Molecular simulations of interfacial systems: challenges, applications and future perspectives

M Lbadaoui-Darvas, G Garberoglio… - Molecular …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We present a comprehensive review of methods and applications of molecular simulations
of interfacial systems. We give a detailed overview of the main techniques and major …

Recent progress in simulating microscopic ion transport mechanisms at liquid–liquid interfaces

A Morita, A Koizumi, T Hirano - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Transport of ions through liquid–liquid interfaces is of fundamental importance to a wide
variety of applications. However, since it is quite challenging for experimentalists to directly …

Molecular forces in liquid–liquid extraction

M Špadina, JF Dufrêche, S Pellet-Rostaing… - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The phase transfer of ions is driven by gradients of chemical potentials rather than
concentrations alone (ie, by both the molecular forces and entropy). Extraction is a …

Molecular Dynamics Simulation Prediction of the Partitioning Constants (KH, Kiw, Kia) of 82 Legacy and Emerging Organic Contaminants at the Water–Air …

AC Lemay, EJ Sontarp, D Martinez… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The tendency of organic contaminants (OCs) to partition between different phases is a key
set of properties that underlie their human and ecological health impacts and the success of …

Molecular dynamics simulations of the evaporation of hydrated ions from aqueous solution

P Loche, DJ Bonthuis, RR Netz - Communications Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Although important for atmospheric processes and gas-phase catalysis, very little is known
about the hydration state of ions in the vapor phase. Here we study the evaporation …

On the mechanisms of ion adsorption to aqueous interfaces: air-water vs. oil-water

SW Devlin, I Benjamin… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The adsorption of ions to water-hydrophobe interfaces influences a wide range of
phenomena, including chemical reaction rates, ion transport across biological membranes …

Ion transport mechanisms in liquid–liquid interface

B Qiao, JV Muntean, M Olvera de la Cruz, RJ Ellis - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
Interfacial liquid–liquid ion transport is of crucial importance to biotechnology and industrial
separation processes including nuclear elements and rare earths. A water-in-oil …

Surfactant-enhanced heterogeneity of the aqueous interface drives water extraction into organic solvents

MJ Servis, AE Clark - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid/liquid extraction (LLE) is one of the most industrially relevant separation methods,
successfully leveraging the variable solubility of solutes (or their complexes) between two …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of surface rigidity and metallicity on dielectric properties and ion interactions at aqueous hydrophobic interfaces

P Loche, L Scalfi, M Ali Amu, O Schullian… - The Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
METHODS We simulate interfaces between liquid water and water vapor, hexane,
graphene, and metallic and nonmetallic graphite. For water, the nonpolarizable SPC/E …

Competitive interactions at electrolyte/octanol interfaces: A molecular perspective

N Kumar, MJ Servis, Z Liu, AE Clark - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Much is understood about electrolyte liquid/liquid interfaces, yet the relationships between
ion solvation, adsorption, and the instantaneous surface have not been the topic of …