Geochemistry & Interfacial Science

2025

Mechanisms of electromagnetic field control on mineral scaling in brackish water reverse osmosis: Combined homogenous and heterogeneous nucleation

Du, X., Perera, H., Ahasan, T., Wang, Y., Shu, F., Wang, H., Yuan, K., Anovitz, L. M., Ben Ishai, P. & Xu, P., Mar 1 2025, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 355, 129630.

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1 Scopus citations

2024

A New Triketone Ligand for Extraction of Lithium from Brines**

Evans, B. R., Popovs, I., Johnson, K. R., Einkauf, J. D., Moyer, B. A. & Paranthaman, M. P., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: ChemSusChem.

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Effect of Nucleation Heterogeneity on Mineral Precipitation in Confined Environments

Yang, F., Guan, D., Starchenko, V., Yuan, K., Stack, A. G. & Ling, B., May 16 2024, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 51, 9, e2023GL107185.

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Elucidating Phosphate and Cadmium Cosorption Mechanisms on Mineral Surfaces with Direct Spectroscopic and Modeling Evidence

Zhao, W., Xu, Y., Gu, L., Zhu, M., Yang, P., Gu, C., Liu, Z., Feng, X., Tan, W., Huang, Q. & Wang, X., Nov 12 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 45, p. 20211-20223 13 p.

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Impact of magnetic and electric fields on the free energy to form a calcium carbonate ion-pair

Yuan, K., Rampal, N., Du, X., Shu, F., Wang, Y., Wang, H., Stack, A. G., Ben Ishai, P., Anovitz, L. M. & Xu, P., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

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Improved Calculation of the Shear Modulus of Rectangular Prisms from Their Resonant Frequency Overtones

Bosomworth, P. A., Zhang, R. & Anovitz, L. M., Mar 1 2024, In: Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 52, 2, p. 963-976 14 p.

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Interfacially Enhanced Superconductivity in Fe(Te,Se)/Bi₄Te₃ Heterostructures

Chen, A. H., Lu, Q., Hershkovitz, E., Crespillo, M. L., Mazza, A. R., Smith, T., Ward, T. Z., Eres, G., Gandhi, S., Mahfuz, M. M., Starchenko, V., Hattar, K., Lee, J. S., Kim, H., Moore, R. G. & Brahlek, M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Materials.

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Ion Correlations Decrease Particle Aggregation Rate by Increasing Hydration Forces at Interfaces

Butreddy, P., Heo, J., Rampal, N., Liu, T., Liu, L., Smith, W., Zhang, X., Prange, M. P., Legg, B. A., Schenter, G. K., De Yoreo, J. J., Chun, J., Stack, A. G. & Nakouzi, E., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: ACS Nano.

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Iron Impurity Impairs the CO₂ Capture Performance of MgO: Insights from Microscopy and Machine Learning Molecular Dynamics

Yuan, K., Rampal, N., Adapa, S., Evans, B. R., Bracco, J. N., Boebinger, M. G., Stack, A. G. & Weber, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.

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Molecular Mechanisms of Sorbed Ion Effects during Boehmite Particle Aggregation

Liu, T., Rampal, N., Nakouzi, E., Legg, B. A., Chun, J., Liu, L., Schenter, G. K., De Yoreo, J. J., Anovitz, L. M. & Stack, A. G., Apr 30 2024, In: Langmuir. 40, 17, p. 8791-8805 15 p.

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Numerical modeling of electromagnetic field spatiotemporal evolution to evaluate the effects on calcium carbonate crystallization

Du, X., Jiang, W., Wang, Y., Shu, F., Wang, H., Vazquez, D., Yuan, K., Anovitz, L. M., Ishai, P. B. & Xu, P., Dec 21 2024, In: Desalination. 592, 118128.

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Reaction Layer Formation on MgO in the Presence of Humidity

Bracco, J. N., Camacho Meneses, G., Colón, O., Yuan, K., Stubbs, J. E., Eng, P. J., Wanhala, A. K., Einkauf, J. D., Boebinger, M. G., Stack, A. G. & Weber, J., Jan 10 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 16, 1, p. 712-722 11 p.

