Texas A&M University

NSSC3 Peer Reviewed Publications

October 2023 – September 2024 (NSSC3 Year 3):

• Tereshatov, E. E., Volia, M. F., & Folden III, C. M.. “Menthol-Based eutectic solvent for indium and thallium partition from hydrochloric acid media,” Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123339

October 2022 – September 2023 (NSSC3 Year 2):

Martinson, Sean P., Garcia, Jenna R., Haynes, Isaac W., Saini, Simrun P., Wagner, Elison R., Long, Grace R., Folden III, Charles M., Chirayath, Sunil S. “Nondestructive and destructive assay for forensics characterization of weapons-grade plutonium produced in LEU irradiated in a thermal neutron spectrum.” Annals of Nuclear Energy, Volume 183 (04/2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2022.109645.

NSSC2 Peer Reviewed Publications

October 2019 – September 2020 (NSSC2 Year 4):

• Volia MF, Tereshatov EE, Boltoeva M, Folden III CM, “Indium and thallium extraction into betainium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide ionic liquid from aqueous hydrochloric acid media”, New Journal of Chemistry, 44 (Jan/2020). https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ04879K
• Tereshatov, Evgeny E., Mazan, Valérie, Boltoeva, Maria, and Folden, III, Charles M. “Effect of hydrophobic ionic liquids aqueous solubility on metal extraction from hydrochloric acid media: Mathematical modelling and trivalent thallium behavior”, Separation and Purification Technology (Aug/2020) doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117650.
• Edgecomb J., Tereshatov E., Zante G., Boltoeva M. and Folden III C.M., “Hydrophobic amine-based binary mixtures of active pharmaceutical and food grade ingredients: characterization and application in indium extraction from aqueous hydrochloric acid media”. Green Chemistry, 22. (Sept/2020). https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02452J

October 2018 – September 2019 (NSSC2 Year 3):

• Volia M., Tereshatov E., Mazan V., Folden III C., Boltoeva M. “Effect of aqueous hydrochloric acid and zwitterionic betaine on the mutual solubility between a protic betainium-based ionic liquid and water”. Journal of Molecular Liquids (Nov/2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2018.11.136
• Osborn J., Glennon K., Kitcher E., Burns J., Folden III C., Chirayath S. “Experimental validation of a nuclear forensics methodology for source reactor-type discrimination of chemically separated plutonium.” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Volume 51 Issue 2 (April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2018.11.003
• Tereshatov E., Boltoeva M., Mazan V., Baley C. and Folden III C., “Hydrophobic polymerized ionic liquids for trace metal solid phase extraction: thallium transfer from hydrochloric acid media”, New Journal of Chemistry, 43 (May/2019). https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ00689C
• Glennon, K.; Osborn, J.; Burns, J.; Kitcher, E.; Chirayath, S.; Folden III, C. Measuring Key Sm Isotope Ratios in Irradiated UO2 for use in Plutonium Discrimination Nuclear Forensics. , Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 320 (Apr/2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06486-w
• Osborn J., Glennon K., Kitcher E., Burns J., Folden III C., Chirayath S. “Experimental validation of a nuclear forensics methodology for source reactor-type discrimination of chemically separated plutonium.” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Volume 51 Issue 2 (April 2019).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2018.11.003

October 2017 – September 2018 (NSSC2 Year 2):

• Osborn J., Glennon K., Kitcher E., Burns J., Folden III C., Chirayath S. “Computational and experimental forensics characterization of weapons-grade plutonium produced in a thermal neutron environment.” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Volume 50 Issue 6 (August 2018).