PhD defense of Elodie DALODIERE

Elodie DALODIERE (LSFC) will defend her Ph.D. dissertation entitled "Sonochemistry of plutonium: synthesis and speciation in solution and at the colloidal state" on Friday, November 24, 2017 at 2.00 pm (ICSM Auditorium).

Abstract: Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element produced in nuclear power plants by uranium oxide fission reactions. This element has been found in the environment due to, for example, nuclear weapon testing, nuclear submarines and radioactive accidents. Pu has been dispersed under particle forms with various chemical compositions and morphologies and can potentially migrate under colloidal forms. The knowledge of the structure and reactivity of this species is of paramount importance to understand and predict their eventual migration into the environment. In this context, sonochemistry is considered as an innovative approach for the preparation of pattern Pu colloid suspensions.