Radiochemistry: Present Status and Future Perspectives
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
Interests: actinides; radiation chemistry; radiochemistry; separations; nuclear energy; waste management
Interests: radiochemistry; actinide solution chemistry; complexation thermodynamics; solvent extraction; radiation chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Radiochemistry is the study of radioisotopes and their chemical properties, reactions, and processes. The careful manipulation of these isotopes is critical for the advancement of technologies in nuclear energy and medicine, as well as for deepening our fundamental understanding of the elements at the outer reaches of the periodic table, where nuclear instability is the norm. With increased academic access to radioisotopes like the actinides, as well as the resurgence of interest in nuclear energy and radiopharmaceuticals for targeted cancer therapies, this Special Issue compiles research that underscores the current status and future prospects of radiochemistry.
This Special Issue focuses on isotope production, radioisotope separation techniques, chemical and radiation-induced radical reactions, complexation thermodynamics, organometallic synthesis, crystallography, and alpha-particle and gamma counting spectroscopies to highlight the current state of the art and shape the future of this broad field of chemistry.
Dr. Gregory P. Holmbeck
Dr. Travis S. Grimes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- actinides
- isotope production
- nuclear energy
- nuclear medicine
- radioisotopes
- radiolysis
- separations
- waste management
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