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Gawen R.T. Jenkin is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research portfolio spans several interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on engineering and earth and planetary sciences. They have contributed extensively to the understanding of extraction and separation processes, ionic liquids properties and applications, and geological and geochemical analysis.

Jenkin's work frequently intersects subfields such as mechanical engineering, geophysics, catalysis, artificial intelligence, and geochemistry and petrology. These areas reflect a diverse technical background supporting their research endeavors in both applied and theoretical domains.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a focus on the chemistry and electrochemical behavior of metal oxides and sulfide minerals, with particular attention to deep eutectic solvents and their use in metal extraction. Key papers include:

  • "The effect of pH and hydrogen bond donor on the dissolution of metal oxides in deep eutectic solvents" (2020) published in Green Chemistry
  • "Pyrite chemistry: A new window into Au-Te ore-forming processes in alkaline epithermal districts, Cripple Creek, Colorado" (2020) in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Electrochemical oxidation as alternative for dissolution of metal oxides in deep eutectic solvents" (2020) published in Green Chemistry
  • "Chemical Dissolution of Chalcopyrite Concentrate in Choline Chloride Ethylene Glycol Deep Eutectic Solvent" (2022) in Minerals
  • "Mineral-scale variation in the trace metal and sulfur isotope composition of pyrite: implications for metal and sulfur sources in mafic VMS deposits" (2021) published in Mineralium Deposita

Jenkin often collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Andrew P. Abbott
  • Jennifer M. Hartley
  • Robert C. Harris
  • Philip Bird
  • Ioanna Maria Pateli

Their research has been disseminated in specialized publication venues relevant to their field, notably:

  • Green Chemistry
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Minerals
  • Mineralium Deposita
  • RSC Sustainability

Overall, Jenkin's main research topics encompass:

  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Best Publications

  • A review of Te and Se systematics in hydrothermal pyrite from precious metal deposits: Insights into ore-forming processes

    Manuel Keith;Daniel J. Smith;Gawen R.T. Jenkin;David A. Holwell

  • The application of deep eutectic solvent ionic liquids for environmentally-friendly dissolution and recovery of precious metals

    Gawen R.T. Jenkin;Ahmed Z.M. Al-Bassam;Robert C. Harris;Andrew P. Abbott

  • STABLE ISOTOPIC AND FLUID INCLUSION EVIDENCE FOR METEORIC FLUID PENETRATION INTO AN ACTIVE MOUNTAIN BELT - ALPINE SCHIST, NEW-ZEALAND

    G. R. T. Jenkin;D. Craw;A. E. Fallick

  • Pyrite chemistry: A new window into Au-Te ore-forming processes in alkaline epithermal districts, Cripple Creek, Colorado

    Manuel Keith;Manuel Keith;Manuel Keith;Daniel J. Smith;Keiran Doyle;Keiran Doyle;David A. Holwell

  • RbSr closure temperatures in bi-mineralic rocks: a mode effect and test for different diffusion models

    Gawen R.T. Jenkin;Graeme Rogers;Anthony E. Fallick;Colin M. Farrow

  • An investigation of closure temperature of the biotite Rb-Sr system: The importance of cation exchange

    Gawen R.T. Jenkin;Gawen R.T. Jenkin;Robert M. Ellam;Graeme Rogers;Finlay M. Stuart

  • Human toenails as a biomarker of exposure to elevated environmental arsenic

    Mark Button;Mark Button;Gawen R. T. Jenkin;Chris F. Harrington;Michael J. Watts

  • Constraining the cooling rate of the lower oceanic crust: a new approach applied to the Oman ophiolite

    Laurence A. Coogan;Gawen R.T. Jenkin;Robert N. Wilson

  • Contrasting Cooling Rates in the Lower Oceanic Crust at Fast- and Slow-spreading Ridges Revealed by Geospeedometry

    L. A. Coogan;G. R. T. Jenkin;R. N. Wilson

  • Direct extraction of copper from copper sulfide minerals using deep eutectic solvents

    Syahrie Anggara;Francesca Bevan;Robert C. Harris;Jennifer M. Hartley;Jennifer M. Hartley

  • Stratigraphy and geochronology of the Tambien Group, Ethiopia: Evidence for globally synchronous carbon isotope change in the Neoproterozoic

    Nicholas L. Swanson-Hysell;Adam C. Maloof;Daniel J. Condon;Gawen R.T. Jenkin

  • The Tambien Group, Ethiopia: An early Cryogenian (ca. 800-735 Ma) Neoproterozoic sequence in the Arabian-Nubian Shield

    Mulugeta Alene;Gawen R.T. Jenkin;Melanie J. Leng;Melanie J. Leng;D.P. Fiona Darbyshire

  • Quantitative arsenic speciation in two species of earthworms from a former mine site

    Michael J. Watts;Mark Button;Mark Button;Tim S. Brewer;Gawen R. T. Jenkin

  • Quantifying the release of base metals from source rocks for volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits: Effects of protolith composition and alteration mineralogy

    Simon M. Jowitt;Simon M. Jowitt;Gawen R.T. Jenkin;Laurence A. Coogan;Jon Naden

  • Oxygen isotope exchange and closure temperatures in cooling rocks

    G. R. T. Jenkin;C. M. Farrow;A. E. Fallick;D. Higgins

  • Do cooling paths derived from mica Rb-Sr data reflect true cooling paths?

    Gawen R. T. Jenkin

  • Oxygen and hydrogen isotopic evolution of Variscan crustal fluids, south Cornwall, U.K.

    J.J. Wilkinson;G.R.T. Jenkin;A.E. Fallick;R.P. Foster

  • Dissolution of pyrite and other Fe–S–As minerals using deep eutectic solvents

    Andrew P. Abbott;Ahmed Z. M. Al-Bassam;Alex Goddard;Robert C. Harris

  • Chemical and thermal constraints on focussed fluid flow in the lower oceanic crust

    L. A. Coogan;K. A. Howard;K. M. Gillis;M. J. Bickle

  • DNA damage in earthworms from highly contaminated soils: assessing resistance to arsenic toxicity by use of the Comet assay.

    Mark Button;Mark Button;Gawen R.T. Jenkin;Karen J. Bowman;Chris F. Harrington

  • Tellurium, magmatic fluids and orogenic gold: An early magmatic fluid pulse at Cononish gold deposit, Scotland

    Carl P. Spence-Jones;Gawen R.T. Jenkin;Adrian J. Boyce;Nyree J. Hill

  • The Origin of Rapakivi Texture

    T. J. Dempster;G. R. T. Jenkin;G. Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian J. Boyce
Adrian J. Boyce Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Anthony E. Fallick
Anthony E. Fallick University of Glasgow
Andrew P. Abbott
Andrew P. Abbott University of Leicester
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Laurence A. Coogan
Laurence A. Coogan University of Victoria
Andrew J. Martin
Andrew J. Martin University of New South Wales
Jamie J. Wilkinson
Jamie J. Wilkinson Imperial College London
Michael J. Watts
Michael J. Watts British Geological Survey
Christopher J. MacLeod
Christopher J. MacLeod Cardiff University
Christopher H. Vane
Christopher H. Vane British Geological Survey

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