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Overview

David Rooney is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Engineering. The scholar's work emphasizes subfields such as Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Catalysis, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Themes in Rooney's research include the properties and applications of ionic liquids, molecular junctions and nanostructures, and the chemistry of DNA and nucleic acids. Further areas of study cover RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry, and analytical chemistry and sensors.

Frequent co-authors in Rooney's publications are:

  • Babak Minofar
  • Fatemeh Fadaei
  • Zeenat Zara
  • Natalia Kulik
  • Michal Otyepka

Rooney has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most recurrent venues include:

  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Molecules
  • Journal of Molecular Modeling
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among recent scholarly papers, notable publications include:

  • Computational and experimental assessment of pH and specific ions on the solute solvent interactions of clay-biochar composites towards tetracycline adsorption: Implications on wastewater treatment (2021, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • The study of conformational changes in photosystem II during a charge separation (2020, Journal of Molecular Modeling)
  • Metallic Effects on p-Hydroxyphenyl Porphyrin Thin-Film-Based Planar Optical Waveguide Gas Sensor: Experimental and Computational Studies (2022, Nanomaterials)
  • Novel room temperature ionic liquids and low melting mixtures based on imidazolium: Cheap ionic solvents for chemical and biological applications (2021, Journal of Molecular Liquids)
  • Molecular simulation of poly(VDF-HFP) copolymer with imidazolium-based ionic liquid as an effective medium for biogas separation (2022, Journal of Molecular Liquids)

Best Publications

  • Strategies for mitigation of climate change: a review

    Samer Fawzy;Ahmed Osman I. Osman;John Doran;David Rooney

  • Hydrogen production, storage, utilisation and environmental impacts: a review

    Ahmed I. Osman;Neha Mehta;Ahmed M. Elgarahy;Mahmoud Hefny;Mahmoud Hefny

  • Recent advances in carbon capture storage and utilisation technologies: a review

    Ahmed I. Osman;Mahmoud Hefny;Mahmoud Hefny;M. I. A. Abdel Maksoud;Ahmed M. Elgarahy

  • Conversion of biomass to biofuels and life cycle assessment: a review

    Ahmed I. Osman;Neha Mehta;Ahmed M. Elgarahy;Amer Al-Hinai

  • Dilute acid hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic biomass

    P. Lenihan;Angela Orozco;Eddie O'Neill;Mohamad Ahmad

  • Facile Synthesis of Anatase TiO2 Quantum-Dot/Graphene-Nanosheet Composites with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Runwei Mo;Zhengyu Lei;Kening Sun;David Rooney

  • 3D nitrogen-doped graphene foam with encapsulated germanium/nitrogen-doped graphene yolk-shell nanoarchitecture for high-performance flexible Li-ion battery

    Runwei Mo;David Rooney;Kening Sun;Hui Ying Yang

  • Insight on water remediation application using magnetic nanomaterials and biosorbents

    M.I.A. Abdel Maksoud;Ahmed M. Elgarahy;Charlie Farrell;Charlie Farrell;Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb

  • An investigation of the radiochemical stability of ionic liquids

    Donald Allen;Graham Baston;Antonia E. Bradley;Tony Gorman

  • Prediction of ionic liquid properties. I. Volumetric properties as a function of temperature at 0.1 MPa

    Johan Jacquemin;Rile Ge;Paul Nancarrow;David W. Rooney

  • Critical challenges in biohydrogen production processes from the organic feedstocks

    Ahmed I. Osman;Ahmed I. Osman;Tanmay J. Deka;Debendra C. Baruah;David W. Rooney

  • Technical challenges and opportunities in realising a circular economy for waste photovoltaic modules

    C.C. Farrell;C.C. Farrell;A.I. Osman;R. Doherty;M. Saad

  • Highly selective and efficient hydrogenation of carboxylic acids to alcohols using titania supported Pt catalysts

    Haresh G. Manyar;Cristina Paun;Rashidah Pilus;Rashidah Pilus;David W. Rooney

  • Tuning the defects of the triple conducting oxide BaCo0.4Fe0.4Zr0.1Y0.1O3−δ perovskite toward enhanced cathode activity of protonic ceramic fuel cells

    Rongzheng Ren;Zhenhua Wang;Chunming Xu;Wang Sun

  • Gas Hydrate Inhibition: A Review of the Role of Ionic Liquids

    Mohammad Tariq;David Rooney;Enas Othman;Santiago Aparicio

  • Heat capacities of ionic liquids as a function of temperature at 0.1 MPa. measurement and prediction

    Rile Ge;Christopher Hardacre;Johan Jacquemin;Paul Nancarrow

  • Thermal Conductivities of Ionic Liquids over the Temperature Range from 293 K to 353 K

    Rile Ge;Christopher Hardacre;Paul Nancarrow;David W. Rooney

  • Renewable cellulosic nanocomposites for food packaging to avoid fossil fuel plastic pollution: a review

    Umair Qasim;Ahmed I. Osman;Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb;Charlie Farrell;Charlie Farrell

  • Solvent effects in the hydrogenation of 2-butanone

    B. S. Akpa;C. D'Agostino;L. F. Gladden;K. Hindle

  • CoO nanoparticles embedded in three-dimensional nitrogen/sulfur co-doped carbon nanofiber networks as a bifunctional catalyst for oxygen reduction/evolution reactions

    Ting Liu;Yao-Fang Guo;Yi-Ming Yan;Fang Wang

  • Thermophysical properties of ionic liquids.

    David Rooney;Johan Jacquemin;Ramesh Gardas

  • An Experimental Study of Gas Transport and Separation Properties of Ionic Liquids Supported on Nanofiltration Membranes

    Quan Gan;David Rooney;Minliang Xue;Gillian Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Ahmed I. Osman
Ahmed I. Osman Queen's University Belfast
Christopher Hardacre
Christopher Hardacre University of Manchester
Kening Sun
Kening Sun Beijing Institute of Technology
Wang Sun
Wang Sun Beijing Institute of Technology
Johan Jacquemin
Johan Jacquemin François Rabelais University
Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb
Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb Sultan Qaboos University
Majeda Khraisheh
Majeda Khraisheh Qatar University
Kenneth R. Seddon
Kenneth R. Seddon Queen's University Belfast
Mert Atilhan
Mert Atilhan Western Michigan University
Mohammad N.M. Ahmad
Mohammad N.M. Ahmad American University of Beirut

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