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Ulatowska J, Szewczuk-Karpisz K, Polowczyk I. Evaluation of the effect of polyethylenimine on boron adsorption by soil minerals. Chemphyschem 2024:e202400055. [PMID: 38415970 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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The removal of hazardous ions from water is crucial for safeguarding both the environment and human health. Soil minerals, integral components of soil, play a vital role as adsorbents for various contaminants, including heavy metal ions, organic dyes, and detergents. This study investigates the interaction between boron ions and soil minerals (gibbsite, kaolinite, and montmorillonite) in the presence of polyethylenimine (PEI). The minerals underwent characterization based on specific surface area, particle size distribution, zeta potential, and the presence of functional groups. The influence of PEI addition on the stability of the soil mineral suspension was evaluated by turbidimetry. Mineral-boron and mineral-boron-PEI interactions were explored under varying conditions, including pH, initial boron concentration, and mineral quantity, with all adsorption experiments conducted over 24 hours. Using the Langmuir isotherm, the maximum adsorption capacity of the studied minerals was determined for boron both without and in the presence of PEI. For gibbsite, kaolinite and montmorillonite, it was 30.63, 24.55 and 26.62 mg g-1, respectively, while in the presence of PEI, it increased to 33.11, 26.61 and 45.47 mg g-1, respectively. The addition of PEI enhanced boron adsorption from aqueous solutions, increasing the removal efficiency from 65 % to about 80 %.
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- Justyna Ulatowska
- Department of Process Engineering and Technology of Polymers and Carbon Materials, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Street 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Process Engineering and Technology of Polymers and Carbon Materials, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Street 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Process Engineering and Technology of Polymers and Carbon Materials, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Street 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland
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Zhao Y, Guo Q, Xue S, Chen P, Zhao Q, Liu L, Hlushko H, LaVerne J, Pearce CI, Miao A, Wang Z, Rosso KM, Zhang X. Effect of Adsorbed Carboxylates on the Dissolution of Boehmite Nanoplates in Highly Alkaline Solutions. Environ Sci Technol 2024; 58:2017-2026. [PMID: 38214482 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c06595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Understanding the dissolution of boehmite in highly alkaline solutions is important to processing complex nuclear waste stored at the Hanford (WA) and Savannah River (SC) sites in the United States. Here, we report the adsorption of model carboxylates on boehmite nanoplates in alkaline solutions and their effects on boehmite dissolution in 3 M NaOH at 80 °C. Although expectedly lower than at circumneutral pH, adsorption of oxalate occurred at pH 13, with adsorption decreasing linearly to 3 M NaOH. Classical molecular dynamics simulations suggest that the adsorption of oxalate dianions onto the boehmite surface under high pH can occur through either inner- or outer-sphere complexation mechanisms depending on adsorption sites. However, both adsorption models indicate relatively weak binding, with an energy preference of 1.26 to 2.10 kcal/mol. By preloading boehmite nanoplates with oxalate or acetate, we observed suppression of dissolution rates by 23 or 10%, respectively, compared to pure solids. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy characterizations revealed no detectable difference in the morphologic evolution of the dissolving boehmite materials. We conclude that preadsorbed carboxylates can persist on boehmite surfaces, decreasing the density of dissolution-active sites and thereby adding extrinsic controls on dissolution rates.
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- Yatong Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023, China
- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Radiation Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Energy & Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023, China
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Conrad JK, Pu X, Khanolkar A, Copeland-Johnson TM, Pilgrim CD, Wilbanks JR, Parker-Quaife EH, Horne GP. Radiolytic Gas Production from Aluminum Coupons (Alloy 1100 and 6061) in Helium Environments-Assessing the Extended Storage of Aluminum Clad Spent Nuclear Fuel. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:7317. [PMID: 36295382 PMCID: PMC9607483 DOI: 10.3390/ma15207317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Corrosion of aluminium alloy clad nuclear fuel, during reactor operation and under subsequent wet storage conditions, promotes the formation of aluminium hydroxide and oxyhydroxide layers. These hydrated mineral phases and the chemisorbed and physisorbed waters on their surfaces are susceptible to radiation-induced processes that yield molecular hydrogen gas (H2), which has the potential to complicate the long-term storage and disposal of aluminium clad nuclear fuel through flammable and explosive gas mixture formation, alloy embrittlement, and pressurization. Here, we present a systematic study of the radiolytic formation of H2 from aluminium alloy 1100 (AA1100) and 6061 (AA6061) coupons in "dry" (~0% relative humidity) and "wet" (50% relative humidity) helium environments. Cobalt-60 gamma irradiation of both aluminium alloy types promoted the formation of H2, which increased linearly up to ~2 MGy, and afforded G-values of 1.1 ± 0.1 and 2.9 ± 0.1 for "dry" and "wet" AA1100, and 2.7 ± 0.1 and 1.7 ± 0.1 for "dry" and "wet" AA6061. The negative correlation of H2 production with relative humidity for AA6061 is in stark contrast to AA1100 and is attributed to differences in the extent of corrosion and varying amounts of adsorbed water in the two alloys, as characterized using optical profilometry, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction techniques.
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- Jacy K. Conrad
- Center for Radiation Chemistry Research, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
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- Characterization and Post Irradiation Examination, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
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- Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Group, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
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- Characterization and Post Irradiation Examination, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
- Glenn T. Seaborg Institute, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
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- Center for Radiation Chemistry Research, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
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- Center for Radiation Chemistry Research, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
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- Center for Radiation Chemistry Research, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
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- Center for Radiation Chemistry Research, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
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Wang Y, Yu K, Zhao J, Xin A. NaOH hydrothermally treated gibbsite modified silicone acrylic emulsion-based intumescent flame-retardant coatings for plywood. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liu L, Chun J, Zhang X, Sassi M, Stack AG, Pearce CI, Clark SB, Rosso KM, De Yoreo JJ, Kimmel GA. Radiolysis and Radiation-Driven Dynamics of Boehmite Dissolution Observed by In Situ Liquid-Phase TEM. Environ Sci Technol 2022; 56:5029-5036. [PMID: 35390256 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Over the last several decades, there have been several studies examining the radiation stability of boehmite and other aluminum oxyhydroxides, yet less is known about the impact of radiation on boehmite dissolution. Here, we investigate radiation effects on the dissolution behavior of boehmite by employing liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy (LPTEM) and varying the electron flux on the samples consisting of either single nanoplatelets or aggregated stacks. We show that boehmite nanoplatelets projected along the [010] direction exhibit uniform dissolution with a strong dependence on the electron dose rate. For nanoplatelets that have undergone oriented aggregation, we show that the dissolution occurs preferentially at the particles at the ends of the stacks that are more accessible to bulk solution than at the others inside the aggregate. In addition, at higher dose rates, electrostatic repulsion and knock-on damage from the electron beam causes delamination of the stacks and dissolution at the interfaces between particles in the aggregate, indicating that there is a threshold dose rate for electron-beam enhancement of dissolution of boehmite aggregates.
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- Lili Liu
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Energy & Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Mergelsberg ST, Dembowski M, Bowden ME, Graham TR, Prange M, Wang HW, Zhang X, Qafoku O, Rosso KM, Pearce CI. Cluster defects in gibbsite nanoplates grown at acidic to neutral pH. Nanoscale 2021; 13:17373-17385. [PMID: 34713874 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr01615f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Gibbsite [α-Al(OH)3] is the solubility limiting phase for aluminum across a wide pH range, and it is a common mineral phase with many industrial applications. The growth mechanism of this layered-structure material, however, remains incompletely understood. Synthesis of gibbsite at low to circumneutral pH yields nanoplates with substantial interlayer disorder. Here we examine defects in this material in detail, and the effects of recrystallization in highly alkaline sodium hydroxide solution at 80 °C. We employed a multimodal approach, including scanning electron microscopy, magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS-NMR), Raman and infrared spectroscopies, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray total scattering pair distribution function (XPDF) analysis to characterize the ageing of the nanoplates over several days. XRD and XPDF indicate that gibbsite nanoplates precipitated at circumneutral pH contain dense, truncated sheets imparting a local difference in interlayer distance. These interlayer defects appear well described by flat Al13 aluminum hydroxide nanoclusters nearly isostructural with gibbsite sheets present under synthesis conditions and trapped as interlayer inclusions during growth. Ageing at elevated temperature in alkaline solutions gradually improves crystallinity, showing a gradual increase in H-bonding between interlayer OH groups. Between 7 to 8 vol% of the initial gibbsite nanoparticles exhibit this defect, with the majority of differences disappearing after 2-4 hours of recrystallization in alkaline solution. The results not only identify the source of disorder in gibbsite formed under acidic/neutral conditions but also point to a possible cluster-mediated growth mechanism evident through inclusion of relict oligomers with gibbsite-like topology trapped in the interlayer spaces.
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- Pacific Northwest national Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
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- Pacific Northwest national Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
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- Pacific Northwest national Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
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- Pacific Northwest national Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Pacific Northwest national Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
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- Pacific Northwest national Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
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- Pacific Northwest national Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
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- Pacific Northwest national Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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Cheptsov VS, Belov AA, Vorobyova EA, Pavlov AK, Lomasov VN. Effects of Radiation Intensity, Mineral Matrix, and Pre-Irradiation on the Bacterial Resistance to Gamma Irradiation under Low Temperature Conditions. Microorganisms 2021; 9:198. [PMID: 33477915 PMCID: PMC7833375 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9010198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Ionizing radiation is one of the main factors limiting the survival of microorganisms in extraterrestrial conditions. The survivability of microorganisms under irradiation depends significantly on the conditions, in which the irradiation occurs. In particular, temperature, pressure, oxygen and water concentrations are of great influence. However, the influence of factors such as the radiation intensity (in low-temperature conditions) and the type of mineral matrix, in which microorganisms are located, has been practically unstudied. It has been shown that the radioresistance of bacteria can increase after their exposure to sublethal doses and subsequent repair of damage under favorable conditions, however, such studies are also few and the influence of other factors of extraterrestrial space (temperature, pressure) was not studied in them. The viability of bacteria Arthrobacter polychromogenes, Kocuria rosea and Xanthomonas sp. after irradiation with gamma radiation at a dose of 1 kGy under conditions of low pressure (1 Torr) and low temperature (-50 °C) at different radiation intensities (4 vs. 0.8 kGy/h) with immobilization of bacteria on various mineral matrices (montmorillonite vs. analogue of lunar dust) has been studied. Native, previously non-irradiated strains, and strains that were previously irradiated with gamma radiation and subjected to 10 passages of cultivation on solid media were irradiated. The number of survived cells was determined by culturing on a solid medium. It has been shown that the radioresistance of bacteria depends significantly on the type of mineral matrix, on which they are immobilized, wherein montmorillonite contributes to an increased survivability in comparison with a silicate matrix. Survivability of the studied bacteria was found to increase with decreasing radiation intensity, despite the impossibility of active reparation processes under experimental conditions. Considering the low intensity of radiation on various space objects in comparison with radiobiological experiments, this suggests a longer preservation of the viable microorganisms outside the Earth than is commonly believed. An increase in bacterial radioresistance was revealed even after one cycle of irradiation of the strains and their subsequent cultivation under favourable conditions. This indicates the possibility of hypothetical microorganisms on Mars increasing their radioresistance.
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- Vladimir S. Cheptsov
- Soil Science Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, 12, 119234 Moscow, Russia; (A.A.B.); (E.A.V.)
- Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya str., 84/32, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Network of Researchers on the Chemical Evolution of Life, Leeds LS7 3RB, UK
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- Soil Science Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, 12, 119234 Moscow, Russia; (A.A.B.); (E.A.V.)
- Network of Researchers on the Chemical Evolution of Life, Leeds LS7 3RB, UK
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- Soil Science Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, 12, 119234 Moscow, Russia; (A.A.B.); (E.A.V.)
- Network of Researchers on the Chemical Evolution of Life, Leeds LS7 3RB, UK
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- Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Polytechnicheskaya Street, 26, 194021 Saint-Petersburg, Russia;
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- STC “Nuclear Physics”, Peter the Great St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya Street, 29, 195251 Saint-Petersburg, Russia;
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