Instantaneous liquid interfaces

AP Willard, D Chandler - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2010 - ACS Publications
We describe and illustrate a simple procedure for identifying a liquid interface from atomic
coordinates. In particular, a coarse-grained density field is constructed, and the interface is …

Dynamics of water and solute transport in polymeric reverse osmosis membranes via molecular dynamics simulations

M Shen, S Keten, RM Lueptow - Journal of Membrane Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The Ångström-scale transport characteristics of water and six different solutes, methanol,
ethanol, 2-propanol, urea, Na+, and Cl-, were studied for a polyamide reverse osmosis (RO) …

Molecular mechanisms of thickness-dependent water desalination in polyamide reverse-osmosis membranes

J He, T Arbaugh, D Nguyen, W **an, EMV Hoek… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using non-equilibrium molecular simulations, we systematically elaborate the relationships
among synthesis (membrane's thickness and morphology), atomic-scale transport …

Effect of different manufacturing methods on polyamide reverse-osmosis membranes for desalination: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations

J He, JR McCutcheon, Y Li - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Membranes are a key technology platform for a broad application of energy-efficient
separations. To best serve the separation demands of industry, the manufacturing processes …

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] Spatial organization of the ions at the free surface of imidazolium-based ionic liquids

HT Ugyonka, G Hantal, I Szilágyi, A Idrissi… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Experimental information on the molecular scale structure of ionic liquid
interfaces is controversial, giving rise to two competing scenarios, namely the double layer …

Contribution of different molecules and moieties to the surface tension in aqueous surfactant solutions

G Hantal, M Sega, G Horvai… - The Journal of Physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Amphiphilic surfactants are changing the surface tension of solutions by adsorbing at their
surfaces. In general, however, little is known about the actual distribution of the surface …

Probing solvation electrostatics at the air–water interface

MTC Martins-Costa, MF Ruiz-López - Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Using Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics simulations with a combined
quantum/classical partition (QM/MM), we analyze the magnitude of the inhomogeneous …

Effect of methanol as an amphiphile on water structuring around a hydrate forming gas molecule: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations

KS Sujith - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
Gas hydrates (GH) are crystalline compounds composed of small hydrophobic molecules
encapsulated within cavities formed by hydrogen bonded water molecules. These …

Air–liquid interfaces of imidazolium-based [TF 2 N−] ionic liquids: insight from molecular dynamics simulations

M Lísal, Z Posel, P Izák - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
We present molecular dynamics simulations of the air–liquid interface for three room
temperature ionic liquids with a common anion: bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide ([Tf2N]) …