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Vasylyeva H, Mironyuk I, Strilchuk M, Mayer K, Dallas L, Tryshyn V, Maliuk I, Hryhorenko M, Zhukov O, Savka K. Age dating of liquid 90Sr- 90Y sources. Appl Radiat Isot 2023; 200:110906. [PMID: 37451148 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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In the context of age dating of 90Sr, the selective adsorption of zirconium ions from the mixture with strontium and yttrium by adsorbents based on TiO2 with a chemically modified surface was investigated. The general features of the separation process of strontium, yttrium, and zirconium in batch conditions were determined. Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to analyze the initial and residual concentrations of the studied cations. Separation of 90Zr and 90Sr from a liquid source containing 90Sr-90Y using adsorbents based on TiO2 was performed for the first time. The ratio of 90Zr/90Sr was measured, and the age of liquid 90Sr-90Y sources was determined. In addition, we studied the age dating of 90Sr-90Y sources using a combination of liquid-scintillation counting of 90Sr and ICP-MS measurement. The results of both methods - the method of age-dating with the chemical separation of isotopes and the combination of LSC and ICP-MS analysis - agree very well and thus serve for cross-validation. Moreover, the combination of the two methods increases the confidence in the age-dating results of 90Sr-90Y sources.
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- Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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Wang J, Ghosh DB, Zhang Z. Computational Materials Design for Ceramic Nuclear Waste Forms Using Machine Learning, First-Principles Calculations, and Kinetics Rate Theory. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:4985. [PMID: 37512262 PMCID: PMC10383080 DOI: 10.3390/ma16144985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Ceramic waste forms are designed to immobilize radionuclides for permanent disposal in geological repositories. One of the principal criteria for the effective incorporation of waste elements is their compatibility with the host material. In terms of performance under environmental conditions, the resistance of the waste forms to degradation over long periods of time is a critical concern when they are exposed to natural environments. Due to their unique crystallographic features and behavior in nature environment as exemplified by their natural analogues, ceramic waste forms are capable of incorporating problematic nuclear waste elements while showing promising chemical durability in aqueous environments. Recent studies of apatite- and hollandite-structured waste forms demonstrated an approach that can predict the compositions of ceramic waste forms and their long-term dissolution rate by a combination of computational techniques including machine learning, first-principles thermodynamics calculations, and modeling using kinetic rate equations based on critical laboratory experiments. By integrating the predictions of elemental incorporation and degradation kinetics in a holistic framework, the approach could be promising for the design of advanced ceramic waste forms with optimized incorporation capacity and environmental degradation performance. Such an approach could provide a path for accelerated ceramic waste form development and performance prediction for problematic nuclear waste elements.
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- Jianwei Wang
- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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Mironyuk I, Kaglyan A, Vasylyeva H, Mykytyn I, Gudkov D, Turovska L. Investigation of the chemical and radiation stability of titanium dioxide with surface arsenate groups during 90Sr adsorption. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2022; 251-252:106974. [PMID: 35961101 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.106974] [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: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The chemical and radiation stability of titanium dioxide with surface arsenate groups during 90Sr adsorption has been studied. The oxalate technique has been used to obtain a solution containing 90Sr from the objects of the aquatic environment of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. The dependence of the strontium adsorption on the acidity of the solution and the initial activity of the solution (Bq per mL) has been shown. SEM, XRF, and EDS spectroscopy confirm the chemical resistance of 4As-TiO2 during regeneration. According to the study with 90Sr, the decrease in the adsorption capacity of 4As-TiO2 during regeneration is associated with incomplete leaching of strontium from 4As-TiO2 micropores. Using an electron accelerator, the radiation resistance of titanium dioxide with surface arsenate groups to β- -particles with an energy of 1 MeV has been studied. The invariability of the elemental composition and adsorption properties of 4As-TiO2 at irradiation doses of 5·107Sv testifies to the high radiation resistance of 4As-TiO2. The result obtained indicates the promise of 4As-TiO2 for improving radiochemical methods.
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- I Mironyuk
- Department of Chemistry, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
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- Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine.
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- Department of Chemistry, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Medical and Biological Physics, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
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Vasylyeva H, Mironyuk I, Strilchuk M, Maliuk I, Mykytyn I, Tryshyn V. A new way to ensure selective zirconium ion adsorption. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/ract-2021-1083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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This work studies the adsorption of zirconium ions by mesoporous titanium dioxide with surface arsenate groups. Experimental maximal adsorption values of zirconium ions were found to be 109.6 mg/g in neutral medium. This process depends on the interaction time, the equilibrium concentration of zirconium ions, and the acidity of the solution. Adsorption kinetics fit well into the kinetic model based on the pseudo-second-order equation (R
2 = 0.9984). Equilibrium adsorption of zirconium ions is well described by Langmuir’s adsorption theory (R
2 = 0.9856 and χ
2 = 1.307). Although zirconium ions are less actively adsorbed from a neutral medium than strontium or yttrium ions, in the 2% nitric acid only zirconium is adsorbed out of the mixture of zirconium, strontium, and yttrium. The results obtained by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry have shown that the investigated adsorbent selectively adsorbs zirconium ions from their mixture with strontium and yttrium in the range of solution acidity pH = 0–1. The average percentage of maximum extraction of zirconium ions is 94.3 ± 2.4%, and the highest percent of zirconium ions taken up from the mixture with strontium and yttrium is ∼98.4%. Investigated titanium dioxide selectively separate 90Zr from 90Sr with the presence of 1000-fold excess of stable 88Sr in radioactive liquid β
− source. This fact is extremely valuable for the age dating of 90Sr-containing device in nuclear forensics or the determination of 90Sr in low activity background samples.
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- Hanna Vasylyeva
- Department of Theoretical Physics , Uzhgorod National University , 14 Universytets’ka Street, 88000 , Uzhgorod , Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry , Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University , 57 Shevchenko Street, 76018 , Ivano-Frankivsk , Ukraine
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- NAS of Ukraine Institute for Nuclear Research, Laboratory of Nuclear Forensics , Kyiv , Ukraine
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- NAS of Ukraine Institute for Nuclear Research, Laboratory of Nuclear Forensics , Kyiv , Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry , Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University , 57 Shevchenko Street, 76018 , Ivano-Frankivsk , Ukraine
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- NAS of Ukraine Institute for Nuclear Research, Laboratory of Nuclear Forensics , Kyiv , Ukraine
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Frankel GS, Vienna JD, Lian J, Guo X, Gin S, Kim SH, Du J, Ryan JV, Wang J, Windl W, Taylor CD, Scully JR. Recent Advances in Corrosion Science Applicable To Disposal of High-Level Nuclear Waste. Chem Rev 2021; 121:12327-12383. [PMID: 34259500 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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High-level radioactive waste is accumulating at temporary storage locations around the world and will eventually be placed in deep geological repositories. The waste forms and containers will be constructed from glass, crystalline ceramic, and metallic materials, which will eventually come into contact with water, considering that the period of performance required to allow sufficient decay of dangerous radionuclides is on the order of 105-106 years. Corrosion of the containers and waste forms in the aqueous repository environment is therefore a concern. This Review describes the recent advances of the field of materials corrosion that are relevant to fundamental materials science issues associated with the long-term performance assessment and the design of materials with improved performance, where performance is defined as resistance to aqueous corrosion. Glass, crystalline ceramics, and metals are discussed separately, and the near-field interactions of these different material classes are also briefly addressed. Finally, recommendations for future directions of study are provided.
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- Gerald S Frankel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- CEA, DE2D, University of Montpellier, Marcoule, F-30207 Bagnols sur Cèze, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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Chotkowski M, Połomski D, Czerwinski K. Potential Application of Ionic Liquids for Electrodeposition of the Material Targets for Production of Diagnostic Radioisotopes. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E5069. [PMID: 33182812 PMCID: PMC7697952 DOI: 10.3390/ma13225069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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An overview of the reported electrochemistry studies on the chemistry of the element for targets for isotope production in ionic liquids (ILs) is provided. The majority of investigations have been dedicated to two aspects of the reactive element chemistry. The first part of this review presents description of the cyclotron targets properties, especially physicochemical characterization of irradiated elements. The second part is devoted to description of the electrodeposition procedures leading to obtain elements or their alloys coatings (e.g., nickel, uranium) as the targets for cyclotron and reactor generation of the radioisotopes. This review provides an evaluation of the role ILs can have in the production of isotopes.
