Sulfur donating extractants for the separation of trivalent actinides and lanthanides

NP Bessen, JA Jackson, MP Jensen… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effective separation of trivalent actinides and lanthanides is capable of reducing the
long term radiation hazard associated with used nuclear fuel. This class of separation …

Polyoxometalates as ligands to synthesize, isolate and characterize compounds of rare isotopes on the microgram scale

I Colliard, JRI Lee, CA Colla, HE Mason, AM Sawvel… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
The synthesis and study of radioactive compounds are both inherently limited by their
toxicity, cost and isotope scarcity. Traditional methods using small inorganic or organic …

Hydrophilic chelators for aqueous reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel

Y Wang, KM Shield, RJ Abergel - Separation & Purification …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Significant improvements in aqueous reprocessing are a key need in closing the future
nuclear fuel cycle and addressing concerns with past industrial reprocessing technologies …

Toward stable zinc-ion batteries: use of a chelate electrolyte additive for uniform zinc deposition

K ** chelators that combine high affinity and selectivity for lanthanides and/or
actinides is paramount for numerous industries, including rare earths mining, nuclear waste …

Multiple bonding in lanthanides and actinides: Direct comparison of covalency in thorium (IV)-and cerium (IV)-imido complexes

T Cheisson, KD Kersey, N Mahieu… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A series of thorium (IV)-imido complexes was synthesized and characterized. Extensive
experimental and computational comparisons with the isostructural cerium (IV)-imido …

Implementing f-block metal ions in medicine: tuning the size selectivity of expanded macrocycles

NA Thiele, JJ Woods, JJ Wilson - Inorganic Chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
The f-block elements, which comprise both the lanthanide and actinide series, possess
interesting spectroscopic, magnetic, and nuclear properties that make them uniquely suited …

Capturing an elusive but critical element: Natural protein enables actinium chemistry

GJP Deblonde, JA Mattocks, Z Dong, PT Wooddy… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Actinium-based therapies could revolutionize cancer medicine but remain tantalizing due to
the difficulties in studying and limited knowledge of Ac chemistry. Current efforts focus on …

Structural and spectroscopic characterization of an einsteinium complex

KP Carter, KM Shield, KF Smith, ZR Jones, JN Wacker… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The transplutonium elements (atomic numbers 95–103) are a group of metals that lie at the
edge of the periodic table. As a result, the patterns and trends used to predict and control the …

On the importance of configuration search to the predictivity of lanthanide selectivity

TJ Summers, MG Taylor, LJ Augustine, J Janssen… - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
The lanthanide elements are crucial components in numerous technologies, yet their
industrial production through liquid–liquid extraction continues to be economically and …