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–water interface reactions of actinides

H Geckeis, J Lützenkirchen, R Polly, T Rabung… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Reactions of the light actinide ions (Th to Cm) at the mineral− aqueous solution interface
have attracted much attention during recent years. Initially research was mainly driven by the …

The pH-dependent surface charging and points of zero charge: V. Update

M Kosmulski - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2011 - Elsevier
The points of zero charge (PZC) and isoelectric points (IEP) from the recent literature are
discussed. This study is an update of the previous compilation [M. Kosmulski, Surface …

Formation, stability, and solubility of metal oxide nanoparticles: Surface entropy, enthalpy, and free energy of ferrihydrite

T Hiemstra - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Ferrihydrite (Fh) is an excellent model for understanding nanoparticle behavior in general.
Moreover, Fh is one of the most important Fe (hydr) oxides in nature. Fh particles can be …

[PDF][PDF] Potentiometric titrations as a tool for surface charge determination

J Lützenkirchen, T Preočanin, D Kovačević… - Croatica chemica …, 2012 - hrcak.srce.hr
This article summarizes methods for determining proton surface charge at mineral/water
interfaces. It covers conventional experimental procedures and discusses problems with the …

Molecular structure and dynamics in thin water films at metal oxide surfaces: magnesium, aluminum, and silicon oxide surfaces

A Phan, TA Ho, DR Cole, A Striolo - The Journal of Physical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
All-atom equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations were employed to investigate the
structural and dynamical properties of interfacial water on the magnesium oxide surface. The …

Weak interfacial water ordering on isostructural hematite and corundum (0 0 1) surfaces

JG Catalano - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2011 - Elsevier
Ordering of interfacial water at the hematite and corundum (001)–water interfaces has been
characterized using in situ high resolution specular X-ray reflectivity measurements. The …

MS2 bacteriophage inactivation using a N-doped TiO2-coated photocatalytic membrane reactor: Influence of water-quality parameters

I Horovitz, D Avisar, E Luster, L Lozzi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alternative water-disinfection processes are needed due to the formation of harmful
disinfection byproducts during traditional chlorination. Depth filtration using microfiltration …

Surface-charge-induced orientation of interfacial water suppresses heterogeneous ice nucleation on α-alumina (0001)

A Abdelmonem, EHG Backus… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
Surface charge is one of the surface properties of atmospheric aerosols, which has been
linked to heterogeneous ice nucleation and hence cloud formation, microphysics, and …

Isolation of ZnO-binding 12-mer peptides and determination of their binding epitopes by NMR spectroscopy

D Rothenstein, B Claasen, B Omiecienski… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Inorganic-binding peptides are in the focus of research fields such as materials science,
nanotechnology, and biotechnology. Applications concern surface functionalization by the …