A review of environmental aspect of rare earth element extraction processes and solution purification techniques

D Talan, Q Huang - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are vital for the technology, military, and defense industries.
They have been recognized as critical due to potential scarcity, supply constraints, and lack …

A review on recent developments of anion exchange membranes for fuel cells and redox flow batteries

S Maurya, SH Shin, Y Kim, SH Moon - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Cation exchange membranes (CEMs) have attracted tremendous attention in
electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems owing to their high proton …

Achieving high photo/thermocatalytic product selectivity and conversion via thorium clusters with switchable functional ligands

Q Niu, Q Huang, TY Yu, J Liu, JW Shi… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Structural exploration and functional application of thorium clusters are still very rare on
account of their difficult synthesis caused by the susceptible hydrolysis of thorium element. In …

Hydrated metal ions in aqueous solution: How regular are their structures?

I Persson - Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2010 - degruyter.com
The hydration reaction is defined as the transfer of an ion or neutral chemical species from
the gaseous phase into water, M n+(g)→ M n+(aq). In this process, water molecules bind to …

Solution and solid-state structural chemistry of actinide hydrates and their hydrolysis and condensation products

KE Knope, L Soderholm - Chemical Reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Solution and Solid-State Structural Chemistry of Actinide Hydrates and Their Hydrolysis and
Condensation Products | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN CAS Find my …

Radiochemistry: a hot field with opportunities for cool chemistry

GD Bowden, PJH Scott, E Boros - ACS Central Science, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of diagnostic and therapeutic
radiopharmaceuticals and concurrent miniaturization of particle accelerators leading to …

A β-ray irradiation resistant MOF-based trap for efficient capture of Th (IV) ion

X Chen, X Liu, S Xiao, W Xue, X Zhao… - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficient capture of radionuclides from aqueous solution is highly essential for environment
safety and resource recycling, but still faces large challenge. In this study, a stable aluminum …

Thorium (IV) molecular clusters with a hexanuclear Th core

KE Knope, RE Wilson, M Vasiliu, DA Dixon… - Inorganic …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Three polynuclear thorium (IV) molecular complexes have been synthesized under ambient
conditions from reactions of an amorphous Th precipitate, obtained via hydrolysis, with …

Structures of hydrated metal ions in solid state and aqueous solution

I Persson - Liquids, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review article summarizes the reported crystallographically determined structures of
compounds containing a hydrated metal ion and the reported structures of hydrated metal …

Exploring actinide materials through synchrotron radiation techniques

WQ Shi, LY Yuan, CZ Wang, L Wang, L Mei… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Synchrotron radiation (SR) based techniques have been utilized with increasing frequency
in the past decade to explore the brilliant and challenging sciences of actinide‐based …