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Kerogen nanoscale structure and CO2 adsorption in shale micropores (2021)
Journal Article
Gonciaruk, A., Hall, M. R., Fay, M. W., Parmenter, C. D. J., Vane, C. H., Khlobystov, A. N., & Ripepi, N. (2021). Kerogen nanoscale structure and CO2 adsorption in shale micropores. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 3920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83179-z

Gas storage and recovery processes in shales critically depend on nano-scale porosity and chemical composition, but information about the nanoscale pore geometry and connectivity of kerogen, insoluble organic shale matter, is largely unavailable. Usi... Read More about Kerogen nanoscale structure and CO2 adsorption in shale micropores.

Acceleration of dolomitization by zinc in saline waters (2019)
Journal Article
Vandeginste, V., Snell, O., Hall, M. R., Steer, E., & Vandeginste, A. (2019). Acceleration of dolomitization by zinc in saline waters. Nature Communications, 10, Article 1851. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09870-y

Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) plays a key role in the global carbon cycle. Yet, the chemical mechanisms that catalyze its formation remain an enigma. Here, using batch reactor experiments, we demonstrate an unexpected acceleration of dolomite formation by zi... Read More about Acceleration of dolomitization by zinc in saline waters.

An experimental study of the carbonation of serpentinite and partially serpentinised peridotites (2017)
Journal Article
Lacinska, A. M., Styles, M. T., Bateman, K., Hall, M., & Brown, P. D. (in press). An experimental study of the carbonation of serpentinite and partially serpentinised peridotites. Frontiers in Earth Science, 5, https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2017.00037

In situ sequestration of CO2 in mantle peridotites has been proposed as a method to alleviate the amount of anthropogenic CO2 in the atmosphere. This study presents the results of 8-month long laboratory fluid-rock experiments on representative mantl... Read More about An experimental study of the carbonation of serpentinite and partially serpentinised peridotites.

Acid-dissolution of antigorite, chrysotile and lizardite for ex situ carbon capture and storage by mineralisation (2016)
Journal Article
Lacinska, A. M., Styles, M. T., Bateman, K., Wagner, D., Hall, M. R., Gowing, C., & Brown, P. D. (2016). Acid-dissolution of antigorite, chrysotile and lizardite for ex situ carbon capture and storage by mineralisation. Chemical Geology, 437, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.05.015

Serpentine minerals serve as a Mg donor in carbon capture and storage by mineralisation (CCSM). The acid-treatment of nine comprehensively-examined serpentine polymorphs and polytypes, and the subsequent microanalysis of their post-test residues high... Read More about Acid-dissolution of antigorite, chrysotile and lizardite for ex situ carbon capture and storage by mineralisation.

Changes in the mechanical properties of biomass wood pellets during artificial degradation in a laboratory environment (2016)
Journal Article
Graham, S. L., Ogunfayo, I., Hall, M. R., Snape, C., Quick, W., Weatherstone, S., & Eastwick, C. (2016). Changes in the mechanical properties of biomass wood pellets during artificial degradation in a laboratory environment. Fuel Processing Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.03.020

In stockpiles exposed to high relative humidity (RH) and rainfall, woody biomass pellets lose structural integrity, often assumed to be due to the uptake of moisture from the environment. In this study three different types of biomass pellet were art... Read More about Changes in the mechanical properties of biomass wood pellets during artificial degradation in a laboratory environment.

Statistics of highly heterogeneous flow fields confined to three-dimensional random porous media (2016)
Journal Article
Jin, C., Langston, P. A., Pavlovskaya, G. E., Hall, M. R., & Rigby, S. P. (2016). Statistics of highly heterogeneous flow fields confined to three-dimensional random porous media. Physical Review E, 93(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.93.013122

© 2016 authors. Published by the American Physical Society. Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and t... Read More about Statistics of highly heterogeneous flow fields confined to three-dimensional random porous media.

Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (2015)
Journal Article
Zannotti, M., Wood, C. J., Summers, G. H., Stevens, L. A., Hall, M. R., Snape, C. E., …Gibson, E. A. (2015). Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(44), 24556-24565. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b06170

Mg Ni mixed metal oxide photocathodes have been prepared by a mixed NiCl2/MgCl2 sol-gel process. The MgO/NiO electrodes have been extensively characterized using physical and electrochemical methods. Dye-sensitized solar cells have been prepared from... Read More about Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

Hygrothermal simulation-informed design of mesoporous desiccants for optimised energy efficiency of mixed mode air conditioning systems (2015)
Journal Article
Sarce Thomann, F., Hall, M. R., Mokaya, R., & Stevens, L. A. (2015). Hygrothermal simulation-informed design of mesoporous desiccants for optimised energy efficiency of mixed mode air conditioning systems. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(33), 17290-17303. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta05162b

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. This paper describes an optimization technique using hygrothermal numerical modelling to determine an ideal and unknown isotherm in order to inform the design of optimised mesoporous desiccants. Their suitability for... Read More about Hygrothermal simulation-informed design of mesoporous desiccants for optimised energy efficiency of mixed mode air conditioning systems.

