Publications are given below.
2023
Brugger A, et al., The complex, unique, and powerful imaging instrument for dynamics (CUPI2D) at the Spallation Neutron Source, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 2023 94 (5) 092903 051301 (link)
Gong K, Yang K, White CE, Density functional modeling of the binding energies between aluminosilicate oligomers and different metal cations, Front. Mater., 2023, 10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2023.1089216 (link)
Li J, Zeng K, Zhong D, Flamant G, Nzihou A, White CE, Yang H, Chen H, Algae pyrolysis in molten NaOH-Na2CO3 for hydrogen production, Environ. Sci. Tech., 2023 57 (16) 6485-6493 (link)
Romero Millan LM, Ghogia AC, White CE, Nzihou A, Iron nanoparticles to catalyze graphitization of cellulose for energy storage applications, ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2023 6 (5) 3549-3559 (link)
Ghogia A, Romero Millán LM, White CE, Nzihou A, Synthesis and growth of green graphene from biochar revealed by magnetic properties of iron catalyst, ChemSusChem, 2023 16 e202201864 (link)
2022
Calabrese S, Wild B, Bertagni MB, Bourg IC, White CE, Aburto F, Cipolla G, Noto LV, Porporato A, Nano-to global-scale uncertainties in terrestrial enhanced weathering, Environ. Sci Technol., 2022 56 (22) 15261-15272 (link)
Wild B, White CE, Bourg IC, Molecular dynamics simulations of reverse osmosis in silica nanopores, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2022 126 (21) 9161-9172 (link)
Zheng S, Yang, Chen X, White CE, Hu L, Ren ZJ, Upscaling 3D engineered trees for off-grid desalination, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2022 56 (2) 1289-1299 (link)
Alventosa KML, Wild B, White CE, The effects of calcium hydroxide and activator chemistry on alkali-activated metakaolin pastes exposed to high temperatures Cem. Concr. Res., 2022 154 106742 (link)
Gong K, White CE, Time-dependent phase quantification and local structure analysis of hydroxide-activated slag via X-ray total scattering and molecular modeling, Cem. Concr. Res., 2022 151 106642 (link)
Hajimohammadi A, Masoumi S, Kim T, McCaslin E, Alnahhal MF, Almer JD, White CE, Chemo-mechanical properties of carbon fibre reinforced geopolymer interphase, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 2022 105 (2) 1519-1532 (link)
2021
Gong K, White CE, Predicting CaO-(MgO)-Al2O3-SiO2 glass reactivity in alkaline environments from force field molecular dynamics simulations, Cem. Concr. Res., 2021 150 106588 (link)
Zhou X, Heiranian M, Yang M, Epsztein R, Gong K, White CE, Hu S, Kim J-H, Elimelech M, Selective fluoride transport in sub-nanometer TiO2 pores, ACS Nano, 2021 15 (10) 16828-16838 (link)
McCaslin E, White CE, A parametric study of accelerated carbonation in alkali-activated slag, Cem. Concr. Res., 2021 145 106454 (link)
Alventosa KML, White CE, The effects of calcium hydroxide and activator chemistry on alkali-activated metakaolin pastes, Cem. Concr. Res., 2021 145 106453 (link)
Gong K, Özçelik VO, Yang K, White CE, Density functional modeling and total scattering analysis of the atomic structure of a quaternary CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 (CMAS) glass: Uncovering the local environment of calcium and magnesium, Phys. Rev. Mater., 2021 5 (1) 015603 (link)
Yang K, White CE, Modeling of aqueous species interaction energies prior to nucleation in cement-based gel systems, Cem. Concr. Res., 2021 139 106266 (link)
van Deventer JSJ, White CE, Myers RM, A roadmap for production of cement and concrete with low-CO2 emissions, Waste Biomass Valori., 2021 12 4745-4775 (link)
2020
Yang K, White CE, Multiscale pore structure determination of cement paste via simulation and experiment: The case of alkali-activated metakaolin, Cem. Concr. Res., 2020 137 106212 (link)
Nigay P-M, Salifu AA, Obayemi JD, White CE, Nzihou A, Soboyejo WO, Assessment of ceramic water filters for the removal of bacterial, chemical, and viral contaminants, J. Environ. Eng., 2020 146 (7) 04020066 (link)
Wang SY, McCaslin, White CE, Effects of magnesium content and carbonation on the multiscale pore structure of alkali-activated slags, Cem. Concr. Res., 2020 130 105979 (link)
Dutta NS, Shao P, Gong K, White CE, Yao N, Arnold CB, Understanding solution processing of inorganic materials using cryo-EM, Opt. Mater. Express, 2020 10 (1) 119-128 (link)
2019
White CE, Alkali-activated materials: The role of molecular-scale research and lessons from the energy transition to combat climate change, RILEM Tech. Lett., 2019 4 110-121 (link)
*Invited paper in recognition of the RILEM Gustavo Colonetti Medal
Garg N, Özçelik VO, Skibsted J, White CE, Nanoscale ordering and depolymerization of calcium silicate hydrates in presence of alkalis, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019 123 (40) 24873-24883 (link)
