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Protactinium(V) in aqueous solution: a light actinide without actinyl moiety

  • Claire Le Naour EMAIL logo , Jérôme Roques , Christophe Den Auwer , Philippe Moisy and Jean Aupiais
Published/Copyright: August 13, 2019

Abstract

This review highlights recent data on the complexation of Pa(V) with inorganic (fluoride and sulphate) and organic (oxalate, nitrilotriacetate, diethylenetriaminepentaacetate) ligands in solution. New thermodynamic parameters relative to the complexation of Pa(V) with sulphate are presented. The review also includes gas phase and theoretical studies focused on the interaction of Pa(V) in the dioxo and oxo forms with water.

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Received: 2019-02-10
Accepted: 2019-07-15
Published Online: 2019-08-13
Published in Print: 2019-09-25

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial: 150 years of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements
  3. Part A: Actinides and Transactinides
  4. Evolution of the periodic table through the synthesis of new elements
  5. Nuclear and chemical characterization of heavy actinides
  6. Direct mass measurements and ionization potential measurements of the actinides
  7. Relativity in the electronic structure of the heaviest elements and its influence on periodicities in properties
  8. The periodic table – an experimenter’s guide to transactinide chemistry
  9. Synthesis and properties of isotopes of the transactinides
  10. Part B: Nuclear Energy
  11. Homogenous recycling of transuranium elements from irradiated fast reactor fuel by the EURO-GANEX solvent extraction process
  12. Separation of trivalent actinides and lanthanides using various ‘N’, ‘S’ and mixed ‘N,O’ donor ligands: a review
  13. Separation of actinides from lanthanides associated with spent nuclear fuel reprocessing in China: current status and future perspectives
  14. Contamination of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station with actinide elements
  15. Protactinium(V) in aqueous solution: a light actinide without actinyl moiety
  16. What do we know about actinides-proteins interactions?
  17. Part C: Medical Radionuclides
  18. Positron-emitting radionuclides for applications, with special emphasis on their production methodologies for medical use
  19. Radiochlorine: an underutilized halogen tool
  20. Radiobromine and radioiodine for medical applications
  21. Radiochemical aspects of alpha emitting radionuclides for medical application
  22. Chelators and metal complex stability for radiopharmaceutical applications
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