Nuclear chemistry, photochemistry and radiation Books

Book SynopsisReflecting the growing volume of published work in this field, researchers will find this book an invaluable source of information on current methods and applications.

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Book SynopsisReflecting the growing volume of published work in this field, researchers will find this book an invaluable source of information on current methods and applications.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Table of ContentsPart 1 Physical aspects of photochemistry: photophysical processes in condensed phases, R.B. Cundall. Part 2 Organic aspects of photochemistry: photolysis of carbonyl compounds, W. Horspool; enone cycloadditions and rearrangements - photoreactions of dienones and quinones, W. Horspool; photochemistry of alkenes, alkynes and related compounds, W. Horspool; photochemistry of aromatic compounds, A. Weedon; photo-reduction and oxidation, A. Cox; photoreactions of compounds containing heteroatoms other than oxygen, S. Reid; photoelimination, S. Reid. Part 3 Polymer photochemistry, N. Allen. Part 4 Photochemical aspects of energy conversion, A. Cox.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.

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Book SynopsisThis text provides a concise introduction to all aspects of light-induced processes in chemistry, physics and biology, as well as in medicine and industry. It is up to date with the latest advances in the field, in particular the probing of the fastest light-induced reactions on picosecond and femtosecond time scales, and is based on the photochemistry and photophysics degree course devised by the author. Chemistry and Light is a must for final year undergraduates, as well as for post-graduate students. It will prove extremely useful for teachers in the preparation of courses and seminars and will provide essential background information for industrial chemists, in one complete source. The book reflects the enthusiasm the author has for his subject, as well as his talent for clear description. Chemistry and Light will be welcomed by students and research workers alike.Trade Review'The book rapidly introduces many topics with a minimum of equations and would make for excellent background reading ... the author is to be congratulated on making the subject come alive.' * Chemistry and Industry, January 1995 *Table of ContentsIntroduction; Light and Matter; The Energy of Light: Excited Molecules; The Chemistry of Excited Molecules; Light and Life; Light in Industry; Experimental Techniques; The Frontiers of Photochemistry; Appendices; Further Reading; Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisVibrationally Mediated Photodissociation (VMP) deals with the influence of vibrational excitation of the ground electronic state of a molecule on its dissociation following excitation of this state to a higher electronic state. Aimed at students and academics, this is the first book devoted to the effect of vibrational pre-excitation on molecular dynamics in the gas phase. In particular, it deals with the influence of this excitation on the dissociation of molecules (ie: on the branching ratio between the dissociation products and its dependence on the vibrational state being excited). The effect in the gas phase has been extensively studied, both theoretically and experimentally and encompasses diverse areas of chemical physics. This monograph presents the methodology of VMP, using state-of-the-art specific examples. Overviews of earlier works are included as well, to serve as a background for current research. Wherever appropriate, original works are quoted, including the original drTrade Review"This book provides a comprehensive review of vibrationally mediated photodissociation studies of neutral molecules in the gas phase.""This is an excellent reference for prectitioners in the field. It is also a good supplementary text for graduate or advanced undergraduate classes." * JACS, 2009, 131, 17720 - 17720 *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Theoretical Aspects; Chapter 3: Experimental Methods; Chapter 4: VMP of Diatomic Molecules and Radicals: Chapter 5: VMP of Triatomic Molecules Excluding Water; Chapter 6: VMP of Water Isotopologues; Chapter 7: VMP of Tetratomic Molecules; Chapter 8: VMP of Larger than Tetratomic Molecules

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Book SynopsisThis book offers comprehensive coverage of the most important areas in photoreceptors and light signalling. Photoreceptors enable most species to sense not only the presence of light but also the information, such as irradiance, colour or spectral distribution, direction and polarization of light. They are vital, therefore, in providing organisms with energy and information about their surroundings, such as day and night cycles. This book covers the range of photoreceptors that have been discovered to date and the broad range of methods used when researching how they operate, including: action spectroscopy; methods for protein purification; the whole range of molecular biological and genetic methods; and numerous spectroscopic methods, from absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy to X-ray diffraction, used for solving the structure of photoreceptors. Written by leading experts in the field, Photoreceptors and Light Signalling provides the reader with the most recent results and researTable of ContentsArcheabacterial Phototaxis; Invertebrate Rhodopsin; Vertebrate Rhodopsin; Rhodopsin-related proteins, Cop1, Cop2 and Chop1, in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; The Phytochromes: Spectroscopy and Function; Phytochrome Signal Transduction; Phytochromes and phytochrome-like proteins in cyanobacteria; The family of Photoactive Yellow Proteins, the Xanthopsins: From structure and mechanism of photoactivation to biological function; Higher Plant Phototropins: Photoreceptors not only for Phototropism; Cryptochromes and their functions in plant development; Blue light receptors in fern and moss; Photoreceptors resetting the circadian clock; Subject Index

