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Title: Crystal growth methods dedicated to low solubility actinide oxalates

Abstract

Two novel crystal growth syntheses dedicated to low solubility actinide-oxalate systems and adapted to glove box handling are described. These methods based on the use of precursors of either actinide metal or oxalic acid have been optimized on lanthanide systems (analogue of actinides(III)) and then assessed on real actinide systems. They allow the synthesis of several actinide oxalate single crystals, Am{sub 2}(C{sub 2}O{sub 4}){sub 3}(H{sub 2}O){sub 3}·xH{sub 2}O, Th(C{sub 2}O{sub 4}){sub 2}·6H{sub 2}O, M{sub 2+x}[Pu{sup IV}{sub 2−x}Pu{sup III}{sub x}(C{sub 2}O{sub 4}){sub 5}]·nH{sub 2}O and M{sub 1−x}[Pu{sup III}{sub 1−x}Pu{sup IV}{sub x}(C{sub 2}O{sub 4}){sub 2}·H{sub 2}O]·nH{sub 2}O. It is the first time that these well-known compounds are formed by crystal growth methods, thus enabling direct structural studies on transuranic element systems and acquisition of basic data beyond deductions from isomorphic (or not) lanthanide compounds. Characterizations by X-ray diffraction, UV–visible solid spectroscopy, demonstrate the potentialities of these two crystal growth methods to obtain oxalate compounds. - Graphical abstract: Two new single crystal growth methods dedicated to actinide oxalate compounds. - Highlights: • Use of diester as oxalate precursor for crystal growth of actinide oxalates. • Use of actinide oxide as precursor for crystal growth of actinide oxalates. • Crystal growth of Pu(III) andmore » Am(III) oxalates. • Crystal growth of mixed Pu(III)/Pu(IV) oxalates.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [2]
  1. CEA, Nuclear Energy Division, Marcoule, RadioChemistry & Processes Department, F-30207 Bagnols sur Cèze (France)
  2. University Lille Nord de France, Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, UCCS UMR CNRS 8181, ENSCL-USTL, B.P. 90108, F-59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex (France)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22584047
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 236; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; AMERICIUM; CRYSTAL GROWTH METHODS; MONOCRYSTALS; OXALATES; OXALIC ACID; OXIDES; PLUTONIUM; RARE EARTHS; SOLIDS; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; WATER; X RADIATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Citation Formats

Tamain, C., E-mail: christelle.tamain@cea.fr, Arab-Chapelet, B., Rivenet, M., Grandjean, S., and Abraham, F. Crystal growth methods dedicated to low solubility actinide oxalates. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/J.JSSC.2015.07.045.
Tamain, C., E-mail: christelle.tamain@cea.fr, Arab-Chapelet, B., Rivenet, M., Grandjean, S., & Abraham, F. Crystal growth methods dedicated to low solubility actinide oxalates. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSSC.2015.07.045
Tamain, C., E-mail: christelle.tamain@cea.fr, Arab-Chapelet, B., Rivenet, M., Grandjean, S., and Abraham, F. 2016. "Crystal growth methods dedicated to low solubility actinide oxalates". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSSC.2015.07.045.
@article{osti_22584047,
title = {Crystal growth methods dedicated to low solubility actinide oxalates},
author = {Tamain, C., E-mail: christelle.tamain@cea.fr and Arab-Chapelet, B. and Rivenet, M. and Grandjean, S. and Abraham, F.},
abstractNote = {Two novel crystal growth syntheses dedicated to low solubility actinide-oxalate systems and adapted to glove box handling are described. These methods based on the use of precursors of either actinide metal or oxalic acid have been optimized on lanthanide systems (analogue of actinides(III)) and then assessed on real actinide systems. They allow the synthesis of several actinide oxalate single crystals, Am{sub 2}(C{sub 2}O{sub 4}){sub 3}(H{sub 2}O){sub 3}·xH{sub 2}O, Th(C{sub 2}O{sub 4}){sub 2}·6H{sub 2}O, M{sub 2+x}[Pu{sup IV}{sub 2−x}Pu{sup III}{sub x}(C{sub 2}O{sub 4}){sub 5}]·nH{sub 2}O and M{sub 1−x}[Pu{sup III}{sub 1−x}Pu{sup IV}{sub x}(C{sub 2}O{sub 4}){sub 2}·H{sub 2}O]·nH{sub 2}O. It is the first time that these well-known compounds are formed by crystal growth methods, thus enabling direct structural studies on transuranic element systems and acquisition of basic data beyond deductions from isomorphic (or not) lanthanide compounds. Characterizations by X-ray diffraction, UV–visible solid spectroscopy, demonstrate the potentialities of these two crystal growth methods to obtain oxalate compounds. - Graphical abstract: Two new single crystal growth methods dedicated to actinide oxalate compounds. - Highlights: • Use of diester as oxalate precursor for crystal growth of actinide oxalates. • Use of actinide oxide as precursor for crystal growth of actinide oxalates. • Crystal growth of Pu(III) and Am(III) oxalates. • Crystal growth of mixed Pu(III)/Pu(IV) oxalates.},
doi = {10.1016/J.JSSC.2015.07.045},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22584047}, journal = {Journal of Solid State Chemistry},
issn = {0022-4596},
number = ,
volume = 236,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}