https://millironx.com/people/carson-j.-silsby/Recent content in Carson J. Silsby on MillironXHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://millironx.com/academia/hydronium-pva/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://millironx.com/academia/hydronium-pva/Bioremediation of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifers can be hindered by high contaminant concentrations and acids generated during remediation. Encapsulating microbes in hydrogels may provide a protective, tunable environment from inhibiting compounds; however, current approaches to formulate successful encapsulated systems rely on trial and error rather than engineering approaches because fundamental information on mass-transfer coefficients is lacking. To address this knowledge gap, hydronium ion mass-transfer rates through two commonly used hydrogel materials, poly(vinyl alcohol) and alginic acid, under two solidification methods (chemical and cryogenic) were measured.