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Book SynopsisAs modern day society takes an increasing interest in outdoor activities, its exposure to sunlight has never been greater. As a consequence, countries throughout the world are experiencing a dramatic increase in the incidences of skin carcinomas and melanomas. From DNA photolesions to mutations, skin cancer and cell death provides an authoritative source of information for photobiologists interested in the series of genetic events that occur in the skin, and eventually lead to cancer. With contributions from eminent scientists in the field, this book includes the latest information on DNA photolesions and repair, as well as the key mechanisms of solar UV in skin cancer initiation and development. Significant information relating to UV-induced photolesions and mechanisms of skin tumour occurrence is also included. By providing the basic phenomena underlying the science and an overview of the biological events that take place when cells are exposed to solar UV radiation, From DNA photoleTable of ContentsChapter 1: UVB and UVA Induced Formation of Photoproducts within Cellular DNA; Chapter 2: Chemical Sequencing Profiles of Photosensitized DNA Damage; Chapter 3: DNA damage induced by UVA radiation: role in solar mutagenesis; Chapter 4: Mutations induced by UV and sunlight; Chapter 5: Mechanisms and Mutagenic Consequences of Photoproduct Bypass by Replicative and DNA Damage Bypass Polymerases; Chapter 6: The Ogg1 Protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Properties and Biological Functions; Chapter 7: The role of a yeast homologue of the human phosphatase activator hPTPA in the cellular response to oxidative DNA damage; Chapter 8: DNA repair in RNA polymerase I transcribed genes; Chapter 9: Global Genome Nucleotide Excision Repair: Key Players and Their Functions; Chapter 10: Efficient Repair of UV-Induced DNA Damage in Terminally Differentiated Human Keratinocytes; Chapter 11: Reactivation of UV-damaged viruses and reporter genes in mammalian cells; Chapter 12: Transcription of p53-regulated genes under transcriptional stress: implications for nucleotide excision repair; Chapter 13: What a difference a wavelength makes: The role of p53 in nucleotide excision repair of UV-induced DNA damage; Chapter 14: p53 and p33ING1: Role in Nucleotide Excision Repair of UV-Damaged DNA; Chapter 15: Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Signals Leading to UV-induced Apoptosis; Chapter 16: Opposing roles of UV-induced apoptosis in early skin cancer; Chapter 17: Acquired activation of signalling pathways in skin tumours from DNA repair-deficient xeroderma pigmentosum patients; Chapter 18: Chaos Theory and Self-Organized Criticality Describe the DNA Damage Signal transduction Network;

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Book SynopsisFlavins and flavoproteins are a widely investigated and highly versatile group of compounds. Participation of these compounds in photochemistry and photobiology processes are of particular importance in the fields of biology, chemistry and medicine. Written by leading experts in the field each section of the book includes a historical overview of the subject, state of the art developments and future perspectives. Flavins: Photochemistry and Photobiology begins with the properties and applications of flavins, including their photochemistry in aqueous and organic solutions. Subsequent sections discuss riboflavin as a visible light sensitizer in the photo degradation of drugs, antiviral and antibacterial effects, the role of flavins in light induced toxicity and blue light initiated DNA repair by photolyase. Finally there are sections on the flavin based photoreceptors in plants, bacteria and eukaryotic photosynthetic flagelettes. This book brings together leading experts with a unique interdisciplinary emphasis, to provide an authoritative resource on flavins and their role in photochemistry and photobiology.Trade ReviewThis book is an extremely useful resource that summarizes current knowledge of the photochemistry and photobiology of flavins....be an essential part of the collection of any comprehensive chemistry or biology library and an essential and updated reference for scientists interested in this topic. Timely coverage of the recent literature, as well as the several unanswered questions that are presented .....the volume, should inspire many researchers to further explore the exciting field of flavin photochemistry and photobiology. * Journal of American Chemical Society, Vol.129, No.28, 2007 (Giovanni Gadda) *Table of ContentsPreface; 1: General properties of flavins; 2: Photochemistry of flavins in aqueous and organic solvents; 3: Excited states interaction of flavins with amines. application to the initiation of vinyl polymerization; 4: Riboflavin as a visible-light-sensitiser in the aerobic photodegradation of ophthalmic and sympathomimetic drugs; 5: The antiviral and antibacterial properties of riboflavin and light: applications to blood safety and transfusion medicine; 6: Light-induced flavin toxicity; 7: Photoinduced processes in the eye lens: do flavins really play a role?; 8: Blue light-initiated DNA repair by photolyase; 9: Flavin-based photoreceptors in plants; 10: Flavin-based photoreceptors in bacteria; 11: Photoactivated adenylyl cyclase (PAC), the photoreceptor flavoprotein with intrinsic effector function mediating euglenoid photomovements; 12: Mechanisms of light activation in flavin-binding photoreceptors