Wild B, Daval D, Micha, J-S, Bourg IC, White CE, Fernandez-Martinez A, Physical properties of interfacial layers developed on weathered silicates: A case study based on labradorite feldspar, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019 123 (40) 24520-24532 (link)
Nigay P-M, Salifu AA, Obayemi JD, White CE, Nzihou A, Soboyejo WO, Ceramic water filters for the removal of bacterial, chemical and viral contaminants, J. Environ. Eng., 2019 145 (10) 04019066 (link)
Özcelik VO, Garg N, White CE, Symmetry-induced stability in alkali-doped calcium silicate hydrate, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019 123 (22) 14081-14088 (link)
Gong K, Cheng Y, Daemen LL, White CE, In situ quasi-elastic neutron scattering study on the water dynamics and reaction mechanisms in alkali-activated slags, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019 21 (20) 10277-10292 (link)
Peys A, White CE, Rahier H, Blanpain B, Pontikes Y, Alkali-activation of CaO-FeOx-SiO2 slag: Formation mechanism from in-situ X-ray total scattering, Cem. Concr. Res, 2019 122 179-188 (link)
Ristroph K, Feng J, McManus S, Zhang Y, Gong K, Ramachandruni H, White CE, Prud’homme R, Spray drying OZ439 nanoparticles to form stable, water-dispersible powders for oral malaria therapy, J Transl. Med., 2019 17 97 (link)
Feng J, Zhang Y, McManus S, Qian R, Ristroph K, Ramachandruni H, Gong K, White CE, Rawal A, Prud’homme R, Amorphous nanoparticles by self-assembly: processing for controlled release of hydrophobic molecules, Soft Matter, 2019 15 2400-2410 (link)
2018
Dutta R, White CE, Greenberg E, Prakapenka VB, Duffy TS, Equation of state of the α-PbO2 and -type phases of GeO2, to 120 GPa, Phys. Rev. B, 2018 98 144106 (link)
Nigay P-M, White CE, Nzihou A, Soboyejo WO, Removal mechanisms of contaminants in ceramic water filters, J. Environ. Eng., 2018 144 (12) 04018128 (link)
Nigay P-M, Nzihou A, White CE, Soboyejo WO, Accumulators for the capture of heavy metals in thermal conversion systems, J. Environ. Eng., 2018 144 (12) 04018118 (link)
Peys A, White CE, Olds DP, Rahier H, Blanpain B, Pontikes Y, Molecular structure of CaO-FeOx-SiO2 glassy slags and resultant inorganic polymer binders, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 2018 101 (12) 5846-5857 (link)
Feng J, Zhang Y, McManus S, Ristroph K, Lu H, Gong K, White CE, Prud’homme R, Rapid recovery of clofazimine-loaded nanoparticles with long-term storage stability as anti-cryptosporidium therapy, ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2018 1 (5) 2184-2194 (link)
Yang K, Özcelik VO, Garg N, Gong K, White CE, Drying-induced atomic structural rearrangements in sodium-based calcium-alumino-silicate-hydrate gel and the mitigating effects of ZrO2 nanoparticles, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018 20 8593-8606 (link)
Gong K, White CE, Nanoscale chemical degradation mechanisms of sulfate attack in alkali-activated slag, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2018 122 (11) 5992-6004 (link)
Özcelik VO, Gong K, White CE, Highly surface-active Ca(OH)2 as a CO2 capture material, Nano Lett., 2018 18 (3) 1786-1793 (link)
2017
Yang S, Qin Y, Chen B, Özçelik VO, White CE, Shen Y, Yang S, Tongay S, Novel surface molecular functionalization route to enhance environmental stability of tellurium containing 2D layers, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017 9 44625-44631 (link)
Yang S, Cai H, Chen B, Ko C, Özçelik VO, Ogletree DF, White CE, Shen Y, Tongay S, Environmental stability of 2D anisotropic tellurium containing nanomaterials: anisotropic to isotropic transition, Nanoscale, 2017 9 12288-12294 (link)
Nigay P-M, Nzihou A, White CE, Soboyejo WO, Structure and properties of clay ceramics for thermal energy storage, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 2017 100 4748-4759 (link)
Blyth A*, Eiben CA, Scherer GW, White CE, Impact of activator chemistry on permeability of alkali-activated slags, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 2017 100 4848-4859 (link)
*Undergraduate student
Garg N, White CE, Mechanism of zinc oxide retardation in alkali-activated materials: an in situ X-ray pair distribution function investigation, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017 5 11794-11804 (link)
White CE, Olds DP, Hartl M, Hjelm RP, Page K, Evolution of the pore structure during the early stages of the alkali-activation reaction: an in situ small-angle neutron scattering investigation, J. Appl. Cryst., 2017 50 (1), 61-75 (link)
2016
Özcelik VO, White CE, Nanoscale charge-balancing mechanism in alkali-substituted calcium-silicate-hydrate gels, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2016 7 (24), 5266-5272 (link)
