Direct Electrodeposition of UO2 from Uranyl Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Dissolved in 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Room Temperature Ionic Liquid System

Freiderich, John W.; Wanigasekara, Eranda P.; Sun, Xiao-Guang; Meisner, Roberta Ann; Meyer, III, Harry M.; Luo, Huimin; Delmau, Laetitia Helene; Dai, Sheng; Moyer, Bruce A

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.187

Title: Direct Electrodeposition of UO2 from Uranyl Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Dissolved in 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Room Temperature Ionic Liquid System

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Our study demonstrates a direct electrodeposition of UO₂ at a Pt cathode from a solution of uranyl bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide [UO₂(NTf₂)₂)] in a bulk room-temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (EMIM⁺NTf₂^–). Cyclic voltammetry (CV) studies revealed two reduction waves corresponding to the conversion of uranium(VI) to uranium(IV), and a mechanism for the overall electroreduction is proposed. A controlled-potential experiment was performed, holding the reduction potential at–1.0 V for 24 h to obtain a brown-black deposit of UO₂ on the Pt cathode. The Faradaic efficiency of the reduction process was determined to be >80%. The UO₂deposit was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

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Freiderich, John W. ^[1]; Wanigasekara, Eranda P. ^[1]; Sun, Xiao-Guang ^[1]; Meisner, Roberta Ann ^[2]; Meyer, III, Harry M. ^[2]; Luo, Huimin ^[3]; Delmau, Laetitia Helene ^[1]; Dai, Sheng ^[1]; Moyer, Bruce A ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science and Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Energy and Transportation Science Division

Publication Date:: Mon Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2013

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Shared Research Equipment Collaborative Research Center

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies (NE-5); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1115345

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Electrochimica Acta

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 118; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4686

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Uranium Dioxide; Ionic Liquids; Electrodeposition

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                    Freiderich, John W., Wanigasekara, Eranda P., Sun, Xiao-Guang, Meisner, Roberta Ann, Meyer, III, Harry M., Luo, Huimin, Delmau, Laetitia Helene, Dai, Sheng, and Moyer, Bruce A. Direct Electrodeposition of UO2 from Uranyl Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Dissolved in 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Room Temperature Ionic Liquid System.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Freiderich, John W., Wanigasekara, Eranda P., Sun, Xiao-Guang, Meisner, Roberta Ann, Meyer, III, Harry M., Luo, Huimin, Delmau, Laetitia Helene, Dai, Sheng, & Moyer, Bruce A. Direct Electrodeposition of UO2 from Uranyl Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Dissolved in 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Room Temperature Ionic Liquid System.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.187

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                    Freiderich, John W., Wanigasekara, Eranda P., Sun, Xiao-Guang, Meisner, Roberta Ann, Meyer, III, Harry M., Luo, Huimin, Delmau, Laetitia Helene, Dai, Sheng, and Moyer, Bruce A. Mon .  
"Direct Electrodeposition of UO2 from Uranyl Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Dissolved in 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Room Temperature Ionic Liquid System".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.187.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1115345.

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  title        = {Direct Electrodeposition of UO2 from Uranyl Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Dissolved in 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Room Temperature Ionic Liquid System},

  author       = {Freiderich, John W. and Wanigasekara, Eranda P. and Sun, Xiao-Guang and Meisner, Roberta Ann and Meyer, III, Harry M. and Luo, Huimin and Delmau, Laetitia Helene and Dai, Sheng and Moyer, Bruce A},

  abstractNote = {Our study demonstrates a direct electrodeposition of UO2 at a Pt cathode from a solution of uranyl bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide [UO2(NTf2)2)] in a bulk room-temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (EMIM+NTf2–). Cyclic voltammetry (CV) studies revealed two reduction waves corresponding to the conversion of uranium(VI) to uranium(IV), and a mechanism for the overall electroreduction is proposed. A controlled-potential experiment was performed, holding the reduction potential at–1.0 V for 24 h to obtain a brown-black deposit of UO2 on the Pt cathode. The Faradaic efficiency of the reduction process was determined to be >80%. The UO2deposit was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.187},

  journal      = {Electrochimica Acta},

  number       = ,

  volume       = 118,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2013},

  month        = {Mon Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2013}

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