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Book SynopsisPhotodynamic therapy (PDT) is increasingly being used amongst health practitioners in combating a variety of diseases. One common strategy used during this light activated process is to induce the accumulation of significant amounts of a photosensitising agent in the diseased tissue. The naturally occurring amino acid 5-aminovulinic acid (ALA) is used to produce high levels of the photosensitizer, Protoprophyin IX, in the therapy known as ALA-PDT. Written by experts in the field Photodynamic therapy with ALA outlines a variety of clinical approaches to the topic, outlining current applications. These include the use of ALA-PDT and ALA-FD (fluorescence diagnosis) in the areas of dermatology, urology, brain, otorhinolaryngology, gynaecology and gastroenterology. Also included is a chapter that comprehensively reviews the scientific principles of ALA-PDT. Primarily aimed at a clinical audience Photodynamic therapy with ALA should provide a comprehensive review and useful insight into ALA-Trade Review"the dermatology section receives good coverage and guides the reader "how to do it" which should be a great help to the dermatologist who would want to add PDT to the gamut of their therapeutic armamentarium.""The book should interest both the beginner and the practitioner of ALA-FD and PDT and it is a good volume to have in a Photobiology Department, Hospital and University Libraries." * Photodiagnosis adn Photodynamic Therapy *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; Basic Principles; ALA/MAL-PDT in Dermatology; ALA-PDT and ALA-FD in Urology; ALA-PDT and ALA-FD in the brain - new prospects for treating malignant gliomas; ALA-FD AND ALA-PDT in Otorhinolaryngology; ALA-PDT in Gynaecology; ALA-PDT in Gastroenterology; POTENTIAL FUTURE INDICATIONS; APPENDIX

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Book SynopsisThe Special Publications Series is a collection of books produced from the proceedings of international symposia. Editors bring together contributions from authorities in the field and the books provide snapshots of the latest developments of that field.Table of ContentsPart A - Reactor Designs & Operation: The Management of Magnox Graphite Reactor Cores to Underwrite Continued Safe Operation; AGR Core Design, Operation and Safety Functions; An Overview of British Energy's Core Assessment Methodology; UK Regulatory Strategy for Management of Graphite; Ageing in Gas-Cooled, Graphite-Moderated Reactors; Part B - Advances in the Fundamental Knowledge of Graphite Behaviour under Irradiation: The Effects of Thermal Annealing on the Mechanical Properties of PGA Graphite; Development of a Model of Dimensional Change in AGR Graphites Irradiated in Inert Environments; Relating Measurements of Mechanical Properties of Nuclear Graphites to Reactor Conditions. A Review of the Effects of Temperature and Pressure; Flexural Strength of Graphite; Observations of Strain Localisation and Failure in Nuclear Graphite; Evaluation of the Brazilian Disc Test in Fracture Strength Measurements of Nuclear Graphite; Irradiation Damage in Graphite from First Principles; Development of a Code to Predict Fundamental Material and Fracture Properties of Nuclear Graphite; Modelling Graphite Ageing: Black Art or Forensic Science?; A Holistic, Structurally Based, Approach to Modelling Graphite Properties; X-ray Tomographic Observations Applied to Porosity; Models for the Thermal Properties of Oxidised Nuclear Graphite; Part C - Advances in the Understanding of Graphite-Component Behaviour and its Assessment: Crack Propagation Resistance and Damage Mechanisms in Nuclear Graphite; Graphite Irradiation Testing at the HFR Petten; The Development of Measurement Techniques for Mechanical Properties Applicable to Small Reactor Graphite Samples; Techniques for Measuring the Properties of Unirradiated and Irradiated AGR Graphite; Material Modelling of Nuclear Graphite under Irradiation Conditions; Predicting the Stresses and Deformations of Irradiated Graphite Moderator Bricks; Explicit Modelling of Graphite Core Components During a Reactor Thermal Transient; Part D - The Consequences of Graphite Deterioration: Whole-Core Behaviour: PBMR Graphite Core Structures Fitness for Purpose Management Strategy; Seismic Modelling of an AGR Nuclear Reactor Core; Measurement of AGR Graphite Fuel Brick Shrinkage and Channel Distortion; Investigation of Degradation of AGR Graphite Core Geometry Using a Whole Core Scale Model; The Feasibility of Introducing Core Stiffening Devices and Diverse Shutdown Systems at Hinkley Point B / Hunterston B and Hartlepool / Heysham 1; An Integrated Architecture for Graphite Core Data Analysis; Graphite Core Condition Monitoring Through Intelligent Analysis of Fuel Grab Load Trace Data; Application of Whole Core Modelling Methodology to Life Extension of AGR Reactor Graphite Cores; Statistical Models for Bore Cracking in AGR Graphite Cores; Development and Validation of Whole Core Modelling Methodology for AGR Graphite Cores; Method for Determining if Control Rods and Fuel Stringer can be Inserted / Removed from an AGR Core; Part E - Lessons Learned from Management of Ageing Plant: Experience of Ageing Processes in Nuclear Power Reactors; The Importance of Understanding of Basic Principles in the Management of Ageing Plant; An Overview and Summary of the Technical Papers in Parts B, C and D;

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Table of ContentsPart 1 Physical aspects of photochemistry: general; singlet state processes; triplet state processes; other processes. Part 2 Organic aspects of photochemistry: phptolysis of carbonyl compounds; enone cycloadditions and rearrangements - photoreactions of dienones and quinones; photochemistry of alkenes, alkynes and related compunds; photochemistry of aromatic compounds; photo-reduction and -oxidation; photoreactions of compunds containing heteroatoms other than oxygen; photoelimination. Part 3 Polymer photochemistry. Part 4 Photochemical aspects of solar energy conversion.