrolytic steps with hydration water released from uranyl salts during the complexation processes. Primarily, the coordinated [L(-HC=N)(OH)(-HC=N) → UO2(NO3)2/(OAc)2] species formed during the complexation process undergoes partial hydrolysis of the coordinated ligand resulting in the isolation of an aldehyde coordinated uranyl species [L(-HC=N)(OH)(-HC=O) → UO2(NO3)2/(OAc)2]. The influence of hydration water continued as the reaction further proceeded to the next stage resulting in alteration of the aldehyde coordinated uranyl species [L(-HC=N)(OH)(-HC=O) → UO2(NO3)2/(OAc)2] to an oxidized carboxy coordinated uranyl species [L(-HC=N) (OH){-C(═O)O} → (NO3)/(OAc)]2 without the use of any external oxidizing agents. These studies are of particular significance as they allow one to realize the adventitious role of hydration water released from commonly used uranyl salts during their reaction with organic donor substrates in nonaqueous medium. These results also form an experimental basis to understand the critical behavior of UO22+ ion activity (as oxidizing, reducing, or catalytic) relevant in many chemical, biological, and environmental processes.
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- Jagriti Singh
- Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) , Hauz Khas , New Delhi 110 016 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) , Hauz Khas , New Delhi 110 016 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) , Hauz Khas , New Delhi 110 016 , India
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Amidani L, Plakhova TV, Romanchuk AY, Gerber E, Weiss S, Efimenko A, Sahle CJ, Butorin SM, Kalmykov SN, Kvashnina KO. Understanding the size effects on the electronic structure of ThO2 nanoparticles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:10635-10643. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01283d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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High-resolution XANES spectra of small ThO2 nanoparticles show the signature of the more exposed Th atoms at the surface.
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- Lucia Amidani
- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF – The European Synchrotron
- CS40220
- 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9
- France
- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
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- Department of Chemistry
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF – The European Synchrotron
- CS40220
- 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9
- France
- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01314 Dresden
- Germany
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- ESRF – The European Synchrotron
- CS40220
- 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9
- France
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- Molecular and Condensed Matter Physics
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Uppsala University
- Uppsala
- Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF – The European Synchrotron
- CS40220
- 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9
- France
- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
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Schöne S, März J, Stumpf T, Ikeda-Ohno A. Mixed-valent neptunium oligomer complexes based on cation–cation interactions. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:6700-6703. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01056d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Mixing Np(iv) and Np(v) (as neptunyl(v)) results in the formation of tri- and tetranuclear oligomer complexes based on cation–cation interactions (CCIs), indicating the potential of CCIs to expand the oligomer/cluster chemistry of actinides.
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- Sebastian Schöne
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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Hixon AE, Powell BA. Plutonium environmental chemistry: mechanisms for the surface-mediated reduction of Pu(v/vi). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2018; 20:1306-1322. [PMID: 30251720 DOI: 10.1039/c7em00369b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In recent decades, interest in plutonium mobility has increased significantly due to the need of the United States, as well as other nations, to deal with commercial spent nuclear fuel, nuclear weapons disarmament, and the remediation of locations contaminated by nuclear weapons testing and production. Although there is a global consensus that geologic disposal is the safest existing approach to dealing with spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste, only a few nations are moving towards implementing a geologic repository due to technical and political barriers. Understanding the factors that affect the mobility of plutonium in the subsurface environment is critical to support the development of such repositories. The importance of redox chemistry in determining plutonium mobility cannot be understated. While Pu(iv) is generally assumed to be immobile in the subsurface environment due to sorption or precipitation, Pu(v) tends to be mobile due to its relatively low effective charge and weak complex formation. This review highlights one particularly important aspect of plutonium behaviour at the mineral-water interface-the concept of surface-mediated reduction, which describes the reduction of plutonium on a mineral surface. It provides a conceptual model for and evidence supporting or refuting each proposed mechanism for surface-mediated reduction including (i) radiolysis at the mineral surface, (ii) electron transfer via ferrous iron or manganese in the mineral structure, (iii) electron shuttling due to the semiconducting properties of the mineral, (iv) disproportionation of Pu(v), (v) facilitation by proton exchange sites, (vi) stabilisation of Pu(iv) due to the increased concentration gradient within the electrical double layer, and (vii) a Nernstian favourability of Pu(iv) surface complexes and colloids. It also provides new perspectives on future research directions.
