Self-organization in precipitation reactions far from the equilibrium

E Nakouzi, O Steinbock - Science Advances, 2016 - science.org
Far from the thermodynamic equilibrium, many precipitation reactions create complex
product structures with fascinating features caused by their unusual origins. Unlike the …

Integrating 1D/2D nanostructure based on Ni–Co-oxalate for energy storage applications

I Shaheen, I Ali, F Bibi, A Hanan, M Ahmad… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
The performance of an electrochemical energy storage device highly depends on the
electrode material. Currently, metal oxalates are evolving as low-cost and stable electrode …

Pattern selection by material aging: Modeling chemical gardens in two and three dimensions

BC Batista, AZ Morris… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Chemical gardens are complex, often macroscopic, structures formed by precipitation
reactions. Their thin walls compartmentalize the system and adjust in size and shape if the …

Flow Control of Fronts by Radial Injection

F Brau, G Schuszter, A De Wit - Physical review letters, 2017 - APS
The dynamics of A+ B→ C fronts is analyzed theoretically in the presence of passive
advection when A is injected radially into B at a constant inlet flow rate Q. We compute the …

Archimedean spirals form at low flow rates in confined chemical gardens

LAM Rocha, L Thorne, JJ Wong, JHE Cartwright… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
We describe and study the formation of confined chemical garden patterns. At low flow rates
of injection of cobalt chloride solution into a Hele-Shaw cell filled with sodium silicate, the …

Flow-driven control of calcium carbonate precipitation patterns in a confined geometry

G Schuszter, F Brau, A De Wit - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Upon injection of an aqueous solution of carbonate into a solution of calcium ions in the
confined geometry of a Hele-Shaw cell, various calcium carbonate precipitation patterns are …

Osmotic contribution to the flow-driven tube formation of copper–phosphate and copper–silicate chemical gardens

E Rauscher, G Schuszter, B Bohner, Á Tóth… - Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We have produced hollow copper-containing precipitate tubes using a flow-injection
technique, and characterized their linear and volume growth. It is shown that the ratio of the …

Polymorph selection of ROY by flow-driven crystallization

I Ziemecka, S Gokalp, S Stroobants, F Brau, D Maes… - Crystals, 2019 - mdpi.com
The selection of polymorphs of the organic compound 5-methyl-2-[(2-nitrophenyl) amino]-3-
thiophenecarbonitrile, ROY, is studied experimentally in the confined space between two …

The Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries LiCoO2 Cathode: Balancing Sustainability and Efficiency

E Carena, R Morina, G Brugnetti, N Pianta… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We are all users of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the electrochemical energy storage devices
that revolutionized our life, making the diffusion of portable and wearable devices possible …

Entrance effects in a radial Hele-Shaw cell: Numerical and experimental study

Y Stergiou, K Eckert, K Schwarzenberger - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Hele-Shaw cells are a frequently used tool in various fields of chemical technology, and in
environmental and biomedical engineering. The flow conditions near the inlet of a radial …