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 …

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 …

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 …