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Real-Time Atomic-Scale Structural Analysis Resolves the Amorphous to Crystalline CaCO₃ Mechanism Controversy

Chen, S. A., Weber, J., Starchenko, V., Eng, P. J., Stubbs, J. E., Wang, H. W., Liu, T., Spano, T. L., Chakoumakos, B. C. & Stack, A. G., Jun 19 2024, In: Crystal Growth and Design. 24, 12, p. 5027-5038 12 p.

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Tailored Ni(OH)₂/CuCo/Ni(OH)₂ Composite Interfaces for Efficient and Durable Urea Oxidation Reaction

Parvin, S., Aransiola, E., Ammar, M., Lee, S., Zhang, L., Weber, J. & Baltrusaitis, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.

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Testing the hypothesis that solvent exchange limits the rates of calcite growth and dissolution

Rampal, N., Wang, H. W., Brady, A. B., Borreguero, J. M., Biriukov, D., Mamontov, E., Stack, A. G. & Rampal, N., May 14 2024, In: RSC Advances. 14, 22, p. 15743-15754 12 p.

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Tetradentate Ligand's Chameleon-Like Behavior Offers Recognition of Specific Lanthanides

Pramanik, S., Li, B., Driscoll, D. M., Johnson, K. R., Evans, B. R., Damron, J. T., Ivanov, A. S., Jiang, D. E., Einkauf, J., Popovs, I. & Jansone-Popova, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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The role of annealing and grain boundary controls on the mechanical properties of limestones and marbles

Zhang, R., Bosomworth, P. A., Weber, J., Ilavsky, J., Chen, S. A., Flores-Betancourt, A., Gilbert, E. P., Mata, J., Rivers, M. L., Eng, P. J. & Anovitz, L. M., Nov 2024, In: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 183, 105926.

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Variation in Cation Adsorption Mechanism Controlled by Chemical and Structural Heterogeneities at the Quartz (101)-Water Interface

Yang, P., Yuan, K., Khanal, R., Irle, S., Anovitz, L. M., Fenter, P., Stack, A. G. & Lee, S. S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

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Variations in proton transfer pathways and energetics on pristine and defect-rich quartz surfaces in water: Insights into the bimodal acidities of quartz

Yuan, K., Rampal, N., Irle, S., Criscenti, L. J., Lee, S. S., Adapa, S. & Stack, A. G., Jul 15 2024, In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 666, p. 232-243 12 p.

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2023

Armoring of MgO by a Passivation Layer Impedes Direct Air Capture of CO₂

Weber, J., Starchenko, V., Yuan, K., Anovitz, L. M., Ievlev, A. V., Unocic, R. R., Borisevich, A. Y., Boebinger, M. G. & Stack, A. G., Oct 10 2023, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 57, 40, p. 14929-14937 9 p.

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Assessing an aqueous flow cell designed for in situ crystal growth under X-ray nanotomography and effects of radiolysis products

Yuan, K., Starchenko, V., Rampal, N., Yang, F., Xiao, X. & Stack, A. G., Apr 17 2023, In: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 30, Pt 3, p. 634-642 9 p.

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Assessment of cryogenic pretreatment for simulating environmental weathering in the formation of surrogate micro- and nanoplastics from agricultural mulch film

Astner, A. F., Hayes, D. G., O'Neill, H., Evans, B. R., Pingali, S. V., Urban, V. S., Schaeffer, S. M. & Young, T. M., Apr 20 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 870, 161867.

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Atomic-scale characterization of the oxidation state of Ti in meteoritic hibonite: Implications for early solar system thermodynamics

Zanetta, P. M., Rao Manga, V., Chang, Y. J., Ramprasad, T., Weber, J., Beckett, J. R. & Zega, T. J., May 1 2023, In: American Mineralogist. 108, 5, p. 881-902 22 p.

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Deconvoluting Structures of Component Plant Biopolymers Using Deuterium Labeled Brassica oleracea Stems

Yang, Z., Bhagia, S., O’Neill, H., Evans, B. R., Ragauskas, A. J., Davison, B. H. & Pingali, S. V., Dec 11 2023, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 11, 49, p. 17238-17248 11 p.

