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Title: Controlling Actinide Hydration in Mixed Solvent Systems: Towards Tunable Solvent Systems to Close the Fuel Cycle

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1330466· OSTI ID:1330466
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  1. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

The goal of this project has been to define the extent of hydration the f-elements and other cations in mixed solvent electrolyte systems. Methanol-water and other mixed solvent systems have been studied, where the solvent dielectric constant was varied systematically. Thermodynamic and spectroscopic studies provide details concerning the energetics of complexation and other reactions of these cations. This information has also been used to advance new understanding of the behavior of these cations in a variety of systems, ranging from environmental studies, chromatographic approaches, and ionization processes for mass spectrometry.

Research Organization:
Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0004102
OSTI ID:
1330466
Report Number(s):
DOE-WSU-0004102; TRN: US1700444
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English