A hygrothermal modelling approach to water vapour sorption isotherm design for mesoporous humidity buffers (2015)
Journal Article
Sarce, F., Hall, M. R., Sangchoom, W., & Mokaya, R. (in press). A hygrothermal modelling approach to water vapour sorption isotherm design for mesoporous humidity buffers. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 211, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.03.001

This paper describes the development of a design technique using hygrothermal numerical modelling for top-down predictive design and optimisation of water vapour sorption isotherms to match any humidity buffering application. This was used to inform... Read More about A hygrothermal modelling approach to water vapour sorption isotherm design for mesoporous humidity buffers.

Enhancing thermal properties of asphalt materials for heat storage and transfer applications (2012)
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Dawson, A. R., Dehdezi, P. K., Hall, M. R., Wang, J., & Isola, R. (in press). Enhancing thermal properties of asphalt materials for heat storage and transfer applications. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2012.735791

The paper considers extending the role of asphalt concrete pavements to become solar heat collectors and storage systems. The majority of the construction cost is already procured for such pavements and only marginal additional costs are likely to be... Read More about Enhancing thermal properties of asphalt materials for heat storage and transfer applications.

Investigating the feasibility of using asphalt pavements as a source of heating (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Dehdezi, P. K., Dawson, A. R., Hall, M. R., Casey, S., & Miao, F. (2012). Investigating the feasibility of using asphalt pavements as a source of heating.

This paper evaluates the feasibility of using asphalt pavements as solar energy collectors with copper pipes embedded below the surfaces. Quartzite was investigated as a replacement for limestone aggregate in asphalt for thermal enhancement. Samples... Read More about Investigating the feasibility of using asphalt pavements as a source of heating.

Thermal, mechanical and microstructural analysis of concrete containing microencapsulated phase change materials (2012)
Journal Article
Dehdezi, P. K., Hall, M. R., Dawson, A. R., & Casey, S. P. (in press). Thermal, mechanical and microstructural analysis of concrete containing microencapsulated phase change materials. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 14(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2012.716837

This paper studies the thermal, mechanical and microstructural aspects of concrete containing different amounts of microencapsulated phase change materials (PCMs). In addition, numerical simulation is carried out to study the potential application of... Read More about Thermal, mechanical and microstructural analysis of concrete containing microencapsulated phase change materials.

Enhancement of soil thermo-physical properties using microencapsulated phase change materials for ground source heat pump applications (2011)
Journal Article
Dehdezi, P. K., Hall, M. R., & Dawson, A. (in press). Enhancement of soil thermo-physical properties using microencapsulated phase change materials for ground source heat pump applications. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 110-116, https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.1191

Soil can be modified with Phase Change materials (PCM) in order to enhance its thermophysical properties and energy storage for ground source heat pump applications. This paper studies thermo-physical properties of soil modified with different amount... Read More about Enhancement of soil thermo-physical properties using microencapsulated phase change materials for ground source heat pump applications.

Thermophysical optimization of specialized concrete pavement materials for collection of surface heat energy and applications for shallow heat storage (2011)
Journal Article
Dehdezi, P. K., Hall, M. R., & Dawson, A. (2011). Thermophysical optimization of specialized concrete pavement materials for collection of surface heat energy and applications for shallow heat storage. Transportation Research Record, 2240, https://doi.org/10.3141/2240-13

There is great potential to use pavement structures to collect and/or store solar energy for the heating and cooling of adjacent buildings, e.g. airport terminals, shopping malls, etc. Therefore, pavement materials comprising both conventional and un... Read More about Thermophysical optimization of specialized concrete pavement materials for collection of surface heat energy and applications for shallow heat storage.

Influence of the thermophysical properties of pavement materials on the evolution of temperature depth profiles in different climatic regions (2011)
Journal Article
Hall, M. R., Dehdezi, P. K., Dawson, A. R., Grenfell, J., & Isola, R. (2012). Influence of the thermophysical properties of pavement materials on the evolution of temperature depth profiles in different climatic regions. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 24(1), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0000357

The paper summarizes the relative influence of different pavement thermo-physical properties on the thermal response of pavement cross-sections, and how their relative behaviour changes in different climatic regions. A simplified one-dimensional heat... Read More about Influence of the thermophysical properties of pavement materials on the evolution of temperature depth profiles in different climatic regions.

Treatment effects on the compressive strength of Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) at 7 days
Conference Proceeding
Helmi, M., Hall, M. R., & Rigby, S. P. (in press). Treatment effects on the compressive strength of Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) at 7 days.

Reactive powder concrete (RPC) is produced by controlling three main factors: additives to mix composition, pre-setting application of pressure, and post-setting heating. Densification of the mortar is achieved by the application of pressure (either... Read More about Treatment effects on the compressive strength of Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) at 7 days.