3D photonic nanostructures with intrinsic chirality have recently entered the research
limelight due to their fundamental importance and potential technological applications. Blue …

Managing and remediating perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)
contaminated sites remains challenging. The major reasons are the complexity of geological …

To resolve the fleeting structures of lanthanide Ln3+ aqua ions in solution, we (i) performed
the first ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations of the entire series of Ln3+ aqua …

The conformation of water around proteins is of paramount importance, as it determines
protein interactions. Although the average water properties around the surface of proteins …

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 …

Fluid interfaces are omnipresent in nature. Engineering the fluid interface is essential to
study interfacial processes for basic research and industrial applications. However, it …

The extractant-assisted transport of metal ions from aqueous to organic environments by
liquid–liquid extraction has been widely used to separate and recover critical elements on …

Solvent extraction is used widely for chemical separations and environmental remediation.
Although the kinetics and efficiency of this process rely upon the formation of ion–extractant …

Liquid/liquid (L/L) interfaces play a key, yet poorly understood, role in a range of complex
chemical phenomena where time-evolving interfacial structures and transient …

Chemical separations, particularly liquid extractions, are pervasive in academic and
industrial laboratories, yet a mechanistic understanding of the events governing their …