Structure and dynamics of nanoconfined water and aqueous solutions

HR Corti, GA Appignanesi, MC Barbosa… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
This review is devoted to discussing recent progress on the structure, thermodynamic,
reactivity, and dynamics of water and aqueous systems confined within different types of …

Molecular-Level Insights into Photocatalysis from Scanning Probe Microscopy Studies on TiO2(110)

MA Henderson, I Lyubinetsky - Chemical Reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
The field of heterogeneous photocatalysis has grown considerably in the decades since
Fujishima and Honda's ground-breaking publications on photoelectrochemistry on TiO2. 1 …

Effect of collective dynamics and anharmonicity on entropy in heterogenous catalysis: Building the case for advanced molecular simulations

G Collinge, SF Yuk, MT Nguyen, MS Lee… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We present a perspective on the computational determination of entropy and its effects and
consequences on heterogeneous catalysis. Special attention is paid to the role of …

Ketonization of Carboxylic Acids in Biomass Conversion over TiO2 and ZrO2 Surfaces: A DFT Perspective

G Pacchioni - Acs Catalysis, 2014 - ACS Publications
Carboxylic acids play a fundamental role in the transformation of biomass into liquid fuels
and other useful chemicals. In order to reduce the O/C content of biofuels, carboxylic acids …

ReaxFF reactive force field study of the dissociation of water on titania surfaces

M Raju, SY Kim, ACT Van Duin… - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We studied the adsorption and dissociation of water at 300 K on the following TiO2 surfaces:
anatase (101),(100),(112),(001), and rutile (110) at various water coverages, using a …

Quantum chemical benchmarking, validation, and prediction of acidity constants for substituted pyridinium ions and pyridinyl radicals

JA Keith, EA Carter - Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2012 - ACS Publications
Sensibly modeling (photo) electrocatalytic reactions involving proton and electron transfer
with computational quantum chemistry requires accurate descriptions of protonated …

Role of Water in Methanol Photochemistry on Rutile TiO2(110)

M Shen, MA Henderson - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012 - ACS Publications
Photochemistry of the molecularly and dissociatively adsorbed forms of methanol on the
vacuum-annealed rutile TiO2 (110) surface was explored using temperature-programmed …

Structure, Dynamics, and Phase Behavior of Water in TiO2 Nanopores

E Gonzalez Solveyra, E de la Llave… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Mesoporous titania is a highly studied material due to its energy and environment-related
applications, which depend on its tailored surface and electronic properties. Understanding …

Catalysis in flow: Au-catalysed alkylation of amines by alcohols

N Zotova, FJ Roberts, GH Kelsall, AS Jessiman… - Green chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
By using a greater reaction space afforded by a flow reactor, commercially available Au/TiO2
can be used for highly selective direct alkylation of amines by alcohols, without the need for …

Modeling acid oil component interactions with carbonate reservoirs: a first-principles view on low salinity recovery mechanisms

VM Sánchez, CR Miranda - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014 - ACS Publications
Enhanced oil recovery by low salinity water (LSW) injection in carbonate reservoirs
constitutes one of the main interests for petroleum industry. A molecular mechanism …