Publications

Electrochemical Manufacturing Routes for Organic Chemical Commodities

Mathison, R., Ramos Figueroa, A. L., Bloomquist, C., & Modestino, M. A. (2023). Electrochemical Manufacturing Routes for Organic Chemical Commodities. Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 14.

Decarbonization of the Chemical Industry through Electrification: Barriers and Opportunities

Mallapragada, D., Dvorkin, Y., Modestino, M., Esposito, D., Smith, W., Hodge, B.M., Harold, M., Donnelly, V., Nuz, A., Bloomquist, C. and Baker, K., 2022. Decarbonization of the Chemical Industry through Electrification: Barriers and Opportunities. Joule 7.1 (2023): 23-41.

Understanding Bubble-Induced Overpotential Losses in Multiphase Flow Electrochemical Reactor

Angulo, A. E., Frey, D., & Modestino, M. A. (2022). Understanding Bubble-Induced Overpotential Losses in Multiphase Flow Electrochemical Reactors. Energy & Fuels, 36(14), 7908-7914.

Bayesian Optimization of Electrochemical Devices for Electrons-to-Molecules Conversions: The Case of Pulsed CO2 Electroreduction

Frey, D., Neyerlin, K. C., & Modestino, M. A. (2022). Bayesian Optimization of Electrochemical Devices for Electrons-to-Molecules Conversions: The Case of Pulsed CO2 Electroreduction. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, 8, 323 - 331.

Bayesian optimization of dynamic Ce(III) electrooxidation

Frey, D., Shin, J. H., Akin, A., Zhang, X., & Modestino, M. A. Bayesian Optimization of Dynamic Ce (III) Electrooxidation. AIChE Journal, e17930.

Energy Spotlight: Electrochemical Ethylene Oxide Synthesis from Ethanol

Lovell, Emma C., Joel W. Ager, Yu Seung Kim, and Miguel A. Modestino. "Energy Spotlight: Emergence of Membrane Electrode Assembly in Electrocatalysis." (2022): 1574-1576.

Chemically-informed data-driven optimization (ChIDDO): leveraging physical models and Bayesian learning to accelerate chemical research

Frey, D., Shin, J. H., Musco, C., & Modestino, M. A. (2022). Chemically-informed data-driven optimization (ChIDDO): leveraging physical models and Bayesian learning to accelerate chemical research. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 7(4), 855-865.

Machine Learning Enhanced Spectroscopic Analysis: Towards Autonomous Chemical Mixture Characterization for Rapid Process Optimization

Angulo, A., Yang, L., Aydil, E. S., & Modestino, M. A. (2022). Machine learning enhanced spectroscopic analysis: towards autonomous chemical mixture characterization for rapid process optimization. Digital Discovery, 1(1), 35-44.

A compact electron transport layer using a heated tin-oxide colloidal solution for efficient perovskite solar cells

Meng, Juan, Jason A. Röhr, Hang Wang, B. Edward Sartor, Dandan Song, Adlai Katzenberg, Miguel A. Modestino, Zheng Xu, Jaemin Kong, and André D. Taylor. "A Compact Electron Transport Layer Using a Heated Tin‐Oxide Colloidal Solution for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells." Solar RRL 6, no. 4 (2022): 2100794.

CO2 doping of organic interlayers for perovskite solar cells

Jaemin Kong, Yongwoo Shin, Jason A. Röhr, Hang Wang, Juan Meng, Yueshen Wu, Adlai Katzenberg, Geunjin Kim, Dong Young Kim, Tai-De Li, Edward Chau, Francisco Antonio, Tana Siboonruang, Sooncheol Kwon, Kwanghee Lee, Jin Ryoun Kim, Miguel A. Modestino, Hailiang Wang & André D. Taylor. CO2 doping of organic interlayers for perovskite solar cells. Nature 594, 51–56 (2021).

Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of nitriles: A step toward electrification of amine production

Mathison, R., & Modestino, M. A. (2021). Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of nitriles: A step toward electrification of amine production. Chem Catalysis, 1(2), 246-248.

Impacts of Organic Sorbates on the Ionic Conductivity and Nanostructure of Perfluorinated Sulfonic-Acid Ionomers

Katzenberg, A., Angulo, A., Kusoglu, A., & Modestino, M. A. (2021). Impacts of organic sorbates on the ionic conductivity and nanostructure of perfluorinated sulfonic-acid ionomers. Macromolecules, 54(11), 5187-5195.
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Engineering an Interdisciplinary Connection: Bridging Gaps between Chemical, Electrical, and Environmental Engineers

Dvorkin, Y., Modestino, M. A., & Silverman, A. I. (2020). Engineering an Interdisciplinary Connection: Bridging Gaps between Chemical, Electrical, and Environmental Engineers. Iscience, 23(7).

