title: Actinide chemistry in ionic liquids.
abstract: This Forum Article provides an overview of the reported studies on the actinide chemistry in ionic liquids (ILs) with a particular focus on several fundamental chemical aspects: (i) complex formation, (ii) electrochemistry, and (iii) extraction behavior. The majority of investigations have been dedicated to uranium, especially for the 6+ oxidation state (UO2(2+)), because the chemistry of uranium in ordinary solvents has been well investigated and uranium is the most abundant element in the actual nuclear fuel cycles. Other actinides such as thorium, neptunium, plutonium, americium, and curiumm, although less studied, are also of importance in fully understanding the nuclear fuel engineering process and the safe geological disposal of radioactive wastes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials and Life Science, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijoji-Kitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8633, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: Thomas James
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeda