Removal of fluoride and uranium by nanofiltration and reverse osmosis: a review

J Shen, A Schäfer - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Inorganic contamination in drinking water, especially fluoride and uranium, has been
recognized as a worldwide problem imposing a serious threat to human health. Among …

Oxo ligand functionalization in the uranyl ion (UO22+)

S Fortier, TW Hayton - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Uranyl (UO22+) is an exceptionally stable molecular species, characterized by a linear OUO
geometry and short U–O bonds. Its two oxo ligands are thought to be inert to exchange and …

Adsorption of uranium (VI) complexes with polymer-based spherical activated carbon

YA Boussouga, J Joseph, H Stryhanyuk, HH Richnow… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Adsorption processes with carbon-based adsorbents have received substantial attention as
a solution to remove uranium from drinking water. This study investigated uranium …

Solvent-and catalyst-free synthesis of an azine-linked covalent organic framework and the induced tautomerization in the adsorption of U (VI) and Hg (II)

X Li, Y Qi, G Yue, Q Wu, Y Li, M Zhang, X Guo, X Li… - Green …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A green and facile solvent-and catalyst-free method, without inert gas protection and/or
mechanical grinding to synthesize an azine-linked covalent organic framework (ACOF) with …

Synthesis of microporous covalent phosphazene-based frameworks for selective separation of uranium in highly acidic media based on size-matching effect

M Zhang, Y Li, C Bai, X Guo, J Han, S Hu… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
On the basis of high stability of phosphorus–oxygen linkage, we constructed two
microporous covalent phosphazene-based frameworks (CPFs), for the first time, by choosing …

Recent advances in computational modeling and simulations on the An (III)/Ln (III) separation process

JH Lan, WQ Shi, LY Yuan, J Li, YL Zhao… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2012 - Elsevier
The selective extraction of minor actinides (III) from the lanthanides (III) is a key step for
spent fuel reprocessing. Theoretical calculations of geometries, electronic structures …

Hydration of lanthanoids (III) and actinoids (III): an experimental/theoretical saga

P D'Angelo, R Spezia - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The latest experimental and theoretical studies on structural and dynamical properties of
lanthanoid (III) and actinoid (III) ions in water have been reviewed. In the last years, most of …

Molecular simulation of the diffusion of uranyl carbonate species in aqueous solution

S Kerisit, C Liu - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Potential-based molecular dynamics simulations of aqueous uranyl carbonate species
(MxUO2 (CO3) y2+ 2x− 2y with M= Mg, Ca, or Sr) were carried out to gain molecular-level …

UO22+ Uptake by Proteins: Understanding the Binding Features of the Super Uranyl Binding Protein and Design of a Protein with Higher Affinity

SO Odoh, GD Bondarevsky, J Karpus… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The capture of uranyl, UO22+, by a recently engineered protein (Zhou et al. Nat. Chem.
2014, 6, 236) with high selectivity and femtomolar sensitivity has been examined by a …

Structure and dynamics of the hydration shells of the Zn2+ ion from ab initio molecular dynamics and combined ab initio and classical molecular dynamics simulations

E Cauët, S Bogatko, JH Weare, JL Fulton… - The Journal of …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
Results of ab initio molecular dynamics AIMD simulations density functional theory+ PBE96
of the dynamics of waters in the hydration shells surrounding the Zn2+ ion T300 K, 1 gm/cm3 …