Publications

2024

82. Tomasz M. Stawski, Stephanos Karafiludis, Carlos Pimentel, German Montes-Hernandez, Zdravko Kochovski, Ralf Bienert1, Karin Weimann, Franziska Emmerling, Ernesto Scoppola, Alexander E. S. Van Driessche. Solution-driven processing of calcium sulfate : the mechanism of the reversible transformation of gypsum to bassanite in brines. Journal of Cleaner Production 440 (2024) 141012. pdf and Supporting Information

81. German Montes-Hernandez. Magnesite Formation from Nesquehonite Slurry at 90°C using some Soluble Mg Salts : Eitelite as an Atypical Transient Mineral Phase Chemical Engineering Science 287 (2024) 119776 pdf

80. Axel Denys, Anne-Line Auzende, Emilie Janots, German Montes-Hernandez, Nathaniel Findling, Pierre Lanari, Valérie Magnin. Experimental alteration of allanite at 200 °C : the role of pH and aqueous ligands Geological Society, London, Special Publications 537 (2024) pdf

2023

79. Selina Reigl, Alexander E. S. Van Driessche, Elisabeth Wagner, German Montes-Hernandez, Johannes Mehringer, Sebastian Koltzenburg, Werner Kunz, Matthias Kellermeier. Toward More Sustainable Hydraulic Binders : Controlling Calcium Sulfate Phase Selection via Specific Additives. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2023) doi : 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c00429 pdf

78. A. R. Lauer, R. Hellmann, G. Montes-Hernandez, N. Findling, W. L. Ling, T. Epicier, A. Fernandez-Martinez, A. Van Driessche. Deciphering strontium sulfate precipitation via Ostwald’s rule of stages : From prenucleation clusters to solution-mediated phase tranformation. The Journal of Chemical Physics 158 (2023) 054501. pdf

77. G. Montes-Hernandez, L. Feugueur, C. Vernier, A. Van Driessche, F. Renard. Efficient Removal of Antibiotics from Water via Aqueous Portlandite Carbonation. Journal of Water Process Engineering 51 (2023) 103466. pdf

2021

76. G. Montes-Hernandez, N. Findling, F. Renard. Direct and Indirect Nucleation of Magnetite Nanoparticles from Solution Revealed by Time-Resolved Raman Spectroscopy. Crystal Growth & Design 21 (2021) 3500-3510. pdf

75. G. Montes-Hernandez, M. Di Girolamo, G. Sarret, S. Bureau, A. Fernandez-Martinez, C. Lelong, E. Eymard Vernain. In situ Formation of Silver Nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) onto Textile Fibers. ACS Omega 6 (2021) 1316-1327. pdf

74. M. I. Chaibou Ousmane, G. Montes-Hernandez, A. Salam Manzola, S. Bureau. Removal of Iron and Manganese from Groundwater by Adding Calcite. Int. J. Sci. Res. Methodol. 17 (2021) 166-174. pdf

2020

73. G. Montes-Hernandez. Synthesis of Magnetite, Ceria and Magnetite-Ceria Materials by Calcination of Nanostructured Precursor-Minerals. Materials Letters 276 (2020) 128246. pdf

72. M. Grønlie Guren, C. V. Putnis, G. Montes-Hernandez, H. E. King, and F. Renard. Direct imaging of coupled dissolution-precipitation and growth processes on calcite exposed to chromium-rich fluids. Chemical Geology 552 (2020) 119770. pdf

71. G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Renard. Nucleation of Brushite and Hydroxyapatite from Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Phases Revealed by Dynamic in situ Raman Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124 (2020) 15302-15311. pdf

70. G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Renard, A.L. Auzende, N. Findling. Amorphous calcium-magnesium carbonate (ACMC) accelerates dolomitization at room temperature under abiotic conditions. Crystal Growth & Design 20 (2020) 1434-1441. pdf

69. G. Montes-Hernandez, M. Bah, F. Renard. Mechanism of the formation of engineered magnesite : A useful mineral to mitigate CO2 industrial emissions. Journal of CO2 utilization 35 (2020) 272-276. pdf

2019

68. A. Garenne, P. Beck, G. Montes-Hernandez, L. Bonal, E. Quirico, O. Proux, J.L. Hazemann. The iron record of asteroidal processes in carbonaceous chondrites. Meteoritics and Planetary Science (2019) doi : 10.1111/maps.13377 pdf

67. Ayumi Koishi, Alejandro Fernandez-Martinez, Alexander Van Driessche, Laurent J. Michot, Carlos M. Pina, Carlos Pimentel, Byeongdu Lee, German Montes-Hernandez. Surface wetting controls calcium carbonate crystallization kinetics. Chemistry of Materials 31 (2019) 3340-3348. pdf

66. S. Hajji, G. Montes-Hernandez, G. Sarret, A. Tordo, G. Morin, G. Ona-Nguema, S. Bureau, T. Turki, M. Nzoughi. Arsenite and chromate sequestration onto ferrihydrite, siderite and goethite nanostructured minerals : Isotherms from flow-through reactor experiments and XAS measurements. Journal of Hazardous Materials 362 (2019) 358-367. pdf

2018

65. R. Lafay, G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Renard, P. Vonlanthen. Intracrystalline reaction-induced cracking in olivine evidenced by hydration and carbonation experiments. Minerals 8, 412 (2018) doi : 10.3390/min8090412. pdf

64. B. Fritz, A. Clément, G. Montes-Hernandez, C. Noguera. Theoretical analysis of the kinetics of precipitation of lizardite and magnesite from olivine alteration. Chemical Geology 497 (2018) 18-26. pdf

63. A. Koishi, A. Fernandez-Martinez, B. Ruta, M. Jiménez-Ruiz, R. Poloni, D. di Tommaso, F. Zontone, G. A. Waychunas, G. Montes-Hernandez. The role of impurities in the kinetic persistence of amorphous calcium carbonate : a nanoscopic dynamics view. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122 (29) (2018) 16983-16991. pdf

62. Francois Renard, Christine V Putnis, German Montes-Hernandez, Helen E King, Gijs D Breedveld, Gudny Okkenhaug. Sequestration of antimony on calcite observed by time-resolved nanoscale Imaging. Environmental Science & Technology 52 (2018) 107-113. pdf

61. Batiste Rousseau, Stéphane Érard, Pierre Beck, Éric Quirico, Bernard Schmitt, Olivier Brissaud, German Montes-Hernandez, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Gianrico Filacchione, Dominique Bockelée-Morvan, Cédric Leyrat, Mauro Ciarniello, Andrea Raponi, David Kappel, Gabriele Arnold, Ljuba V Moroz, Ernesto Palomba, Federico Tosi, VIRTIS Team. Laboratory simulations of the Vis-NIR spectra of comet 67P using sub-µm sized cosmochemical analogues. Icarus 306 (2018) 306-318. pdf

2017

60. Camille Crouzet, Fabrice Brunet, German Montes-Hernandez, Nadir Recham, Nathaniel Findling, Jean-Henry Ferrasse, Bruno Goffé. Hydrothermal Valorization of Steel Slags—Part I : Coupled H2 Production and CO2 Mineral Sequestration. Front. Energy Res., (2017) (open access) pdf

59. Romain Lafay, Lukas P Baumgartner, Schwartz Stephane, Picazo Suzanne, Montes-Hernandez German, Vennemann Torsten. Petrologic and stable isotopic studies of a fossil hydrothermal system in ultramafic environment (Chenaillet ophicalcites, Western Alps, France) : Processes of carbonate cementation. Lhitos 294-295 (2017) 319-338. pdf

58. Mathieu Debure, German Montes-Hernandez, Catherine Lerouge, Benoit Madé, Christophe Tournassat. Effect of Trace Elements on Carbonate Thermodynamic Constants. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science 17 (2017) 730-733. pdf

57. F. Renard, C. V. Putnis, G. Montes-Hernandez, H. King. Siderite dissolution coupled to iron oxyhydroxide precipitation in the presence of arsenic revealed by nanoscale Imaging. Chemical Geology 449 (2017) 123-134. pdf

2016

56. G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Renard. Time-resolved in situ Raman spectroscopy of the nucleation and growth of siderite, magnesite and calcite and their precursors. Crystal Growth & Design 16 (2016) 7218-7230. pdf

55. G. Montes-Hernandez, N. Findling, Renard. Dissolution-precipitation reactions controlling fast formation of dolomite under hydrothermal conditions. Applied Geochemistry 73 (2016) 169-177. pdf

54. R. Lafay, A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. Montes-Hernandez, A-L. Auzende, A. Poulain. Dissolution-reprecipitation and self-assembly of serpentine nanoparticles preceding chrysotile formation : Insights into the structure of protoserpentine. American Mineralogist 101 (2016) 2666-2676. pdf

53. R. Lafay, G. Montes-Hernandez, E. Janots, M. Muñoz, A-L. Auzende, A. Gehin, R. Chiriac, O. Proux. Experimental investigation of As, Sb and Cs behaviour during olivine serpentinization in hydrothermal alkaline systems. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 179 (2016) 177-202. pdf

52. G. Montes-Hernandez, R. Chiriac, N. Findling, F. Toche, F. Renard. Synthesis of Ceria (CeO2 and CeO2-x) Nanoparticles via Decarbonation and Ce(III) Oxydation of Synthetic Bastnäsite (CeCO3F). Materials Chemistry and Physics 172 (2016) 202-210. pdf

51. A. Garenne, P. Beck, G. Montes-Hernandez, O. Brissaud, B. Schmitt, E. Quirico, L. Bonal, C. Beck, K. T. Howard. Bidirectional reflectance spectroscopy of carbonaceous chondrites : implications for water quantification and primary composition. Icarus 264 (2016) 172-183. pdf

50. A. Hamdouni, G. Montes-Hernandez, M. Tlili, N. Findling, F. Renard, C. V. Putnis. Removal of Fe(II) from groundwater via aqueous portlandite carbonation and calcite-solution interactions, Chemical Engineering Journal 283 (2016) 404-411. pdf

2015

49. G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Renard, N. Findling, A-L. Auzende. Formation of porous calcite mesocrystals from CO2-H2O-Ca(OH)2 slurry in the presence of common domestic drinks, CrystEngComm 17 (2015) 5725-5733. pdf

48. P. Beck, A. Pommerol, B. Zanda, L. Remusat, JP Lorand, C. Göpel, R. Hewins, S. Pont, E. Lewin, E. Quirico, B. Schmitt, G. Montes-Hernandez, A. Garenne, L. Bonal, O. Proux, JL Hazemann, V.C.F. Chevrier. A Noachian source region for the “Black Beauty” meteorite, and a source lithology for Mars surface hydrated dust ?, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 427 (2015) 104-111. pdf

47. F. Renard, C. V. Putnis, G. Montes-Hernandez, E. Ruiz-Agudo, J. Hovelmann, G. Sarret. Interactions of arsenic with calcite surfaces revealed by in-situ nanoscale Imaging, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 159 (2015) 61-79. pdf

2014

46. A. Garenne, P. Beck, G. Montes-Hernandez, R. Chiriac, F. Toche, E. Quirico, L. Bonal, B. Schmitt. The abundance and stability of "water" in type 1 and 2 carbonaceous chondrites (CI, CM and CR). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 137 (2014) 93-112. pdf

45. R. Lafay, G. Montes-Hernandez, E. Janots, R. Chiriac, N. Findling, F. Toche. Simultaneous precipitation of magnesite and lizardite from hydrothermal alteration of olivine under high-carbonate alkalinity. Chemical Geology 368 (2014) 63-75. pdf

