Progress in phenanthroline-derived extractants for trivalent actinides and lanthanides separation: where to next?

X Yang, L Xu, D Fang, A Zhang, C Xiao - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) released from reactors possesses significant radioactivity, heat
release properties, and high-value radioactive nuclides. Therefore, using chemical methods …

Isolation and Purification of Actinides Using N, O-Hybrid Donor Ligands for Closing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

M Alyapyshev, V Babain, D Kirsanov - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite the fact that in the mass consciousness nuclear power is associated with increased
environmental risks, this type of energy today remains one of the cleanest, most efficient and …

Intensive emission of Eu (iii) β-diketonate complexes with arsine oxide ligands

H Shimoji, T Fujii, A Sumida, Y Kitagawa… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of luminescent lanthanide complexes hinges significantly on the judicious
combination of counter anions and neutral ligands. The hexafluoroacetylacetonate (hfa) …

Role of sulphur and oxygen in phosphine ligands in the extraction process of Am3+ over Eu3+ ions in water medium–A theoretical study

C Ebenezer, RV Solomon - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Spent nuclear fuel management, particularly the separation of minor actinides, is critical to
the continued growth of the nuclear industry and to address the global energy crisis …

Kinetic features of solvent extraction by N, O-donor ligands of f-elements: a comparative study of diamides based on 1, 10-phenanthroline and 2, 2′-bipyridine

EA Konopkina, AV Gopin, AS Pozdeev… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A variant of microfluidic setup design for the study of extraction kinetics has been proposed.
Mass transfer constants for Am (III) and Eu (III) and observed rate constants were obtained …

Computational Tools and Techniques in Designing Ligands for the Selective Separation of Actinide and Lanthanide: A Review

C Ebenezer, RV Solomon - Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The development of density functional theory (DFT) has significantly enhanced the use of
computational chemistry as a tool in the design and development of ligands for the …

Why trans and not cis?–Molecular dynamics and DFT study on selective separation of dihaloethene isomers using perethylated pillar [5] arene

S Peters, C Ebenezer, E Varathan… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The separation of mixtures of isomers is a daunting task. It is found that perethylated pillar [5]
arene can separate trans-dichloroethene from its cis isomer. This work deals with the host …

Role of H+ in Solvent Extraction of Am(III) and Eu(III) Using a Polydentate Bipyridine N-,O-Donor Ligand: Chemical Equilibrium States and Kinetic Aspects

EA Konopkina, EA Pavlova, AV Gopin… - The Journal of …, 2025 - ACS Publications
In this work, the influence of protonation on the kinetics and thermodynamics of extraction of
the Am/Eu pair using N-heterocyclic dicarboxylic acid diamide N, N′-diethyl-N, N′-bis (4 …

Theoretical investigation on the ligands constructed from phenanthroline and five-membered N-heterocyclic rings for bonding and separation properties of Am (iii) and …

S Wu, AY Li - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The ligands, derived from the combination of phenanthroline and various five-membered N-
heterocyclic rings, were subject to a comprehensive investigation for their potential in the …

Molecular structure of 2, 5, 9, 12-tetraethylbenzo [f] quinolino [3, 4-b][1, 7] naphthyridine-6, 8 (5H, 9H)-dione in gas phase from electron diffraction method supported by …

AV Belyakov, II Marochkin, AN Rykov… - Chemical Physics …, 2024 - Elsevier
The semi-experimental molecular structure of 2, 5, 9, 12-tetraethylbenzo [f] quinolino [3, 4-
b][1, 7] naphthyridine-6, 8 (5H, 9H)-dione has been determined using the gas electron …