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Title: Complexation of Actinides in Solution: Thermodynamic Measurementsand Structural Characterization

Abstract

This paper presents a brief introduction of the studies of actinide complexation in solution at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. An integrated approach of thermodynamic measurements and structural characterization is taken to obtain fundamental understanding of actinide complexation in solution that is of importance in predicting the behavior of actinides in separation processes and environmental transport.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Director. Office of Science. Basic EnergySciences
OSTI Identifier:
923018
Report Number(s):
LBNL-62537
R&D Project: 403006; BnR: KC0302030; TRN: US200804%%845
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: NUCAR 2007, Vadodara, India, Feb 14-17,2007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37; ACTINIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THERMODYNAMICS

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Rao, L. Complexation of Actinides in Solution: Thermodynamic Measurementsand Structural Characterization. United States: N. p., 2007. Web.
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