44. G. Montes-Hernandez, N. Findling, F. Renard, A-L. Auzende. Precipitation of ordered dolomite via simultaneous dissolution of calcite and magnesite : New experimental insights into an old precipitation Enigma, Crystal Growth & Design 14 (2014) 671-677. pdf

43. P. Beck, E. Quirico,A. Garenne, Q-Z Yin, L. Bonal, B. Schmitt , G. Montes-Hernandez, G. Montagnac, R. Chiriac, F. Toche. The secondary history of Sutter’s Mill carbonaceous chondrite from water abundance and the structure of its organic matter. Meteorics & Planetary Science (2014), doi : 10.1111/maps.12273 pdf

42. P. Beck, A. Garenne, E. Quirico, L. Bonal, G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Moynier, B. Schmitt. Transmission infrared spectra (2-25 microns) of carbonaceous chondrites : mineralogy, water and asteroidal processes. Icarus 229 (2014) 263-277. pdf

41. R. Lafay, G. Montes-Hernandez, E. Janots, A-L. Auzende, R. Chiriac, D. Lemarchand, F. Toche. Influence of trace elements on the textural properties of synthetic chrysotile : Complementary insights from macroscopic to nanoscopic measurements, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 183 (2014) 81-90. pdf

2013

40. C. V. Putnis, F. Renard, H. King, G. Montes-Hernandez, E. Ruiz-Agudo, E. Sequestration of selenium on calcite surfaces revealed by nanoscale Imaging, Environmental Science & Technology 47 (2013) 13469-13476. pdf

39. G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Renard, R. Lafay. Experimental assessment of CO2-mineral-toxic ion interactions in a simplified freshwater aquifer : Implications for CO2 leakage from deep geological storage, Environmental Science & Technology 47 (2013) 6247-6253. pdf

38. B. Malvoisin, F. Brunet, J. Carlut, G. Montes-Hernandez, N. Findling, M. Lanson, O. Vidal, J.-Y Bottero, B. Goffé, High-purity hydrogen gas from the reaction between BOF steel slag and water in the 473 - 673 K range. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 38 (2013) 7382-7393. pdf

37. B. Fritz, A. Clément, G. Montes-Hernandez, C. Noguera. Calcite formation by hydrothermal carbonation of portlandite : Complementary insights from experiment and simulation, CrystEngComm 15 (2013) 3392-3401. pdf

36. R. Lafay, G. Montes-Hernandez, E. Janots, R. Chiriac, N. Findling, F. Toche. Nucleation and growth of chrysotile nanotubes in H2SiO3-MgCl2-NaOH medium from 90 to 300°C, Chemistry – A European Journal 19 (2013) 5417-5424. pdf

35. F. Renard, G. Montes-Hernandez, E. Ruiz-Agudo, C. V. Putnis. Selenium incorporation into calcite and its effect on crystal growth process : An Atomic Force Microscopy study, Chemical Geology 340 (2013) 151-161. pdf

34. A. Garenne, G. Montes-Hernandez, P. Beck, B. Schmitt, O. Brissaud, A. Pommerol. Gas-solid carbonation as a possible source of carbonates in cold planetary environments. Planetary and Space Science 76 (2013) 28-41. pdf

33. G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Renard, R. Chiriac, N. Findling, J. Ghanbaja, F. Toche. Sequential precipitation of a new goethite-calcite nanocomposite and its possible application in the removal of toxic ions from polluted water. Chemical Engineering Journal 214 (2013) 139-148. pdf

2012

32. G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Renard, R. Chiriac, N. Findling, F. Toche. Rapid precipitation of magnesite micro-crystals from Mg(OH)2-H2O-CO2 slurry enhanced by NaOH and a heat-ageing step (from 20 to 90°C). Crystal Growth & Design 12 (2012) 5233-5240. pdf

31. G. Montes-Hernandez, R. Chiriac, F. Toche, F. Renard. Gas-solid carbonation of Ca(OH)2 and CaO particles under non-isothermal and isothermal conditions by using a thermogravimetric analyzer : Implications for CO2 capture. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 11 (2012) 172-180. pdf

