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Press Highlights: Popular Press

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Nanotech takes on water pollution

SES is mentioned in a Business 2.0 Magazine article discussing various methods of contaminated water cleanup.

  • Eureka Alert! (March 31,2004), "PNNL develops mercury-absorbing pollution solution"
  • Distributed Energy News (Spring 2004), "PNNL Develops Mercury-Absorbing Pollution Solution"
  • Small Times (June 2, 2004), "A Soak Cycle at Inframat, and Pollutants Come out in the Wash"
  • Nanotechweb.org (April 6, 2004), "Nanoporous Ceramic Hoovers up Mercury"
  • Water and Wastewater Newsletter (November 10,2003), "Nanotechnology : A New, Voracious Tool for 'Absorbing' Mercury"
  • Nanotechnologies (April 7, 2004), "News : Nanoporous Ceramic Hoovers up Mercury"

Press Highlights: Trade Journals

  • Membrance and Separation Technology News (May 2004), Vol. 22, No. 8)"SAMMS Adsorbs Mercury, Toxins" cover page feature article
  • Chemical and Engineering News (October 15, 2001), p.32-34, "Silica Sorbents with a Taste for Metals"
  • Chemical Engineering (September 1998), p. 17, "Mesoporous Ceramic Sucks up Metals from Solutions"
  • Process Engineering (September 1998) p. 23, "True Grit Could Help in Clean-Up"
  • Hanford Reach (August 24, 1998) p. 4, "Gritty Research Leads Scientists to Metal Loving Discovery"
  • Industrial Wastewater (July/August 1998) p.24, "Water Technologies Ranked as Top Breakthroughs of Next Decade"
  • Environmental Health Perspectives (February 1998) pp. A74-A76, "Quick Fixes for Quicksilver"
  • Nikkei Science (January 1998)
  • Chemical & Engineering News (May 19, 1997) p 25, "Supersoakers for Heavy Metal"
  • R&D Magazine (September 1998), p. 141, "Super Sponge Captures Metal Ions"
  • Process Engineering (September 1998) p. 23, "True Grit Could Help in Clean-Up"
  • Industrial Wastewater (July/August 1998) p. 24, "Water Technologies Ranked as Top Breakthroughs of Next Decade"
  • Environmental Health Perspectives (February 1998) pp. A74-A76, "Quick Fixes for Quicksilver"
  • Chemical & Engineering News (May 19, 1997) pp. 46-47," Coated Mesoporous Silica: Supersoaker for Heavy Metals"

Press Highlights: News

  • Seattle Post - Intelligencer (Sept. 10, 2001) p. A1, "UW, Richland lab join in brave new world of nano"
  • Business Week (September 14, 1998) p. 112, "Researchers Draw a Bead on Toxic Waste"
  • Tri-City Herald (April 11, 1999), p. D1 "PNNL focuses on healthy environment"
  • San Diego Earth Times (September 1998), "Gritty Research Leads Scientists to Metal-loving Discovery"
  • Hanford Reach (August 24, 1998) p. 4, "Gritty Research Leads Scientists to Metal Loving Discovery"

First Reports of SAMMS

  • "Organic Monolayers on Ordered Mesoporous Supports" Feng, X.; Fryxell, G. E.; Wang, L. Q.; Kim, A. Y.; Liu, J., Science, 1997, 276, 923-926.
  • "Hybrid Mesoporous Materials with Functionalized Monolayers" Liu, J.; Feng, X.; Fryxell, G. E.; Wang, L. Q.; Kim, A. Y.; Gong, M., Advanced Materials, 1998, 10, 161-165.