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Effects of γ-Irradiation, Cation Size, and Salt Concentration on the Aggregation of Boehmite Nanoplatelets

Huestis, P. L., Anovitz, L. M., Kolesnikov, A. I., Jensen, G., Barker, J., Bleuel, M., Gagnon, C., Mildner, D. F. R., Zhang, X., Zong, M. & LaVerne, J. A., Mar 16 2023, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127, 10, p. 4896-4904 9 p.

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Emerging investigator series: kinetics of diopside reactivity for carbon mineralization in mafic-ultramafic rocks

Aguila, B., Hardee, L., Schaef, H. T., Zare, S., Abdolhosseini Qomi, M. J., Crum, J. V., Holliman, J. E., Rodriguez, E. T., Anovitz, L. M., Rosso, K. M. & Miller, Q. R. S., Jun 30 2023, In: Environmental Science: Nano. 10, 10, p. 2672-2684 13 p.

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Grain boundary widening controls siderite (FeCO₃) replacement of limestone (CaCO₃)

Weber, J., Starchenko, V., Ilavsky, J., Allard, L. F., Mata, J., Debeer-Schmitt, L., Cooke, C. G., Littrell, K., He, L., Zhang, R., Stack, A. G. & Anovitz, L. M., Dec 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 4581.

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Helical spin dynamics in commensurate magnets: A study on brochantite, Cu4SO4(OH)6

Nikitin, S. E., Xie, T., Gazizulina, A., Ouladdiaf, B., Velamazán, J. A. R., Díaz-Ortega, I. F., Nojiri, H., Anovitz, L. M., Dos Santos, A. M., Prokhnenko, O. & Podlesnyak, A., Jul 2023, In: Physical Review Research. 5, 3, 033111.

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Insights into size effects of Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts on hydrogen production from methylcyclohexane dehydrogenation

Wu, Y., Li, Y., Yu, X., Ma, X., Boebinger, M., Weber, J. & Wu, Z., Dec 20 2023, In: Catalysis Science and Technology. 14, 7, p. 1791-1801 11 p.

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Intermittent Defect Fluctuations in Oxide Heterostructures

Zhang, Q., Wan, G., Starchenko, V., Hu, G., Dufresne, E. M., Zhou, H., Jeen, H., Almazan, I. C., Dong, Y., Liu, H., Sandy, A. R., Sterbinsky, G. E., Lee, H. N., Ganesh, P. & Fong, D. D., Oct 19 2023, In: Advanced Materials. 35, 42, 2305383.

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Multilevel atomic structural model for interstratified opal materials

Wang, H. W., Page, K., Neder, R. B., Stack, A. G. & Bish, D. L., Dec 1 2023, In: Journal of Applied Crystallography. 56, p. 1813-1823 11 p.

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Predicting Outcomes of Nanoparticle Attachment by Connecting Atomistic, Interfacial, Particle, and Aggregate Scales

Liu, L., Legg, B. A., Smith, W., Anovitz, L. M., Zhang, X., Harper, R., Pearce, C. I., Rosso, K. M., Stack, A. G., Bleuel, M., Mildner, D. F. R., Schenter, G. K., Clark, A. E., De Yoreo, J. J., Chun, J. & Nakouzi, E., Aug 22 2023, In: ACS Nano. 17, 16, p. 15556-15567 12 p.

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Solution Structure and Hydration Forces between Mica and Hydrophilic Versus Hydrophobic Surfaces

Nakouzi, E., Kerisit, S., Legg, B. A., Yadav, S., Li, D., Stack, A. G., Mundy, C. J., Chun, J., Schenter, G. K. & De Yoreo, J. J., Feb 9 2023, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127, 5, p. 2741-2752 12 p.

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Sorption of Arsenate, Selenate, and Molybdate on the Barite (001) Surface

Yang, P., Lee, S. S., Fenter, P., Bracco, J. N. & Stack, A. G., Aug 17 2023, In: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 7, 8, p. 1545-1556 12 p.

