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Actinyl Peroxide Nanospheres
Author(s) -
Burns Peter C.,
Kubatko KarrieAnn,
Sigmon Ginger,
Fryer Brian J.,
Gag Joel E.,
Antonio Mark R.,
Soderholm L
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200462445
Subject(s) - actinide , uranyl , peroxide , polyhedron , hydrogen peroxide , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , materials science , nuclear chemistry , uranium , organic chemistry , metallurgy , geometry , mathematics
Waste not : Actinyl nanospheres self‐assembled from alkaline solutions have been shown to be composed of 24, 28, and 32 actinyl peroxide polyhedra (for example, see picture of the uranyl peroxide polyhedra (U‐28)). The nanospheres represent a new class of polyoxometalates, and their formation in nuclear waste may have an impact on the mobility of actinides in the environment.