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Eigencolloid is a term derived from the German language (''eigen'': own) and used to designate colloids made of pure phases. Most often such colloids are formed by the
hydrolysis Hydrolysis (; ) is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds. The term is used broadly for substitution, elimination, and solvation reactions in which water is the nucleophile. Biological hydrolys ...
of heavy metals
cations An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by con ...
or radionuclides, such as, ''e.g.'', Tc(OH)4, Th(OH)4, U(OH)4, Pu(OH)4, or Am(OH)3. Colloids have been suspected for the long-range transport of
plutonium Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forms a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibi ...
on the
Nevada Test Site The Nevada National Security Site (N2S2 or NNSS), known as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the ...
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See also

* Cations hydrolysis * Colloid-facilitated transport
Colloidal Silver


References

* * * Breynaert E. (2008). PhD Thesis. Catholic University of Leuven
Formation, stability and applications of eigencolloids of technetium.
* * Actinides Colloids Colloidal chemistry {{chem-stub