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Table of ContentsReview of the year. Part 1 Physical aspects of photochemistry: photophysical processes in condensed phases, Robert B. Cundall. Part 2 Organic aspects of photochemistry: photolysis of carbonyl compounds, William M. Horspool; enone cycloadditions and rearrangements - photoreactions of dienones and quinones. William M. Horspool; photochemistry of alkenes, alkynes and related compounds, William M. Horspool; photo-reduction and oxidation, Alan Cox; photoreactions of compounds containing heteroatoms other than oxygen, Stewart T. Reid and Andrew Gilbert; photoelimination, Stewart T. Reid. Part 3 Polymer photochemistry, Norman S. Allen. Part 4 Photochemical aspects of solar energy conversion, Alan Cox.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Table of ContentsPart 1 Physical aspects of photochemistry: photophysical processes in condensed phases. Part 2 Organic aspects of photochemistry: photolysis of carbonyl compounds; enone cycloadditions and rearrangements - photoreactions of dienones and quinones; photochemistry of alkenes, alkynes and related compounds; photochemistry of aromatic compounds; photo-reduction and -oxidation; photoreactions of compounds containing heteroatoms other than oxygen; photoelimination. Part 3 Polymer photochemistry. Part 4 Photochemical aspects of solar energy conversion. Part 5 Adsorbate photochemistry.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Table of ContentsIntroduction and review of the year. Part I Physical aspects of photochemistry: photophysical processes in condensed phases. Part II Organic aspects of photochemistry: photolysis of carbonyl compounds; enone cycloadditions and rearrangements - photoreactions of dieones and quinones; photochemistry of alkenes, alkynes and related compounds; photochemsitry of aromatic compounds; photo-reduction and oxidation; photoreactions of compounds containing heteroatoms other than oxygen; photoelimination. Part III Polymer photochemistry. Part IV Photochemical aspects of solar energy conversion. Part V Artificial photosynthesis.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Table of ContentsIntroduction and review of the year. Part 1 Photophysical processes in condensed phases. Part 2 Organic aspects of photochemistry: photolysis of carbonyl compounds; enone cycloadditions and rearrangements - photoreactions of dienones and quinones; photochemistry of alkenes, alkynes, and related compounds; photochemistry of aromatic compounds; photo-reduction and -oxidation; photoreactions of compounds containing heteroatoms other than oxygen; photoelimination. Part 3 Polymer photochemistry. Part 4 Photochemical aspects of solar energy conversion.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Table of ContentsPart I Physical aspects of photochemistry: photophysical processes in condensed phases. Part II Organic aspects of photochemistry: photolysis of carbonyl compounds; enone cycloadditions and rearrangements - photoreactions of dienones and quinones; photochemistry of alkenes, alkynes, and related compounds; photochemistry of aromatic compounds; photo-reduction and -oxidation; photoreactions of compounds containing heteroatoms other than oxygen; photoelimination. Part III Polymer photochemistry. Part IV Photochemical aspects of solar energy conversion.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Table of ContentsIntroduction and Review of the Year; Part I - Physical Aspects of Photochemistry; Photophysical Processes in Condensed Phases; Part II - Organic Aspects of Photochemistry; Photolysis of Carbonyl Compounds; Enone Cycloadditions and Rearrangements: Photoreactions of Dienones and Quinones; Photochemistry of Alkenes, Alkynes, and Related Compounds; Photochemistry of Aromatic Compounds; Photo-reduction and -oxidation; Photoreactions of Compounds Containing Heteroatoms other than Oxygen; Photoelimination; Part III - Polymer Photochemistry; Part IV - Photochemical Aspects of Solar Energy Conversion; Author Index.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Table of ContentsIntroduction and Review of the Year; Part I - Physical Aspects of Photochemistry; Photophysical Processes in Condensed Phases; Part II - Organic Aspects of Photochemistry; Photolysis of Carbonyl Compounds; Enone Cycloadditions and Rearrangements: Photoreactions of Dienones and Quinones; Photochemistry of Alkenes, Alkynes, and Related Compounds; Photochemistry of Aromatic Compounds; Photo-reduction and -oxidation; Photoreactions of Compounds Containing Heteroatoms other than Oxygen; Photoelimination; Part III - Polymer Photochemistry; Part IV - Photochemical Aspects of Solar Energy Conversion; Author Index.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Trade Review"...the reviews contained here are clear, concise and a pleasure to read ... This book is unhesitatingly recommended as a valuable resource for those engaged in research in and around photochemistry." * Polymer International, Vol 42, No 4, 1997 *"... essential to the library of any individual or Institution that has an interest in the fields of photochemistry or photophysics." * J Chem Soc Perkin Transactions 1, No 15, 7 August 2001, p 1846 *"... an essential component in the library of all photochemistry researchers." * J Chem Soc Perkin Transactions 1, No 7, 7 April 2002, p 997 *Table of ContentsIntroduction and Review of the Year; Photolysis of Carbonyl Compounds; Enone Cycloadditions and Rearrangements: Photoreactions of Dienones and Quinones; Photochemistry of Alkenes, Alkynes, and Related Compounds; Photochemistry of Aromatic Compounds; Photo-reduction and -oxidation; Photoelimination; Polymer Photochemistry; Author Index.

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.Table of ContentsIntroduction and Review of the Year; Photolysis of Carbonyl Compounds; Enone Cycloadditions and Rearrangements: Photoreactions of Dienones and Quinones; Photochemistry of Alkenes, Alkynes and Related Compounds; Photochemistry of Aromatic Compounds; Photo-oxidation and Photo-reduction; Photoelimination; Polymer Photochemistry

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Book SynopsisCompiled by teams of leading authorities this Specialist Periodical Report on Photochemistry aims to provide an annual review of photo-induced processes.

