Ionic liquids-based extraction: a promising strategy for the advanced nuclear fuel cycle

X Sun, H Luo, S Dai - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
Energy is one of the world's most challenging issues. 1 The production of low-carbon energy
has considerable global influence on social, economic, and environmental development. 2 …

Lanthanides and actinides in ionic liquids

K Binnemans - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids are salts with a low melting point (below 100 C). 1-6 Several types of ionic
liquids are liquid at room temperature (room-temperature ionic liquids or RTILs). The cations …

Synthesis and dissolution of metal oxides in ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents

J Richter, M Ruck - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have proven to be suitable solvents
and reactants for low-temperature reactions. To date, several attempts were made to apply …

Recycling of rare earths from NdFeB magnets using a combined leaching/extraction system based on the acidity and thermomorphism of the ionic liquid [Hbet][Tf 2 N]

D Dupont, K Binnemans - Green chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The continuous miniaturization of electric motors, hard disks and wind turbines is causing an
increasing demand for high-performance neodymium–iron–boron magnets (NdFeB). The …

Actinide ion extraction using room temperature ionic liquids: opportunities and challenges for nuclear fuel cycle applications

PK Mohapatra - Dalton Transactions, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Studies on the extraction of actinide ions from radioactive feeds have great relevance in
nuclear fuel cycle activities, mainly in the back end processes focused on reprocessing and …

Application of ionic liquids for the recycling and recovery of technologically critical and valuable metals

G Inman, IC Nlebedim, D Prodius - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Population growth has led to an increased demand for raw minerals and energy resources;
however, their supply cannot easily be provided in the same proportions. Modern …

Potential applications of room temperature ionic liquids for fission products and actinide separation

PR Vasudeva Rao, KA Venkatesan, A Rout… - Separation Science …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) are receiving increased attention for possible
applications in nuclear fuel cycle. RTILs are being investigated as possible substitutes to …

Recovery of scandium (III) from aqueous solutions by solvent extraction with the functionalized ionic liquid betainium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide

B Onghena, K Binnemans - Industrial & engineering chemistry …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The ionic liquid betainium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide [Hbet][Tf2N] was used for the
extraction of scandium from aqueous solutions. The influence of several extraction …

Ionic liquids in HPLC and CE: a hope for future

I Ali, M Suhail, MM Sanagi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The ionic liquids (ILs) are salts with melting points below 100° C. These are called as ionic
fluids, ionic melts, liquid electrolytes, fused salts, liquid salts, ionic glasses, designer …

Highly Efficient and Selective Dissolution Separation of Fission Products by an Ionic Liquid [Hbet][Tf2N]: A New Approach to Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycling

FL Fan, Z Qin, SW Cao, CM Tan, QG Huang… - Inorganic …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Here, we propose the use of carboxyl-functionalized ionic liquid,[Hbet][Tf2N], to separate the
fission products from spent nuclear fuels. This innovative method allows the selective …