Speciation and ammonia-induced precipitation of neptunium and uranium ions

G Leinders, B Acevedo, F Jutier, G Colak… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The pH evolution and corresponding changes in the UV–Vis–NIR absorption spectra of
oxygenated neptunium (NpO2+ and NpO22+) and uranyl ions (UO22+) in nitric acid are …

Improved doping and densification of uranium oxide microspheres using starch as pore former

G Colak, G Leinders, J Vleugels, R Delville… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
A hybrid route combining internal gelation and a single-step infiltration was investigated to
prepare U 1-y Nd y O 2-x sintered microspheres as a surrogate for U 1-y Am y O 2-x …

Structural incorporation of lanthanides (La, Eu, and Lu) into U3O8 as a function of the ionic radius

SK Potts, P Kegler, G Modolo, S Hammerich… - MRS Advances, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The International Atomic Energy Agency implements safeguard measures to verify
the compliance of Member States to their international legal obligations using nuclear …

Cation-heterogeneity in internally gelated U1-zCezO2-x, 0.15≤ z≤ 0.3 microspheres

S Uygur, R Delville, C Schreinemachers… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Internal gelation of aqueous mixtures of metal (M= Ln, An) nitrate with Uranyl Nitrate is
generally assumed to yield cation homogeneity and a fluorite type single phase U 1-z M z O …

Infiltration of porous uranium oxide microspheres prepared by internal gelation

G Colak, G Leinders, R Delville, F Jutier… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Process conditions for the fabrication of porous uranium oxide microspheres prepared via
internal gelation were assessed. To improve conditions for the application of infiltration …

Ammonium Polyuranates: Old Dog, New Structural Tricks

E Gerber, AD Krot, VV Chernyshev, AL Trigub… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The crystal structure of ammonium polyuranates x UO 3· y NH 3· z H 2 O has been
investigated. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) has been employed to define single-phase …

Fabrication of americium containing transmutation targets

G Colak, G Leinders, N Vanhove, T Mai… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
An innovative, dust-free method for producing (U, Am) O 2-x targets without the generation of
Am-contaminated liquid waste has been successfully demonstrated in the Fuel Materials …

Fabrication of Nd-and Ce-doped uranium dioxide microspheres via internal gelation

C Schreinemachers, G Leinders, G Modolo… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
The sol-gel route via internal gelation was applied for the production of Nd-and Ce-doped
uranium dioxide microspheres. Trivalent and tetravalent Ce precursors were used and the …

[HTML][HTML] Low-Temperature Chlorination-Roasting–Acid-Leaching Uranium Process of Uranium Tailings: Comparison Between Microwave Roasting and Conventional …

J Hu, J Song, T Hu, L Zhang, Y Wang, F Zou - Processes, 2025 - mdpi.com
A new and efficient low-temperature chlorination-roasting–acid-leaching uranium process
was proposed to solve the problems of low leaching efficiency, since the leaching residue …

[HTML][HTML] Uranium Recovery from Uranium Tailings Using the Low-Temperature Chlorination Roasting and Nitric Acid Leaching Process

J Hu, J Song, T Hu, L Zhang, Y Wang, F Zou - Minerals, 2024 - mdpi.com
To address the problems of low leaching efficiency and the fact that the uranium content in
leaching residue is higher than the emission standard in the traditional nitric acid leaching …