Chemist
Chemist

Biography

Igor Kutnyakov worked 12 years as research scientist at the Scientific Production Association (SPA) “Typhoon,” in Obninsk, Russia. He joined Battelle in 1998 as a visiting scientist. He is a Senior Technician in the Geosciences Group currently, a position he has held since being reclassified from the position of Science and Engineering Associate in 2003. I.Kutnyakov has more than 28 years of experience studying of radionuclide behavior in soil, subsoil, bottom sediment (migration in soil, contaminated soil leaching, transport phenomena, and sorption-desorption processes). Since 2011 he has worked mainly in other groups, supporting such projects as Carbon capture process for post-combustion emissions cleanup, using new generation of CO2 –Binding Organic Liquid(s), CO2-BOL., Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) synthesis, Fast pyrolysis and bio-oil production, and some others.

Research Interests

  • Behavior and fate of radionuclides in soil and sediment
  • Chemical characterization of soils
  • Sorption-desorption studies
  • General laboratory techniques for solid/liquid wet chemistry
  • Behavior of radionuclides in soils (sediments)
  • Data processing
  • Field mapping
  • Soil, water, plant and bottom sediments sampling

Education

  • M.S., Soil Science, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 1985

Publications

2022

  • Santosa D.M., I.V. Kutnyakov, M.D. Flake, and H. Wang. 2022. "Coprocessing biomass fast pyrolysis and catalytic fast pyrolysis oils with vacuum gas oil in refinery hydroprocessing." Energy and Fuels 36, no. 20:12641-12650. PNNL-SA-175776. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c02367
  • Santosa D.M., L. Wendt, B.D. Wahlen, A.J. Schmidt, J.M. Billing, I.V. Kutnyakov, and R.T. Hallen, et al. 2022. "Impact of storage and blending of algae and forest product residue on fuel blendstock production." Algal Research 62. PNNL-SA-169550. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2021.102622

2021

  • Doll C.G., A.E. Plymale, A. Cooper, I.V. Kutnyakov, M.S. Swita, T.L. Lemmon, and M.V. Olarte, et al. 2021. "Determination of low-level biogenic gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel in blends using the direct liquid scintillation counting method for 14C content." Fuel 291. PNNL-SA-157538. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2020.120084
  • Thorson M.R., D.M. Santosa, R.T. Hallen, I.V. Kutnyakov, M.V. Olarte, M.D. Flake, and G.G. Neuenschwander, et al. 2021. "SCALEABLE HYDROTREATING OF HTL BIOCRUDE TO PRODUCE FUEL BLENDSTOCKS." Energy and Fuels 35, no. 14:11346-11352. PNNL-SA-160510. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c00956

2020

  • Klinger J., D. Carpenter, V. Thompson, N. Yancey, R. Emerson, K. Gaston, and K.M. Smith, et al. 2020. "Pilot plant reliability metrics for grinding and fast pyrolysis of woody residues." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8, no. 7:2793-2805. PNNL-SA-150427. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b06718
  • Santosa D.M., C. Zhu, F. Agblevor, B. Maddi, B.Q. Roberts, I.V. Kutnyakov, and S. Lee, et al. 2020. "In Situ Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis using Red Mud Catalyst: Impact of catalytic fast pyrolysis temperature and biomass feedstocks." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8, no. 13:5156-5164. PNNL-SA-150428. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07439

2017

  • Carpenter D., T. Westover, D.T. Howe, S. Deutch, A. Starace, R. Emerson, and S. Hernandez, et al. 2017. "Catalytic Hydroprocessing of Fast Pyrolysis Oils: Impact of Biomass Feedstock on Process Efficiency." Biomass & Bioenergy 96. PNNL-SA-117747. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.09.012
  • Davidson S.D., K.A. Spies, D. Mei, L. Kovarik, I.V. Kutnyakov, X.S. Li, and V. Dagle, et al. 2017. "Steam Reforming of Acetic Acid over Co-supported Catalysts: Coupling Ketonization for Greater Stability." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 5, no. 10:9136-9149. PNNL-SA-125545. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02052

2016

  • Das A.K., V.S. Vemuri, I.V. Kutnyakov, B.P. McGrail, and R.K. Motkuri. 2016. "An Efficient Synthesis Strategy for Metal-Organic Frameworks: Dry-Gel Synthesis of MOF-74 Framework with High Yield and Improved Performance." Scientific Reports 6, no. 28050. PNNL-SA-113461. doi:10.1038/srep28050

2015

  • Howe D.T., T. Westover, D. Carpenter, D.M. Santosa, R. Emerson, S. Deutch, and A. Starace, et al. 2015. "Field-to-Fuel Performance Testing of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks: An Integrated Study of the Fast Pyrolysis/Hydrotreating Pathway." Energy and Fuels 29, no. 5:3188-3197. PNNL-SA-108317. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b00304

2013

  • Koech P.K., J. Zhang, I.V. Kutnyakov, L. Cosimbescu, S. Lee, M.E. Bowden, and T.D. Smurthwaite, et al. 2013. "Low viscosity alkanolguanidine and alkanolamidine liquids for CO2 capture." RSC Advances 3, no. 2:556 - 572. PNWD-SA-10043. doi:10.1039/C2RA22801G
  • Mathias P.M., K. Afshar, F. Zheng, M.D. Bearden, C.J. Freeman, T. Andrea, and P.K. Koech, et al. 2013. "Improving the Regeneration of CO2-Binding Organic Liquids with a Polarity Change." Energy and Environmental Science 6, no. 7:2233-2242. PNNL-SA-94359. doi:10.1039/C3EE41016A
  • Zhang J., I.V. Kutnyakov, P.K. Koech, A. Zwoster, C.J. Howard, F. Zheng, and C.J. Freeman, et al. 2013. "CO2-Binding-Organic-Liquids-Enhanced CO2 Capture using Polarity-Swing-Assisted Regeneration." Energy Procedia 37. PNNL-SA-91349. doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2013.05.113

2012

  • Peretyazhko T., J.M. Zachara, R.K. Kukkadapu, S.M. Heald, I.V. Kutnyakov, C.T. Resch, and B.W. Arey, et al. 2012. "Pertechnetate (TcO4-) reduction by reactive ferrous iron forms in naturally anoxic, redox transition zone sediments from the Hanford Site, USA." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 92. PNNL-SA-84692.

2008

2000

  • Kaplan D.I., R.J. Serne, K.E. Parker, and I.V. Kutnyakov. 2000. "Iodide sorption to subsurface sediments and illitic minerals." Environmental Science & Technology 34, no. 3:399-405. PNNL-SA-31686.