About this Abstract | 
  
   
    | Meeting | 
    TMS Specialty Congress 2025
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    | Symposium 
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    8th World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME 2025)
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    | Presentation Title | 
    ICME-Driven Synthesis of Nanosheets and Applications in Solar Energy Harvesting and CO2-CH4 Separation in Biogas | 
  
   
    | Author(s) | 
    Ping  Wu, Shunnian  Wu, P.V.T.  Weerasinghe, H.L.  Senevirathna, H.N.   Thenuwara, W.P.C.   Lee | 
  
   
    | On-Site Speaker (Planned) | 
    Ping  Wu | 
  
   
    | Abstract Scope | 
    
This presentation showcases two studies leveraging Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) to tackle challenges in material synthesis and renewable energy. The first study utilizes ICME for the entropy-driven synthesis of 2D mica nanosheets from 3D non-Van-Der-Waals crystals. Through first-principles calculations, biaxial straining models, and experiments, we address barriers in exfoliating strongly bonded materials, focusing on their application in solar energy harvesting. The second study presents bio-inspired nanocomposites of magnesium oxide and hydroxide, modeled after the water-harvesting strategies of Namib Desert beetles, to enhance CO₂-CH₄ separation in biogas. Using density functional theory (DFT) and gas-composite interface modeling, the nanocomposites exhibit superior CO₂ adsorption and selective gas capture, with minimal CH₄ adsorption. These studies demonstrate ICME’s potential in optimizing material properties for energy applications by linking processing, microstructure, and performance, offering innovative solutions in solar energy and biogas processing. | 
  
   
    | Proceedings Inclusion? | 
    Undecided |