Aqueous hydroxylation mediated synthesis of crystalline calcium uranate particles
- Submitting institution
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The University of Leeds
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- CHEM-53
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.07.140
- Title of journal
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 260
- Volume
- 688
- Issue
- Part B
- ISSN
- 0925-8388
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- July
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.07.140
- Supplementary information
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https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0925838816321740-mmc1.docx
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Calcium mono-uranate is important for research on spent nuclear fuel disposal, for which the estimated cost of the UK Geological Disposal Facility is £12.3Bn. Upon reaction with metals and salts, UO2 can be bound as uranates, which have very low solubilities. However, a major problem preventing their use is lack of a proven synthesis route. This paper demonstrates, for the first time, that a pure crystalline phase can be synthesised hydrothermally. The work contributed to the award of the GREEN CDT (EPSRC EP/S022295/1), in which a key area is fuel disposal, involving future researchers synthesising uranates and studying repository migration.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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