Fate of Uranyl in a Quaternary System Composed of Uranyl, Citrate, Goethite, andPseudomonas fluorescens

Fate of uranyl in a quaternary system composed of uranyl, citrate, goethite, and Pseudomonas fluorescens.

This study investigated the partitioning of uranyl within a quaternary system made up of uranyl, citrate, goethite, and the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens. In the absence of cells, uranyl was sorbed to goethite as a complex involving surface groups and/or citrate. Measurements of the evolution of CO2 indicated that the addition of bacterial cells lead to the gradual biodegradation of citrate...

A New Uranyl Silicate Sheet in the Structure of Haiweeite and Comparison to Other Uranyl Silicates

The structure of haiweeite, Ca[(UO2)2Si5O12(OH)2](H2O)3, Z = 4, orthorhombic, a 7.125(1), b 17.937(2), c 18.342(2) Å, V 2344.3(7) Å3, space group Cmcm, has been solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares techniques to an agreement index (R1) of 4.2% for 1181 unique observed reflections (|Fo| ≤ 4 F) collected using MoK X-radiation and a CCDbased area detector. The structur...

A Polarographic Study of Uranyl-Salicylate and Uranyl-Phthalate Complex Formation in Acidie Solutions

The d. c. and a. c. polarography and cyclic voltammetry were applied to the study of uranyl-salicylate and uranyl-phthalate complexes. The study was limited to the pH range <5, because insoluble uranyl-hydroxydes are formed above this pH value. Uranyl-salicylate and -phthalate are irreversibly reduced. The electrode process is preceded by the chemical reaction of the complex with protons. By th...

The Uranyl Nitrate - Water System Above 60 °

A propeller-like uranyl metallomesogen.

Uranyl triflate forms with three imidazo[4,5-f]-1,10-phenanthroline ligands a propeller-like complex that exhibits a hexagonal columnar phase. The ligand is not liquid-crystalline, but a mesophase is induced upon complex formation with the uranyl salt. The thermal behavior has been investigated by polarizing optical microscopy and by high-temperature X-ray diffraction. A model of the stacking o...