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most citedDevelopment of biochar molecular models with controlled porosity

34 citations · 75 across the 4 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

What makes a useful molecular model of biochar? A community roadmap

Valentina Sierra-Jimenez, Jonathan P. Mathews, Luca Bellucci +22

Biochars are disordered carbonaceous materials produced by biomass pyrolysis, with applications spanning soil amendment, water remediation, carbon storage, and functional materials…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Molecular Insights into Caprock Integrity of Subsurface Hydrogen Storage: Perspective on Hydrogen-induced Swelling and Mechanical Response

Mehdi Ghasemi, Mohamad Ali Ghafari, Masoud Babaei +1

The geological storage of hydrogen (H_2) requires reliable long-term caprock sealing, yet the nanoscale interactions between H_2 and clay minerals remain critically underexplored d…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci202411 cited

Modelling realistic clay systems with ClayCode

Hannah Pollak, Matteo T. Degiacomi, Valentina Erastova

Clays are a broad class of ubiquitous layered materials. Their specific chemophysical properties are intimately connected to their molecular structure, featuring repeating patterns…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci202430 cited

Revealing crucial effects of reservoir environment and hydrocarbon fractions on fluid behaviour in kaolinite pores

Rixin Zhao, Haitao Xue, Shuangfang Lu +2

Interactions of hydrocarbons (HCs) and clay surfaces are responsible for fluid behaviour within shale reservoirs. These interactions are affected by the diversity of HC components…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci202434 cited

Development of biochar molecular models with controlled porosity

Audrey Ngambia, Ondřej Mašek, Valentina Erastova

Biochars are an exciting class of environmental materials with a wide range of applications, including carbon storage and sequestration, soil enhancement, and pollution remediation…