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Actinide heterobimetallic oxides (Th, U). Reduction studies

Abstract

In our laboratories we have been studying the synthesis and reactivity of binary actinide and lanthanide intermetallic compounds. In this work, the air-oxidation of ThCu{sub 2} and AnNi{sub 2} (An = Th, U) was followed by thermogravimetry (TG) and the products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). The heterobimetallic oxides obtained are described by the formulas 2MO.ThO{sub 2} (M = Cu, Ni) and 2NiO.UO{sub 3}. The thermogravimetric analysis under hydrogen of these heterobimetallic oxides show one mass loss for 2MO.ThO{sub 2} and two mass losses for 2NiO.UO{sub 3} over a wide range of temperature (293-1273K). The characterization by XRD shows that the reduction products are 2M.ThO{sub 2} (M = Cu, Ni) and 2Ni.UO{sub 2}, with all the actinides in the 4+ oxidation state. The actinide heterobimetallic oxides were described as copper or nickel supported catalysts.
Authors:
Branco, Joaquim; Jesus Dias, Catarina de; Pereira Goncalves, Antonio; Almeida Gasche, Teresa; Pires de Matos, Antonio [1] 
  1. Departamento de Quimica, Instituto Tecnologico e Nuclear, Estrada Nacional 10, 2686-953 Sacavem (Portugal)
Publication Date:
Oct 01, 2004
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Thermochimica Acta; Journal Volume: 420; Journal Issue: 1-2; Other Information: PBD: 1 Oct 2004
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; BINARY ALLOY SYSTEMS; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; COPPER; NICKEL; NICKEL OXIDES; SHELL-UOP COPPER OXIDE PROCESS; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; TEMPERATURE RANGE 1000-4000 K; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC ACTIVITY; THORIUM; URANIUM
OSTI ID:
20620510
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0040-6031; THACAS; TRN: NL05C0015064160
Submitting Site:
NLN
Size:
page(s) 169-173
Announcement Date:
Aug 28, 2005

Citation Formats

Branco, Joaquim, Jesus Dias, Catarina de, Pereira Goncalves, Antonio, Almeida Gasche, Teresa, and Pires de Matos, Antonio. Actinide heterobimetallic oxides (Th, U). Reduction studies. Netherlands: N. p., 2004. Web. doi:10.1016/j.tca.2003.11.060.
Branco, Joaquim, Jesus Dias, Catarina de, Pereira Goncalves, Antonio, Almeida Gasche, Teresa, & Pires de Matos, Antonio. Actinide heterobimetallic oxides (Th, U). Reduction studies. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2003.11.060
Branco, Joaquim, Jesus Dias, Catarina de, Pereira Goncalves, Antonio, Almeida Gasche, Teresa, and Pires de Matos, Antonio. 2004. "Actinide heterobimetallic oxides (Th, U). Reduction studies." Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2003.11.060.
@misc{etde_20620510,
title = {Actinide heterobimetallic oxides (Th, U). Reduction studies}
author = {Branco, Joaquim, Jesus Dias, Catarina de, Pereira Goncalves, Antonio, Almeida Gasche, Teresa, and Pires de Matos, Antonio}
abstractNote = {In our laboratories we have been studying the synthesis and reactivity of binary actinide and lanthanide intermetallic compounds. In this work, the air-oxidation of ThCu{sub 2} and AnNi{sub 2} (An = Th, U) was followed by thermogravimetry (TG) and the products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). The heterobimetallic oxides obtained are described by the formulas 2MO.ThO{sub 2} (M = Cu, Ni) and 2NiO.UO{sub 3}. The thermogravimetric analysis under hydrogen of these heterobimetallic oxides show one mass loss for 2MO.ThO{sub 2} and two mass losses for 2NiO.UO{sub 3} over a wide range of temperature (293-1273K). The characterization by XRD shows that the reduction products are 2M.ThO{sub 2} (M = Cu, Ni) and 2Ni.UO{sub 2}, with all the actinides in the 4+ oxidation state. The actinide heterobimetallic oxides were described as copper or nickel supported catalysts.}
doi = {10.1016/j.tca.2003.11.060}
journal = []
issue = {1-2}
volume = {420}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {2004}
month = {Oct}
}