Generation and integration of NaOH into NaCl clusters in supercritical water: a molecular dynamics study on hydrolysis product partitioning.

The interaction of water with NaCl nanoparticles at supercritical conditions has been studied by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. During the nanoparticle nucleation process, water is not only physically adsorbed to the periphery of the NaCl cluster but also exists in a confined state within subsurface regions for several picoseconds. Electrostatic fields generated by the coalescing ions are shown to be on the order of 10(10) V/m, which can drive the hydrolysis of confined water molecules.

Nucleation of NaCl nanoparticles in supercritical water: molecular dynamics simulations.

Formation of NaCl nanoparticles in supercritical water is studied using molecular dynamics simulation method. We have simulated particle nucleation and growth in NaCl-H2O fluids, with salt concentration of 5.1 wt %, in the temperature and density range of 673-1073 K and 0.

Spatial hydration maps and dynamics of naphthalene in ambient and supercritical water.

The hydration structures and dynamics of naphthalene in aqueous solution are examined using molecular-dynamics simulations. The simulations are performed at several state points along the coexistence curve of water up to the critical point, and above the critical point with the density fixed at 0.3 g/cm(3).