Materials for the recovery of uranium from seawater

CW Abney, RT Mayes, T Saito, S Dai - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
More than 1000× uranium exists in the oceans than exists in terrestrial ores. With nuclear
power generation expected to increase over the coming decades, access to this …

Review of uranyl mineral solubility measurements

D Gorman-Lewis, PC Burns, JB Fein - The Journal of Chemical …, 2008 - Elsevier
The solubility of uranyl minerals controls the transport and distribution of uranium in many
oxidizing environments. Uranyl minerals form as secondary phases within uranium deposits …

Nitrate-stimulated release of naturally occurring sedimentary uranium

JP Westrop, P Yadav, PJ Nolan… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Groundwater uranium (U) concentrations have been measured above the US EPA
maximum contaminant level (30 μg/L) in many US aquifers, including in areas not …

XAFS investigation of polyamidoxime-bound uranyl contests the paradigm from small molecule studies

CW Abney, RT Mayes, M Piechowicz, Z Lin… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Limited resource availability and population growth have motivated interest in harvesting
valuable metals from unconventional reserves, but developing selective adsorbents for this …

Coupled molybdenum, iron and uranium stable isotopes as oceanic paleoredox proxies during the Paleoproterozoic Shunga Event

D Asael, FLH Tissot, CT Reinhard, O Rouxel… - Chemical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The Paleoproterozoic Era was a time of remarkable importance in the redox
evolution of Earth's atmosphere and oceans. Here, we present a multi-proxy study of Mo, U …

Soil and aquifer properties combine as predictors of groundwater uranium concentrations within the Central Valley, California

AM Lopez, A Wells, S Fendorf - Environmental Science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
With the increasing global need for groundwater resources to fulfill domestic, agricultural,
and industrial demands, we face the threat of increasing concentrations of naturally …

U (VI) sorption on montmorillonite in the absence and presence of carbonate: A macroscopic and microscopic study

MM Fernandes, B Baeyens, R Dähn… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2012 - Elsevier
The mechanism of U (VI) sorption on montmorillonite (Na-SWy-1) in the absence and
presence of carbonate was investigated through a combination of different approaches …

Bone as target organ for metals: the case of f-elements

C Vidaud, D Bourgeois, D Meyer - Chemical research in …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The skeleton is a target organ for most metals. This leads to their bioaccumulation, either as
storage of useful oligoelements or as a protection against damage by toxic elements. The …

Molecular simulation of the diffusion of uranyl carbonate species in aqueous solution

S Kerisit, C Liu - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Potential-based molecular dynamics simulations of aqueous uranyl carbonate species
(MxUO2 (CO3) y2+ 2x− 2y with M= Mg, Ca, or Sr) were carried out to gain molecular-level …

Uranium minerals and their relevance to long term storage of nuclear fuels

RJ Baker - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The storage of spent nuclear fuels for long periods of time in geological repositories is one
proposed solution to the stewardship of legacy, current and future nuclear waste. Recent …