Jian-zhi Hu | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Characterization of Energy Storage Systems Using In Situ and Ex Situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Fundamental research in beyond Lithium ion battery has been limited and an in-situ NMR method to probe transient electrochemical reactions has yet to be developed. We propose to develop unique in…

Investigation of Biodegradable and Nonbiodegradable Thermalreversible Gelling Polymers Using Slow Magic Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Advanced Imaging Technologies

Principal Investigator

Anna Gutowska

Project type

Capability Research

In vivo gelation is the basis of injectable systems that eliminate the need for surgical procedures and offers the advantage of the ability to form any desired implant shape. Several such polymers,…

Experimental Capabilities and Fundamental Science for Geologic Carbon Sequestration: The PNNL In Situ Supercritical Suite (IS3)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kevin Rosso

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This Science Theme proposal requests EMSL access for investigators in the In Situ Supercritical Suite (IS3) component of PNNL's Carbon Sequestration Initiative (CSI). The CSI is a multi-million…

Technology Maturation: Further development and demonstration of a high-pressure magic angle spinning (MAS) probe for use in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Hoyt

As a result of a multiyear LDRD effort on the Carbon Sequestration Initiative, a new MAS capability was developed for NMR analysis of materials that would potentially be used in underground CO2…

Unraveling chemical speciation and interfacial dynamics in complex, heterogeneous
environments to efficiently process high-level radioactive wastes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

We propose to use NMR in combination with computational modeling, to study the conversion of soluble tetrahedral aluminum (Al) species to octahedrally coordinated Al-bearing mineral precipitates…

Investigation of crystalline to amorphous phase of cellulose by using Slow Magic Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Johnathan Holladay

Project type

Capability Research

A fundamental understanding of structural and functional relationship of hydrated cellulose is very important for the design of new catalysts and processes for rapid and selective hydrolysis of…

The Role of Interfacial Processes on Mineral Transformations in Wet Supercritical CO2

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Andrew Felmy

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose a comprehensive experimental and theoretical investigation of the role of interfacial water and CO2 on the energies, mechanisms, and rates of reactivity of a series of orthosilicate and…

In Situ and Ex Situ Studies of Energy Storage Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karl Mueller

Project type

Exploratory Research

Innovation of energy storage technology depends critically on the fundamental understanding of the operating mechanism and dynamic interaction across different components in the storage unit. With…

Characterization of Energy Storage Systems Using In Situ and Ex Situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Fundamental research in beyond Lithium ion battery has been limited and an in-situ NMR method to probe transient electrochemical reactions has yet to be developed. We propose to develop unique in…

Characterization of In-Vivo 1H-NMR Biomarkers for Pulmonary Phospholipidosis

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Capability Research

The primary goal of this project is to test the potential utility of slow MAS 1H-NMR methods for directly monitoring pulmonary phospholipid accumulation in live animals and in real-time. It is…

Catalysis Research Campaign: An Integrated Multi-Capability Approach for Analysis of Catalytic Systems

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Research Campaign

In this research campaign, advanced capabilities within the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will be integrated for in-depth, molecular…

Well-defined metal-oxide catalysts to understand fundamental chemical transformations

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalytic materials for the full and complex range of chemical transformations being considered for upgrading biomass-derived molecules to fuels and chemicals include metals dispersed on oxide- and…

Multinuclear NMR Studies of and Earth and Energy Systems

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karl Mueller

A team of researchers at PNNL carries out studies that utilize high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in areas of national need for biological and energy sciences. The…

High Resolution 1H NMR Metabolomics Using Slow and Ultra Slow Magic Angle Spinning

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Recently, we developed new so-called slow-MAS (magic angle spinning) NMR techniques that significantly enhance the spectral information in biofluids, intact excised tissues, organs and live small…

High Resolution 1H NMR Metabolomics Using Slow and Fast Magic Angle Spinning

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to develop both slow and fast magic angle sample spinning NMR methods that is capable of high resolution and high sensitivity metabolic profiling on biological samples, in particular…

Investigation on Electrode/Electrolyte Interphase Reactions in Rechargeable Metal-Oxygen Batteries

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wu Xu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this proposal is to understand the reactions occurring at the electrode/electrolyte interphases in two metal-oxygen batteries, more specifically the interphases of lithium…

