Dr. Jose Leobardo Banuelos
Assistant Professor of Physics, The University of Texas at El Paso
Dr. Bañuelos leads the Nanomaterials, Interfaces, and Confinements for Energy & the Environment (NICE2) Lab in the department of physics at UTEP. The group investigates nanostructure/function relationships in CO2 capture solvents, ionic liquid mixtures, deep eutectic solvents, both in the bulk and nanoconfined state, and addresses questions relevant to CO2 storage and utilization, biomacromolecule stabilization, and energy storage.
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DateAugust 25, 2021Understanding mineral precipitation and dissolution, and ion transport in porous materials is critical to improved management of natural subsurface water sources and to improving the way in which water is treated for public consumption…Presenter
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Oak Ridge National LaboratoryUniversity of TennesseeThe University of Oklahoma- DateMarch 21, 2022Division/Committee: [ENFL] Division of Energy and Fuels
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DateMarch 22, 2022Carbon capture considerably reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and this is an important step towards slowing down climate change…Presenter
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DateMarch 23, 2022Reactive separations couples separation and conversion processes in the same medium in order to increase the energy efficiency of CO2 capture and conversion…Presenter
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Post Doctorate Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryAssistant Professor of Physics, The University of Texas at El PasoPacifc Northwest National LaboratoryPNNLOak Ridge National Laboratory- DateMarch 24, 2022Switchable ionic liquids are promising single component water-lean CO2 capture solvents that can remove CO2 from dilute and complex gas mixtures. These solvents switch their dielectric constant between non-polar and polar forms with CO2 content as the chemical trigger…
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Post Doctorate Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryPacifc Northwest National LaboratoryOak Ridge National Laboratory - DateAugust 25, 2022Reactive separations couples separation and conversion processes in the same medium in order to increase the energy efficiency of CO2 capture and conversion…
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Post Doctorate Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryAssistant Professor of Physics, The University of Texas at El PasoPNNLPacifc Northwest National LaboratoryOak Ridge National Laboratory - DateAugust 17, 2023The recurrence of the first sharp diffraction peak (FSDP) in x-ray and neutron scattering structural data for many liquid and glassy systems often indicates network connectivity, and the associated medium range ordering (MRO) that gives rise to the FSDP plays a role in determining many of the syste…
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University of Missouri - DateAugust 16, 2023Carbon capture is a key yet cost-intensive technology for the fight against climate change. Among carbon capture processes, we are encouraged by the single-component water-lean solvent, N-(2-ethoxyethyl)-3-morpholinopropan-1-amine (EEMPA, E), as it has the highest solvent energy efficiency (2…
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Materials Scientist, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryAssistant Professor of Physics, The University of Texas at El PasoPacifc Northwest National Laboratory - DateAugust 14, 2023The pressing need to control carbon dioxide emissions has propelled extensive research efforts employing a variety of approaches across the globe…
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Pacifc Northwest National LaboratoryAssistant Professor of Physics, The University of Texas at El Paso - DateAugust 14, 2023Realizing the potential of MgO mineral looping as a viable method for direct air capture of atmospheric CO2 requires a detailed understanding of the role that environmental parameters have on the formation of the reaction phases that form on MgO…
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Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National Laboratory - DateMarch 19, 2024If carbon capture is to have a significant effect on global atmospheric CO2 levels it must be accomplished on a gigaton scale. One possibility that has been suggested is the looped carbonation of magnesium oxide (MgO) by CO2 from the atmosphere at ambient conditions. As envisioned by McQueen et al…
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Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryAssistant Professor of Physics, The University of Texas at El PasoQueens CollegeOak Ridge National Laboratory - DateAugust 21, 2024Water lean solvents for point source capture of carbon dioxide generally exhibit a significant increase in their polarity and viscosity as the amount of chemically-bound CO2 increases…
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Pacifc Northwest National LaboratoryPNNLAssistant Professor of Physics, The University of Texas at El Paso - DateMarch 23, 2025Magnesium hydroxide’s formation (Brucite, Mg(OH)2) requirements have received renewed interest in the area of direct capture of CO2 through mineral looping, as energy efficient and sustainable strategies are now considered to address global climate change…
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