Lanthanide/Actinide SAMMS

  • "Hydroxypyridinone (HOPO) Functionalized Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS) for Sequestering Rare Earth Cations" Wassana Yantasee, Glen E. Fryxell, Yuehe Lin, Hong Wu, Kenneth N. Raymond and Jide Xu, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2005, X, 1-4.
  • "Lanthanide Selective Sorbents: Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS)" Glen E. Fryxell, Hong Wu, Yuehe Lin, Wendy J. Shaw, Jerome C. Birnbaum, John C. Linehan, Zimin Nie, Ken Kemner, Shelly Kelly, J. Materials Chemistry, 2004, 14, 3356-3363.
  • "Actinide Sequestration Using Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS)" Glen E. Fryxell, Yuehe Lin, Sandy Fiskum, Jerome C. Birnbaum, Hong Wu, Ken Kemner and Shelley Kelly, Env. Sci. & Tech., 2005, 39, 1324-1331. (an invited contribution to ES&Ts special issue on nanomaterials and the environment).
  • "Incorporation of Hydroxypyridinone (HOPO) Ligands into Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS) for Selective Actinide Sequestration" Yuehe Lin, Sandra K Fiskum, Wassana Yantasee, Hong Wu, Shas V. Mattigod, Glen E. Fryxell, Kenneth N. Raymond, Jide Xu, Env. Sci. & Tech., 2005, 39, 1332-1337. (an invited contribution to ES&Ts special issue on nanomaterials and the environment).

Catalyst Supports

  • "Rhodium Catalysts Bound to Functionalized Mesoporous Silica" T. E. Bitterwolf, J. D. Newell, C. T. Carver, R. S. Addleman, J. C. Linehan G. E. Fryxell, Inorg. Chem. Acta, 2004, 357, 3001-3006.

Design/Synthesis

  • "Strategies for the Design and Synthesis of Hybrid Multifunctional Nanoporous Materials" J. Liu, Y. Shin, L-Q. Wang, G.J. Exarhos, J.H. Chang, G.E. Fryxell, Z. Nie, T. Zemanian, and W.D. Samuels, Nanostructured Catalysts, 2003, 19(2), 297-310.
  • "Synthesis of Carbamoylphosphonate Silanes for the Selective Sequestration of Actinides" Jerome C. Birnbaum, Brad Busche, Wendy Shaw and Glen E. Fryxell, Chemical Communications, 2002, 1374-5.
  • "Synthesis and Applications of Functionalized Nanoporous Materials for Specific Adsorption" J. Liu, G. E. Fryxell, S. Mattigod, T. S. Zemanian, Y. Shin, L. Q. Wang, in "Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis", Vol. 129, pp. 729-738, edited by A. Sayari, et al., Elsevier, 2000.
  • "Design and Synthesis of Selective Mesoporous Anion Traps" Glen E. Fryxell, Jun Liu, Meiling Gong, Teresa A. Hauser, Zimin Nie, Richard T. Hallen, Mauxu Qian, and Kim F. Ferris, Chemistry of Materials, 1999, 11, 2148-2154.

Remediation

  • "Removal of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Waters Using Novel Nanoporous Adsorbent Materials" Shas V. Mattigod, Richard Skaggs, and Glen E. Fryxell, 9th Annual Industrial Wastes Technical and Regulatory Conference, 2003 Industrial Wastes Conference Water Environment Federation, 2003.
  • "Removal of Heavy Metals From Aqueous Solution Using Novel Nanoengineered Sorbents: Self-Assembled Carbamoylphosphonic Acids on Mesoporous Silica" Wassana Yantasee, Yuehe Lin, Glen E. Fryxell, Brad Busche, Jerome C. Birnbaum, Separation Science & Technology, 2003, 38, 3809-3825.
  • "Evaluation of Novel Getters for Adsorption of Radioiodine from Groundwater and Waste Glass Leachates" S. V. Mattigod, G. E. Fryxell, R. J. Serne, K. E. Parker, F. M. Mann, Radiochimica Acta, 2003, 91, 539-545.
  • "Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solution Using Novel Nanoengineered Sorbents: Self-Assembled Carbamoylphosphonic Acids on Mesoporous Silica." W. Yantasee, Y. Lin, G.E. Fryxell, B.J. Busche, and J.C. Birnbaum, Sep. Sci. Technol, 2003, 38(15), 3809-3825.
  • "Environmental Applications of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS)" Glen E. Fryxell,* Yuehe Lin, Hong Wu, Kenneth M. Kemner, Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis Vol. 141, A. Sayari and M. Jaroniec (eds), Elsevier, pp. 583-590, 2003.
  • "Selective Sorption of Cesium Using Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS)" Yuehe Lin, Glen E. Fryxell,* Hong Wu, Mark Englehard, Environmental Science and Technology, 2001, 35, 3962-3966.
  • "Environmental Applications of Interfacially Modified Mesoporous Ceramics" G. E. Fryxell, J. Liu, S.V. Mattigod, L.Q. Wang, M. Gong, T.A. Hauser, Yuehe Lin and K. F. Ferris, and X. Feng; in Ceramics Transactions, Volume 107, Environmental Issues and Waste Management Technologies in the Ceramic and Nuclear Industries, G. T. Chandler and X. Feng, Eds. pp 29-37, 2000.
  • "Environmental Applications of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS)" G. E. Fryxell, J. Liu and S. Mattigod, Materials Technology, 1999, 14, 188-191.
  • "Separation of Complexed Mercury from Aqueous Wastes Using Self-Assembled Mercaptan on Mesoporous Silica" Shas V. Mattigod, Xiangdong Feng, Glen E. Fryxell, Jun Liu, Meiling Gong, Separation Science and Technology, 1999, 34, 2329-2345.
  • "Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports for Metal Separation" S. Mattigod, G. E. Fryxell, X. Feng and J. Liu in "Metal Separation Technologies Beyond 2000: Integrating Novel Chemistry with Processing", edited by K. C. Liddell and D. J. Chaiko, published by The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, pp. 71-79, 1999.
  • "Self-assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Silica, a Super Sponge for Actinides" X. Feng, L. Rao, T. R. Mohs, J. Xu, Y. Xia, G. E. Fryxell, J. Liu, and K. N. Raymond, Ceramic Transactions, Vol. 93, Environmental Issues and Waste Management Technologies IV, edited by J. C. Mara and G. T. Chandler, pp. 35-42, 1999.
  • "Mercury Separation and Immobilization Using Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS)" X. Chen, X. Feng, J. Liu, G. E. Fryxell, and M. Gong, Proc. of the 10th Symp. Separation Science and Technology for Energy Applications, October 20-24, 1997, Gatlinburg, TN.

Adduct Characterization

  • "An X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy Study of the Interactions Between Contaminant Tetrahedral Anions to Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports" Shelly Kelly, Ken Kemner, Glen E. Fryxell, Jun Liu, Shas V. Mattigod, K. F. Ferris, J. Phys. Chem B, 2001, 105, 6337-6346.
  • "X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy Determination of the Binding Mechanisms of Tetrahedral Anions to Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports" Shelly Kelly, Ken Kemner, Glen E. Fryxell, Jun Liu and Shas V. Mattigod, J. Synchtron Rad, 2000, 8, 922-924.
  • "Ordered Hierarchical Porous Materials: Towards Tunable Size-and-Shape Selective Microcavities in Nanoporous Channels" Yongsoon Shin, Jun Liu, Li-Qiong Wang, Zimin Nie, William D. Samuels, Glen E. Fryxell, Gregory J. Exarhos Ang. Chem. Int. Eng. Ed, 2000, 39, 2702-2707.
  • "Investigation of the Local Chemical Interactions Between Hg and Self Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports" K. Kemner, X. Feng, J. Liu, G. E. Fryxell, L. -Q. Wang, A. Y. Kim, M. Gong, and S. Mattigod, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 1999, 6, 633-635.

Sensing and detection

  • "SAMMS for Solid Phase Microextraction and Assay of Radionuclides" R. Shane Addleman, Oleg B. Egorov, Matthew O’Hara, Thomas S. Zemanian, Glen Fryxell, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2005, 263(1), 59-64.
  • "Electrochemical Sensors Based on Functionalized Nanoporous Silica for Environmental Monitoring" Lin Y, W Yantasee, GE Fryxell, and MM Conner, In Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 5593, Nanosensing: Materials and Devices, ed. M. S. Islam and A. K. Dutta, pp. 554-560. The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, 2004.
  • "Environmental and Sensing Applications of Molecular Self-Assembly" G. E. Fryxell, R. Shane Addleman, S. V. Mattigod, Y. Lin, T. S. Zemanian, H. Wu, Jerome C. Birnbaum, J. Liu and X. Feng; an invited contribution to the inaugural volume of Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Marcel-Dekker, 2004, pp. 1135-1145.
  • "SAMMS for Solid Phase Microextraction and Assay of Radionuclides" R. Shane Addleman, Oleg B. Egorov, Matthew O'Hara, Thomas S. Zemanian, Glen E. Fryxell, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2005, 263(1)
  • "Carbon Paste Electrode Modified with Carbamoylphosphonic Acid Functionalized Mesoporous Silica: A New Mercury-Free Sensor for Uranium (VI) Detection" Wassana Yantasee, Yuehe Lin, Glen E. Fryxell, Zheming Wang, Electroanalysis, 2004, 16(10), 870-873.
  • "Electrochemical Sensors Based on Functionalized Nanoporous Silica" Yuehe Lin, Wassana Yantasee, and Glen E. Fryxell an invited contribution to the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Marcel-Dekker, 2004, pp. 1051-1061.
  • "Nanoengineered Electrochemical Sensor Based on Mesoporous Silica Thin-film Functioanlized with Thiol Monolayer" Yantasee, W.; Lin, Y.; Li, X.; Fryxell, G. E.; Zemanian, T. S., The Analyst, 2003, 128(7), 899-904.