Expanding Scientific Horizons Through High Field Dynamic Nuclear Polarization

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nancy Washton

Energy and sustainable development are two of the biggest challenges in the 21st century, and areas that fundamental science can play a critical role in advancing. Decreased reliance on fossil fuels…

NMR and Computational Studies of Chemical Transformations at Complex Interfaces

Lead Institution

University of Alabama

Principal Investigator

David Dixon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalysis provides the means of controlling the rates at which chemical bonds are formed or broken and the yields of desired products over undesired ones. New computational and experimental…

Characterization of Energy Storage Systems Using In Situ and Ex Situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Fundamental research in stationary battery has been limited and an in-situ NMR method to probe transient electrochemical reactions has yet to be developed. We propose to develop unique in situ NMR…

JCESR - In Situ and Ex Situ Studies of Energy Storage Materials

Lead Institution

University of Liverpool

Principal Investigator

Nigel Browning

Innovation of energy storage technology depends critically on the fundamental understanding of the operating mechanism and dynamic interaction across different components in the storage unit. With…

Characterization of Energy Storage Systems Using In Situ and Ex Situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Fundamental research in beyond Lithium ion battery has been limited and an in-situ NMR method to probe transient electrochemical reactions has yet to be developed. We propose to develop unique in…

Early Transition Metal Oxides as Catalysts: Crossing Scales from Clusters to Single Crystals to Functioning Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Current commercial heterogeneous catalysts are structurally and chemically complex and their experimental assessment can seldom be interpreted with atomic-level precision. We seek to reduce the…

Systematic Characterization of Protein Glycosylation of Bacteria Cell Surface Proteins

Lead Institution

University of Oklahoma

Principal Investigator

Si Wu

The overall goal of this proposal is to develop an integrated top-down and bottom-up approach for bacterial glycoprotein profiling assisted by accurate glycan structure identification, which will be…

In Situ and Ex Situ NMR Investigation of the Electrochemistry in Lithium Batteries

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Li-metal is an ideal anode material for rechargeable batteries. However, dendritic Li growth and limited Coulombic efficiency (CE) during repeated Li deposition/stripping processes have prevented the…

Multinuclear NMR Studies of and Earth and Energy Systems

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karl Mueller

A team of researchers at PNNL carries out studies that utilize high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)spectroscopy in areas of national need for biological and energy sciences. The research…

Early Detection of Inflammatory Response and the Subsequent Health Outcomes Due to High LET Particle Radiation: An Integrated Metabolomics Study

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Limited Scope

In a recent small scale study focusing on rat brain, we have found that NMR-detectable metabolites (e.g., the concentrations of alanine, acetate, glutamate, creatine, choline, phosphocholine,…

Catalyst and Material Development for Warm Cleanup of Biomass or Coal-Derived Syngas: Tar, Methane, Inorganic Contaminant Species, and CO2 Removal

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Dagle

Project type

Exploratory Research

Syngas from biomass or coal has many applications in the area of catalytic fuels and chemicals synthesis, as well as hydrogen production for petroleum refineries, ammonia synthesis and for fuel cell…

Advancing Heterogeneous Catalysis of Routes for the Conversion of Complex Biogenic Feedstocks in Aqueous and Apolar Solvents

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Camaioni

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal aims to provide molecular insight into elementary reaction steps and their kinetics in condensed phases at an atomic and molecular level, which rivals the currently possible insight…

Early transition metal oxides as catalysts: Crossing scales from clusters to single crystals to functioning materials - Catalysis Science (Chuck Peden's BES Project - 45385)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose a multidisciplinary, multi-institution program to develop and demonstrate a new approach to the grand challenge of controlling chemical transformations using catalysis. We propose an…

Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

One of the approaches to minimizing the possible effects of climate change stemming from the recent increases in atmospheric CO2 levels involves storing C as biomass in terrestrial ecosystems. Of…

Experimental Capabilities and Fundamental Science for Geologic Carbon Sequestration: The PNNL In Situ Supercritical Suite (IS3)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Loring

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This Science Theme proposal requests EMSL access for investigators in the In Situ Supercritical Suite (IS3) component of PNNL's Carbon Sequestration Initiative (CSI). The CSI is a multi-million…

Development of Magic Angle Spinning NMR Metabolomics Capabilities

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

State-of-the-art high resolution magic angle spinning (HR-MAS) NMR metabolomics capabilities, where a sample spinning rate of few kHz or more is used, and unique high resolution slow-MAS NMR…