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- Amy E Hixon
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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Sadergaski LR, Hixon AE. Kinetics of Uranyl Peroxide Nanocluster (U 60) Sorption to Goethite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:9818-9826. [PMID: 30062873 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The unique properties of uranium-based nanomaterials may significantly impact our current understanding of the fate and transport of U(VI) in environmental systems. Sorption of the uranyl peroxide nanocluster [(UO2)(O2)(OH)]6060- (U60) to goethite (α-FeOOH) was studied using batch sorption experiments as a function of U60 concentration (0.5-2 g·L-1), mineral concentration (100-500 m2·L-1), and pH (8-10). The resulting rate law describing U60 interactions with goethite at pH 9 was R = - krxn[U60]0.29±0.02[goethite]1.2±0.1 where krxn = (6.7 ± 2.0) × 10-4 (g·L-1)0.71±0.02(m2·L-1)-1.2±0.1(day-1). The largest fraction of U60 removed from solution was at pH 8, which is below the isoelectric point of the goethite used in this study. Site density calculations suggest that U60 may exist on the goethite surface at a center-to-center distance of 5.4-6.5 nm, depending upon pH, which mirrors the center-to-center distance observed in the aqueous phase near the U60 solubility limit. At pH 10, approximately 20% uranium was desorbed within 3 days. Analysis of the reacted mineral surface using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the presence of a single U(VI) species on the mineral surface, and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry revealed that U60 remains intact during the sorption and desorption processes. These results demonstrate that the behavior of U60 at the goethite-water interface is similar to that of discrete U(VI) but is governed by different sorption mechanisms and reaction kinetics, which has the potential to alter our current understanding of the fate and transport of uranium species in the environment.
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- Luke R Sadergaski
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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Carter KP, Surbella RG, Kalaj M, Cahill CL. Restricted Speciation and Supramolecular Assembly in the 5f Block. Chemistry 2018; 24:12747-12756. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Korey P. Carter
- Department of Chemistry The George Washington University 800 22nd Street NW Washington, DC 20052 USA
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- Department of Chemistry The George Washington University 800 22nd Street NW Washington, DC 20052 USA
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Department of Chemistry The George Washington University 800 22nd Street NW Washington, DC 20052 USA
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- Department of Chemistry The George Washington University 800 22nd Street NW Washington, DC 20052 USA
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Martin NP, Volkringer C, Henry N, Trivelli X, Stoclet G, Ikeda-Ohno A, Loiseau T. Formation of a new type of uranium(iv) poly-oxo cluster {U 38} based on a controlled release of water via esterification reaction. Chem Sci 2018; 9:5021-5032. [PMID: 29938031 PMCID: PMC5994743 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc00752g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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A new strategy for the synthesis of large poly-oxo clusters bearing 38 tetravalent uranium atoms {U38} has been developed by controlling the water release from the esterification reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. The molecular entity [U38O56Cl40(H2O)2(ipa)20]·(ipa) x (ipa = isopropanol) was crystallized from the solvothermal reaction of a mixture of UCl4 and benzoic acid in isopropanol at temperature ranging from 70 to 130 °C. Its crystal structure reveals the molecular assembly of the UO2 fluorite-like inner core {U14} with oxo groups bridging the uranium centers. The {U14} core is further surrounded by six tetrameric sub-units of {U4} to form the {U38} cluster. Its surface is decorated by either bridging- and terminal chloride anions or terminal isopropanol molecules. Another synthesis using the same reactant mixture at room temperature resulted in the crystallization of a discrete dinuclear complex [U2Cl4(bz)4(ipa)4]·(ipa)0.5 (bz = benzoate), in which each uranium center is coordinated by two chlorine atoms, four oxygen atoms from carboxylate groups and two additional oxygen atoms from isopropanol. The slow production of water released from the esterification of isopropanol allows the formation of the giant cluster with oxo bridges linking the uranium atoms at a temperature above 70 °C, whereas no such oxo groups are present in the dinuclear complex formed at room temperature. The kinetics of {U38} crystallization as well as the ester formation are analyzed and discussed. SAXS experiments indicate that the {U38} species are not dominant in the supernatant, but hexanuclear entities which are closely related to the [U6O8] type are formed.
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- Nicolas P Martin
- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) , UMR CNRS 8181 , Université de Lille , ENSCL , Bat C7, BP 90108 , 59000 Lille , France . ; ; Tel: +33 3 20 434 122
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- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) , UMR CNRS 8181 , Université de Lille , ENSCL , Bat C7, BP 90108 , 59000 Lille , France . ; ; Tel: +33 3 20 434 122
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) , 1 rue Descartes , 756231 Paris Cedex 05 , France
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- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) , UMR CNRS 8181 , Université de Lille , ENSCL , Bat C7, BP 90108 , 59000 Lille , France . ; ; Tel: +33 3 20 434 122
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- Université de Lille , CNRS , UMR 8576 , UGSF , Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle , F-59000 , France
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- Unité Matériaux Et Transformations (UMET) , UMR CNRS 8207 , Université de Lille Nord de France , USTL-ENSCL , Bat C7, BP 90108 , 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq , France
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Institute of Resource Ecology , Bautzner Landstrasse 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) , UMR CNRS 8181 , Université de Lille , ENSCL , Bat C7, BP 90108 , 59000 Lille , France . ; ; Tel: +33 3 20 434 122
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Klepov VV, Felder JB, zur Loye HC. Synthetic Strategies for the Synthesis of Ternary Uranium(IV) and Thorium(IV) Fluorides. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:5597-5606. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Vladislav V. Klepov
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Vitova T, Pidchenko I, Fellhauer D, Pruessmann T, Bahl S, Dardenne K, Yokosawa T, Schimmelpfennig B, Altmaier M, Denecke M, Rothe J, Geckeis H. Exploring the electronic structure and speciation of aqueous and colloidal Pu with high energy resolution XANES and computations. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:12824-12827. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc06889e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pu L3 HR-XANES fingerprints loss of inversion symmetry: rising pre-edge (d,e), shorter A–B distance (d,e), split Pu d-DOS (e).
