dr. M.H.G. Duits (Michael)

Associate Professor
TNW-CE-PCF
Horst Complex ME158
m.h.g.duits@utwente.nl
+31534893097
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MISSION

The research carried out in the PCF group under my (co-) supervision is aimed at understanding how macroscopic behaviors of soft matter originate from the microscopic interactions between the (molecular or colloidal) constituents. Dissemination of the obtained insights via conferences and peer reviewed papers is an integral part of this research. I also consider it important to enthuse students and young researchers, and prepare them for a career in either science or engineering.

CURRENT RESEARCH AREA: Soft Matter, Colloids, Interfaces, Microfluidics, Particle Tracking, Rheology.

The field of soft matter is very much alive, with ongoing developments in both the materials (complexity and functionality) and the applications of external fields to manipulate their behavior. Within this scope, I focus on soft matter at different length scales (from ions to colloids to liquid drops) at interfaces. Both solid and liquid interfaces provide a template for adsorption, ordering and wetting, and consequences hereof can also be found further away from the interface. These physico-chemical behaviors are studied on the microscale with confocal microscopy, microfluidics and surface techniques like AFM, ellipsometry and QCM.

In the future I want to expand along these lines. A particular interest will be to increase our understanding of the effects of roughness (particles and/or substrates) and spatial confinement (by solid or liquid interfaces) on the interactions, dynamics and assembly of colloids at and near the interface. This should provide fundamental insights, with an outlook on applications in areas like coatings, emulsification, filtration, etc.

Expertise

  • Chemistry

    • Oil
    • Surface
    • Wetting
    • Water Type
    • Ion
    • Adsorption
    • Reaction Temperature

  • Physics

    • Particle

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Publications

2023
Microfluidics for Carbonate Rock Improved Oil Recovery: Some Lessons from Fabrication, Operation, and Image Analysis, Article SPE-213465-PA. Duits, M. H. G., Le, D. A., Ayirala, S. C., Alotaibi, M. B., Gardeniers, H., Yousef, A. A. & Mugele, F.https://doi.org/10.2118/213465-paElastometry of Complex Fluid Pendant Capsules, 16303-16314. Stetten, A. Z., Kratz, F. S., Schilderink, N., Ayirala, S., Duits, M. H. G., Kierfeld, J. & Mugele, F.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01845Microfluidic chips for oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs at elevated temperatures. University of Twente. Le, D. A.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036555043Microfluidics for Carbonate Rock IOR: Some Lessons From Fabrication, Operation and Image AnalysisIn Society of Petroleum Engineers - Middle East Oil, Gas and Geosciences Show, MEOS 2023, Article SPE-213465-MS. Society of Plastic Engineers. Duits, M. H. G., Le-Anh, D., Ayirala, S. C., Alotaibi, M. B., Gardeniers, H., AlYousef, A. A. & Mugele, F.https://doi.org/10.2118/213465-MS
2022
Oil Displacement in Calcite-Coated Microfluidic Chips via Waterflooding at Elevated Temperatures and Long Times, Article 1316. Le-Anh, D., Rao, A., Stetten, A. Z., Ayirala, S. C., Alotaibi, M. B., Duits, M. H. G., Gardeniers, H., AlYousef, A. A. & Mugele, F.https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13081316Formation and stability of heterogeneous organo-ionic surface layers on geological carbonates, 7414-7433. Rao, A., Schilderink, N., Le-Anh, D., Zeng, R., Lievens, C., Braunschweig, B., Ayirala, S. C., Alotaibi, M. B., Duits, M. H. G., Yousef, A. A. & Mugele, F.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01117Effects of Fluid Aging and Reservoir Temperature on Waterflooding in 2.5D Glass Micromodels, 1388-1401. Le-Anh, D., Rao, A., Schlautmann, S., Stetten, A. Z., Ayirala, S. C., Alotaibi, M. B., Duits, M. H. G., Gardeniers, H., Yousef, A. A. & Mugele, F.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c03670Roughness induced rotational slowdown near the colloidal glass transition, 1709-1716. Ilhan, B., Mugele, F. & Duits, M. H. G.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.212
2021
Nonmonotonic Coupled Dissolution-Precipitation Reactions at the Mineral-Water Interface, Article 2106396. Rao, A., Ayirala, S. C., Alotaibi, M. B., Duits, M. H. G., Yousef, A. A. & Mugele, F.https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202106396Fast and non-invasive Raman imaging of material distributions at interfaces. University of Twente. Nair, S.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036553124Role of Surface Roughness in Colloidal Dynamics of Dense Suspensions. University of Twente. Ilhan, B.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036553087Reactivity of Mineral-Water Interfaces: A Game-changer for Adsorption.. Rao, A., Mugele, F. & Duits, M.

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University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room ME158
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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