Water-based drilling fluids are increasingly being used for oil and gas exploration, and are
generally considered to be more environmentally acceptable than oil-based or synthetic …

The occurrence of pharmaceutical products (PPs) within environmental compartments
challenges the scientific community and water treatment operators to find suitable and …

We present molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of water-filled silica nanopores such as
those that occur in ordered oxide ceramics (MCM-41, SBA-15), controlled pore glasses …

Acid–base chemistry of clay minerals is central to their interfacial properties, but up to now a
quantitative understanding on the surface acidity is still lacking. In this study, with first …

Despite the recent advances in the understanding of diffusion processes in CSH, there are
still open questions regarding the pore-size dependence of diffusion and associated …

The diffusion coefficients (D) of water and solutes in nanoporous Na-smectite clay barriers
have been widely studied because of their importance in high-level radioactive waste …

The charged surfaces of micaceous minerals, especially illite, regulate the mobility of the
major radioisotopes of Cs (134 Cs, 135 Cs, 137 Cs) in the geosphere. Despite the long …

Fine-grained sediments and sedimentary rocks play important roles in a variety of modern
energy technologies from petroleum geology to geological carbon sequestration and …

Water within pores of cementitious materials plays a crucial role in the damage processes of
cement pastes, particularly in the binding material comprising calcium-silicate-hydrates (C …

We report a molecular simulation study of hydrodynamics in clay nanopores, with pore
widths ranging from 2 to 9 nm. Understanding mass transfer through clay nanopores is …