Oxide–and silicate–water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment

JL Bañuelos, E Borguet, GE Brown Jr… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Mineral-aqueous solution interfaces and their impact on the environment

GE Brown Jr, G Calas - Geochemical Perspectives, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This Perspective describes an area of geochemistry that involves minerals, their surfaces,
and the interactions of these surfaces with water and the ions and molecules present in …

The mineral–water interface: where minerals react with the environment

CV Putnis, E Ruiz-Agudo - Elements, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The reactions that occur at the mineral–water interface are central to all geochemical
processes. They affect a wide range of important Earth processes, all of which involve …

Oxide/water interfaces: how the surface chemistry modifies interfacial water properties

MP Gaigeot, M Sprik, M Sulpizi - Journal of Physics: Condensed …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The organization of water at the interface with silica and alumina oxides is analysed using
density functional theory-based molecular dynamics simulation (DFT-MD). The interfacial …

The silica–water interface: how the silanols determine the surface acidity and modulate the water properties

M Sulpizi, MP Gaigeot, M Sprik - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Silica is the most abundant metal oxide and the main component of the Earth's crust. Its
behavior in contact with water plays a critical role in a variety of geochemical and …

Investigations of water/oxide interfaces by molecular dynamics simulations

R Wang, ML Klein, V Carnevale… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Water/oxide interfaces are ubiquitous on earth and show significant influence on many
chemical processes. For example, understanding water and solute adsorption as well as …

Probing liquid/solid interfaces at the molecular level

F Zaera - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
The ability to obtain a molecular-level understanding of the chemistry that takes place at
liquid/solid interfaces is key to the development and improvement of many chemical and …

Advanced materials for energy-water systems: the central role of water/solid interfaces in adsorption, reactivity, and transport

E Barry, R Burns, W Chen, GX De Hoe… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The structure, chemistry, and charge of interfaces between materials and aqueous fluids
play a central role in determining properties and performance of numerous water systems …

Mineral–water interfacial structures revealed by synchrotron X-ray scattering

P Fenter, NC Sturchio - Progress in Surface Science, 2004 - Elsevier
Chemical reactions occurring at the mineral–water interface are controlled by an interfacial
layer, nanometers thick, whose properties may deviate from those of the respective bulk …

Hydration layer structure at solid–water interfaces

P Fenter, SS Lee - MRS Bulletin, 2014 - cambridge.org
The solid–water interface is ubiquitous in natural and synthetic systems as the primary site
for chemical reactions under near-ambient conditions. Examples include the interactions of …