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 …

Organophosphorus extractants: A critical choice for actinides/lanthanides separation in nuclear fuel cycle

X Yang, L Xu, A Zhang, C Xiao - Chemistry–A European …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The separation of actinides from lanthanides in spent nuclear fuel reprocessing is a vital
step of nuclear fuel cycle process. As one class of mature industrial extractants, the …

Extraction and complexation mechanism of uranium (VI) and thorium (IV) by tetradentate phenanthroline phosphonate (POPhen) ligands

X Yang, S Wang, L Xu, C Liu, C Jin, A Zhang… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The extraction and separation of actinide over lanthanide elements is a key step in the spent
fuel reprocessing process, which involves a variety of actinides with different valence states …

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 …

Selective complexation of trivalent americium over europium with substituted Triazolebipyridine-based ligand in high Level-Liquid Waste-A DFT Investigation

C Ebenezer, RV Solomon - Polyhedron, 2022 - Elsevier
Similar chemical properties like ionic radius and oxidation states exhibited by trivalent
actinides (An (III)) and lanthanides (Ln (III)) pose a challenge for their separation in …

Preorganization of N, O-hybrid phosphine oxide chelators for effective extraction of trivalent Am/Eu ions–a computational study

C Ebenezer, RV Solomon - New Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
N, O-Hybrid phosphine oxide ligands with N-heterocyclic cores are advanced extractants for
extracting actinides over lanthanides. However, the challenging task in designing an …

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 …

Deciphering the structure-property relationship and antioxidant mechanisms of trehalose–an in-silico approach

KHD Prasad, C Ebenezer, RV Solomon… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) have attracted significant attention among
researchers as they play a role in cell death when produced excessively. To address this …

Do mono- or diphenol substitutions in phenanthroline-based ligands serve in effective separation of Am3+/Eu3+ ions?- Insights from DFT calculations

S Vinod, C Ebenezer, RV Solomon - Separation Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Partitioning of trivalent actinides (An (III)) from lanthanides (Ln (III)) during Spent Nuclear
Fuel (SNF) reprocessing presents a major challenge due to the exhibition of very similar …