The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (5 Volume Set) (v. 1-5) [Hardcover]

Joseph J. Katz (Adapter), L.R. Morss (Editor), Norman M. Edelstein (Editor), Jean Fuger (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 1402035551 | ISBN-13: 978-1402035555 | Publication Date: November 29, 2007 | Edition: 3rd

The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements is a contemporary and definitive compilation of chemical properties of all of the actinide elements, especially of the technologically important elements uranium and plutonium, as well as the transactinide elements. In addition to the comprehensive treatment of the chemical properties of each element, ion, and compound from atomic number 89 (actinium) through to 109 (meitnerium), this multi-volume work has specialized and definitive chapters on electronic theory, optical and laser fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, organoactinide chemistry, thermodynamics, magnetic properties, the metals, coordination chemistry, separations, and trace analysis. Several chapters deal with environmental science, safe handling, and biological interactions of the actinide elements.

The Editors invited teams of authors, who are active practitioners and recognized experts in their specialty, to write each chapter and have endeavoured to provide a balanced and insightful treatment of these fascinating elements at the frontier of the periodic table. Because the field has expanded with new spectroscopic techniques and environmental focus, the work encompasses five volumes, each of which groups chapters on related topics. All chapters represent the current state of research in the chemistry of these elements and related fields.

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Aus den Rezensionen zur 3. Auflage:

"… In jedem Kapitel wird … das nötige Grundlagewissen vermittelt, um auch Nichtspezialisten einen Zugang zu dem Gebiet zu ermöglichen. Die Beiträge sind … auf dem aktuellsten Stand, thematisch gut ausgewogen und … mit Ausblicken auf künftige Entwicklungen versehen. … Ihre ambitionierten Ziele … haben die Herausgeber in allen Punkten erreicht. Der … Zielgruppe und auch Neusteigern … kann ich die neuste Ausgabe dieses Klassikers wärmstens empfehlen. Diese umfassende, sorgfältig erstellte Monographie wird über viele Jahre hinweg als maßgebliche Referenz zur Chemie der Actinoide und Transactinoide fungieren."

(George B. Kauffman, in: Angewandte Chemie, 2007, Vol. 119, Issue. 10, S. 1584)

About the Author

Lester R. Morss is the Program Manager for Heavy Element Chemistry at the Office of Science , U.S. Department of Energy in Germantown, Maryland, USA. He was taught actinide chemistry fbyProfessor Burris B. Cunningham, his Ph.D. mentor at the University of California, Berkeley and from 1971 to 1980 he was a member of the chemistry faculty at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.  In 1980, Dr. Morss moved to the Argonne National Laboratory (Illinois, USA), where he remained as an actinide chemist until 2002 .  At all of these institutions he carried out research in the inorganic chemistry of lanthanide and actinide elements, with a focus on transuranium elements. His publications were primarily in thermochemistry and structure-bonding relationships among metals, oxides, halides, and coordination complexes. Dr. Morss has had fellowships at the University of Liege, Belgium and at the University of Hannover, Germany (von Humboldt Senior Scientist) and he is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Norman Edelstein is an emeritus Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). He started his studies in actinide chemistry with Professor Burris B. Cunningham in 1964 at LBNL (then the University of California Radiation Laboratory), USA.  Following Professor Cunningham’s untimely death in 1972 he became head of the actinide chemistry group and held that position until his assignment in 2000 and 2001 as temporary Program Manager for Heavy Element Chemistry at the Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, Germantown, Maryland, USA.  His primary research interests are the optical properties, magnetic properties, and electronic structure of the actinides and lanthanides; the general, inorganic and solution chemistry of the actinides; and synchrotron radiation studies of actinides and other environmentally relevant materials.  Dr. Edelstein has published over 200 papers on these and other topics and has edited three other volumes on actinide subjects.

Jean Fuger is Professor Emeritus at the University of Liège, Belgium, where he has taught courses in radiochemistry, analytical chemistry, and related subjects.  In the early stages of his career, whilst associated with the Inter-University Institute for Nuclear Sciences (Brussels, Belgium), he made extensive stays at the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley, USA, with Professor Burris B. Cunningham, from whom he learned various microchemical techniques in actinide chemistry, with emphasis on preparative chemistry and microcalorimetry.  From 1986 to 1997 he served as head of the chemistry division and later as deputy director of the European Institute for Transuranium Elements, Karlsruhe, Germany.  His research interests are centered on the structural and thermodynamic properties of the lanthanides and actinides and their compounds, as well as the solution chemistry of these elements.  He published about 125 papers, and 20 monographs and book chapters on these topics.

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• Hardcover: 3682 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 3rd edition (November 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402035551
• ISBN-13: 978-1402035555
• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 9.9 x 8.6 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Series for those interested in the Actinides, May 12, 2009

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This review is from: The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (5 Volume Set) (v. 1-5) (Hardcover)

This review is for volume 3 only,from someone who does theoretical
work on actinide atoms.The articles (9-18)in this volume are
comprehensive,well written&referenced,modern (2006),and
can bring the reader to a good understanding of the progress in
the field,and what problems remain. Volume 3 includes
chapters on Curium through Lawrencium,Transactinide and Future
Elements,but for me,the meat of the volume are the remaining
chapters-Summary and Comparison of Properties of the Actinide and
and Transactinide elements,Spectrum and Structure of the Atoms,
Electronic Structure of Actinide Molecules,and Optical Spectra
and Electronic Structure of Actinide Solids. While the 5 volume
set is expensive for the individual,separate volumes sometimes
become available.If you're contemplating working on/understanding
the actinides,you need to have access (perhaps through a
research library) to the relevant volumes in this series.