Effect of Electrolyte Cations on Organic Electrosynthesis: the Case of Adiponitrile Electrochemical Production

Blanco, D. E., Atwi, R., Sethuraman, S., Lasri, A., Morales, J., Rajput, N. N., & Modestino, M. A. (2020). Effect of Electrolyte Cations on Organic Electrosynthesis: the Case of Adiponitrile Electrochemical Production. Journal of the Electrochemical Society.

Spatiotemporal Decoupling of Water Electrolysis for Dual-Use Grid Energy Storage and Hydrogen Generation

Frey, D.; Kim, J.; Dvorkin, Y.; Modestino, M. A., Spatiotemporal Decoupling of Water Electrolysis for Dual-Use Grid Energy Storage and Hydrogen Generation. Cell Reports Physical Science. 2020, 1 (10)

Dynamic Emergence of Nanostructure and Transport Properties in Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Ionomers

Katzenberg, A.; Mukherjee, D.; Dudenas, P. J.; Okamoto, Y.; Kusoglu, A.; Modestino, M. A., Dynamic Emergence of Nanostructure and Transport Properties in Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Ionomers. Macromolecules 2020.

Electro-organic Syntheses for Green Chemical Manufacturing

Biddinger, Elizabeth J., and Miguel A. Modestino. "Electro-organic Syntheses for Green Chemical Manufacturing." Electrochemical Society Interface (2020).

Acid-Doped Hydrogel Electrolytes for Electrocatalyst Interfaces

Katzenberg, A., Muñoz Davila, C., Chen, B., Siboonruang, T., & Modestino, M. A. (2020). Acid-Doped Hydrogel Electrolytes for Electrocatalyst Interfaces. ACS Applied Polymer Materials.

Controlling Selectivity in the Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Adiponitrile through Electrolyte Design

Blanco, D. E., Dookith, A. Z., Modestino, M. A. (2020). "Controlling Selectivity in the Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Adiponitrile through Electrolyte Design." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

Influence of Bubbles on the Energy Conversion Efficiency of Electrochemical Reactors

Angulo, A., van der Linde, P., Gardeniers, H., Modestino, M., & Fernández Rivas, D. (2020). Influence of Bubbles on the Energy Conversion Efficiency of Electrochemical Reactors. Joule.

Highly Permeable Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Ionomers for Improved Electrochemical Devices: Insights into Structure-Property Relationships

Katzenberg, A., Chowdhury, A., Fang, M., Weber, A. Z., Okamoto, Y., Kusoglu, A., & Modestino, M. A. (2020). Highly Permeable Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Ionomers for Improved Electrochemical Devices: Insights into Structure–Property Relationships. Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Photocatalytic Hydrogels for Removal of Organic Contaminants from Aqueous Solution

Katzenberg, A., Raman, A., Schnabel, N. L., Quispe, A. L., Silverman, A. I., & Modestino, M. A. (2020). Photocatalytic hydrogels for removal of organic contaminants from aqueous solution in continuous flow reactors. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering.

Insights into membrane-separated organic electrosynthesis: the case of adiponitrile electrochemical production

Blanco, D. E., Prasad, P. A., Dunningan, K., & Modestino, M. A. (2020). Insights into membrane-separated organic electrosynthesis: the case of adiponitrile electrochemical production. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 5(1), 136-144.

Practical Challenges in the Development of Photoelectrochemical Solar Fuels Production

Spitler, M. T., Modestino, M. A., Deutsch, T. G., Xiang, C. X., Durrant, J. R., Esposito, D. V., ... & Ginley, D. S. (2020). Practical challenges in the development of photoelectrochemical solar fuels production. Sustainable Energy & Fuels.

Decoupling Gas Evolution from Water-Splitting Electrodes

Peñas, P., van der Linde, P., Vijselaar, W., van der Meer, D., Lohse, D., Huskens, J., ... & Rivas, D. F. (2019). Decoupling gas evolution from water-splitting electrodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 166(15), H769-H776.

Organic Electrosynthesis through Controlled Voltage Dosing and Artificial Intelligence

Blanco, D. E., Lee, B., & Modestino, M. A. (2019). Optimizing organic electrosynthesis through controlled voltage dosing and artificial intelligence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(36), 17683-17689.

Quantum confinement in few layer SnS nanosheets

Dwyer, J. D., Diaz, E. J., Webber, T. E., Katzenberg, A., Modestino, M. A., & Aydil, E. S. (2019). Quantum confinement in few layer SnS nanosheets. Nanotechnology, 30(24), 245705.

