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Ligands For Complexation, Extraction, And Sensing Of Mercury(Ii) For Application To High-Level Waste (Hlw) At The Savannah River Site (Srs), Adenike O. Fasiku
Ligands For Complexation, Extraction, And Sensing Of Mercury(Ii) For Application To High-Level Waste (Hlw) At The Savannah River Site (Srs), Adenike O. Fasiku
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Mercury (Hg) separation and sensing is of high significance due to Hg(II) environmental mobility and toxicity. Furthermore, the use of Hg in nuclear applications has resulted in its accumulation in several DOE sites, such as in Oak Ridge and Savannah River reservations. Organic mercury species have been found in low activity waste (LAW) streams resulting from high-level waste (HLW) processing at the Savannah River Site (SRS), therefore posing a threat to humans and the environment. Mercury, being a soft Lewis acid, has a strong affinity for softer Lewis bases, such as S- or N-donor ligands. Therefore, we focus on …
Lanthanide Interactions With Ligands And Biomolecules: Spectroscopic And Extraction Studies, Setareh Sakhdari
Lanthanide Interactions With Ligands And Biomolecules: Spectroscopic And Extraction Studies, Setareh Sakhdari
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Lanthanides (Ln), also known as rare earth metals, have been utilized for industrial and biological purposes and are commonly encountered in the 3+ oxidation state as Ln3+. The presence of Ln in spent nuclear fuel introduces problems during the transmutation and partitioning of actinides (An) due to the Ln high neutron cross-sections. Therefore, designing ligands for Ln3+ complexation, can be helpful for their separation from An3+ in nuclear technology. Also, the biomimetic roles of Ln3+ could be suitable for studying the biological macromolecules, such as the Ca2+-binding EF-hand proteins that are otherwise inaccessible …
Uranium Fate And Mineral Transformations Upon Remediation With Ammonia (Nh3) Gas, Silvina A. Di Pietro
Uranium Fate And Mineral Transformations Upon Remediation With Ammonia (Nh3) Gas, Silvina A. Di Pietro
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The fission of uranium (U) for plutonium production was a major activity at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hanford Site in Washington State during World War II and Cold War. This endeavor resulted in the generation of over two million liters of high-level radioactive waste, most of which still remains in 177 underground storage tanks. Due to the improper storage and aging of these tanks in addition to other waste releases across the Site, approximately 200,000 kg of U have been released into the vadose zone. The objective of this study was to determine whether the application of the …