Projects

Studies on 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP) and its derivatives

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Eric Bylaska

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The widespread use of 1,2,3-trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP) as solvents in paint and varnish removal, cleaning and degreasing, etc. has resulted in it becoming an emerging pollutant in the environment …

Benchmark non-Born--Oppenheimer calculations on small molecules

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

Ludwik Adamowicz

Project type

Exploratory Research

The proposed research addresses the development and tests theoretical methods that allow very accurate variational calculations of atomic and molecular systems without using the Born--Oppenheimer…

TEM study of interfacial layers in Nb-clad stainless steel

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jung-pyung Choi

Project type

Exploratory Research

Nb-clad 304L stainless steel manufactured by cold rolling is currently under consideration for use as a bipolar plate material in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stacks. To make the…

High Resolution TEM of Doped Ceria System

Lead Institution

University of Florida

Principal Investigator

Juan Nino

Project type

Exploratory Research

Higher ionic conductive solid oxide electrolyte is critical for the realization of portable device based on solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Doped ceria materials show promise owing to their higher…

Oxygen isotope fractionation in phosphate during iron oxide-phosphate interaction

Lead Institution

University of Delaware

Principal Investigator

Deb Jaisi

Project type

Exploratory Research

Measurements of 18O/16O ratio of organic and inorganic PO4 in laboratory experiments have found that microbial metabolism of PO4 is accompanied by specific oxygen isotope fractionations. More…

Hydrolytic Stability and Susceptibility of Transition Metal Diolate Complexes and Applications to Green Oxidation

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Kevin Gable

Project type

Exploratory Research

A series of LReO3 complexes will be prepared and reductively cyclized with vicinal diola. The hydrolysis of these compounds will be examined by NMR and UV spectroscopies under a variety of pH…

Characterization of Aerosol Organics by LC-MSn

Lead Institution

Desert Research Institute

Principal Investigator

Barbara Zielinska

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

In summer, 2009, a comprehensive field study is planned to characterize the effect of organics on the water activity of atmospheric particles under sub- and supersaturated conditions at the Desert…

Preparation of Stoichiometric TiO2(110)-(1x1) Surface.

Lead Institution

Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Principal Investigator

Hans-joachim Freund

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Driving force for investigations of single-crystalline TiO2 surfaces is the wide range of its applications from photocatalysis to degradation of organic pollutants. Rutile TiO2 (110) surface is a…

A model system to obtain structural information from the bacterial-mineral interface by neutron reflectometry

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Alexander Johs

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Electron transfer to insoluble electron acceptors by dissimilatory metal-reducing bacteria is facilitated by a pool of c-type cytochromes associated with the bacterial outer membrane. Recent studies…

Uncovering proteogenomic patterns on an evolutionary gradient of termite gut Verrucomicrobia isolates.

Lead Institution

University of California, Davis

Principal Investigator

Jorge Rodrigues

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Cellulositic biomass for biofuel conversion is inexpensive and abundant, but efficient biotransformation is still a challenge. Wood-feeding termites harbor a microbial community dedicated to degrade…

Soybean Proteomics

Lead Institution

University of Missouri - Columbia

Principal Investigator

Gary Stacey

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Soybean is the major source of vegetable oil and, therefore, a major source for biodiesel production. In recognition of this fact, the Department of Energy-Joint Genome Institute recently completed a…

Coupling Experiments with Theory: Effect of Size and Topography on Structural Dynamics and Energetic Reactions of Metal Oxides

Lead Institution

CNRS

Principal Investigator

Slavica Stankic

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Metal oxides represent various and fascinating classes of material that are widely applied and cover the entire range from insulators to semiconductors. Their surfaces play a crucial role in an…

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Lead Institution

Michigan Technological University

Principal Investigator

Rudy Luck

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The reaction between an oxygen atom and an olefin to form an epoxide remains an important research area in industrial and synthetic chemistry, because epoxides are the main ingredients in epoxy…

Foam Delivery of Calcium Polysulfide for Cr(VI) Remediation in Unsaturated Porous Media - 2-D Flow Cell Experimental Study

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Lirong Zhong

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Deep vadose zone chromium [Cr(VI)] remediation at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Site is critical to end ongoing sources of groundwater contamination and to prevent Cr(VI) migration to…

Secondary Organic Aerosol Production in Biomass Combustion Plumes

Lead Institution

Colorado State University

Principal Investigator

Jeffrey Collett

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The goal of this research project is to identify chemical composition of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced in smoke plumes from biomass combustion. The project will focus on identifying new…

Structure and Dynamics of Ca in Clays, Mineral Phases of Concrete, and Ca-NOM Complexes: Combined Natural Abundance 43Ca NMR and Computational Molecular Modeling Studies

Lead Institution

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Principal Investigator

Geoffrey Bowers

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this research is to use natural abundance 43Ca NMR and molecular dynamics (MD) modeling to study Ca2+ structure and dynamics in environmentally and technologically important…

Fundamental Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic Hydrogen Production and Utilization

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This project will apply a unique capability at PNNL for heterogeneous catalysis R&D employing isotopic transient kinetic analysis (ITKA) techniques with mass spectroscopic and in-situ…

Epoxy-Zirconate Sol-Gel Studies

Lead Institution

University of Dayton

Principal Investigator

Michael Donley

Project type

Exploratory Research

Epoxy-zirconate sol-gel based surface treatments are being investigated as a potential replacement for the current chromate-based approach for aerospace aluminum alloys. These sol-gel surface…

Transformation of meta-stable Al to kaolinite: Molecular structure and reaction pathways from solid-state NMR.

Lead Institution

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Maxwell

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Disposal of environmental pollutants and radioactive waste relies on our ability to understand the complex chemistry of rock-water interactions. Reactions such as sorption of metal ions and the…

Fuel Cell Concept Animation (GVL3030)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

Project will model a fuel cell and the animation will show the basic concept of a working system.