Selective electrochemical capture and release of uranyl from aqueous alkali, lanthanide, and actinide mixtures using redox-switchable carboranes
Megan Keener, Maxwell Mattejat, Shao‐Liang Zheng, Guang Wu, Trevor W. Hayton, Gabriel Ménard
Abstract
Redox-switchable carboranes electrochemically capture and release UO 2 2+ selectively from mixed metal aqueous solutions, mimicking in part spent nuclear fuel.
Topics & Concepts
ActinideUranylLanthanideAlkali metalElectrochemistryAqueous solutionChemistryInorganic chemistryRedoxPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeIonRadioactive element chemistry and processingChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications