Ligands for f-element extraction used in the nuclear fuel cycle

A Leoncini, J Huskens, W Verboom - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid–liquid extraction is the major technique being applied for the partitioning of f-
elements from nuclear waste. In this review, the recent developments in ligand design …

Recovery of rare earth elements from acid mine drainage: A review of the extraction methods

B Mwewa, M Tadie, S Ndlovu, GS Simate… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) poses severe environmental pollution problems due to its high
acidity, toxic metals and sulphate content. Current methods to tackle the problem are …

Ionic liquids and deep eutectic mixtures: sustainable solvents for extraction processes

F Pena‐Pereira, J Namieśnik - ChemSusChem, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, ionic liquids and deep eutectic mixtures have demonstrated great potential
in extraction processes relevant to several scientific and technological activities. This review …

Actinide ion extraction using room temperature ionic liquids: opportunities and challenges for nuclear fuel cycle applications

PK Mohapatra - Dalton Transactions, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Studies on the extraction of actinide ions from radioactive feeds have great relevance in
nuclear fuel cycle activities, mainly in the back end processes focused on reprocessing and …

Solvent extraction chemistry in ionic liquids: An overview of f-ions

M Atanassova - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Undoubtedly, ionic liquids (ILs) belong to the most investigated solvent systems in the last
two decades not only in the field of liquid–liquid extraction and separation chemistry of …

Liquid–liquid extraction of europium (III) and other trivalent rare-earth ions using a non-fluorinated functionalized ionic liquid

A Rout, K Binnemans - Dalton Transactions, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A new non-fluorinated malonamide-based ionic liquid extractant was synthesized and
investigated for the extraction behavior of europium (III) and other trivalent rare-earth ions …

Pillar [5] arene-based diglycolamides for highly efficient separation of americium (III) and europium (III)

L Wu, Y Fang, Y Jia, Y Yang, J Liao, N Liu, X Yang… - Dalton …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Pillar [5] arenes, as a new intriguing class of calixarene analogues, were functionalized with
ten diglycolamide (DGA) arms on both sides (rims) of the pillar framework and evaluated for …

Extraction of lanthanides and actinides present in spent nuclear fuel and in electronic waste

K De Jesus, R Rodriguez, DL Baek, RV Fox… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
A wide range of extractant and Task Specific Ionic liquids have been studied for the removal
of lanthanides and actinides from high level liquid waste (eg PUREX and TRUEX etc.). The …

An overview of molecular extractants in room temperature ionic liquids and task specific ionic liquids for the partitioning of actinides/lanthanides

M Iqbal, K Waheed, SB Rahat, T Mehmood… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2020 - Springer
Solvent extraction process is applied for the extraction of actinides/lanthanides from waste
water produced in nuclear industry. Various extractants have been developed for this …

Point‐Functionalization of Ionic Liquids: An Overview of Synthesis and Applications

C Chiappe, CS Pomelli - European Journal of Organic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the designer nature of ionic liquids (ILs) has driven their exploration and
exploitation in numerous fields. Undoubtedly, the most attractive feature of ILs is their …