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Title: Biological, biomolecular, and bio-inspired strategies for detection, extraction, and separations of lanthanides and actinides

Abstract

This review surveys cellular and biomolecular methods to harvest f-block elements, emphasizing how recent characterization of lanthanide-utilizing bacteria is being translated into technologies to extract, separate, and sense these valuable elements.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1675011
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Chemical Society Reviews
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Chemical Society Reviews Journal Volume: 49 Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-0012
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Mattocks, Joseph A., and Cotruvo, Joseph A.. Biological, biomolecular, and bio-inspired strategies for detection, extraction, and separations of lanthanides and actinides. United Kingdom: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1039/D0CS00653J.
Mattocks, Joseph A., & Cotruvo, Joseph A.. Biological, biomolecular, and bio-inspired strategies for detection, extraction, and separations of lanthanides and actinides. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CS00653J
Mattocks, Joseph A., and Cotruvo, Joseph A.. Mon . "Biological, biomolecular, and bio-inspired strategies for detection, extraction, and separations of lanthanides and actinides". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CS00653J.
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abstractNote = {This review surveys cellular and biomolecular methods to harvest f-block elements, emphasizing how recent characterization of lanthanide-utilizing bacteria is being translated into technologies to extract, separate, and sense these valuable elements.},
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