Practical decontamination of industrial wastewater depends on energy-efficient separations. This study explored using ionic liquids as part of the process, enabling efficient electrochemical separation from aqueous solutions.

Researchers investigated how stable nanoparticle suspensions form using facet engineering on hematite nanoparticles, demonstrating that controlling the faceting of nanoparticles can effectively maintain particle dispersity.

A novel electrode functionalization strategy enables efficient removal of toxic heavy metals from wastewater.

The first study modeling the mechanism of hydrated electron formation from aqueous iodide.

A new review describes the insights that may be gained into important electrochemical processes using ion soft landing.

Research from PNNL and the University of Washington demonstrates the extension of the MBE for periodic systems and its use to decompose the lattice energies of different ice polymorphs.

The ChemSpace Tool, when fully developed, is intended to divide chemical space into three subsets: the detectable space, the identifiable space, and the region that includes compounds that are not detectable or identifiable.

A combined experimental and computational approach showed that the hydration shell of hydroxide has a four-coordinate binding.

Combining peptoids and carbon nanotube porins creates a new class of stable membranes with potential applications in separations science.

Microbes that were previously frozen in soils are becoming more active. This study demonstrates the diverse RNA viral communities found in thawed permafrost.

PNNL researchers developed a hybrid quantum-classical approach for coupled-cluster Green’s function theory that maintains accuracy while cutting computational costs.

The size of the alkali metal within the material influences the crystallization pathway.

Structural changes in heavy water occur at different temperatures than in standard water.

Providing a perspective on the importance of integrating experimental work with theory and simulations when designing new carbon capture solvents.

Ionic liquids bound to thin layers of graphene oxide produces more selective and efficient multi-layer membranes for water filtration.

Surface characterization allows researchers to explore the compatibility between different solvent-membrane combinations.

PNNL researchers utilized the Peeters-Devreese-Soldatov formulation to improve the accuracy of calculations for quantum chemistry.

A comprehensive understanding of the electronic structure of uranyl ions provides insight into the chemistry of nuclear waste and uranium separation technologies.

Researchers achieved the complete assignment of the infrared spectrum of a hydronium-water “magic number” cluster reported in Science in 2004.

New study elucidates the complex relaxation kinetics of supercooled water using a pulsed laser heating technique at previously inaccessible temperatures.