Issue 18, 2020

Hierarchical phenomena in multicomponent liquids: simulation methods, analysis, chemistry

Abstract

Complex, multicomponent, solutions have often been studied solely through the lens of specific applications of interest. Yet advances to both simulation methodologies (enhanced sampling, etc.) and analysis techniques (network analysis algorithms and others), are creating a trove of data that reveal transcending characteristics across vast compositional phase space. This perspective discusses technical considerations of the reliable and accurate simulations of complex solutions, followed by the advances to analysis algorithms that elucidate coupling of different length and timescale behavior (hierarchical phenomena). The different manifestations of hierarchical phenomena are presented across an array of solution environments, emphasizing fundamental and ongoing science questions. With a more advanced molecular understanding in hand, a quintessential application (solvent extraction) is discussed, where significant opportunities exist to re-imagine the technical scope of an established technology.

Graphical abstract: Hierarchical phenomena in multicomponent liquids: simulation methods, analysis, chemistry

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
10 yan 2020
Accepted
02 mar 2020
First published
05 mar 2020

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020,22, 9850-9874

Hierarchical phenomena in multicomponent liquids: simulation methods, analysis, chemistry

M. J. Servis, E. Martinez-Baez and A. E. Clark, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 9850 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00164C

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