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Book SynopsisThe Special Publications Series is a collection of books produced from the proceedings of international symposia. Editors bring together contributions from authorities in the field and the books provide snapshots of the latest developments of that field.Table of ContentsChapter One: Analysis, the Environment and Biotransformations; Biotransformation of Actinides; Microbial Transformations of Actinides in Transuranic- and Mixed-Wastes: Implications for Radioactive-Waste Disposal; A Brief Review of the Enzymatic Reduction of Tc, U, Np, and Pu by Bacteria; Actinides - A Challenge for Nuclear Forensics; Non-Exchangeable Binding of Radionuclides by Humic Substances: A Natural Chemical Analogue; On the Multi-Spectroscopic Approach for Radionuclide/Mineral Interaction Modelling in Aqueous Solutions; Compact Accelerator Mass Spectrometry: A Powerful Tool to Measure Actinides in the Environment; Interaction Mechanisms of Uranium with Bacterial Strains Isolated from Extreme Habitats; High Sensitivity Plutonium Isotopic Analysis in Environmental and Monitoring Samples; Speciation of the Oxidation States of Np and Pu in Aqueous Solutions by CE-ICP-MS and CE-RIMS; Soft X-Ray Spectromicroscopy of Actinide Particulates; Uranium Colloid Analysis by Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry; Status of The European Network for Actinide Sciences, ACTINET; Using Surface Imaging and Analytical Techniques to Study the Calcite Surface in Contact with Aqueous UO22+ Ions; Production of High-Purity 236Pu From 237Np by a Photonuclear Reaction; Decontamination of Soils in Liquid ?O2; A Novel Hydrogen Uranyl Phosphate-Based Bio-Inorganic Ion Exchanger for the Removal of 60Co, 85Sr And 137Cs from Aqueous Solutions; Effect of Closo-Dodecacarborane Ion Exchangers on the Potentiometric Response of Ionophore-Based Ion-Selective Electrodes; Geochemical and Microbial Controls on Decomposition and Dispersion of Depleted Uranium (DU) in the Environment: An Overview of Current Research and the Development of Methods for Handling DU Microparticulates; Fibrous "Filled" Sorbents for the Preconcentration of Actinides and Technetium; Np(V) Sorption to Goethite in the Presence of Natural and Hydroquinone-Enriched Humic Acids; Sorption of Np(IV) and Np(V) by Depleted Uranium Dioxide; The Recommended Values of 239Pu and 240Pu Concentrations in IAEA Standard Reference Material Estimated by Three Measuring Methods: Isotope Dilution-Thermal Ionizaton Mass Spectrometry, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and Alpha Spectrometry; A Sequential Separation Procedure for Pu, Am, U and Np Isotopes in Soils and Liquid Samples; Combination of Alpha Track Analysis, Fission Track Analysis with SEM-EDX and SIMS to Study Spatial Distribution of Actinides; Aspects of UO3 Dissolution Kinetics; Determining the Radiation Damage Effect on Glovebox Glove Materials; Plutonium-Humate Complexation in Natural Groundwater by XPS; Uranium Sorption and Solubility Under Conditions Relevant for the Radioactive Waste Repository in Morsleben / Germany; The Application of Colloidal Photocatalysis in Actinide Photoredox Chemistry; Study of the Chemical Scheme of ?-TUPD Solid Solution Alteration; Solubility Studies of Uranium(IV) by Laser-Induced Breakdown Detection (LIBD); Resonance Ionisation Mass Spectrometry for Element- and Isotope-Selective Trace Analysis of Actinides in Environmental Micro-Particles; The Romanian Uranium Industry- Its Past and Future in the Context of The Strengthening and Integration of the European Research Area; Uranium and Neptunium Sorption onto Magnetite Under Suboxic Conditions; The Application of Avalanche Photodiodes for the Measurement of Actinides by Alpha Liquid Scintillation Counting; The Effect of Uranium on the Corrosion of Stainless Steel in High Temperature Molten Salts in the Presence of Moisture; Reactions of the Feldspar Surface: Surface Composition and Microtopography After Contact with Radionuclides and Heavy Metals; The Influence of Oxalate on the Partitioning of Trivalent f-Elements to Hematite; Mechanisms for the Reduction of Actinide Ions by Geobacter Sulfurreducens; Oxidation and Surface Complexation of Actinyl Species by Oxides; Chapter Two: Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry; Structure-Property Relationships in Novel Actinide Compounds with Heavy Oxoanions; On the Role of f-Obitals in the Bonding in f-Element Complexes: the "Feudal" Model as Applied to Organoactinide and Actinide Aquo Complexes; New Catalytic Reactions Promoted by Organoactinides; Octacoordinate Soft Donor Complexes of Trivalent and Tetravalent Lanthanide and Actinide Cations; Structure and Stability of Peroxo Complexes of Uranium and Plutonium in Carbonate Solution; Sequestered Plutonium: Structural Characterisation and Complex Formation of Pu(IV) Complexes with Siderophore-Like Ligands; Extraction of Actinides by Functionalised Calixarenes; 5f Element Complexes with 'Soft' Donor Atom Ligands: Eight Coordinate Pu(III) Pyrazinyl and Thioether Complexes; Plutonium(V) Chemistry in Neutral Aqueous Complexing Media: New Crystal Compounds Synthesis and Study of their Structure and Properties; Management of Transuranic Actinide Containing Materials in Nuclear Clean up in the UK; Extending the Chemistry of the Uranyl Ion: {UO2}2+ Acting as a Lewis Acid and a Lewis Base; Covalency in Uranium Complexes and New f-Element Chemistry that Exploits Soft Organometallic Carbene Ligands; Variability