
PUBLICATIONS
25. Li, Z. and Song, W. Unveiling Li+ Partitioning Thermodynamics in Electrolysis-Driven Li Metal Recovery. ACS Energy Letters, 2025. doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c03810 [PDF], [Supplementary Materials].

24. Gerardo, S. and Song, W. Rare Earths Recovery from Calcium-Rich Coal Fly Ash: Secondary Phase Formation and Mitigation Approaches. Environmental Science & Technology, 59, 43, 23592–23601, 2025. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c08817 [PDF], [Supplementary Materials], [Front Cover].


23. Song, W. Mine-on-a-chip: megascale opportunities for microfluidics in critical materials and minerals recovery. Lab on a Chip, 25, 4461-4472, 2025. doi.org/10.1039/D5LC00387C [PDF].

22. Gerardo, S. and Song, W. Lithium Recovery from U.S. Oil and Gas Produced Waters: Resource Quality and Siting Considerations. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 11, 536-541, 2025. doi.org/10.1039/D4EW00422A [PDF], [Supplementary Materials].

21. Xia, S. and Song, W. Controls on microbially-induced carbonate precipitation in geologic porous media. Science of the Total Environment, 957, 177647, 2024. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177647 [PDF], [Supplementary Materials].

20. Davletshin, A. and Song, W. Operando scanning electron microscopy platform for in situ imaging of fluid evolution in nanoporous shale. Lab on a Chip, 24, 2920-2926, 2024. doi.org/10.1039/D3LC01066J [PDF], [Supplementary Materials], [Videos].

19. Fukuyama, D., Daigle, H., and Song, W. Capillarity-driven hydrate film formation on subsea carbon storage. Transport in Porous Media, 151 (4), 743–752, 2024. doi.org/10.1007/s11242-024-02062-3 [PDF], [Supplementary Materials], [Videos].

18. Gerardo, S., Matthews, K., Warner, J., and Song, W. Role of Nanoscale Crystallinity on REEs recovery from Coal Fly Ash. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 10, 10, 943–948, 2023. doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00383 [PDF], [Supplementary Materials].

17. Xia, S., Davletshin, A., and Song, W. Enhanced oil recovery through microbially-induced calcium carbonate precipitation. Energy & Fuels, 37, 19, 14666–14673, 2023. doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c02027 [PDF].

16. Fukuyama, D., Daigle, H., Nole, M., and Song, W. Onset of convection from hydrate formation and salt exclusion in marine sands. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 605, 118039, 2023. doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118039 [PDF].

15. Datta, S., Battiato, I., Fernø, M., Juanes, R., Parsa, S., Prigiobbe, V., Santanach-Carreras, E., Song, W., