Actinide Nanoparticle Research

This is the first book to cover actinide nano research. It is of interest both for fundamental research into the chemistry and physics of f-block elements as well as for applied researchers such as those studying the long-term safety of nuclear waste disposal and developing remediation strategies.
The authors cover important issues of the formation of actinide nano-particles, their properties and structure, environmental behavior of colloids and nanoparticles related to the safe disposal of nuclear wastes, modeling and advanced methods of characterization at the nano-scale.

List of contents

Actinide - nanoparticle interaction. Generation, stability and mobility.- Section 1. Methods for actinide nanoparticle characterization: Scanning transmission electron microscopy and related techniques for research on actinide and radionuclide nanomaterials.- Resonant inelastic soft x-ray scattering spectroscopy of light-actinide materials.- Characterization of colloid borne actinides by Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (FlFFF) Multi Detector Analysis (MDA).- Actinide nanoparticle characterization by mass spectrometry.- Synchrotron-based X-ray spectromicroscopy of organic nanoparticles complexing actinides.- Section 2. Modeling of actinide nanoparticle structure and behavior: From molecules to nano-particles - A computational chemist's point of view.- Theoretical analysis of colloid-facilitated transport of radionuclides by groundwater.- Section 3. Interfacial phenomena and formation of actinide nanoparticles: Nanoscale chemistry of uranyl selenates.- Actinide thin films as surface models.- Sorption and speciation of uranium on silica colloids.- Section 4. Environmental behavior of actinide colloids and nanoparticles: Radioactive particles released into the environment from nuclear events.- Effect of redox conditions on actinide speciation and partitioning with colloidal matter.- X-ray absorption spectroscopy of plutonium particles at the Rocky Flats US Nuclear Weapons Production Site.- Colloid facilitated transport of plutonium at the Nevada Test Site, NV USA.- Speciation of actinides ingranite subjected to tracer studies.

Product details

• Assisted by: A Denecke (Editor), A Denecke (Editor), Melissa A. Denecke (Editor), Stepan N. Kalmykov (Editor), Stepa N Kalmykov (Editor), Stepan N Kalmykov (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9783642436086
• ISBN: 978-3-642-43608-6
• No. of pages: 440
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 24 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 700 g
• Illustrations: XIX, 440 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Physical chemistry; Nanotechnologie, Geochemie, B, Geophysics, Medizinische Physik, Angewandte Physik, environmental science, engineering & technology, Chemistry and Materials Science, Nuclear Chemistry, Geophysics and Environmental Physics, Nanotechnology, Medical physics, Geochemistry, Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Radiation protection, Radiation—Safety measures, Nuclear issues, Environmental Physics, Radiation Dosimetry and Protection