ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS

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Environmental sustainability is the modern scientific-field key word. For this reason, new and environmentally sustainable analytical techniques have been (and still are) produced. The main focus of these techniques is not only the use of “green” chemicals (i.e. chemical compounds showing low environmental impact), but also the reduction of waste through the simplification of the analytical procedures such as extractions and purifications.

In particular, the modern analytical trend is to find procedures which allow investigation of complex systems as a whole. Fast field cycling (FFC) NMR relaxometry is becoming a very reliable
technique for the evaluation of the molecular dynamics in soils, sediments and water . It may allow the understanding of the fate of environmental contaminants, as well as the mechanisms of nutrient exchange between soils and plant roots. FFC NMR relaxometry shows considerable potential for the study of environmental systems.

With Stelar’s SPINMASTER Wide Bore 0.5 T and the SPINMASTER DUO 0.5T/1T (dual magnet composition) it is possible to study larger specimens up to 1 inch (26 mm), designed
for large volume sample and ideal for rock core analysis.

It has been applied for:

• Evaluation of soil structure and heterogeneity
• Monitoring of pore size distribution and porosity in soil
• Determination of hydraulic and transport properties of soils
• Investigation of interactions between organic matter and mineral components
• Reconstruction of environmental and sediment evolution processes
• Monitoring of soil changes due to environmental or land-use variations
• Assessment of water availability and retention in soils
• Study of soil aggregation and structural stability
• Characterization of soil amendments and their impact on soil properties

Please contact Stelar if you would like information on any application not listed here or you would like to try a new application.

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POROUS MATERIALS AND CRUDE OIL

CEMENT HYDRATION

Literature Reference

Porous material

"Insights into functionality-specific adsorption dynamics and stable reaction intermediates using fast field cycling NMR"

J. Ward-Williams, J.-P. Korb, L.F. Gladden, J. Phys. Chem. 2018, 122, 20271-20278

"NMR relaxation in porous materials at zero and ultralow magnetic fields"

M.C.D. Tayler, J. Ward-Williams, L.F. Gladden, Journal of Magnetic Resonance 2018, 297, 1-8

"NMR relaxometry for adsorption studies: Proof of concept with copper adsorption on activated alumina"

Y. Gossuin and Q.L. Vuong, Separation and Purification Technology 2018, 202, 138-143

"Water behaviour in mesoporous materials as studied by NMR relaxometry"

E. Steiner, S. Bouguet-Bonnet, J.-L. Blin, D. Canet, J. Phys. Chem. A 2011, 115, 9941-9946

"Applications of Field-cycling NMR relaxometry to cement materials"

I. Ardelean in Field-cycling NMR Relaxometry: Instrumentation, Model Theories and Applications, Editor: Rainer Kimmich; Vol. 18, 2018, pp462-489; Royal Society of Chemistry; ISBN: 978-1-78801-154-9

"The effect of curing temperature on early hydration of gray cement via fast field cycling-NMR relaxometry"

C. Badea, A. Pop, C. Mattea, S. Stapf, I. Ardelean, Appl. Magn. Reson. 2014, 45, 1299-1309

"Frequency-dependent NMR relaxation of liquids confined inside porous media containing an increased amount of magnetic impurities"

S. Muncaci, C. Mattea, S. Stapf, I. Ardelean, Magn. Reson. Chem. 2013, 51, 123-128

"NMR and nuclear spin relaxation of cement and concrete materials"

J.-P. Korb, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 2009, 14, 192–202.

"Microstructure and texture of hydrated cement-based materials: A proton field cycling relaxometry approach"

J.-P. Korb, L. Monteilhet, P.J. McDonald, J. Mitchell, Cement and Concrete Research 2007, 37, 295–302

"Surface relaxation and chemical exchange in hydrating cement pastes: A two-dimensional NMR relaxation study"

P. J. McDonald, J.-P. Korb, J. Mitchell and L. Monteilhet, Phys. Rev. E 2005, 72, 011409.

"Probing directly the surface area of a cement-based material by nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion"

F. Barberon, J.-P. Korb, D. Petit, V. Morin, E. Bermejo, Phys. Rev. Lett. 2003, 90, 116103

"Structure-texture correlation in ultra high performance concrete: a nuclear magnetic resonance"

C. Porteneuve, J.-P. Korb, D. Petit, H. Zanni, Cement and Concrete Research 2002, 32, 97-101

"Elucidating the 1H NMR relaxation mechanism in polydisperse polymers and bitumen using measurements, MD simulations, and models"

P.M. Singer, A.V. Parambathu, X. Wang, D. Asthagiri, W.G. Chapman, G. Hirasaki, M. Fleury, J. Phys. Chem. B 2020, 124, 4222-4233

