John Stubbs publishes article in ‘Theoretical Chemistry Accounts’
John Stubbs, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry, recently published an article titled "The influence of carbon dioxide cosolvent on solubility in poly(ethylene glycol)" in the journal Theoretical Chemistry Accounts.
This work investigated how carbon dioxide changes the solvent properties of the polymer poly(ethylene glycol). While non-polar molecules were not affected, polar ones were found to have increased solubility. The results can be applied to environmentally-friendly reaction and separation systems that replace volatile organic compounds.
The work included research carried out with student researcher Michael Huber (Biochemistry '13).