A SOLID STATE AND MECHANISTIC STUDY OF MULTIDENTATE LIGAND ZIRCONIUM(IV) HALIDO COMPLEXES

Zirconium and hafnium, the chemical twins in the titanium triad of the periodic table, are chemically very similar, but exhibit a significant difference in their nuclear properties, and also most noteworthy, their application in industry. Zirconium, with its very low affinity for thermal neutrons (r...

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Main Author: Steyn, Maryke
Other Authors: Prof A Roodt
Format: Others
Language:en-uk
Published: University of the Free State 2014
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Online Access:http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-08212014-094003/restricted/