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U(IV) fluorescence spectroscopy. A new speciation tool

  • 1. Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Dresden (Germany). Surface Processes
  • 2. Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Dresden (Germany). Inst. of Resource Ecology

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We combined absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy to study the speciation of U(IV) in solution in concentrations down to 10-6 M uranium. With our time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence setup we could determine the fluorescence decay time of U(IV) in perchloric as well as in chloric acid with 2.6 ± 0.3 ns at room temperature and 148.4 ± 6.5 ns at liquid nitrogen temperature. For the U(IV) sulfate system, we observed a bathochromic shift and a peak shape modification in the fluorescence spectra with increasing sulfate concentration in solution. Thus, the potential of U(IV) fluorescence for speciation analysis could be proven.

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Annual report 2016. Institute of Resource Ecology

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Imprint Title
Annual report 2016. Institute of Resource Ecology
Imprint Pagination
103 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 16
ISSN
2191-8708
Report number
HZDR--079

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