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The laboratory of coordination and radiochemistry of the University of Liège is essentially involved with two areas of research, both related to the solution chemistry of the ions of f elements (actinides and lanthanides).
On the one hand, the laboratory synthesizes Gd(III)-containing contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging in medicine. The newest agents react specifically to a specific stimulus thus increasing the information content of the MRI images. Some of the compounds produced in the laboratory are currently used in hospitals. On the other hand, the laboratory prepares and study extracting agents for the reprocessing of nuclear wastes. It is equipped with the instrumentation needed for coordination chemistry studies and for organic synthesis (glove-box in inert atmosphere, high performance liquid chromatographs, ion spray mass spectrometry, X-ray diffractometer for crystallography, pH-titration, 250 MHz and 400 MHz NMR, ¡). Properties of f elements in solution (Th to Cm) such as paramagnetism, hydration state and complexation are investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance methods (spectroscopy and dispersion of relaxation times) and by time resolved fluorescence with equipments located in a controlled area. The laboratory is fully equipped for handling radionuclides (¦Á, ¦Â, ¦Ã emitters) and for nuclear measurements (glove boxes, spectroscopy and counting). All the chemistry students at the University of Liège attend a radiochemistry course organized by the laboratory.
For more information: http://www.ulg.ac.be.
Address
University of Liège - Coordination and Radiochemistry
Sart Tilman B16/B6
B-4000 Liège
Belgium
Contactperson(s)
Jean F. DESREUX
+32 (0) 43 66 35 01
+32 (0) 43 66 47 36
