Sol-gel derived silica: A review of polymer-tailored properties for energy and environmental applications

K Baskaran, M Ali, K Gingrich, DL Porter… - Microporous and …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the continuous growth in global population, energy demands are summoning the
development of novel materials with high specific surface areas (SSA) for energy and …

Effects of NO2 aging on bismuth nanoparticles and bismuth-loaded silica xerogels for iodine capture

K Baskaran, C Elliott, M Ali, J Moon, J Beland… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The capture of long-lived radioactive iodine (129 I) from oxidizing off-gasses produced from
reprocessing used nuclear fuel is paramount to human health and environmental safety …

Evaluating the physisorption and chemisorption of iodine on bismuth-functionalized carbon foams

K Baskaran, M Ali, BJ Riley, I Zharov… - ACS Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bismuth-containing carbon materials have been shown to be highly promising sorbents for
the capture of radioiodine. However, there is still a need to understand the effects of carbon …

Understanding The Mechanism Of Gaseous Iodine Capture Using Sodium-Loaded Carbon Foams

CM Elliott - 2023 - search.proquest.com
This study highlights the potential of using a high specific surface area carbon monolithic
foam with sodium as a new approach for capturing 129 I, a radioactive volatile emitted …

Bismuth-Functionalized Sorbents for Radioiodine Capture

K Baskaran - 2023 - search.proquest.com
The soybean oil was used as a porogen to tailor porestructure of gels made with
tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and TEOS+ methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) silica precursor. Oil …

Use of a quartz crystal microbalance to investigate the mechanical stability of silica xerogel membranes for volatile iodine capture

M Ali - 2022 - search.proquest.com
There have been numerous studies on silica-based sorbents for the capture of radioiodine
off-gassed during the processing of legacy waste or the reprocessing of nuclear waste …