"Applying Fast-Field Cycling Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation to Petroleum Tight Sandstone Rocks"

B. Zhou, P. Yang, G. Ferrante, M. Pasin, R. Steele, V. Bortolotti, J.-P. Korb, Energy Fuels 2019, 33, 1016-1022

"Multiscale nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion of complex liquids in bulk and confinement"

J.-P. Korb, Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 2018, 104, 12-55

"Probing the dynamics of petroleum fluids in bulk and confinement by fast field-cycling relaxometry"

J.-P. Korb in Field-cycling NMR Relaxometry: Instrumentation, Model Theories and Applications, Editor: Rainer Kimmich; Vol. 18, 2018, pp448-461; Royal Society of Chemistry; ISBN: 978-1-78801-154-9

"Estimating Saturations in Organic Shales Using 2D NMR"

B. Nicot, N. Vorapalawut, B. Rousseau, L. F. Madariaga, G. Hamon and J.-P. Korb
Petrophysics 2016, 57, 19–29

"Dynamics and Wettability of Oil and Water in Oil Shales"

J.P. Korb, B. Nicot, A. Louis-Joseph, S. Bubici and G. Ferrante, J. Phys.Chem. C 2014, 118, 23212–23218

"Probing Maltene−Asphaltene Interaction in Crude Oil by Means of NMR Relaxation"

S. Stapf, A. Ordikhani-Seyedlar, N. Ryan, C. Mattea, R. Kausik, D.E. Freed, Y.-Q. Song and M.D. Hürlimann, Energy Fuels 2014, 28, 2395−2401

"Probing Structure and Dynamics of Bulk and Confined Crude Oils by Multiscale NMR Spectroscopy, Diffusometry, and Relaxometry"

J.-P. Korb, A. Louis-Joseph, L. Benamsili, J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117, 7002−7014

"Frequency-dependent NMR relaxation of liquids confined inside porous media containing an increased amount of magnetic impurities"

S. Muncaci, C. Mattea, S. Stapf and I. Ardelean, Magn. Reson. Chem. 2013, 51, 123–128

"Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Dispersion of Distributions as a Probe of Aggregation in Crude Oils"

L. Zielinski and M.D. Hurlimann, Energy Fuels 2011, 25, 5090–5099

"Microscopic Wettability of Carbonate Rocks: a Proton Field Cycling NMR Approach"

G. Freiman, J.-P. Korb, B. Nicot, P. Ligneul, Diffusion Fundamentals 2009, 10, 25.1 - 25.3

"NMR relaxometry analysis of lubricant oils degradation"

M. Ballari, F. Bonetto and E. Anoardo, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 2005, 38, 3746–3750

"Surface nuclear magnetic relaxation and dynamics of water and oil in macroporous media"

S. Godefroy, J.-P. Korb, M. Fleury and R. G. Bryant, Phys. Rev. E 2001, 64, 021605-021613

"Nuclear magnetic resonance with fast field-cycling setup: a valid tool for soil quality investigation"

P. Conte and P. Lo Meo, Agronomy 2020, 10, 1040

"Water dynamics at the solid-liquid interface to unveil the textural features of synthetic nanosponges"

P. Lo Meo, F. Mundo, S. Terranove, P. Conte, D. Chillura Martino, J. Phys. Chem. B 2020, 124, 1847-1857

"Standardizing the use of fast-field cycling NMR relaxometry for measuring hydrological connectivity inside the soil"

P. Conte and V. Ferro, Magn. Reson. Chem. 2019, 58, 41-50

"Environmental Applications of Fast Field-Cycling NMR Relaxometry"

P. Conte in Field-cycling NMR Relaxometry: Instrumentation, Model Theories and Applications, Editor: Rainer Kimmich; Vol. 18, 2018, pp229-254; Royal Society of Chemistry; ISBN: 978-1-78801-154-9

"Structural and mechanical modification induced by water content in giant wild reed (A. donax L.)"

P. Conte, V. Fiore, A. Valenza, ACS Omega 2018, 3, 18510-18517

"Application of fast field-cycling NMR relaxometry to soil material"

S. Haber-Pohlmeier in Field-cycling NMR Relaxometry: Instrumentation, Model Theories and Applications, Editor: Rainer Kimmich; Vol. 18, 2018, pp490-511; Royal Society of Chemistry; ISBN: 978-1-78801-154-9

"Measuring hydrological connectivity inside a soil by low field nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry"

P. Conte and V. Ferro, Hydrological Processes 2018, 32, 93-101

"Organic coating on biochar explains its nutrient retention and stimulation of soil fertility"