Yang K, White CE, Modeling the formation of alkali aluminosilicate gels at the mesoscale using coarse-grained Monte Carlo, Langmuir, 2016 32 (44), 11580-11590 (link)
Gong K, White CE, Impact of chemical variability of ground granulated blast-furnace slag on the phase formation in alkali-activated slag, Cem. Concr. Res., 2016 89, 310-319 (link)
Stan CV, Dutta R, White CE, Prakapenka V, Duffy TS, High-pressure polymorphism of PbF2 to 75 GPa, Phys. Rev. B, 2016 94, 024104 (link)
Natali ME, White CE, Bignozzi MC, Elucidating the atomic structures of different sources of fly ash using X-ray and neutron PDF analysis, Fuel, 2016 177, 148-156 (link)
White CE, Effects of temperature on the atomic structure of synthetic calcium-silicate-deuterate gels: A neutron pair distribution function investigation, Cem. Concr. Res., 2016 79, 93-100 (link)
Morandeau AE, Fitts JP, Lee HD, Shubeita SM, Feldman LC, Gustafsson T, White CE, Nanoscale heterogeneities in a fractured alkali-activated slag binder: A helium ion microscopy analysis, Cem. Concr. Res., 2016 79, 45-48 (link)
2015
Morandeau AE, White CE, Role of magnesium-stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate in mitigating the extent of carbonation in alkali-activated slag, Chem. Mater., 2015 27 (19), 6625-6634 (link)
Morandeau AE, White CE, In situ X-ray pair distribution function analysis of accelerated carbonation of a synthetic calcium-silicate-hydrate gel, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015 3 (16), 8597-8605 (link)
White CE, Daemen LL, Hartl M, Page K, Intrinsic differences in atomic ordering of calcium (alumino)silicate hydrates in conventional and alkali-activated cements, Cem. Concr. Res., 2015 67, 66-73 (link)
2014
White CE, Henson NJ, Daemen LL, Hartl M, Page K, Uncovering the True Atomic Structure of Disordered Materials: The Structure of a Hydrated Amorphous Magnesium Carbonate (MgCO3⋅3D2O), Chem. Mater., 2014 26 (8) 2693-2702 (link)
2013
White CE, Kearley GJ, Provis JL, Riley DP, Inelastic neutron scattering analysis of the thermal decomposition of kaolinite to metakaolin, Chem. Phys., 2013 427 82-86 (link)
White CE, Kearley GJ, Provis JL, Riley DP, Structure of kaolinite and influence of stacking faults: Reconciling theory and experiment using inelastic neutron scattering analysis, J. Chem. Phys., 2013 138 (19) 194501 (link)
White CE, Page K, Henson NJ, Provis JL, In situ X-ray pair distribution function analysis of geopolymer gel nanostructure formation kinetics, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013 15 (22) 8573-8582 (link)
White CE, Page K, Henson NJ, Provis JL, In situ synchrotron X-ray pair distribution function analysis of the early stages of gel formation in metakaolin-based geopolymers, Appl. Clay Sci., 2013 73 (SI) 17-25 (link)
Provis JL, Hajimohammadi A, White CE, Bernal SA, Myers RJ, Winarski RP, Rose V, Proffen T, Llobet A, van Deventer JSJ,Nanostructural characterization of geopolymers by advanced beamline techniques, Cem. Concr. Compos., 2013 36 (1) 56-64 (link)
2012
White CE, Pair distribution function analysis of amorphous geopolymer precursors and binders: the importance of complementary simulations, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 2012 227 (5) 304-312 (link)
Provis JL, Myers RJ, White CE, Rose V, van Deventer JSJ, X-ray microtomography shows pore structure and tortuosity in alkali-activated binders, Cem. Concr. Res., 2012 42 (6) 855-864 (link)
White CE, Provis JL, Proffen T, van Deventer JSJ, Molecular mechanisms responsible for the structural changes occurring during geopolymerization: Multiscale simulation, AIChE J, 2012 58 (7) 2241-2253 (link)
2011
White CE, Provis JL, Kearley GJ, Riley DP, van Deventer JSJ, Density functional modelling of silicate and aluminosilicate dimerisation solution chemistry Dalton Trans., 2011 40 (6) 1348-1355 (link)
White CE, Provis JL, Proffen T, van Deventer JSJ, Quantitative mechanistic modeling of silica solubility and precipitation during the initial stages of zeolite synthesis, J Phys. Chem. C, 2011 115 (20) 9879-9888 (link)
White CE, Provis JL, Llobet A, Proffen T, van Deventer JSJ, Evolution of local structure in geopolymer gels: an in situ neutron pair distribution function analysis, J Am. Ceram. Soc., 2011 94 (10) 3532-3539 (link)
2010
White CE, Provis JL, Proffen T, Riley DP, van Deventer JSJ, Combining density functional theory (DFT) and pair distribution function (PDF) analysis to solve the structure of metastable materials: The case of metakaolin., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010, 12 (13) 3239-3245 (link)
White CE, Provis JL, Proffen T, Riley DP, van Deventer JSJ, Density functional modeling of the local structure of kaolinite subjected to thermal dehydroxylation, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2010, 114 (14) 4988-4996 (link)