XPS determination of uranium oxidation states

ES Ilton, PS Bagus - Surface and Interface Analysis, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This contribution is both a review of different aspects of X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy
that can help one determine U oxidation states and a personal perspective on how to …

Evolution of uranium and thorium minerals

RM Hazen, RC Ewing… - American …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The origins and near-surface distributions of the~ 250 known uranium and/or thorium
minerals elucidate principles of mineral evolution. This history can be divided into four …

Used Fuel And Uranium Dioxide Dissolution Studies-A Review Report No.: Nwmo-Tr-2007-03

DW Shoesmith - NACE CORROSION, 2008 - onepetro.org
The extensive studies of used fuel dissolution inside a failed nuclear waste container have
been reviewed. The primary controlling factor is the redox condition set at the fuel surface by …

Comparative dissolution kinetics of biogenic and chemogenic uraninite under oxidizing conditions in the presence of carbonate

KU Ulrich, ES Ilton, H Veeramani, JO Sharp… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2009 - Elsevier
The long-term stability of biogenic uraninite with respect to oxidative dissolution is pivotal to
the success of in situ bioreduction strategies for the subsurface remediation of uranium …

Reduction of U (VI) incorporated in the structure of hematite

ES Ilton, JSL Pacheco, JR Bargar, Z Shi… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
U (VI) doped hematite was synthesized and exposed to two different organic reductants with
E 0 of 0.23 and 0.70 V. A combination of HAADF-TEM and EXAFS provided evidence that …

Kinetic Study of the Oxidative Dissolution of UO2 in Aqueous Carbonate Media

SM Peper, LF Brodnax, SE Field… - Industrial & …, 2004 - ACS Publications
The oxidative dissolution of uranium (IV) dioxide powder at room temperature in aqueous
carbonate media has been investigated. Kinetic studies evaluating the efficacy of various …

Exploring the Change in Redox Reactivity of UO2 Induced by Exposure to Oxidants in HCO3 Solution

J Li, X Liu, M Jonsson - Inorganic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Understanding the possible change in UO2 surface reactivity after exposure to oxidants is of
key importance when assessing the impact of spent nuclear fuel dissolution on the safety of …

Uranium reduction on magnetite: Probing for pentavalent uranium using electrochemical methods

K Yuan, D Renock, RC Ewing, U Becker - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pentavalent uranium is generally treated as an unstable intermediate when uranyl, U (VI) O
2 2+, is reduced to U 4+. However, mineral surfaces have been shown to stabilize …

The role of surface-bound hydroxyl radicals in the reaction between H2O2 and UO2

A Barreiro Fidalgo, Y Kumagai… - Journal of Coordination …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In this work, we have studied the reaction between H2O2 and UO2 with particular focus on
the nature of the hydroxyl radical formed as an intermediate. Experiments were performed to …

Beam induced reduction of U (VI) during X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: the utility of the U4f satellite structure for identifying uranium oxidation states in mixed …

ES Ilton, JF Boily, PS Bagus - Surface Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Reduction of UVI by the beam during X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a
commonly observed phenomenon. This can affect the determination of the U oxidation state …