The Heaviest Metals: Science and Technology of the Actinides and Beyond(EIC Books)

An authoritative survey of the science and advanced technological uses of the actinide and transactinide metals The Heaviest Metals offers an essential resource that covers the fundamentals of the chemical and physical properties of the heaviest metals as well as the most recent advances in their science and technology. The authors – noted experts in the field – offer an authoritative review of the actinide and transactinide elements, i.e., the elements from actinium to lawrencium as well as rutherfordium through organesson, the current end of the periodic table, element 118. The text explores the history of the metals, their occurrence and issues of production, and covers a broad range of chemical subjects including environmental concerns and remediation approaches. The authors also offer information on the most recent and emerging applications of the metals, such as in superconducting materials, catalysis, and research into medical diagnostics. This important resource: Provides an overview of the science and advanced technological uses of the actinide and transactinide metals Describes the basic chemical and physical properties of the heaviest metals, and discusses the challenges and opportunities for their technological applications Contains accessible information on the fundamental features of the heaviest metals, special requirements for their experimental study, and the critical role of computational characterization of their compounds Highlights the most current and emerging applications in areas such as superconducting materials, catalysis, nuclear forensics, and medicine Presents vital contemporary issues of the heaviest metals Written for graduate students and researchers working with the actinide and transactinide elements, industrial and academic inorganic and nuclear chemists, and engineers, The Heaviest Metals is a comprehensive volume that explores the fundamental chemistry and properties of the heaviest metals, and the challenges and opportunities associated with their present and emerging technological uses.

Table of Contents:
Contributors xi Series Preface xv Volume Preface xvii PART 1: BACKGROUND 1 Discovery of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements 3 Mary Virginia Orna and Marco Fontani Production of Plutonium 31 David L. Clark and Franz J. Freibert Controlling Actinide Extraction Chemistry (Separation of Actinides from Lanthanides as Part of Nuclear Fuel Recycling) 39 James Westwood and Laurence M. Harwood PART 2: FUNDAMENTALS 57 Electronic Structure of the Actinide Elements 59 Frédéric Gendron and Jochen Autschbach Electronic Structure of the Transactinide Atoms 77 Ephraim Eliav, Anastasia Borschevsky and Uzi Kaldor Chemical Properties of the Transactinide Elements 93 Christoph E. Düllmann Multiple Bonding in Actinide Chemistry 105 Michael A. Boreen and John Arnold Electronic Structure of Actinide Oxides 123 Lindsay E. Roy PART 3: CHARACTERIZATION METHODS 143 Crystallography of Actinide Complexes 145 Brian L. Scott, Samantha K. Cary and Justin N. Cross Solid State NMR of Actinide-Containing Compounds 177 G. Koutroulakis and H. Yasuoka Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Actinide Compounds 185 iotr Gaczy´nski Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Actinide Materials 193 Thomas Gouder and Rachel Eloirdi Laser-Based Spectroscopic Studies of Actinide Complexes 209 Euo C. Jung, Hye-Ryun Cho, Hee-Kyung Kim and Wansik Cha Ab Initio Electronic Structure Calculations for Actinide and Transactinide Atoms and Molecules 223 Michael Dolg and Xiaoyan Cao PART 4: DISTINCTIVE CHEMISTRY 247 Divalent Actinides and Transactinides: Inorganic and Organometallic Complexes 249 Leonor Maria, Joaquim Marçalo and John K. Gibson Organometallic Chemistry of Pentavalent Uranium 263 Jesse Murillo and Skye Fortier Amido Complexes of the Actinides 283 avid J. H. Emslie Actinide Pnictogen Complexes 301 Sean P. Vilanova and Justin R. Walensky Actinide Borohydrides 319 Scott R. Daly Supramolecular and Macrocyclic Chemistry of the Actinides 335 ei Mei, Jianhui Lan, Kongqiu Hu and Weiqun Shi Actinide Polyoxometalates 355 Peter C. Burns PART 5: ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ISSUES 365 Actinide Speciation and Bioavailability in Fresh and Marine Surface Waters 367 Scott J. Markich and Paul L. Brown Transuranic Biogeochemistry 401 Hakim Boukhalfa and Mary Neu Sustainable Remediation in Complex Geologic Systems 415 Haruko Wainwright, Bhavna Arora, Susan Hubbard, Konstantin Lipnikov, Greg Flach, David Moulton, Carol Eddy-Dilek and Miles Denham Nuclear Forensics 427 Maria Wallenius, Klaus Lützenkirchen, Klaus Mayer and Zsolt Varga Actinides in Medicine 445 Eva R. Birnbaum, Michael E. Fassbender, Maryline G. Ferrier, Kevin D. John and Tara Mastren PART 6: SPECIAL APPLICATIONS 467 Actinide Elements in Catalysis 469 Rami J. Batrice, Isabell S.R. Karmel, Guy Yardeni and Moris S. Eisen Superconductivity of the Heaviest Metals and Their Compounds 493 Hans R. Ott and Zachary Fisk Index 507

About the Author :
Editors William J. Evans, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, USA Timothy P. Hanusa, Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, USA