Recent Advances In Actinide Science RSC [Hardcover]

Actinide elements and their chemistry have a significant number of applications. Bringing together contributions from the leading experts in the field, Recent Advances in Actinide Science covers six main topics: * Analysis, the environment and biotransformations * Coordination and organometallic chemistry * Heavy elements * Nuclear fuels, materials and waste forms * Separations and solution chemistry * Spectroscopy, magnetism and superconductivity Covering a wide range of research from pure academic studies to applied industrial science and technology, this book distils the knowledge and achievements gained in actinide science over the last four years. This high level book is aimed at researchers, both industrial and academic, and provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of actinide science.Chapter One: Analysis, the Environment and Biotransformations; Biotransformation of Actinides; Microbial Transformations of Actinides in Transuranic- and Mixed-Wastes: Implications for Radioactive-Waste Disposal; A Brief Review of the Enzymatic Reduction of Tc, U, Np, and Pu by Bacteria; Actinides - A Challenge for Nuclear Forensics; Non-Exchangeable Binding of Radionuclides by Humic Substances: A Natural Chemical Analogue; On the Multi-Spectroscopic Approach for Radionuclide/Mineral Interaction Modelling in Aqueous Solutions; Compact Accelerator Mass Spectrometry: A Powerful Tool to Measure Actinides in the Environment; Interaction Mechanisms of Uranium with Bacterial Strains Isolated from Extreme Habitats; High Sensitivity Plutonium Isotopic Analysis in Environmental and Monitoring Samples; Speciation of the Oxidation States of Np and Pu in Aqueous Solutions by CE-ICP-MS and CE-RIMS; Soft X-Ray Spectromicroscopy of Actinide Particulates; Uranium Colloid Analysis by Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry; Status of The European Network for Actinide Sciences, ACTINET; Using Surface Imaging and Analytical Techniques to Study the Calcite SurfalC±