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Structure of the Bastnäsite (001) Surface by Crystal Truncation Rod X-ray Diffraction and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics: Implications for Separations of a Rare Earth Ore Mineral

Wanhala, A. K., Gibson, L. D., Stubbs, J. E., Custelcean, R., Hexel, C., Eng, P. J., Bryantsev, V. S. & Stack, A. G., Nov 2 2023, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127, 43, p. 21150-21160 11 p.

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The evolution of solvation symmetry and composition in Zn halide aqueous solutions from dilute to extreme concentrations

Dhakal, D., Driscoll, D. M., Govind, N., Stack, A. G., Rampal, N., Schenter, G., Mundy, C. J., Fister, T. T., Fulton, J. L., Balasubramanian, M. & Seidler, G. T., Aug 9 2023, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25, 34, p. 22650-22661 12 p.

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2022

A Quantitative Approach to the Analysis of Reactive Mineralogy and Surface Area

Anovitz, L. M., Beckingham, L. E., Sheets, J. M. & Cole, D. R., Feb 17 2022, In: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 6, 2, p. 272-287 16 p.

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Characterization of Lanthanum Monazite Surface Chemistry and Crystal Morphology through Density Functional Theory and Experimental Approaches

Gibson, L. D., Jayanthi, K., Yang, S., Thiele, N., Anovitz, L. M., Sacci, R. L., Navrotsky, A. & Bryantsev, V. S., Nov 10 2022, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126, 44, p. 18952-18962 11 p.

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Chemical and Morphological Structure of Transgenic Switchgrass Organosolv Lignin Extracted by Ethanol, Tetrahydrofuran, and γ-Valerolactone Pretreatments

Liang, L., Wang, Y. Y., Bhagia, S., Sethuraman, V., Yang, Z., Meng, X., Bryant, N., Petridis, L., Smith, J. C., Pingali, S. V., Gallego, N. C., Pu, Y., Evans, B. R., O'neill, H. M., Davison, B. H. & Ragauskas, A. J., Jul 18 2022, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 10, 28, p. 9041-9052 12 p.

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Concentration dependent interfacial chemistry of the NaOH_(aq): gibbsite interface

Liu, W., Pouvreau, M., Stack, A. G., Yang, X. & Clark, A. E., Aug 17 2022, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24, 35, p. 20998-21008 11 p.

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Coordinated neutron and X-ray computed tomography of meteorites: Detection and distribution of hydrogen-bearing materials

Treiman, A. H., LaManna, J. M., Hussey, D. S., deClue, I. & Anovitz, L. M., Oct 2022, In: Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 57, 10, p. 1820-1835 16 p.

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Experimental Limestone Dissolution and Changes in Multiscale Structure Using Small- and Ultrasmall-Angle Neutron Scattering

Novack, C. A., Anovitz, L. M., Hussey, D. S., Lamanna, J. M. & Labotka, T. C., Apr 21 2022, In: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 6, 4, p. 974-986 13 p.

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FFT-based model for irradiated aggregate microstructures in concrete

Cheniour, A., Li, Y., Sanahuja, J., Le Pape, Y., Tajuelo Rodriguez, E., Anovitz, L. M., Polavaram, K. C., Garg, N. & Rosseel, T. M., Oct 2022, In: Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions. 55, 8, 214.

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Forming Micro-and Nano-Plastics from Agricultural Plastic Films for Employment in Fundamental Research Studies

Astner, A. F., Hayes, D. G., O'neill, H. M., Evans, B. R., Pingali, S. V., Urban, V. S. & Young, T. M., Jul 2022, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2022, 185, e64112.

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Frustrated Coulombic and Cation Size Effects on Nanoscale Boehmite Aggregation: A Tumbler Small- and Ultra-Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Study

Anovitz, L. M., Huestis, P., Rampal, N., Stack, A. G., Laverne, J. A., Zhang, X., Schenter, G. K., Chun, J., Legg, B. A., Liu, L., Bleuel, M., Gagnon, C. & Mildner, D. F. R., Mar 10 2022, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126, 9, p. 4391-4414 24 p.

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