This review summarises the methods currently available to extract radioactive actinide
elements from solutions of spent nuclear fuel. This separation of actinides reduces the …

Separation of trivalent actinide (An) and lanthanide (Ln) elements is one of the burning
topics in the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle due to the similarity in their chemical …

A covalent chemical bond carries the connotation of overlap of atomic orbitals between
bonded atoms, leading to a buildup of the electron density in the internuclear region …

The TALSPEAK Process (Trivalent Actinide Lanthanide Separation with Phosphorus-
Reagent Extraction from Aqueous Komplexes) was originally developed at Oak Ridge …

Separation of the minor actinides (Am, Cm) from the lanthanides at an industrial scale
remains a significant technical challenge for closing the nuclear fuel cycle. To increase the …

One of the major problems of nuclear power industry is associated with large amounts of
radioactive wastes. Contemporary reprocessing technologies of spent nuclear fuel generate …

Lithium, the lightest alkali metal, has been called the “new white gold” because of its limited
availability and critical importance in arising applications in clean energy, like hybrid and …

A solvometallurgical approach for the recovery of rare-earth elements from lamp phosphor
waste was developed. The solubility of individual phosphors in different deep-eutectic …

INTRODUCTION Developing the chemistry of late actinides is hindered by the lack of
availability of isotopes, the need for specialized research facilities, and the nuclear instability …

Group separations of lanthanides from minor actinides is required in the currently
considered scenarios for closing of the nuclear fuel cycle. TALSPEAK is a well-known and …