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Felmy H, Bessen NP, Lackey HE, Bryan SA, Lines AM. Quantification of Uranium in Complex Acid Media: Understanding Speciation and Mitigating for Band Shifts. ACS Omega 2023; 8:41696-41707. [PMID: 37969969 PMCID: PMC10633830 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c06007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
Abstract
In situ and real-time analysis of chemical systems, or online monitoring, has numerous benefits in all fields of chemistry. A common challenge can be found in matrix effects, where the addition of a new chemical species causes chemical interactions and changes the fingerprints of other chemical species in the system. This is demonstrated here by looking at the Raman and visible spectra of the uranyl ion within combined nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid media. This system is not only highly important to nuclear energy, a green and reliable option for energy portfolios, but also provides a clear chemistry example that can be applied to other chemical systems. The application of optical spectroscopy is discussed, along with the application and comparison of both multivariate curve resolution and HypSpec to deconvolute and understand speciation. Finally, the use of chemical data science in the form of chemometric modeling is used to demonstrate robust quantification of uranium within a complex chemical system where potential matrix effects are not known a priori.
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- Heather
M. Felmy
- Energy and Environment
directorate, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment
directorate, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment
directorate, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment
directorate, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment
directorate, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Hall GB, Campbell EL, Bessen NP, Graham TR, Cho H, RisenHuber M, Heller FD, Lumetta GJ. Extraction of Nitric Acid and Uranium with DEHiBA under High Loading Conditions. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:6711-6721. [PMID: 37058585 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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The mechanism by which high concentrations (1.5 M in n-dodecane) of N,N-di-2-ethylhexyl-isobutyramide (DEHiBA) extracts HNO3 and UO2(NO3)2 is under examination. Most prior studies have examined the extractant and the mechanism at a concentration of 1.0 M in n-dodecane; however, under the higher loading conditions that can be achieved by a higher concentration of extractant, this mechanism could change. Increased extraction of both nitric acid and uranium is observed with an increased concentration of DEHiBA. The mechanisms are examined by thermodynamic modeling of distribution ratios, 15N nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy coupled with principal component analysis (PCA). Speciation diagrams produced through thermodynamic modeling have been qualitatively reproduced through PCA of the FTIR spectra. The predominant extracted species of HNO3(DEHiBA), HNO3(DEHiBA)2, and UO2(NO3)2(DEHiBA)2 are in good agreement with prior literature reports for 1.0 M DEHiBA systems. Evidence for an additional species of either UO2(NO3)2(DEHiBA) or UO2(NO3)2(DEHiBA)2(HNO3) also contributing to the extraction of uranium species is given.
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- Gabriel B Hall
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Bessen NP, Ivanov AS, Stamberga D, Bryantsev VS, Moyer BA. Lipophilic Guanidine with Enhanced Stability for Use in Cesium Separation from Legacy High-Level Nuclear Waste. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Nathan P. Bessen
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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Bessen NP, Popov IA, Heathman CR, Grimes TS, Zalupski PR, Moreau LM, Smith KF, Booth CH, Abergel RJ, Batista ER, Yang P, Shafer JC. Complexation of Lanthanides and Heavy Actinides with Aqueous Sulfur-Donating Ligands. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:6125-6134. [PMID: 33866779 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The separation of trivalent lanthanides and actinides is challenging because of their similar sizes and charge densities. S-donating extractants have shown significant selectivity for trivalent actinides over lanthanides, with single-stage americium/lanthanide separation efficiencies for some thiol-based extractants reported at >99.999%. While such separations could transform the nuclear waste management landscape, these systems are often limited by the hydrolytic and radiolytic stability of the extractant. Progress away from thiol-based systems is limited by the poorly understood and complex interactions of these extractants in organic phases, where molecular aggregation and micelle formation obfuscates assessment of the metal-extractant coordination environment. Because S-donating thioethers are generally more resistant to hydrolysis and oxidation and the aqueous phase coordination chemistry is anticipated to lack complications brought on by micelle formation, we have considered three thioethers, 2,2'-thiodiacetic acid (TDA), (2R,5S)-tetrahydrothiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid, and 2,5-thiophenedicarboxylic acid (TPA), as possible trivalent actinide selective reagents. Formation constants, extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, and computational studies were completed for thioether complexes with a variety of trivalent lanthanides and actinides including Nd, Eu, Tb, Am, Cm, Bk, and Cf. TPA was found to have moderately higher selectivity for the actinides because of its ability to bind actinides in a different manner than lanthanides, but the utility of TPA is limited by poor water solubility and high rigidity. While significant competition with water for the metal center limits the efficacy of aqueous-based thioethers for separations, the characterization of these solution-phase, S-containing lanthanide and actinide complexes is the most comprehensively available in the literature to date. This is due to the breadth of lanthanides and actinides considered as well as the techniques deployed and serves as a platform for the further development of S-containing reagents for actinide separations. Additionally, this paper reports on the first bond lengths for Cf and Bk with a neutral S donor.
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- Nathan P Bessen
- Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Idaho National Laboratory, 2525 Fremont Avenue, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402, United States
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- Idaho National Laboratory, 2525 Fremont Avenue, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402, United States
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- Idaho National Laboratory, 2525 Fremont Avenue, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402, United States
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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Kelley MP, Bessen NP, Su J, Urban M, Sinkov SI, Lumetta GJ, Batista ER, Yang P, Shafer JC. Revisiting complexation thermodynamics of transplutonium elements up to einsteinium. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:10578-10581. [PMID: 30175362 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05230a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Literature casts einsteinium as a departure from earlier transplutonium actinides, with a decrease in stability constants with aminopolycarboxylate ligands. This report studies transplutonium chemistry - including Am, Bk, Cf, and Es - with aminopolycarboxylate ligands. Es complexation follows similar thermodynamic and structural trends established by the earlier actinides, consistent with first-principle calculations.
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- Morgan P Kelley
- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA.
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA.
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA.
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA.
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