A comparative performance analysis of stand-alone, off-grid solar-powered sodium hypochlorite generators

Chinello, E., Modestino, M. A., Schüttauf, J. W., Coulot, L., Ackermann, M., Gerlich, F., ... & Moser, C. (2019). A comparative performance analysis of stand-alone, off-grid solar-powered sodium hypochlorite generators. RSC advances, 9(25), 14432-14442.

Organic Electrosynthesis for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing

Blanco, D. E., & Modestino, M. A. (2019). Organic electrosynthesis for sustainable chemical manufacturing. Trends in Chemistry, 1(1), 8-10.

Enhancing Selectivity and Efficiency in the Electrochemical Synthesis of Adiponitrile

Blanco, D. E., Dookhith, A. Z., & Modestino, M. A. (2019). Enhancing selectivity and efficiency in the electrochemical synthesis of adiponitrile. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 4(1), 8-16.

Inertial manipulation of bubbles in rectangular microfluidic channels

Hadikhani, P., Hashemi, S. M. H., Balestra, G., Zhu, L., Modestino, M. A., Gallaire, F., & Psaltis, D. (2018). Inertial manipulation of bubbles in rectangular microfluidic channels. Lab on a Chip, 18(7), 1035-1046.

Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies

Ardo, S., Rivas, D. F., Modestino, M. A., Greiving, V. S., Abdi, F. F., Llado, E. A., ... & Bederak, D. (2018). Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies. Energy & environmental science, 11(10), 2768-2783.

Membrane-less micro fuel cell based on two-phase flow

Hashemi, S. M. H., Neuenschwander, M., Hadikhani, P., Modestino, M. A., & Psaltis, D. (2017). Membrane-less micro fuel cell based on two-phase flow. Journal of Power Sources, 348, 212-218.

A 25.1% Efficient Stand-Alone Solar Chloralkali Generator Employing a Microtracking Solar Concentrator

Chinello, E., Modestino, M. A., Coulot, L., Ackermann, M., Gerlich, F., Psaltis, D., & Moser, C. (2017). A 25.1% Efficient Stand‐Alone Solar Chloralkali Generator Employing a Microtracking Solar Concentrator. Global Challenges, 1(9), 1700095.

Mass transport aspects of electrochemical solar-hydrogen generation

Miguel A. Modestino, SM Hosseini Hashemi, Sophia Haussener, Energy and Environmental Science, 2016, 9, 1533-1551

Solar-to-Hydrogen Production at 14.2% Efficiency with Silicon Photovoltaics and Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts

Jan-Willem Schüttauf, Miguel A. Modestino, Enrico Chinello, David Lambelet, Antonio Delfino, Didier Dominé, Antonin Faes, Matthieu Despeisse, Julien Bailat, Demetri Psaltis, Christophe Moser and Christophe Ballif. J. Electrochem. Soc., 2016, 163, 10, F1177-F1181

Publications​

Publications

Energy Spotlight: Electrochemical Ethylene Oxide Synthesis from Ethanol​

Engineering an Interdisciplinary Connection: Bridging Gaps between Chemical, Electrical, and Environmental Engineers​​

Effect of Electrolyte Cations on Organic Electrosynthesis: the Case of Adiponitrile Electrochemical Production​

Acid-Doped Hydrogel Electrolytes for Electrocatalyst Interfaces​

Mass transport aspects of electrochemical solar-hydrogen generation﻿

Vapor-fed microfluidic hydrogen generator﻿

Enhanced Water Vapor Blocking in Transparent Hybrid Polymer–Nanocrystal Films﻿

An Integrated Device View on Photoelectrochemical Solar-Hydrogen Generation﻿

High Anion Conductivity and Low Water Uptake of Phosphonium Containing Diblock Copolymer Membranes﻿

﻿Robust production of purified H2 in a stable, self-regulating, and continuously operating solar fuel generator

﻿Artificial Solar Fuel Generators﻿

Publications

Energy Spotlight: Electrochemical Ethylene Oxide Synthesis from Ethanol

Engineering an Interdisciplinary Connection: Bridging Gaps between Chemical, Electrical, and Environmental Engineers

Effect of Electrolyte Cations on Organic Electrosynthesis: the Case of Adiponitrile Electrochemical Production

Acid-Doped Hydrogel Electrolytes for Electrocatalyst Interfaces

Mass transport aspects of electrochemical solar-hydrogen generation

Vapor-fed microfluidic hydrogen generator

Enhanced Water Vapor Blocking in Transparent Hybrid Polymer–Nanocrystal Films

An Integrated Device View on Photoelectrochemical Solar-Hydrogen Generation

High Anion Conductivity and Low Water Uptake of Phosphonium Containing Diblock Copolymer Membranes

Robust production of purified H2 in a stable, self-regulating, and continuously operating solar fuel generator

Artificial Solar Fuel Generators