30. R. Lafay, G. Montes-Hernandez, E. Janots, R. Chiriac, N. Findling, F. Toche. Mineral replacement rate of olivine by chrysotile and brucite under hihg alkaline conditions. Journal of Crystal Growth 347 (2012) 62-72. pdf

29. G. Montes-Hernandez, D. Daval, N. Findling, R. Chiriac, F. Renard. Linear Growth rate of nanosized calcite synthesized via gas-solid carbonation of Ca(OH)2 particles in a static bed reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal 180 (2012) 237-244. pdf

2011

28. G. Montes-Hernandez, G. Sarret, R. Hellmann, N. Menguy, D. Testemale, L. Charlet, F. Renard. Nanostructured calcite precipitated under hydrothermal conditions in the presence of organic and inorganic selenium. Chemical Geology 290 (2011) 109-120. pdf

27. G. Montes-Hernandez, P. Beck, F. Renard, E. Quirico, B. Lanson, R. Chiriac, N. Findling. Fast precipitation of acicular goethite from ferric hydroxide gel under moderate temperature (30 and 70 C degrees). Crystal Growth & Design 11 (2011) 2264-2272. pdf

26. G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Renard. Co-utilization of alkaline solid waste and compressed-or-supercritical CO2 to produce calcite and calcite/Se0 red nanocomposite. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 56 (2011) 48-55. pdf

25. P. Beck, E. Quirico, D. Sevestre, G. Montes-Hernandez, A. Pommerol, B. Schmitt. Goethite as an alternative origin for the 3.1 micro-m band on dark asteroids, Astronomy & Astrophysics 256, A85 (2011) 4pages. pdf

2010

24. G. Montes-Hernandez, D. Daval, R. Chiriac, F. Renard. Growth of nanosized calcite through gas-solid carbonation of nanosized portlandite particles under anisobaric conditions. Crystal Growth & Design 10 (2010) 4823-4830. pdf

23. G. Montes-Hernandez, A. Pommerol, F. Renard, P. Beck, E. Quirico, O. Brissaud. In-situ kinetic measurements of gas-solid carbonation of Ca(OH)2 by using an infrared microscope coupled to a reaction cell. Chemical Engineering Journal 161 (2010) 250-256. pdf

22. P. Beck, E. Quirico, G. Montes-Hernandez, L. Bonal, F. R. Orthous-Daunay, K. Howard, B. Schmitt, O. Brissaud, F. Deschamps, B. Wunder, S. Guillot, Hydrous mineralogy of CM and CI chondrites from infrared spectroscopy and their relationship with low albedo sateroids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 74 (2010) 4881-4892. pdf

2009

21. G. Montes-Hernandez, A. Fernandez-Martinez, F. Renard, Novel Method to estimate the linear growth rate of submicrometric calcite produced in a triphasic gas-liquid-solid system. Crystal Growth & Design 9 (2009) 4567-4573. pdf

20. G. Montes-Hernandez, J. Pironon, Hematite and iron carbonate precipitation-coexistence at the iron-montmorillonite-salt solution-CO2 interfaces under high gas pressure at 150 C. Applied Clay Science 45 (2009) 194-200. pdf

19. G. Montes-Hernandez, N. Concha-Lozano, F. Renard, E. Quirico, Removal of oxyanions from synthetic wastewater via carbonation process of calcium hydroxide : Applied and fundamental aspects. Journal of Hazardous Materials 166 (2009) 788-795. pdf

15. G. Montes-Hernandez, R. Perez-Lopez, F. Renard, J.-M Nieto, L. Charlet, Mineral sequestration of CO2 by aqueous carbonation of coal combustion fly-ash. Journal of Hazardous Materials 161 (2009) 1347-1354. pdf

