Journal article
Structural characterization of environmentally relevant ternary uranyl citrate complexes present in aqueous solutions and solid state materials
Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, Vol.44(6), pp.2597-2605
02/14/2015
DOI: 10.1039/c4dt02442g
PMID: 25372632
Abstract
Organic acids are important metal chelators in environmental systems and tend to form soluble complexes in aqueous solutions, ultimately influencing the transport and bioavailability of contaminants in surface and subsurface waters. This is particularly true for the formation of uranyl citrate complexes, which have been utilized in advanced photo- and bioremediation strategies for soils contaminated with nuclear materials. Given the complexity of environmental systems, the formation of ternary or heterometallic uranyl species in aqueous solutions are also expected, particularly with Al(iii) and Fe(iii) cations. These ternary forms are reported to be more stable in aqueous solutions, potentially enhancing contaminant mobility and uptake by organisms, but the exact coordination geometries of these soluble molecular complexes have not been elucidated. To provide insight into the nature of these species, we have developed a series of geochemical model compounds ([(UO(2))(2)Al(2)(C(6)H(4)O(7))(4)](6-) (U(2)Al(2)), [(UO(2))(2)Fe(2)(C(6)H(4)O(7))(4)](6-) (U(2)Fe(2)-1) and [(UO(2))(2)Fe(2)(C(6)H(4)O(7))(4)(H(2)O)(2)](6-) (U(2)Fe(2)-2) and [(UO(2))(2)Fe(4)(OH)(4)(C(6)H(4)O(7))(4)](8-) (U(2)Fe(4))) that were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and vibrational spectroscopy. Mass spectroscopy was then employed to compare the model compounds to species present in aqueous solutions to provide an enhanced understanding of the ternary uranyl citrate complexes that could be relevant in natural systems.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Structural characterization of environmentally relevant ternary uranyl citrate complexes present in aqueous solutions and solid state materials
- Creators
- Madeline Basile - Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. tori-forbes@uiowa.eduDaniel K UnruhErin FloresAdam JohnsTori Z Forbes
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, Vol.44(6), pp.2597-2605
- Publisher
- England
- DOI
- 10.1039/c4dt02442g
- PMID
- 25372632
- ISSN
- 1477-9226
- eISSN
- 1477-9234
- Grant note
- P30 ES005605 / NIEHS NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/14/2015
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Core Research Facilities; Chemistry
- Record Identifier
- 9983985863202771
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