Boris A. Voronin, Jonathan Tennyson, Tatyana Yu. Chesnokova, Aleksei V. Chentsov, Aleksandr D. Bykov
{"title":"The spectrum of radioactive water vapor: the H219O radio-isotopologue","authors":"Boris A. Voronin, Jonathan Tennyson, Tatyana Yu. Chesnokova, Aleksei V. Chentsov, Aleksandr D. Bykov","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09677-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09677-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The absorption spectrum of H<sub>2</sub><sup>19</sup>O, a radioactive isotopologue of the water molecule, is predicted using variational nuclear motion calculated based on a high precision potential energy function and ab initio dipole moment surface. Vibrational - rotational energy levels and wave functions, line centers and Einstein coefficients for dipole transitions are calculated. Predicted transition wavenumbers are improved by extrapolating known empirical energy levels of the stable H<sub>2</sub><sup>16</sup>O, H<sub>2</sub><sup>17</sup>O and H<sub>2</sub><sup>18</sup>O isotopologues to H<sub>2</sub><sup>19</sup>O. A line list for possible atmospheric application is presented which includes air line broadening coefficients. The calculations span a wide spectral range covering infrared and visible wavelengths, and are appropriate for temperatures up to 1000 K. Windows suitable for observing absorption by H<sub>2</sub><sup>19</sup>O are identified and comparisons made with the infrared spectra of water vapor in natural abundance, H<sub>2</sub><sup>15</sup>O and H<sub>2</sub><sup>14</sup>O.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10967-024-09677-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xilei Duan, Xueyang Liu, Zhenghua Qian, Qiang Zhang, Menghan Jiang, Lin Li, Kui Zhang, Yanbo Qiao
{"title":"Revealing the growth mechanism of ruthenium oxide in glass melt: the effects of alkali metals on crystal growth","authors":"Xilei Duan, Xueyang Liu, Zhenghua Qian, Qiang Zhang, Menghan Jiang, Lin Li, Kui Zhang, Yanbo Qiao","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09730-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09730-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Na induces the formation of acicular RuO<sub>2</sub> in the glass melt, and the effect of Cs on the precipitation of RuO<sub>2</sub> is not clear. In this study, sodium ruthenate (NaRu) and cesium ruthenate (CsRu) were prepared by quenching experiments, and RuO<sub>2</sub>-containing waste glass was prepared by calcination of glass surfaces. The results showed that both CsRu and NaRu induced the formation of RuO<sub>2</sub> in the glass melts, with rod-like and acicular morphology, respectively. It can be inferred that alkali metals play an important role in the formation of RuO<sub>2</sub> with different shapes.</p>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extraction and purification of thorium and rare earth elements from bastnaesite mineral: a comprehensive leaching and precipitation study","authors":"Bekir Özkan, Yüksel Altaş, Süleyman İnan","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09724-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09724-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The present study focuses on investigating the conditions for acid leaching of Th and REEs and sequential oxalate precipitation to remove impurities from leach liquor. The effects of preheat treatment, leaching time, liquid/solid ratio, and acid concentration on Th, Sm, Pr, Nd, Ce, La, and U leaching yields were investigated. The best results were obtained at 400 °C preheated sample using 1 mol/L H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>, liquid/solid ratio of 1 mL/g, 60 min leaching time, and 30 °C leaching temperature. The leaching yields of Th, Sm, Pr, Nd, Ce, La, and U were found to be 41.7, 65.0, 68.2, 66.9, 84.3, 82.6, and 55.0% respectively. Th and REE liquors were treated with 0.5–1.5 mol/L H<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> solutions in the precipitation step. Purity was enhanced through three sequential precipitation cycles, resulting in a purity grade of 98.59%.</p>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INAA of bone remains of Bohemian Duke John of Görlitz: an attempt to explain his sudden death at the age of twenty-five years","authors":"Jan Kučera, Ctibor Povýšil, Jan Kameník","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09718-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09718-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was employed to assay 32 minor and trace elements in bone of Bohemian Duke John of Görlitz (1370–1396) who suddenly died at the age 25 years for unknown reasons. Recently, histological examination of his illium bone was carried out, accompanied by histochemical staining reactions to learn about his health status. The INAA results disproved an elevated Al content indicated by the staining reaction with aluminon, but revealed elevated levels of Mn, As, Sb, and especially of Ag compared with literature values. The results are discussed in terms of toxicity of the above elements, especially whether their elevated levels could be the reason for Duke´s sudden death.</p>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wael M. Badawy, Igor Silachyov, Andrey Dmitriev, Svetlana Lennik, Gehad Saleh, Mohammed Sallah
