Heterogeneous catalysis with metal nitrides

JSJ Hargreaves - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Metal nitrides are of interest as heterogeneous catalysts. In this review, the various methods
by which nitrides of potential catalytic importance can be prepared are described, along with …

Exploring actinide materials through synchrotron radiation techniques

WQ Shi, LY Yuan, CZ Wang, L Wang, L Mei… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Synchrotron radiation (SR) based techniques have been utilized with increasing frequency
in the past decade to explore the brilliant and challenging sciences of actinide‐based …

Phosphorus Nitride Imide Nanotubes for Uranium Capture from Seawater

L Zhao, S Wang, G Wang, L Cai, L Sun, J Qiu - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nuclear power plays a pivotal role in the global energy supply. The adsorption-based
extraction of uranium from seawater is crucial for the rapid advancement of nuclear power …

Understanding xenon and vacancy behavior in UO 2, UN and U 3 Si 2: a comparative DFT+ U study

J Zhao, D Sun, L Xi, P Chen, J Zhao… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Extensive attention has been paid to accident tolerant fuels (ATFs), such as uranium
mononitride (UN) and uranium sesquisilicide (U3Si2), which are regarded as potential …

Melting point determination of uranium nitride and uranium plutonium nitride: A laser heating study

UC Nunez, D Prieur, R Bohler, D Manara - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Understanding of the behaviour of nuclear material in extreme conditions is essential for the
analyses of the operation limits of nuclear fuels, and prediction of possible nuclear reaction …

Simulation of uranium mononitride spent fuel: A crystallographic approach

C Degueldre, DT Goddard, G Berhane… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Uranium mononitride (UN) is an attractive fuel for a range of reactors, including, with
adequate protection against reaction with water, for large scale and small modular light …

[HTML][HTML] Potential accident tolerant fuel candidate: Investigation of physical properties of the ternary phase U2CrN3

Y Mishchenko, S Patnaik, E Charatsidou… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, physical properties of the ternary phase U 2 CrN 3 are evaluated
experimentally and by modeling methods. High density pellets containing the ternary phase …

The nature of the volatile technetium species formed during vitrification of borosilicate glass

BC Childs, F Poineau, KR Czerwinski… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2015 - Springer
Vitrification of sodium pertechnetate into borosilicate glass was performed in air at 1100° C.
A glass with a composition similar to the one developed for vitrification of the low activity …

GGA+ U studies of the early actinide mononitrides and dinitrides

KO Obodo, N Chetty - Journal of nuclear materials, 2013 - Elsevier
We present a detailed comparative study of the electronic and mechanical properties of the
early actinide mononitrides and dinitrides within the framework of the Perdew–Burke …

4-Component relativistic calculations of L 3 ionization and excitations for the isoelectronic species UO 2 2+, OUN+ and UN 2

C South, A Shee, D Mukherjee, AK Wilson… - Physical Chemistry …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a 4-component relativistic study of uranium 2p3/2 ionization and excitation in the
isoelectronic series UO22+, OUN+ and UN2. We calculate ionization energies by ΔSCF at …