Solid State 183W MAS NMR at High and Ultra High Magnetic Fields

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Capability Research

The goal of this research is to establish a capability to study tungsten heteropoly acids and dispersed tungsten-oxide absorbed on high surface support materials. The possibility will be explored by…

Investigation of Catalyst Reaction Mechanisms by In-situ High Field, High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

We propose to develop novel NMR methods suitable for studies of both catalyst materials and adsorption intermediates for heterogeneous catalysis compromising dispersed metal oxide domains and…

High Temperature, Large Sample Volume, Constant Flow Magic Angle Spinning NMR Probe for 11.7 T Magnetic Field for In-situ Catalytic Reaction Characterization

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Joseph Ford

We propose to develop novel NMR methods complementary to other in-situ spectroscopic techniques to improve our understanding of catalytic processes through in-situ investigations of catalyst,…

Surface/Interface Induced Nucleation and Phase/Structure Evolution and the Correlation to the Performance Boosting/Fading of Advanced Energy Storage Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiaolin Li

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The goal of this proposal is to investigate the surface/interface effect on the synthesis and structure evolution of advanced energy storage materials and the correlation of these changes to the…

Well-defined metal-oxide catalysts to understand fundamental chemical transformations of biomass-derived molecules

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yong Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Detailed, accurate and unambiguous structure/function relationships in metal-oxide catalyzed reactions are essential in the design of efficient catalysts for the conversion of biomass-derived…

NMR for Catalyst Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

A detailed understanding of the mechanisms involved in a catalytic reaction requires that we identify the nature of the active sites and of reaction intermediates, and that we probe dynamic processes…

In Situ Magnetic Resonance Investigations of Metabolism and Mass Transport in Biofilms

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Paul Majors

Project type

Capability Research

Most microbes in nature attach to surfaces and to one another thus forming biofilms. Biofilms are diverse, robust microbiological communities that can serve beneficial (remedial ecological) or…

Advanced Diagnostic Studies of Lithium Ion Batteries Using In Situ and Ex Situ NMR Spectroscopies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Energy shortage is a critical problem in the 21th century. Developing highly efficient and high capacity energy storage device such as lithium iron battery is of considerable interest to the nation…

Well-defined Metal-Oxide Catalysts to Understand Fundamental Chemical Transformations

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalytic materials for the full and complex range of chemical transformations being considered for upgrading biomass-derived molecules to fuels and chemicals include metals dispersed on oxide- and…

The Transformation of Tetrahedral to Octahedral Coordination in Anions of Interest in High-Level Tank Waste

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to use nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Raman and Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy in combination with computational modeling to study the conversion of soluble tetrahedral…

NMR for Catalyst Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A detailed understanding of the mechanisms involved in a catalytic reaction requires that we identify the nature of the active sites and of reaction intermediates, and that we probe dynamic processes…

In-situ High Field, High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

A magic angle turning (MAT) solid state NMR probe with discrete sample rotation is proposed so that a combination of temperature, pressure, and flow control is possible while a high resolution…

FAST MAS probe Technology for 900 MHz NMR

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Scientific Partner

Overall Objective: To enhance EMSLs flagship 900 MHz solid- state NMR capability through addition and development of ultra-fast spinning MAS probes optimized for the study of catalytic systems.

Probing the pathology of pulmonary fibrosis using NMR metabolomics

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nancy Isern

Pulmonary fibrosis is a relatively common condition affecting two-hundred thousand people in the US. The mean duration of survival from the time of diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)…

The Transformation of Tetrahedral to Octahedral Coordination in Anions of Interest in High-Level Tank Waste

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to use nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Raman and Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy in combination with computational modeling to study the conversion of soluble tetrahedral…

In-situ High Field, High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

A magic angle turning (MAT) solid state NMR probe with discrete sample rotation is proposed so that a combination of temperature, pressure, and flow control is possible while a high resolution…

In Situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigations of Trapping Mechanisms in CO2 Storage

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Hoyt

Global increases in carbon emissions and the rapid decrease in energy securities have resulted in an increased global commitment to develop technology for stabilizing CO2 released into the…

Further development and demonstration of a high-pressure magic angle spinning (MAS) probe for use in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Hoyt

Through a multiyear LDRD effort on the Carbon Sequestration Initiative, a new MAS probe was developed for NMR analysis of materials that would potentially be used in underground CO2 sequestration…

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