{"title":"Nuclear and complementary analytical techniques for elemental analysis of granite rock samples","authors":"Wael M. Badawy, Igor Silachyov, Andrey Dmitriev, Svetlana Lennik, Gehad Saleh, Mohammed Sallah","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09709-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09709-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The elemental composition of 29 granite rock samples from the Gabel Elba–Wadi Eikhwan area situated in the southern sector of Egypt’s Eastern Desert were analyzed using neutron activation analysis (NAA) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). Altogether, 45 major and trace elements were quantitatively determined. Bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses were conducted to distinguish and categorize the rock-forming elements according to their elemental content. The applied ratio indicators and discriminant diagrams show that the studied rock samples are well classified to be granite. The principal component analysis results demonstrate clustered samples of common geochemical features. The integration of NAA and XRF has demonstrated its efficacy and relevance in rock studies. The obtained results hold significant importance for the regions investigated and can serve as fundamental data for future assessments and prospects.</p>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tatiana Poliakova, Martin Weiss, Alexander Trigub, Vasiliy Yapaskurt, Marina Zheltonozhskaya, Irina Vlasova, Clemens Walther, Stepan Kalmykov
{"title":"Chernobyl fuel microparticles: uranium oxidation state and isotope ratio by HERFD-XANES and SIMS","authors":"Tatiana Poliakova, Martin Weiss, Alexander Trigub, Vasiliy Yapaskurt, Marina Zheltonozhskaya, Irina Vlasova, Clemens Walther, Stepan Kalmykov","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09706-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09706-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fuel “hot” particles are the most unpredictable dose-forming components in the soils of uranium contaminated regions, such as Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Over time in the environment, “hot” particles undergo gradual dissolution with the release of uranium as well as fission and neutron-activation products trapped inside the uranium-oxide fuel matrix. The environmental fate of fuel particles depends not only on the environmental conditions but mainly on the conditions of their formation in the reactor and during the accident. In the present work micromorphology, fuel burnup and uranium oxidation state of several fuel “hot” particles, collected on the Western trace of Chernobyl fallout, were studied using a combination of non-destructive or semi-non-destructive techniques: gamma-spectrometry, secondary-ion mass-spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, the X-ray absorption near-edge structure and the high-energy resolution fluorescence-detected X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy. An attempt has been made to assess the contribution of the conditions of particle formation and the conditions of being in the environment to the current state of particles after more than a quarter of a century of history in the environment.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142227435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoxing Tang, Yulan Li, Yang Li, Liuqing Shi, Yuan Qian, Zhongdi Li
{"title":"Determination of ruthenium in borosilicate glasses by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry","authors":"Xiaoxing Tang, Yulan Li, Yang Li, Liuqing Shi, Yuan Qian, Zhongdi Li","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09696-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09696-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ruthenium quantities in borosilicate glasses, used in vitrification process to nuclear waste immobilization, is uncertain due to the volatility of ruthenium oxide. In this work, a quantitative method was developed to determinate the content of ruthenium in the borosilicate glasses containing nuclear waste tracer nuclides by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The research showed that the ruthenium in borosilicate glasses can be completely decomposed by NaOH at 350 °C for 8 h. A recovery of no less than 95% and a detection limit of 0.4 mg kg<sup>−1</sup> were obtained. The method has been successfully applied for the determination of actual samples.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. P. Tsafack Feudjio, Ali Zarma, T. Tjock-Mbaga, C. Takembo Ntahkie, P. Mah Tsila, G. H. Ben-Bolie