2008

18. G. Montes-Hernandez, A. Fernandez-Martinez, L. Charlet, F. Renard, A. Scheinost, M. Bueno, Synthesis of a Se0/calcite composite using hydrothermal carbonation of Ca(OH)2 coupled to a complex selenocystine fragmentation. Crystal Growth & Design 8 (2008) 2497-2504. pdf

17. G. Montes-Hernandez, A. Fernandez-Martinez, L. Charlet, D. Tisserand, F. Renard, Textural properties of synthetic calcite produced by hydrothermal carbonation of calcium hydroxide. Journal of Crystal Growth 310 (2008) 2946-2953. pdf

16. R. Perez-Lopez, G. Montes-Hernandez, J.-M Nieto, F. Renard, L. Charlet, Carbonation of alkaline paper mill waste to reduce CO2 greenhouse gas emissions into atmosphere. Applied Geochemistry 23 (2008) 2292-2300. pdf

2007

14. G. Montes-Hernandez, F. Renard, N. Geffroy, L. Charlet, J. Pironon, Calcite precipitation from CO2-H2O-Ca(OH)2 slurry under high pressure of CO2. Journal of Crystal Growth 308 (2007) 228-236. pdf

2006

13. G. Montes-Hernandez, J. Pironon, F. Villieras, Synthesis of a red iron oxide/montmorillonite pigment in a CO2-rich brine solution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 303 (2006) 472-476. pdf

12. G. Montes-Hernandez, J. Duplay, Y Geraud, L. Martinez, Several textural properties of compacted and cation-exchanged bentonite. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 67 (2006) 1769-1774. pdf

11. G. Montes-Hernandez and S. Rihs, A simplified method to estimate kinetic and thermodynamic parameters on the solid-liquid separation of pollutants. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 299 (2006) 49-55. pdf

2005

10. G. Montes-H, N. Marty, B. Fritz, A. Clement and N. Michau, Modelling of long term diffusion-reaction in a bentonite barrier for radioactive waste confinement. Applied Clay Science 30 (2005) 181-198. pdf

9. G. Montes-H, Y. Geraud and J. Duplay, ESEM observations of compacted bentonite submitted to hydration/dehydration conditions. Colloids and Surfaces A : Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 262 (2005)14-22. pdf

8. G. Montes-H, B. Fritz, A. Clement and N. Michau, Modelling of geochemical reactions and experimental cation exchange in MX80 bentonite
. Journal of Environmental Management 77 (2005) 35-46. pdf

7. G. Montes-H, B. Fritz, A. Clement and N. Michau, Modeling of transport and reaction in an engineered barrier for radioactive waste confinement. Applied Clay Science 29 (2005) 155-171. pdf

6. G. Montes-H, Swelling-shrinkage measurements of bentonite by using coupled environmental scanning electron microscopy and digital images analysis. Journal of Colloid & Interface Science 284 (2005) 271-277. pdf

5. G. Montes-H, B. Fritz, A. Clement and N. Michau, A simplified method to evaluate the swelling capacity evolution of a bentonite barrier related to geochemical transformations. Applied Geochemistry 20 (2005) 409-422. pdf

2004

4. G. Montes-H and Y. Geraud, Sorption kinetic of water vapour of MX80 bentonite submitted to different physical-chemical and mechanical conditions. Colloids and Surfaces A : Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 235 (2004) 17-23. pdf

3. G. Montes-H, J. Duplay, L. Martinez, S. Escoffier, D. Rousset, Structural modifications of Callovo-Oxfordian Argilite under hydration-dehydration conditions. Applied Clay Science 25 (2004) 187-194. pdf

2003

2. G. Montes-H, J. Duplay, L. Martinez, Geraud Y. and Rousset-Tournier B. Influence of interlayer cations in the water sorption and swelling-shrinkage of MX80 bentonite. Applied Clay Science 23 (2003) 309-321. pdf

1. G. Montes-H, J. Duplay, L. Martinez, and C. Mendoza, Swelling-Shrinkage Kinetics of MX80 Bentonite. Applied Clay Science 22 (2003) 279-293. pdf

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