Research Summary
Research utilizes advanced spectroscopic and electrochemical approaches to understand the mechanisms and thermodynamics of environmental redox processes with the goal of developing a quantitative understanding of these processes to develop better predictive models and risk assessment tools. Especially interested in mineral formation and transformation reactions that affect environmental pollutant fate and can be used for energy production, storage, and recovery.
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Recent Publications
Translatable reporting of energy demand and rates in electrochemical carbon capture
Boualavong, J., Gorski, C. A. & Liu, Y., Feb 21 2025, In: iScience. 28, 2, 111781.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Dissolution kinetics of iron sulfide minerals in alkaline solutions
Li, Z., Gorski, C. A., Thompson, A., Shallenberger, J. R., Kaladharan, G. & Radlińska, A., Jul 2025, In: Cement and Concrete Research. 193, 107850.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Inhibitory effect of nitrite on iron sulfide dissolution at high pH
Li, Z., Hunt, A., Kaladharan, G., Shallenberger, J. R., Gorski, C. A. & Radlińska, A., Jun 2025, In: Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 108, 6, e20398.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Simulating Discharge Curves of an All-Aqueous TRAB to Identify Pathways for Improving System Performance
Cross, N. R., Rau, M. J., Gorski, C. A., Logan, B. E. & Hall, D., Apr 1 2024, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 171, 4, 040547.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reducing Ohmic Resistances in Membrane Capacitive Deionization Using Micropatterned Ion-Exchange Membranes, Ionomer Infiltrated Electrodes, and Ionomer-Coated Nylon Meshes
Hasan, M., Shrimant, B., Waters, C. B., Gorski, C. A. & Arges, C. G., Sep 2024, In: Small Structures. 5, 9, 2400090.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Redox-Electrodialysis Model with Zero Fitting Parameters: Insights into Process Limitations, Design, and Material Interventions
Hudak, T. C., Gorski, C. A. & Arges, C. G., May 1 2024, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 171, 5, 053502.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Redox Properties of Structural Fe in Clay Minerals: 4. Reinterpreting Redox Curves by Accounting for Electron Transfer and Structural Rearrangement Kinetics
Pothanamkandathil, V., Neumann, A., Thompson, A. & Gorski, C. A., Nov 5 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 44, p. 19702-19713 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Hydrogen Evolution with a Saline Catholyte Water Feed
Shi, L., Zhou, X., Taylor, R. F., Xie, C., Bian, B., Hall, D. M., Rossi, R., Hickner, M. A., Gorski, C. A. & Logan, B. E., Jan 16 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 2, p. 1131-1141 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Determining desired sorbent properties for proton-coupled electron transfer-controlled CO2 capture using an adaptive sampling-refined classifier
Boualavong, J., Papakonstantinou, K. G. & Gorski, C. A., Jun 15 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 274, 118673.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Kinetic Drawbacks of Combining Electrochemical CO2 Sorbent Reactivation with CO2 Absorption
Boualavong, J. & Gorski, C. A., Nov 22 2023, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 62, 46, p. 19784-19800 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The pH-Dependent Interplay of Surface Energy and Aggregation State for Nanoparticulate Goethite
Chen, G., Thompson, A. & Gorski, C. A., Nov 16 2023, In: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 7, 11, p. 2166-2175 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hydrocarbon-based membranes cost-effectively manage species transport and increase performance in thermally regenerative batteries
Cross, N. R., Vazquez-Sanchez, H., Rau, M. J., Lvov, S. N., Hickner, M. A., Gorski, C. A., Nagaraja, S. S., Sarathy, S. M., Logan, B. E. & Hall, D. M., Nov 1 2023, In: Electrochimica Acta. 467, 143090.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
System efficiency and power assessment of the all-aqueous copper thermally regenerative ammonia battery
Cross, N. R., Rau, M. J., Lvov, S. N., Gorski, C. A., Logan, B. E. & Hall, D. M., Jun 1 2023, In: Applied Energy. 339, 120959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open-Circuit Potential Drift in Intercalation Electrodes: Role of Charge Redistribution in a Prussian Blue Analog
Pothanamkandathil, V., Boualavong, J. & Gorski, C. A., 2023, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 170, 11, 110503.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Disentangling the size-dependent redox reactivity of iron oxides using thermodynamic relationships
Chen, G., Thompson, A. & Gorski, C. A., Oct 4 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 40, e2204673119.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review