The sorption of uranium(VI) and neptunium(V) onto surfaces of selected metal oxides and alumosilicates studied by in situ vibrational spectroscopy [Elektronische Ressource] / von Katharina Müller

The sorption of uranium(VI) and neptunium(V) onto surfaces of selected metal oxides and alumosilicates studied by in situ vibrational spectroscopy D I S S E R T A T I O N zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt der Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften der Technischen Universität Dresden von Dipl.-Ing. Katharina Müller geboren am 13.09.1979 in Gera Eingereicht am 10.12.2009 Die Dissertation wurde in der Zeit von 06 / 2006 bis12 / 2009 im Institut für Radiochemie angefertigt. Acknowledgements The research in this thesis was performed at the Institute of Radiochemistry at the Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. It was funded mainly by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all who have contributed to this work. At first, grateful thanks are due to Prof. Dr. G. Bernhard for the scientific supervision, for introducing me to the exciting field of radiochemistry and for his efforts during the completion process. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Dr. H. Foerstendorf for the patience, the practical advice and constant encouragement. I thank for valuable discussions and critical comments on the manuscripts. I could not have imagined a better scientific guidance. I gratefully acknowledge the efforts of Dr. V.