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- Maciej Chotkowski
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland;
- Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland;
- Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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Dezerald L, Kohanoff JJ, Correa AA, Caro A, Pellenq RJM, Ulm FJ, Saúl A. Cement As a Waste Form for Nuclear Fission Products: The Case of (90)Sr and Its Daughters. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:13676-13683. [PMID: 26513644 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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One of the main challenges faced by the nuclear industry is the long-term confinement of nuclear waste. Because it is inexpensive and easy to manufacture, cement is the material of choice to store large volumes of radioactive materials, in particular the low-level medium-lived fission products. It is therefore of utmost importance to assess the chemical and structural stability of cement containing radioactive species. Here, we use ab initio calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) to study the effects of (90)Sr insertion and decay in C-S-H (calcium-silicate-hydrate) in order to test the ability of cement to trap and hold this radioactive fission product and to investigate the consequences of its β-decay on the cement paste structure. We show that (90)Sr is stable when it substitutes the Ca(2+) ions in C-S-H, and so is its daughter nucleus (90)Y after β-decay. Interestingly, (90)Zr, daughter of (90)Y and final product in the decay sequence, is found to be unstable compared to the bulk phase of the element at zero K but stable when compared to the solvated ion in water. Therefore, cement appears as a suitable waste form for (90)Sr storage.
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- Lucile Dezerald
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- MultiScale Material Science for Energy and Environment, UMI 3466 CNRS-MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Atomistic Simulation Centre, Queen's University Belfast , Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Condensed Matter and Materials Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- MultiScale Material Science for Energy and Environment, UMI 3466 CNRS-MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Aix-Marseille University, CINaM-CNRS UMR 7325 Campus de Luminy, 13288 Marseille cedex 9, France
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- MultiScale Material Science for Energy and Environment, UMI 3466 CNRS-MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- MultiScale Material Science for Energy and Environment, UMI 3466 CNRS-MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Aix-Marseille University, CINaM-CNRS UMR 7325 Campus de Luminy, 13288 Marseille cedex 9, France
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Michalsky R, Botu V, Hargus CM, Peterson AA, Steinfeld A. Design Principles for Metal Oxide Redox Materials for Solar-Driven Isothermal Fuel Production. ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS 2015; 5:1401082. [PMID: 26855639 PMCID: PMC4730922 DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201401082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The performance of metal oxides as redox materials is limited by their oxygen conductivity and thermochemical stability. Predicting these properties from the electronic structure can support the screening of advanced metal oxides and accelerate their development for clean energy applications. Specifically, reducible metal oxide catalysts and potential redox materials for the solar-thermochemical splitting of CO2 and H2O via an isothermal redox cycle are examined. A volcano-type correlation is developed from available experimental data and density functional theory. It is found that the energy of the oxygen-vacancy formation at the most stable surfaces of TiO2, Ti2O3, Cu2O, ZnO, ZrO2, MoO3, Ag2O, CeO2, yttria-stabilized zirconia, and three perovskites scales with the Gibbs free energy of formation of the bulk oxides. Analogously, the experimental oxygen self-diffusion constants correlate with the transition-state energy of oxygen conduction. A simple descriptor is derived for rapid screening of oxygen-diffusion trends across a large set of metal oxide compositions. These general trends are rationalized with the electronic charge localized at the lattice oxygen and can be utilized to predict the surface activity, the free energy of complex bulk metal oxides, and their oxygen conductivity.
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- Ronald Michalsky
- Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich8092, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical, Materials, and Biomolecular Engineering, University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- School of Engineering, Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich8092, Zürich, Switzerland
- Solar Technology Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute5232, Villigen, Switzerland
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Yang Y, Luo S, Dong F, Chen Q, Yang M. Response of strontium titanate to electron irradiation for the immobilization of strontium. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-014-3356-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Carbon-14 decay as a source of non-canonical bases in DNA. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1840:526-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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