Jan

28

Chemists Find New Use For Spent Nuclear Fuel

January 28, 2020 | 1 Comment

University of Sussex chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power. They are transforming an unused stockpile into a versatile compound which could be used to create valuable commodity chemicals as well as new energy sources. Depleted uranium (DU) is a radioactive by-product from the reaction process used to create […]

Jun

4

Organic Molecules From Carbon Dioxide Using Uranium

June 4, 2012 | 5 Comments

University of Nottingham School of Chemistry scientists have developed a recyclable system for converting carbon monoxide (CO) directly into more complicated organic molecules using depleted uranium.  This is a very large concept taking a bold step into making use of used uranium and making complex molecules – some are thinking it could be used to […]

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