N. Hagemann, S. Joseph, H.-P. Schmidt, C.I. Kammann, J. Harter, T. Borch,
R.B. Young, K. Varga, S. Taherymoosavi, K. Wade Elliott, A. McKenna, M. Albu, C.
Mayrhofer, M. Obst, P. Conte, A. Dieguez-Alonso, S. Orsetti, E. Subdiaga, S.
Behrens, A. Kappler, Nature Communications 2017, 8, 1089

"Assessing hydrological connectivity inside a soil by fast-field-cycling nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry and its link to sediment delivery processes"

P. Conte, C. Di Stefano, V. Ferro, V. A. Laudicina, E. Palazzolo, Environ. Earth Sci. 2017, 76, 526

"Soil-water interactions unveiled by fast field cycling NMR relaxometry"

P. Conte and H.-P. Schmidt, eMagRes 2017, 6, 453-464

"Evaluation of the surface affinity of water in three biochars using fast field cycling NMR relaxometry"

S. Bubici, J.-P. Korb, J. Kučerik and P. Conte, Magn. Reson. Chem. 2016, 54, 365-370

"Molecular Dynamics of Water in Wood Studied by Fast Field Cycling Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry"

X. Li, X. Wang, M. Zhang, BioResources 2016, 11, 1882-1891

"Structure alteration of a sandy-clay soil by biochar amendments"

G. Baiamonte, C. De Pasquale, V. Marsala, G. Cimò, G. Alonzo, G. Crescimanno, P. Conte, J. Soil Sediments 2015, 15, 816-824

"Mechanisms of Water Interaction with Pore Systems of Hydrochar and Pyrochar from Poplar Forestry Waste"

P. Conte, U.M. Hanke, V. Marsala, G. Cimò, G. Alonzo and B. Glaser, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2014, 62, 4917−4923

"Hydration and water holding properties of cross-linked lignite humic acids"

Z. Cihlář , L. Vojtová, P. Conte, S. Nasir, J. Kučerík, Geoderma 2014, 230-231,151–160

"Environmental NMR: Fast-field-cycling Relaxometry"

P. Conte and G. Alonzo, eMagRes 2013, 2, 389–398

"Nature of water-biochar interface interactions"

P. Conte, V. Marsala, C. De Pasquale, S. Bubici, M. Valagussa, A. Pozzi and G. Alonzo, GCB Bioenergy 2013,5, 116–121

"Reconstruction of the environmental evolution of a Sicilian saltmarsh (Italy)"

A. Maccotta, C. De Pasquale, A. Caruso, C. Cosentino, G. Alonzo, P. Conte, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2013, 20, 4847–4858

"Applicability of solid state fast field cycling NMR relaxometry in understanding relaxation properties of leaves and leaf-litters"

A.E. Berns, S. Bubici, C. De Pasquale, G. Alonzo and P. Conte, Organic Geochemistry 2011, 42, 978–984

Cement Hydration

"Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures"

S. H. Kosmatka, B. Kerkhoff and W. C. Panarese
Portland Cement Association, 2003, 14th edition, Skokie, Illinois, USA

"NMR relaxation of molecules confined inside the cement paste pores under partially saturated conditions"

A. Bede, A. Scurtu and I. Ardelean
Cem. Concr. Res. 2016, 89, 56–62

"Field-cycling NMR relaxometry"

R. Kimmich and E. Anoardo
Prog. Nucl. Magn. Reson. Spectrosc. 2004, 44, 257–320

"Probing the Surface Area of a Cement-Based Material by Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Dispersion"

F. Barberon, J.-P. Korb, D. Petit, V. Morin and E. Bermejo
Phys. Rev. Lett. 2003, 90, 1–4

"The Effect of Curing Temperature on Early Hydration of Gray Cement Via Fast Field Cycling-NMR Relaxometry"

C. Badea, A. Pop, C. Mattea, S. Stapf and I. Ardelean
Appl. Magn. Reson. 2014, 45, 1299–1309

"The effect of silica fume on early hydration of white Portland cement via fast field cycling-NMR relaxometry"

C. Badea, A. Bede and I. Ardelean
AIP Conference Proceedings 2017, 1917 (1), 040001

"The effect of an accelerator on cement paste capillary pores: NMR relaxometry investigations"

I. Ardelean
Molecules 2021, 26 (17), 5328

"Characterization of the Influence of an Accelerator upon the Porosity and Strength of Cement Paste by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Relaxometry"

M. M. Rusu, C. Vilau, C. Dudescu, P. Pascuta, F. Popa and I. Ardelean
Analytical Letters 2022, 1–9

"Freeze–thaw effect on road concrete containing blast furnace slag: NMR relaxometry Investigations"

L. M. Nicula, O. Corbu, I. Ardelean, A. V. Sandu, M. Iliescu and D. Simedru
Materials 2021, 14 (12), 3288

"3TM: Software for the 3-Tau Model"

R. Kogon and D. Faux
SoftwareX 2022, 17, 100979

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