Sorption mechanisms of chemicals in soils

DG Strawn - Soil Systems, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sorption of chemicals onto soil particle surfaces is an important process controlling their
availability for uptake by organisms and loss from soils to ground and surface waters. The …

Molecular dynamics modeling of the structure, dynamics and energetics of mineral–water interfaces: Application to cement materials

AG Kalinichev, J Wang, RJ Kirkpatrick - Cement and Concrete Research, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper reviews molecular modeling studies of water structure in nano-confinement and
at fluid–solid interfaces and presents new molecular dynamics (MD) modeling results for …

Molecular models of hydroxide, oxyhydroxide, and clay phases and the development of a general force field

RT Cygan, JJ Liang, AG Kalinichev - The Journal of Physical …, 2004 - ACS Publications
The fate of chemical and radioactive wastes in the environment is related to the ability of
natural phases to attenuate and immobilize contaminants through chemical sorption and …

[图书][B] Handbook of layered materials

SM Auerbach, KA Carrado, PK Dutta - 2004 - taylorfrancis.com
Focusing on layered compounds at the core of materials intercalation chemistry, this
reference comprehensively explores clays and other classes of materials exhibiting the …

Force field for mica-type silicates and dynamics of octadecylammonium chains grafted to montmorillonite

H Heinz, H Koerner, KL Anderson, RA Vaia… - Chemistry of …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Layered silicates are widely used in nanotechnology and composite materials. We describe
a force field for phyllosilicates (mica, montmorillonite, and pyrophyllite) on the basis of …

Molecular dynamics modeling of chloride binding to the surfaces of calcium hydroxide, hydrated calcium aluminate, and calcium silicate phases

AG Kalinichev, RJ Kirkpatrick - Chemistry of Materials, 2002 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics computer simulations are performed to study the structure and
dynamical behavior of chloride and associated cations at the interfaces between aqueous …

Atomic charges for classical simulations of polar systems

H Heinz, UW Suter - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2004 - ACS Publications
Structure and reactivity often are dependent on the polarity of chemical bonds. This
relationship is reflected by atomic charges in classical (semiempirical) atomistic simulations; …

Molecular dynamics simulations of water and sodium diffusion in smectite interlayer nanopores as a function of pore size and temperature

M Holmboe, IC Bourg - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014 - ACS Publications
The diffusion coefficients (D) of water and solutes in nanoporous Na-smectite clay barriers
have been widely studied because of their importance in high-level radioactive waste …

Effects of substrate structure and composition on the structure, dynamics, and energetics of water at mineral surfaces: A molecular dynamics modeling study

J Wang, AG Kalinichev, RJ Kirkpatrick - Geochimica et cosmochimica acta, 2006 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics computer simulations of the molecular structure, diffusive dynamics and
hydration energetics of water adsorbed on (001) surfaces of brucite Mg (OH) 2, gibbsite Al …

Self-assembly of alkylammonium chains on montmorillonite: effect of chain length, head group structure, and cation exchange capacity

H Heinz, RA Vaia, R Krishnamoorti… - Chemistry of …, 2007 - ACS Publications
The structure and dynamics of alkylammonium-modified montmorillonites with different
cation exchange capacity (CEC), ammonium head groups, and chain length is investigated …