{"110511":{"#nid":"110511","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Prof. David Hatchett, University of Las Vegas","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProf. David Hatchett, University of Las Vegas\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWater and Acid Assisted Dissolution and Electrochemistry of f-Elements in Ionic Liquid\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnalytical Chemistry Seminar Series\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIonic Liquids (ILs) are traditionally poor solvents for the dissolution of metal species due to inherent low wettability. \u0026nbsp;Thus, the electrochemical analysis of f-elements in ILs has been limited due to the low inherent solubility of the species.\u0026nbsp; The literature provides a measure of the importance of acid and water in increasing solubility of f-elements in aqueous systems.\u0026nbsp; However, the dissolution of f-element species and coordination of soluble species is not well defined in ILs.\u0026nbsp; We have achieved enhanced solubility through the direct dissolution of f-element oxides and carbonate species in ILs containing water and acid.\u0026nbsp; Although water and acid improve the solubility of the f-elements, they are viewed as secondary contaminants that can adversely influence the electrochemical measurements of species in IL environments.\u0026nbsp; However, our studies show the inclusion of water does not dramatically influence the electrochemical environment or inhibit the reduction and deposition of the f-elements at electrode surfaces.\u0026nbsp; The issues outline have provided the motivation for a more systematic and comprehensive evaluation the role of acid and water in the solubility and the electrochemical analysis of f-elements dissolved in IL trimethyl-n-butylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([Me\u003Csub\u003E3\u003C\/sub\u003EN\u003Csup\u003En\u003C\/sup\u003EBu][TFSI]).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information contact \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mailto:jiri%2Ejanata@chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EProf. Jiri (Art) Janata\u003C\/a\u003E (404-894-4828).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sciences.unlv.edu\/Chemistry\/hatchett\/\u0022\u003EProf. Hatchett\u0027s web site\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProf. David Hatchett, University of Las Vegas\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWater and Acid Assisted Dissolution and Electrochemistry of f-Elements in Ionic Liquid\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnalytical Chemistry Seminar Series\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27275","created_gmt":"2012-02-20 11:14:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:58:05","author":"Shirley Tomes","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-03-26T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2013-03-26T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-03-26T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-03-26 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-03-26 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-03-26 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"5819","name":"analytical chemistry"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EShirley Tomes (404-894-0591) \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:shirley.tomes@chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eshirley.tomes@chemistry.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}