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Xie X, Shi M, Zhou X, Li X, Jiang G, Du J. Adsorption and diffusion of actinyls on the basal gibbsite (001) surface: a theoretical perspective. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:29680-29689. [PMID: 37882627 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04088g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Actinides are an important component of nuclear fuel for nuclear power and affect human health, and a key process in the transport of radionuclides in the environment is adsorption on mineral surfaces. In this work, we have used density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the microscopic adsorption and diffusion mechanisms of actinyls, U(V), U(VI), Np(V), Np(VI) Pu(V), and Pu(VI), on the gibbsite (001) surface. Actinyls(VI) are attached to the gibbsite surface through two An-Os bonds, which results in a bidentate inner sphere mode, while actinyls(V) favor a monodentate inner sphere adsorption mode with the gibbsite (001) surface. The solvent effects were considered through an explicit water cluster model. All the actinyls studied can be efficiently adsorbed on the gibbsite (001) surface with binding energies ranging from -113.9 kJ mol-1 to -341.2 kJ mol-1. Electronic structure analyses indicate that the cooperation of the An-Os bonds and hydrogen bonds leads to high adsorption stability of the actinyls with the gibbsite surface. The diffusion barriers of the actinyls on the gibbsite surface were determined, and the high energy barriers indicate that this type of gas-phase diffusion process is not likely to take place.
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- Xingyu Xie
- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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Elucidation of the structures of aluminate ions during the dissolution of gibbsite in choline and verification of hydrated ion model. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Seeger ZL, Kobayashi R, Izgorodina EI. Cluster approach to the prediction of thermodynamic and transport properties of ionic liquids. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:193832. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5009791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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- Zoe L. Seeger
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, 17 Rainforest Walk, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Australian National University, Leonard Huxley Building 56, Mills Road, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Lan JH, Chai ZF, Shi WQ. A combined DFT and molecular dynamics study of U(VI)/calcite interaction in aqueous solution. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2017; 62:1064-1073. [PMID: 36659333 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2017.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Here we present a combined DFT and molecular dynamics study of uranyl (U(VI)) interaction mechanisms with the calcite (104) surface in aqueous solution. The roles of three anion ligands (CO32-, HCO3-, OH-) and solvation effect in U(VI) interaction with calcite have been evaluated. According to our calculations, water adsorbed on the calcite (104) surface prefers to exist in molecular state rather than dissociative state. Energy analysis indicate that the positively charged uranyl species prefers to form surface complexes on the surface, while neutral uranyl species may bind with the surface via both surface complexing and ion exchange reactions of U(VI)→Ca(II). In contrast, the negatively charged uranyl species prefer to interact with the surface via ion exchange reactions of U(VI)→Ca(II), and the one with UO2(CO3)2(H2O)2- as the reactant becomes the most favorable one in energy. We also found that uranyl adsorption increases the hydrophilicability of the (104) surface to different extents, where the UO2(CO3)3Ca2 species contributes to the largest degree of energy changes (-53kcal/mol). Our calculations proved that the (104) surface also has the ability to immobilize U(VI) via either surface complexing or ion exchange mechanisms under different pH values.
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- Jian-Hui Lan
- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; School of Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Makkos E, Kerridge A, Austin J, Kaltsoyannis N. Ionic adsorption on the brucite (0001) surface: A periodic electrostatic embedded cluster method study. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:204708. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4968035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Eszter Makkos
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
- Department of Chemistry, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
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- National Nuclear Laboratory, Chadwick House, Birchwood Park, Warrington WA3 6AE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Li X, Li H, Yang G. Promoting the Adsorption of Metal Ions on Kaolinite by Defect Sites: A Molecular Dynamics Study. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14377. [PMID: 26403873 PMCID: PMC4585903 DOI: 10.1038/srep14377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Defect sites exist abundantly in minerals and play a crucial role for a variety of important processes. Here molecular dynamics simulations are used to comprehensively investigate the adsorption behaviors, stabilities and mechanisms of metal ions on defective minerals, considering different ionic concentrations, defect sizes and contents. Outer-sphere adsorbed Pb2+ ions predominate for all models (regular and defective), while inner-sphere Na+ ions, which exist sporadically only at concentrated solutions for regular models, govern the adsorption for all defective models. Adsorption quantities and stabilities of metal ions on kaolinite are fundamentally promoted by defect sites, thus explaining the experimental observations. Defect sites improve the stabilities of both inner- and outer-sphere adsorption, and (quasi) inner-sphere Pb2+ ions emerge only at defect sites that reinforce the interactions. Adsorption configurations are greatly altered by defect sites but respond weakly by changing defect sizes or contents. Both adsorption quantities and stabilities are enhanced by increasing defect sizes or contents, while ionic concentrations mainly affect adsorption quantities. We also find that adsorption of metal ions and anions can be promoted by each other and proceeds in a collaborative mechanism. Results thus obtained are beneficial to comprehend related processes for all types of minerals.
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- Xiong Li
- College of Resources and Environment &Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment &Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment &Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Kerisit S, Liu C. Molecular dynamics simulations of uranyl and uranyl carbonate adsorption at aluminosilicate surfaces. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:3899-3907. [PMID: 24580048 DOI: 10.1021/es405387c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Adsorption at mineral surfaces is a critical factor controlling the mobility of uranium(VI) in aqueous environments. Therefore, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to investigate uranyl(VI) adsorption onto two neutral aluminosilicate surfaces, namely, the orthoclase (001) surface and the octahedral aluminum sheet of the kaolinite (001) surface. Although uranyl preferentially adsorbs as a bidentate inner-sphere complex on both surfaces, the free energy of adsorption on the orthoclase surface (-15 kcal mol(-1)) is significantly more favorable than that at the kaolinite surface (-3 kcal mol(-1)), which is attributed to differences in surface functional groups and the ability of the orthoclase surface to release a surface potassium ion upon uranyl adsorption. The structures of the adsorbed complexes compare favorably with X-ray absorption spectroscopy results. Simulations of the adsorption of uranyl complexes with up to three carbonate ligands revealed that uranyl complexes coordinated to up to two carbonate ions are stable on the orthoclase surface whereas uranyl carbonate surface complexes are unfavored at the kaolinite surface. Combining the MD-derived equilibrium adsorption constants for orthoclase with aqueous equilibrium constants for uranyl carbonate species indicates the presence of adsorbed uranium complexes with one or two carbonates under alkaline conditions, in support of current uranium(VI) surface complexation models.
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- Sebastien Kerisit
- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Kerisit S, Liu C. Structure, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics of the Aqueous Uranyl(VI) Cation. J Phys Chem A 2013; 117:6421-32. [DOI: 10.1021/jp404594p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Sebastien Kerisit
- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
99352, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
99352, United States
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