{"title":"Coupling advection–dispersion equation and dynamic model for phytoremediation of 134Cs in soil","authors":"D. P. Tsafack Feudjio, Ali Zarma, T. Tjock-Mbaga, C. Takembo Ntahkie, P. Mah Tsila, G. H. Ben-Bolie","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09715-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09715-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study proposes a model for phytoremediation coupling transport in soil and dynamic model using sunflower plants and <sup>134</sup>Cs radionuclide. The model was validated by comparison with experimental measurements. The error value obtained, ranging from 0.00045–0.5268, is quite small, and the overall simulation data has approached the experiment. Factors influencing radionuclide concentration in different blocks include saturation point values, absorption rates of plant parts, soil dispersion coefficient, and velocity. The model is used to predict doses from ingesting sunflower seeds and estimates the soil-to-plant transfer factor. This new model is recommended for accurate assessment of environmental risks associated with radionuclides and for efficient decontamination.</p>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical investigation the selective separation of Am(III)/Eu(III) by bis-succinamides ligands","authors":"Peng Ren, Chen-Peng Guan, Hao-Liang Chen, Pin-Wen Huang, Hua-Wu Pei, Ming Qi","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09714-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09714-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The selective separation of Am(III) over Eu(III) from high-level radioactive liquid waste using four bis-succinamide ligands (THE-BisSCA, L<sup>1</sup>; THDM-BisSCA, L<sup>2</sup>; THDPh-BisSCA, L<sup>3</sup>; THD<sup><i>i−</i></sup>P-BisSCA, L<sup>4</sup>) was explored with density functional theory. Ligands with phenyl groups near the nitrogen, particularly L<sup>3</sup>, showed the highest Eu(III) affinity. The π bonds orbitals of the benzene ring may conjugate with the long pair N-2p orbital, and this special p-π conjugation effect can lead to charge transfer from benzene ring to the donor N atoms on L<sup>3</sup> ligand, resulting a lower energy and more stable structure of the complex formed with the L<sup>3</sup> ligand compared to other complexes. Thermodynamic analysis corroborates L<sup>3</sup> has Eu(III) preference, offering valuable guidance for efficient Am(III) and Eu(III) separation with these ligands.</p>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yukai Peng, Jiahui Li, Jingfang Xue, Hao Jin, Yu Zeng, Wei Zhao, Xuebin Su, Rong Hua
{"title":"Synthesis of homogeneous styrenic pyridine resin (LSL-030-bd) and its application to the separation of uranium and molybdenum","authors":"Yukai Peng, Jiahui Li, Jingfang Xue, Hao Jin, Yu Zeng, Wei Zhao, Xuebin Su, Rong Hua","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09698-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09698-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper synthesized a stytypyridine (LSL-030-bd) resin with small particle size and uniform distribution to recover molybdenum resources leached during neutral in-situ leaching of uranium. The batch experiment results show that the LSL-030-bd ion exchange resin produced had the highest U(VI) adsorption capacity at pH 7.0, reaching 187.20 mg·g<sup>−1</sup>. At pH 3.0, LSL-030-bd resin adsorbed 180.17 mg·g<sup>−1</sup> of Mo(VI). At pH 7.0, the resin exhibited the highest separation coefficient for uranium and molybdenum, with a KD value of 9.08. The resin's adsorption of U(VI) is a spontaneous endothermic process involving monolayer adsorption that combines physical and chemical adsorption. The adsorption of Mo(VI) by the resin is an exothermic process that is not spontaneous. It involves monomolecular layer adsorption with hydrogen bonding as the primary chemical force. By desorbing molybdenum with NH<sub>4</sub>SCN, followed by utilizing a mixed solution of NH<sub>4</sub>HCO<sub>3</sub> and (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> to desorb uranium, a step-by-step desorption process may be achieved to separate and purify uranium and molybdenum.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}