in the Crystal Structures of Uranium(VI), Neptunium(VI) and Plutonium(VI) Phthalates; Novel Neptunyl(V) and Plutonyl(V) Bi-Oxalate Compounds: Synthesis, Properties and Structure; Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Np(V) Oxalate, Na4(NpO2)2(C2O4)3.6H2O; Plutonyl(V) Malonate Compounds: Synthesis and Properties; Crystal Compounds of Plutonyl(V) Monooxalate Complex; Solid Compounds of Np(V) with 2,4,6-Tri-(2-Pyridyl)-1,3,5-Triazine: Crystal Structure, Spectral and Thermal Properties; Complex Formation of Np(V) with Picolinic, Nicotinic and Isonicotinic Acids; The Stability of a Uranyl(V) Benzoyl Acetonate Complex in Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Preparation of Uranium(III) Perchlorate in N,N-Dimethylformamide and Other Aprotic Media; Bent Metal Carbenes - Electrostatic Bonds vs Covalency in Organometallic Actinide Chemistry; Uranyl Complexation by a Hinged Polypyrrolic Macrocycle; Hydrogen Bonding with the Uranyl Oxo Atom and Enforced ??Stacking in the Equatorial Plane; Structure of Trivalent Americium and Lanthanide Complexes with Phosphoryl Acetic Acid Amides; Surprising Activity of Organoactinide Complexes in the Polymerization of Cyclic Mono- and Diesters; The Affinity of N Donor Ligands in AnO22+ Complexes and Synthetic Routes to New Neptunyl Chemistry; Synthesis and Crystal Structure Determination of Some Mixed Oxalates of Actinide(s) and/or Lanthanide and Monovalent Cations (NH4+ or N2H5+); Complexation of a B-Type Unsaturated Polyoxoanion, [BiW9O33]9-, to Actinyl, {UO2}2+, {NpO2}+ and {PuO2}2+, Cations; Uranium Coordination to Environmentally Relevant Polyhydroxycarboxylate Ligands; Co-Crystallisation Processes in a Study of Physiochemical Properties of Actinides and Lanthanides in Lower Oxidation States; Monocarboxylate Complexes of Uranyl: a Relativistic Density Functional Study; Coordination Chemistry of Americium: Synthesis, Structure of Am(III) Iodates; The Performance of Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory in the Simulation of the Electronic Spectra of Molecular Uranium Complexes; The Effect of Solvent on the Modelling of the Geometry and Vibrations of UO2(H2O)52+; Chapter Three: Heavy Elements; Chemistry of Transactinides; Unusual Volatility of Oxides Formed by Some Actinides; SISAK Liquid-Liquid Extraction Studies of Rutherfordium and Future Plans to Study Heavier Transactinides; Development of a System for Chemical Studies of Rutherfordium by Liquid-Liquid Extraction From Sulphuric Acid Solutions with SISAK; Influence of KCl on the Extraction of Rutherfordium Homologues Hafnium and Zirconium from Sulphuric Acid with Tri-Octylamine in Toluene; Thermochromatographic Adsorption Studies of Curium and Berkelium; Self-Diffusion Coefficients and Structure of the Trivalent f-Element Ions, Eu3+, Am3+ and Bk3+ in Aqueous Solution; Ceramic Plutonium Target Development for the MASHA Separator for the Synthesis of Element 114; Chapter Four: Nuclear Fuels, Materials and Waste Forms; Understanding and Predicting Self-Irradiation Effects in Plutonium Alloys: A Coupled Experimental and Theoretical Approach; Identifying and Quantifying Actinide Radiation Damage in ZrSiO4 Minerals and ceramics with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Lessons Drawn From Studies of the Transmutation of Fuels Carried Out in the Framework of the French Law of December 1991 on the Management of Long Lived Waste; Properties of Minor Actinide Compounds Relevant to Nuclear Fuel Technology; Transformation Characteristics of Isothermal Martensite in Pu-Ga Alloys; Reactivity of Mixed Uranium and Plutonium Nitride with Silicon Carbide as Materials for Gas Cooled Fast Reactors; Confinement of Plutonium and Thorium in Monazite/Brabantite, in View of Actinide Conditioning; Physical and Electronic Properties Changed by Aging Plutonium; Corrosion Resistance of Uranium Metal Surface with CO and SCCO2 Treatment; Pyrochemical Processing of Plutonium at AWE; Uranium Ion Valences in Perovskite, Zirconolite and Pyrochlore from Near Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy; Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Simulated High Burnup Uranium Oxide Fuels; Thermodynamic Modelling and Analyses of Molten Salt Reactor Fuel; Structure of the Americium Pyrochlore Am2Zr2O7 and its Evolution Under Alpha Self-Irradiation; Local Structure of Th1-XMXO2 Solid Solutions with M = U, Pu; First-Principles Phase Diagram of the Ce-Th System; Crystal Stability and Equation of State for Am: Theory; XPS Study of High Temperature Oxidation of a Plutonium Alloy Under Vacuum; Phase Relation of Mixed Oxide Fuel Containing Np and Am; Study on Corrosion Resistance Improvement of U and U-Nb Alloys by Ion Implantation with Niobium; Simulation by External Irradiation of Self-Irradiation Effects on Thorium Phosphate Diphosphate (?