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Martin NP, März J, Feuchter H, Duval S, Roussel P, Henry N, Ikeda-Ohno A, Loiseau T, Volkringer C. Synthesis and structural characterization of the first neptunium based metal–organic frameworks incorporating {Np6O8} hexanuclear clusters. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:6979-6982. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03121e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis of the first transuranium Metal–Organic Frameworks (TRU-MOFs) is reported here.
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- N. P. Martin
- Université de Lille
- Centrale Lille
- ENSCL
- Univ. Artois
- UMR CNRS 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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- Université de Lille
- Centrale Lille
- ENSCL
- Univ. Artois
- UMR CNRS 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide
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- Université de Lille
- Centrale Lille
- ENSCL
- Univ. Artois
- UMR CNRS 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide
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- Université de Lille
- Centrale Lille
- ENSCL
- Univ. Artois
- UMR CNRS 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide
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- Université de Lille
- Centrale Lille
- ENSCL
- Univ. Artois
- UMR CNRS 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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- Université de Lille
- Centrale Lille
- ENSCL
- Univ. Artois
- UMR CNRS 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide
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- Université de Lille
- Centrale Lille
- ENSCL
- Univ. Artois
- UMR CNRS 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide
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Martin NP, Volkringer C, Roussel P, März J, Hennig C, Loiseau T, Ikeda-Ohno A. {Np38} clusters: the missing link in the largest poly-oxo cluster series of tetravalent actinides. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:10060-10063. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03744b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The poly-oxo clusters of neptunium, {Np38}, fill the gap in the largest poly-oxo cluster series of tetravalent actinides.
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- Nicolas P. Martin
- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS)
- UMR, CNRS 8181
- Université de Lille
- École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille Centrale Lille
- Université Artois
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- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS)
- UMR, CNRS 8181
- Université de Lille
- École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille Centrale Lille
- Université Artois
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- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS)
- UMR, CNRS 8181
- Université de Lille
- École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille Centrale Lille
- Université Artois
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- Dresden 01328
- Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- Dresden 01328
- Germany
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- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS)
- UMR, CNRS 8181
- Université de Lille
- École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille Centrale Lille
- Université Artois
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- Dresden 01328
- Germany
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Masters-Waage NK, Morris K, Lloyd JR, Shaw S, Mosselmans JFW, Boothman C, Bots P, Rizoulis A, Livens FR, Law GTW. Impacts of Repeated Redox Cycling on Technetium Mobility in the Environment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:14301-14310. [PMID: 29144125 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Technetium is a problematic contaminant at nuclear sites and little is known about how repeated microbiologically mediated redox cycling impacts its fate in the environment. We explore this question in sediments representative of the Sellafield Ltd. site, UK, over multiple reduction and oxidation cycles spanning ∼1.5 years. We found the amount of Tc remobilised from the sediment into solution significantly decreased after repeated redox cycles. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) confirmed that sediment bound Tc was present as hydrous TcO2-like chains throughout experimentation and that Tc's increased resistance to remobilization (via reoxidation to soluble TcO4-) resulted from both shortening of TcO2 chains during redox cycling and association of Tc(IV) with Fe phases in the sediment. We also observed that Tc(IV) remaining in solution during bioreduction was likely associated with colloidal magnetite nanoparticles. These findings highlight crucial links between Tc and Fe biogeochemical cycles that have significant implications for Tc's long-term environmental mobility, especially under ephemeral redox conditions.
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- Nicholas K Masters-Waage
- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester , M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester , M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester , M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester , M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester , M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd ., Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester , M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester , M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester , M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester , M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Research, School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester , M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Dolgopolova EA, Ejegbavwo OA, Martin CR, Smith MD, Setyawan W, Karakalos SG, Henager CH, zur Loye HC, Shustova NB. Multifaceted Modularity: A Key for Stepwise Building of Hierarchical Complexity in Actinide Metal–Organic Frameworks. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:16852-16861. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b09496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Ekaterina A. Dolgopolova
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- College
of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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