Outputs (2)

Understanding model crude oil component interactions on kaolinite silicate and aluminol surfaces: towards improved understanding of shale oil recovery (2017)
Journal Article
Tian, S., Erastova, V., Lu, S., Greenwell, H. C., Underwood, T., Xue, H., …Zhao, R. (2018). Understanding model crude oil component interactions on kaolinite silicate and aluminol surfaces: towards improved understanding of shale oil recovery. Energy and Fuels, 32(2), 1155-1165. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b02763

Shale oil is currently of interest for unconventional resource exploration and development. Understanding the mechanism of interaction between the complex mixture of organic compounds in shale oil and minerals making up the reservoir rock-oil interfa... Read More about Understanding model crude oil component interactions on kaolinite silicate and aluminol surfaces: towards improved understanding of shale oil recovery.

Mineral Surface Chemistry Control for Origin of Prebiotic Peptides (2017)
Journal Article
Erastova, V., Degiacomi, M. T., Fraser, D., & Greenwell, H. C. (2017). Mineral Surface Chemistry Control for Origin of Prebiotic Peptides. Nature Communications, 8, Article 2033. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02248-y

Some seventy years ago, John Desmond Bernal proposed a role for clays in the origin of life. While much research has since been dedicated to the study of silicate clays, layered double hydroxides, believed to be common on the early Earth, have receiv... Read More about Mineral Surface Chemistry Control for Origin of Prebiotic Peptides.