-TPD) - Consequences for Its Dissolution; From Thorium Phosphate-Hydrogenphosphate Hydrate to Thorium Phosphate-Diphosphate : A New Way of Preparation of ? TPD and Associated Solid Solutions with Actinides; Invariant Equilibria in Binary Plutonium Phase Diagrams, Relationships; Photoemission and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Study of Uranium Passivation by C+ Implantation; Optical Metallography of Plutonium; New Family of Intermetallic Hydrides: U2T2InHx and U2T2SnHx; Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis of Actinide-Containing Pyrochlore-Type Matrices; Relation Between Solubility and Local Environment of Actinides and Surrogates in Borosilicate Glasses; Electrochemical Studies of Uranium Metal Corrosion Mechanism and Kinetics in Water; The Effect of Oxygen Potential on the Sintering Behaviour of MOX Fuel Containing Americium; Variation of Lattice Parameter and Thermal Expansion Coefficient of (U,Er)O2 as a Function of ErO1.5 Content; An Experimental Investigation of Effects of Americium Addition to (U, Pu)O2-X on Phase Relation; Molecular Dynamics Studies of Uranium-Plutonium Mixed Oxide Fuels; Thermodynamic Modelling of the Uranium-Zirconium-Iron-Oxygen System; Nanoindentation Studies of Uranium Intermetallic Compounds; Self-Irradiation of Ceramics and Single Crystals Doped with Plutonium-238; Actinoid Phosphates of Kosnarite Structure; Monazite and Kosnarite-Based Ceramics Containing Uranium and Plutonium; Application of ?eramicrete Matrices for Low-Temperature Solidification of Liquid Actinides-Containing Wastes; Ab Initio Study of Uranium and Plutonium Carbides and Nitride; Effect of High Static Pressure on Crystaline and Electronic Structures of Transition, Lanthanide and Actinide Metals; Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy: A Powerful Tool to Investigate the Early Stages of Self-Irradiation Effects in ?-Pu Alloys; High Pressure X-Ray Diffraction Study of a Pu0.92Am0.08 Binary Alloy; Calculation of the Critical Concentration of Helium Release From Uranium Tritide; Recycle of Calcium in Incineration Process of Low Level Radioactive Wastes; Vaporization Behaviour of Pu-Cd Intermetallic Compounds; Development of the Scientific Concept of the Phosphate Methods for Actinide-Containing Waste Handling (Pyrochemical Fuel Reprocessing); Synthesis and Investigations of the Phosphates of Th, U, Np, Pu, Am and Lanthanides with Monazite, Zircon, Kosnarite and Langbenite Mineral-Like Structures; Basic Concept of Hydro-Pyro Hybrid Type Sulfide Process for Spent Fuel; Low Temperature Selective Reduction of U3O8 in the Presence of Sulfurizing Agents; Chapter Five: Separation and Solution Chemistry; Actinide Solution Chemistry And Chemical Separations: Structure-Function Relationships In The Grand Scheme Of Actinide Separations Science; X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Actinides Involved in Toxicological Processes; Solubility and Redox Reactions of Plutonium(IV) Hydrous Oxide in the Presence of Oxygen; Uranium Speciation in Molten Salts from X-Ray Absorption and Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements; The Separation of Plutonium from Uranium by Solvent Extraction: Recent Developments for Advanced Fuel Cycles; Ternary Complex Formation and Coordination Modes of Am, Cm and Rare Earths with EDTA+NTA: Stability Constants, TRLFS and 13C NMR Studies; Influence of Temperature and Ionic Strength on the Hydration of Curium(III) in Aqueous Solution Studied with TRLFS; Insights into Third Phase Formation Using Neptunium; Investigation of the Behavior of Am (IV), (V) And (VI) in Alkaline Media; A Comparative Study of the Complexation Of Uranium(VI) with Oxydiacetic Acid and its Amide Derivatives; Actinide Electrochemistry in Low Temperature Ionic Liquids; New Data on Extraction of Nitric Acid with 30% TBP from Solutions Containing Uranyl Nitrate; New Data on Extraction of Tetravalent Uranium With 30% TBP from Solutions Containing Uranyl Nitrate; Behaviour Of Some Anhydrous U(IV) Complexes in Hydrophobic Room Temperature Ionic Liquids; The Hydrolysis of Protactinium(V): Equilibrium Constants and Determination of the Standard Thermodynamic Data; The Study of Polymerization of Pu(OH)4 and its Solubility in 0.01M NaCl Solutions at Various pH Values; Dissolution Of Actinide Oxides In Some Organic Reagents Saturated With Nitric Acid; Separation of Uranium and Plutonium by the Method of Countercurrent Chromatography; Alkaline Sequestrants in Hanford Tank Waste Processing; Anion Control in Hanford Leachates by Solid-Liquid Separation; Uranium Removal From Process Effluents Containing Chromate And Aluminum Nitrate; Diffusion Coefficients of Actinide and Lanthinde Elements in Liquid Metal for Reductive Extraction; Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Characteristics of Uranium Ions in a Hydrate Melt; Spectroscopic Study for the Oxychloride Precipitation of Neodymium and Uranium in Chloride Melts; Extraction of Transuranium Elements and T?(VII) from Acid Solutions by Neutral Phosphorous Compounds; Transuranium, Rare Earth Elements and Technetium (VII) Extraction by Calix[4]Arenes From Acidic and Alkaline Media; Adsorption Properties of Amidoxime Resins for Uranium(VI) and Some Fission Products Soluble in Aqueous Carbonate Solutions; Solubility of UO2(?-Diketonato)2DMSO Complexes (?-Diketonate = Acetylacetonate, Trifluoroacetylacetonate, Hexafluoro-Acetylacetonate; DMSO = Dimethyl Sulfoxide) In Supercritical CO2; Kinetic Study on Exchange Reaction of Hexafluoroacetyl-Acetonate in Bis (Hexafluoroacetylacetonato) (Dimethyl Sulfoxide) Dioxouranium(VI) in Supercritical CO2 by 19F NMR; Heat Oscillating Extraction of Rare Earth Elements; Mathematical Model of Extraction Separation of f-Elements in Non-Stationary Conditions; Final Tests using the BNFL Electrorefiner at Harwell; Behaviour Of FPs And TRU in a Fluoride Volatility Process; Specific Features of Kinetics and Mechanism of Np(IV) Oxidation with Nitric Acid in Aqueous and TBP Solutions; Lanthanide Salt Solutions: Representation Of Osmotic Coefficients Within the Binding Mean Spherical Approximation; The Reduction of Np(VI) by Acetohydroxamic Acid in Nitric Acid Solution; Photoreduction