Evidence of a Nonphotochemical Mechanism for the Solid-State Formation of Uranyl Peroxide.

Inorg Chem

Nuclear Security and Isotope Technology Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States.

Published: May 2018

We have demonstrated the solid-state formation of a uranyl peroxide (UP) species from hydrated uranyl fluoride via a uranyl hydroxide intermediate, the first observation of a UP species formed in a solid-state reaction. Water vapor pressure is shown to be a driving factor of both the loss of fluorine and the subsequent formation of peroxo units. We have ruled out a photochemical mechanism for formation of the UP species by demonstrating that the same reaction occurs in the dark. A radiolytic mechanism is unlikely because of the low radioactivity of the sample material, suggesting the existence of a novel UP formation mechanism.

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