Anastasia Ilgen

Sandia National Laboratory

Projects

Reactivity of structural iron in natural nontronite and synthetic Fe-phyllosilicate

Lead Institution

Sandia National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Anastasia Ilgen

Project type

Limited Scope

Our research goal is to develop a mechanistic model of the clay structural iron (Fe) reactivity and further characterize essential redox properties of Fe-rich phyllosilicates. Our experimental…

Mineral Reactivity and Transformations in Adsorbed Water Films

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Loring

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Transformations of minerals covered in thin films of adsorbed H2O are ubiquitous in nature and occur under unique chemical and physical constraints. But in contrast to bulk aqueous systems,…