Of UO2F2 Enriched with 18O in Isopropanol Solution; Electrorefining of Plutonium in Calcium Chloride; Separation of Minor Actinides and Lanthanides from Nitric Acid Solution by R-BTP Extraction Resin; UC Electrochemical Behaviour in Aqueous Solution; Redox Behaviour of Plutonium(IV) in Acidic Solutions; The Effect of Fission Product Elements on the Chlorination of Uranium Metal in Molten Salts; Spectroelectrochemical Studies of Uranium Behavior in (Li-K)Cleut Based Melts At 450 ?C; Evaluation of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Systems for Actinide Recycle in Feasibility Study on Commercialized Fast Reactor Cycle Systems; Extraction of Transplutonium and Rare-Earth Elements with the use of Zirconium Salt of Dibutyl Phosphoric Acid; The Effect of Dibutylphosphoric Acid on Actinide (IV) Extraction by 30% TBP from Solutions Containing Uranyl Nitrate; Sorption Properties of New Solid Extractants Based on Malonamide Compounds; Direct Extraction of Uranium and Plutonium with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide from MOX Fuel; Modelling the Hydrolysis of Actinide Complexed Hydroxamic Acid Ligands; A New Approach for Estimating Stability Constants Between Actinides and Organic Ligands by Semi-Empirical Gibbs Energy Fragmental Method; Measurement of Some Actinides Redox Potentials in TBP Medium With Ultramicroelectrode; Development of High Throughput Electrorefining of Uranium in the Metallic Fuel Cycle; Experimental Data Points to Existence of Plutonium (VIII) in Alkaline Solutions; Control of Neptunium Routing During the Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel Using PUREX; Crystallization Behavior of Uranium and Plutonium in Nitric Acid Solution; A Hot Test on Minor Actinides Separation from High-Level-Waste by CMPO/SiO2-P Extraction Resin; Recovery Of Uranium and Plutonium Metals Through Cathode Processing of Electrodeposits from Reduced Oxide Fuel Anodes; Kinetics of Electrochemical Generation of Silver(II); Ionic Liquids for Actinides and Lanthanides Chemistry; Solvent Extraction of Actinides by Tetraalkylpyridine-N-Oxide-Bis Phosphine Oxide Complexants; Kinetics and Mechanism of Actinide Complexation by Polydentate Ligands; The Significance of Minor Actinide Based Fuel Cycles in Advanced Fuel Cycles; Separation of Uranium from Radioactive Waste using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide with Nitric Acid - Tri-n-Butylphosphate Complex; Chapter Six: Spectroscopy and Magnetism; Spectroscopic Actinide Speciation for Nuclear Waste Disposal; Superconductivity in Actinide Materials; Neutron Scattering Studies of NpTGa5 (T = Fe, Co, Ni and Rh); Tuning the Superconducting Behaviour of the PuTGa5 Compounds; The Electronic Structure of the Pu-Based Superconductor PuCoGa5: LSDA and LSDA+U Investigations; Ground State and Solution Behaviour of Actinide Ions Investigated by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Methods; Polarization Effects in EXAFS Spectra at the Uranium L1 and L3 Edge - A Comparison Between Theory and Experiment; A Study of the Competition Between Delocalization and Spin-Orbit Splitting in the Actinide 5f States; A Crossover Effect of the 5f Electrons of Uranium Compounds: From Itinerant to Localized, With Increasing Temperature; Localization of 5f Electrons and Phase Transitions in Americium; Orbital Ordering in Actinide Oxides: New Perspectives on Old Problems; Electronic Structure of ?-Pu: Theories and PES Experiments; Magnetic Properties of Radiation Damage in Pu and Pu Alloys; A Photoelectron Spectroscopy Investigation of the Early Stages of Neptunium Oxidation; Electronic Structure of Molecular Actinide Compounds Through Spectroscopic Experiments Combined with Theoretical Modelling; Influence of Self-Irradiation Damage on the Superconducting Behaviour of Plutonium-Based Compounds; MARS Beamline, A New Facility for Studying Radioactive Matter from a Synchrotron Source; Solid State Synthesis and X-Ray Diffraction Characterization of Pu3+(1-2x)Pu4+xCa2+xPO4; Chemiluminescence in Solid-Phase Reactions of Uranium (IV) and Terbium (III) Compounds; Chemiluminescent Reactions of Uranium and the Role of UO2+; Magnetic Anisotropy of U2Co17-xSix Single Crystals; High-Field Magnetization of a UIrGe Single Crystal; Comparative Photoemission Study of Actinide Metals, Nitrides and Hydrides; Cathodoluminescence of Actinide Ions in Crystalline Host Phases Electronic Structure of the Americium Monopnictides: Ab Initio Calculations and Photoemission Experiments; Using Nano-Focussed Bremstrahlung Isochromat Spectroscopy (nBIS) to Determine the Unoccupied Electronic Structure of Pu: A Proposed Study Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Protactinium(IV); Pu, Np and U Valence States and the Determination of their Molecular Form by Chemiluminescence and Pulsed Laser Spectroscopy; Air-Oxidation Behaviour of UO2 and Gd-Doped UO2 by XAS; Speciation Of Radionuclides With Bioligands Using Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Fluorescence (TRLIF) and Electrospray Mass Spectrometry (ES-MS); Magnetic Diagrams of PuGa3 Under Pressure; Magnetic Ordering of U and Co Moments in (Th,U)Co2X2 (X = Si, Ge) Solid Solutions; Spectroscopic Investigations of Uranium Species in Alkali Chloride Molten Salts; Magnetic and Electrical Properties of UCu3M2Al7 Alloys; X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Neptunium-Containing Ceramics on the Basis of Ferrite and Titanate (6P23); Subject Index

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