Utilizing deep eutectic solvent for facile, selective and sustainable sequestration of plutonium

Efficient Plutonium Extraction and Electrochemical Insights in a Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvent for Radioactive Waste Management

“…Also, this inverted "V" shape of % extraction with acid concentration is typical of a neutral extractant displaying a solvation mechanism. [41][42][43] The initial increase in nitric acid concentration leads to the formation and extraction of Plutonium nitrate solvated by the solvent, which reaches a maximum. Subsequently, the % extraction decreases due to the dominant acid uptake of TBABr (exchange mechanism), which is not available for the extraction of the metal ion.…”

Understanding the excited state dynamics and redox behavior of highly luminescent and electrochemically active Eu(iii)–DES complex

“…Our group also worked extensively on exploring DES media for speciation studies and dissolution of rare earth and actinide ions. 5,[30][31][32][33][34] Rare earth ions have found applications in several aspects associated with humankind, ranging from health, energy, and environments, making their presence felt everywhere, spanning mobile phones, televisions, laptops, luminescent materials, permanent magnets, etc. [35][36][37] In most of the applications, trivalent europium ions contribute highly photostable bright red emission originating from hypertensive electric dipole electronic transition (EDT) 5 D 0 -7 F 2 at ∼615 nm and orange emission from pure magnetic dipole transition (MDT) 5 D 0 -7 F 1 at ∼590 nm together with their longer excited state lifetime.…”

“…Our group also worked extensively on exploring DES media for speciation studies and dissolution of rare earth and actinide ions. 5,30–34…”