Search Results - "Plata, Desirée L"
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Tracking Dynamic Chemical Reactivity Networks with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry: A Case of Microplastic-Derived Dissolved Organic Carbon
Published in Environmental science & technology (05-03-2024)“…Chemical degradation testing often involves monitoring the loss of a chemical or the evolution of a single diagnostic product through time. Here, we…”
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Photochemical weathering of polyurethane microplastics produced complex and dynamic mixtures of dissolved organic chemicals
Published in Environmental science--processes & impacts (22-03-2023)“…Sunlight exposure can naturally mitigate microplastics pollution in the surface ocean, however it results in emissions of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) whose…”
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Achieving sustainable nanomaterial design though strategic cultivation of big data
Published in Nature nanotechnology (01-06-2021)“…Standardization and interoperability of data for both the functional and environmental performance properties of nanomaterials is essential to accelerate…”
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Thermogravimetry–Mass Spectrometry for Carbon Nanotube Detection in Complex Mixtures
Published in Environmental science & technology (20-11-2012)“…In spite of the growth of the carbon nanotube (CNT) industry, there are no established analytical methods with which to detect or quantify CNTs in…”
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Responding Together to Global Challenges
Published in ACS Environmental Au (19-07-2023)Get full text
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Photochemical Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Oil Films
Published in Environmental science & technology (01-04-2008)“…Photochemical processes affect the fate of spilled oil in the environment, but the relative contribution and kinetics of these degradation pathways are not…”
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Multiple Alkynes React with Ethylene To Enhance Carbon Nanotube Synthesis, Suggesting a Polymerization-like Formation Mechanism
Published in ACS nano (28-12-2010)“…Thermal treatments of feedstock gases (e.g., C2H4/H2) used during carbon nanotube (CNT) synthesis result in the formation of a complex mixture of volatile…”
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Precursor gas chemistry determines the crystallinity of carbon nanotubes synthesized at low temperature
Published in Carbon (New York) (01-03-2011)“…A transition from nanofibers to crystalline carbon nanotubes grown at a fixed substrate temperature occurred as the temperature of feedstock gas preheating…”
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Oil sands operations as a large source of secondary organic aerosols
Published in Nature (London) (02-06-2016)“…The evaporation and atmospheric oxidation of low-volatility organic vapours from mined oil sands material is shown to be responsible for a large amount of…”
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Engineering Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Growth by Decoupled Thermal Treatment of Precursor and Catalyst
Published in ACS nano (22-09-2009)“…We study synthesis of vertically aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) “forests” by a decoupled method that facilitates control of the mean diameter and structural…”
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Exploring the hydraulic fracturing parameter space: a novel high-pressure, high-throughput reactor system for investigating subsurface chemical transformations
Published in Environmental science--processes & impacts (01-01-2018)“…Hydraulic fracturing coupled with horizontal drilling (HDHF) involves the deep-well injection of a fracturing fluid composed of diverse and numerous chemical…”
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Elevated levels of diesel range organic compounds in groundwater near Marcellus gas operations are derived from surface activities
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (27-10-2015)“…Hundreds of organic chemicals are used during natural gas extraction via high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF). However, it is unclear whether these…”
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Preferential adsorption of selenium oxyanions onto {1 1 0} and {0 1 2} nano-hematite facets
Published in Journal of colloid and interface science (01-03-2019)“…[Display omitted] As the commercial use of nano metal oxides, including iron oxides, becomes more prevalent, there is a need to understand functionality as it…”
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Early Evaluation of Potential Environmental Impacts of Carbon Nanotube Synthesis by Chemical Vapor Deposition
Published in Environmental science & technology (01-11-2009)“…The carbon nanotube (CNT) industry is expanding rapidly, yet little is known about the potential environmental impacts of CNT manufacture. Here, we evaluate…”
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Aerobic biodegradation of organic compounds in hydraulic fracturing fluids
Published in Biodegradation (Dordrecht) (01-07-2015)“…Little is known of the attenuation of chemical mixtures created for hydraulic fracturing within the natural environment. A synthetic hydraulic fracturing fluid…”
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Structural Anomalies and Electronic Properties of an Ionic Liquid under Nanoscale Confinement
Published in The journal of physical chemistry letters (06-08-2020)“…Ionic liquids (ILs) promise far greater electrochemical performance compared to aqueous systems, yet key physicochemical properties governing their assembly at…”
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Assessment of groundwater well vulnerability to contamination through physics-informed machine learning
Published in Environmental research letters (01-08-2021)“…Contamination from anthropogenic activities is a long-standing challenge to the sustainability of groundwater resources. Physically based (PB) models are often…”
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Carbon-assisted catalyst pretreatment enables straightforward synthesis of high-density carbon nanotube forests
Published in Carbon (New York) (01-11-2019)“…Despite extensive academic and commercial development, a comprehensive understanding of the principles necessary for high-yield production of carbon nanotubes…”
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Carbon Dioxide Promotes Dehydrogenation in the Equimolar C2H2‐CO2 Reaction to Synthesize Carbon Nanotubes
Published in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (15-03-2018)“…The equimolar C2H2‐CO2 reaction has shown promise for carbon nanotube (CNT) production at low temperatures and on diverse functional substrate materials;…”
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Polyparameter linear free energy relationship for wood char-water sorption coefficients of organic sorbates
Published in Environmental toxicology and chemistry (01-07-2015)“…Black carbons, including soots, chars, activated carbons, and engineered nanocarbons, have different surface properties, but the extent to which these affect…”
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