Emerging natural and tailored materials for uranium-contaminated water treatment and environmental remediation
Y **e, C Chen, X Ren, X Wang, H Wang… - Progress in materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid growth in nuclear industries such as uranium ores mining, nuclear energy
generation, spent-fuel treatment and nuclear weapon manufacture has caused a legacy of …
generation, spent-fuel treatment and nuclear weapon manufacture has caused a legacy of …
Removal of dye molecules from aqueous solution by carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube functional groups: critical review
For the removal and separation of wastewater pollutants, one widely used technique is
adsorption. Different materials have been used as adsorbents. Among several adsorbents …
adsorption. Different materials have been used as adsorbents. Among several adsorbents …
Water self-diffusion in CSH: Effect of confinement and temperature studied by molecular dynamics
Despite the recent advances in the understanding of diffusion processes in CSH, there are
still open questions regarding the pore-size dependence of diffusion and associated …
still open questions regarding the pore-size dependence of diffusion and associated …
Molecular dynamics simulations of the colloidal interaction between smectite clay nanoparticles in liquid water
Colloidal interactions between clay nanoparticles have been studied extensively because of
their strong influence on the hydrology and mechanics of many soils and sedimentary …
their strong influence on the hydrology and mechanics of many soils and sedimentary …
Large-scale molecular dynamics simulation of the dehydration of a suspension of smectite clay nanoparticles
Fine-grained sediments and sedimentary rocks play important roles in a variety of modern
energy technologies from petroleum geology to geological carbon sequestration and …
energy technologies from petroleum geology to geological carbon sequestration and …
Modeling uranium (VI) adsorption onto montmorillonite under varying carbonate concentrations: A surface complexation model accounting for the spillover effect on …
The prediction of U (VI) adsorption onto montmorillonite clay is confounded by the
complexities of:(1) the montmorillonite structure in terms of adsorption sites on basal and …
complexities of:(1) the montmorillonite structure in terms of adsorption sites on basal and …
Stern layer structure and energetics at mica–water interfaces
The screening of surface charge by dissolved ions at solid–liquid interfaces—in the region of
interfacial fluid known as the electrical double layer (EDL)—plays a recurrent role in surface …
interfacial fluid known as the electrical double layer (EDL)—plays a recurrent role in surface …
Adsorption at nanoconfined solid–water interfaces
Reactions at solid–water interfaces play a foundational role in water treatment systems,
catalysis, and chemical separations, and in predicting chemical fate and transport in the …
catalysis, and chemical separations, and in predicting chemical fate and transport in the …
Modeling the acid–base properties of montmorillonite edge surfaces
C Tournassat, JA Davis, C Chiaberge… - Environmental …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The surface reactivity of clay minerals remains challenging to characterize because of a
duality of adsorption surfaces and mechanisms that does not exist in the case of simple …
duality of adsorption surfaces and mechanisms that does not exist in the case of simple …
Molecular dynamics simulations of the adsorption of phthalate esters on smectite clay surfaces
The partitioning of organic contaminants between water and solid surfaces is a key process
controlling their fate and transport in natural environments. A novel methodology was …
controlling their fate and transport in natural environments. A novel methodology was …