PhD Candidate at Physics of Complex Fluid (PCF). I graduated as a materials scientist and my expertise is in the areas of microscopy, spectroscopy and nanomaterials synthesis. My current project is based on the study of olivine dissolution, mainly using Confocal Raman Microscopy.
Expertise
Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Carbon Dioxide
- Carbon Mineralization
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Oxalic Acid
- Scavenging
Material Science
- Weathering
- Silicon Dioxide
Chemistry
- formation
Organisations
Publications
2026
Accelerated Dissolution of Olivine Pebbles by Oxalic Acid at Low pH (2026)Langmuir, 42(13), 9159-9169. Mohanakumar, S., Alagia, V. E., Schilderink, N., Siretanu, I., Mugele, F. & Duits, M. H. G.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c06150
2025
Multiscale analysis of the effects of acidic and Mg-scavenging reactive fluids on olivine dissolution (2025)[Contribution to conference › Poster] MESA+ dag 2025. Alagia, V. E., Sîretanu, I., Mohanakumar, S., Nederstigt, M., Shukla, C., Duits, M. & Mugele, F.Influence of anions on the formation of a passivating Fe-rich interfacial layer during olivine dissolution (2025)Geochimica et cosmochimica acta, 403, 152-165. Alagia, V. E., Mohanakumar, S., Duits, M. H. G. & Mugele, F.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2025.06.012
2024
Multiscale analysis of the effects of acidic and Mg-scavenging reactive fluids on olivine dissolution (2024)[Contribution to conference › Poster] MESA+ Meeting 2024. Alagia, V., Mohanakumar, S., Duits, M., Nederstigt, M., Sîretanu, I. & Mugele, F.Exploring Additive-Mediated Surface Alterations in Olivine for Enhanced Reactivity in Carbon Capture (2024)[Contribution to conference › Poster] WE Heraeus Seminar on Solid-Water-Interfaces at the Molecular Level 2024. Mohanakumar, S., Alagia, V. E., Sîretanu, I., Duits, M. & Mugele, F.Probing electrolytes’ impact on interfacial layers that influence olivine dissolution (2024)[Contribution to conference › Poster] WE Heraeus Seminar on Solid-Water-Interfaces at the Molecular Level 2024. Alagia, V. E., Mohanakumar, S., Duits, M., Sîretanu, I. & Mugele, F.Probing electrolytes’ impact on interfacial layers that influence olivine dissolution (2024)[Contribution to conference › Poster] NWO Physics 2024. Alagia, V. E., Mohanakumar, S., Duits, M., Sîretanu, I. & Mugele, F.
2023
Assessing Dissolution Rates and Passivating Layer Effects in Olivine Weathering for Enhanced Carbon Mineralization (2023)[Contribution to conference › Poster] MESA+ Day 2023. Alagia, V. E., Duits, M., Sîretanu, I., Mohanakumar, S. & Mugele, F.Raman characterization of passivating layer during olivine dissolution (2023)[Contribution to conference › Poster] IUPAC|Chains 2023. Alagia, V. E., Mohanakumar, S., Duits, M. & Mugele, F.A green rock for a greener future: in situ tracking of reaction-limiting interphase in olivine-based CO2 mineralization (2023)[Contribution to conference › Poster] NWO Physics@Veldhoven 2023. Alagia, V. E., Duits, M., Sîretanu, I., Dijkstra, A. & Mugele, F.
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