  • "Simultaneous Detection of Cadmium(II), Copper(II), and Lead(II) using A Carbon Paste Electrode Modified with Carbamoylphosphonic Acid Self-Assembled Monolayer on Mesoporous Silica (SAMMS)" Wassana Yantasee, Yuehe Lin, Glen E. Fryxell, Brad J. Busche, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2003, 502, 207-212.
  • "Voltametric detection of lead (II) and mercury (II) using a carbon paste electrode modified with thiol self-assembled monlayer on mesoporous silica (SAMMS)" Yantasee, W.; Lin, Y.; Zemanian, T. S.; Fryxell, G. E., The Analyst, 2003, 128, 467-472.

Reviews

  • "Designing Surface Chemistry in Mesoporous Silica" G. E. Fryxell and Jun Liu an invited contribution to "Adsorption at Silica Surfaces" edited by Eugene Papirer, Marcel Dekker, pp. 665-688, 2000.
  • "Molecular Assembly in Ordered Mesoporosity: A New Class of Highly Functional Nanoscale Materials" Jun Liu, Yongsoon Shin, Zimin Nie, Jeong Ho Chang, Li-Quong Wang, Glen E. Fryxell, William D. Samuels, Gregory J. Exarhos, J. Phys. Chem. A 2000, 104, 8328-8339.
  • "Interfacial Chemistry in Self-Assembled Nanoscale Materials with Structural Ordering" Jun Liu, Glen E. Fryxell, Morris Qian, Li-Quong Wang and Yong Wang, an invited contribution to Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2000, 72, 269-279.

PNNL Technical Reports

  • Mattigod SV, R Serne, and GE Fryxell. 2003. Selection and Testing of "Getters" for Adsorption of Iodine-129 and Technetium-99: A Review . PNNL-14208, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
  • Mattigod SV, R Skaggs, and GE Fryxell. 2003. Removal of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Waters Using Novel Nanoporous Adsorbent Materials. PNWD-SA-5955, Battelle—Pacific Northwest Division, Richland, WA.
  • Leugemors RK, GE Fryxell, and SV Mattigod. 2001. Progress Report: PNNL Support for Removal of Mercury from Organic Liquids . PNNL-13732, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
  • "Fabrication and Testing of Engineered Forms of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Silica (SAMMS) Material" Mattigod, S. V.; Liu, J.; Fryxell, G. E.; Baskaran, S.; Gong, M.; Nie, Z.; Feng, X.; Klasson, K. T.; PNNL-12007; September 1998.
  • "Self-Assembled Mercaptan on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS) Technology for Contaminant Removal and Stabilization" Liu, J.; Fryxell, G. E.; Mattigod, S. V.; Gong, M.; Nie, Z.; Feng, X.; Raymond, K.; PNNL-12006; September 1998.
  • "Self-Assembled Mercaptan on Mesoporous Silica (SAMMS) Technology for Mercury Removal and Stabilization" Feng, X.; Liu, J.; Fryxell, G. E.; Gong, M.; Wang, L. Q.; Chen, X.; Kurath, D.; Ghormley, C. S.; Klasson, K. T.; Kemner, K. M.; PNNL-11691; September 1997.
  • "Mercury Separation from Concentrated Potassium Iodide/Iodine Leachate Using Self-Assembled Mesoporous Mercaptan Support (SAMMS) Technology" Mattigod, S. V.; Feng, X.; Fryxell, G. E.; Liu, J.; Gong, M.; Ghormley, C.; Baskaran, S.; Nie, Z.; Klasson, K. T. PNNL-11714; September 1997.

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