Eric H. Oelkers

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Carbon dioxide
• Organic chemistry
• Mineral

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Dissolution, Aqueous solution, Mineralogy, Analytical chemistry and CarbFix. His Dissolution research includes themes of Mineral, Kaolinite, Activation energy, Inorganic chemistry and Reaction rate constant. His Molality study in the realm of Aqueous solution interacts with subjects such as Reaction rate.

His work deals with themes such as Saturation, Quartz and Carbon dioxide, which intersect with Mineralogy. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Diaspore, Octahedron, Supersaturation and Physical chemistry. His Carbonate minerals study combines topics in areas such as Carbonation and Mineralization.

His most cited work include:

• SUPCRT92: a software package for calculating the standard molal thermodynamic properties of minerals, gases, aqueous species, and reactions from 1 to 5000 bar and 0 to 1000 ° C (2001 citations)
• The rainbow vent fluids (36°14′N, MAR): the influence of ultramafic rocks and phase separation on trace metal content in Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal fluids (491 citations)
• Calculation of the thermodynamic properties of aqueous species at high pressures and temperatures. Effective electrostatic radii, dissociation constants and standard partial molal properties to 1000 °C and 5 kbar (378 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Eric H. Oelkers focuses on Dissolution, Aqueous solution, Mineralogy, Inorganic chemistry and Environmental chemistry. The Dissolution study combines topics in areas such as Stoichiometry, Basalt, Mineral and Calcite. His Aqueous solution research focuses on Analytical chemistry and how it relates to Equilibrium constant and Precipitation.

In general Mineralogy, his work in Olivine is often linked to CarbFix linking many areas of study. His Inorganic chemistry research includes elements of Fractionation and Magnesium. His Environmental chemistry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Particulates and Weathering.

He most often published in these fields:

• Dissolution (69.33%)
• Aqueous solution (42.14%)
• Mineralogy (39.65%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

• Dissolution (69.33%)
• Environmental chemistry (27.43%)
• Carbonation (15.21%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Dissolution, Environmental chemistry, Carbonation, Aqueous solution and Calcite. Eric H. Oelkers performs multidisciplinary study on Dissolution and Sepiolite in his works. In his works, he performs multidisciplinary study on Environmental chemistry and CarbFix.

His Carbonation research incorporates themes from Sedimentary basin, Carbon dioxide and Ultramafic rock. The various areas that Eric H. Oelkers examines in his Aqueous solution study include Inorganic chemistry, Fractionation, Isotope fractionation, Siderite and Saturation. While the research belongs to areas of Calcite, Eric H. Oelkers spends his time largely on the problem of Carbonate, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Mineralogy.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• Solubility of the hydrated Mg-carbonates nesquehonite and dypingite from 5 to 35 °C: Implications for CO2 storage and the relative stability of Mg-carbonates (23 citations)
• Solubility of the hydrated Mg-carbonates nesquehonite and dypingite from 5 to 35 °C: Implications for CO2 storage and the relative stability of Mg-carbonates (23 citations)
• Carbon dioxide storage through mineral carbonation (21 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Organic chemistry
• Carbon dioxide
• Mineral

Eric H. Oelkers mainly investigates Carbonation, Dissolution, Environmental chemistry, Carbonate minerals and CarbFix. Eric H. Oelkers has researched Carbonation in several fields, including Sedimentary basin, Earth science, Mineralization, Climate change mitigation and Carbon capture and storage. His research in Dissolution intersects with topics in Water injection, Isotope fractionation, Aqueous solution and Analytical chemistry.

Eric H. Oelkers has included themes like Chemical equilibrium, Precipitation and Mineral in his Analytical chemistry study. His Environmental chemistry course of study focuses on Basalt and Magnesium, Isotopes of lithium, Rayleigh fractionation, Fractionation and Silicate. As a member of one scientific family, Eric H. Oelkers mostly works in the field of Carbonate minerals, focusing on Carbon cycle and, on occasion, Saturation and Calcite.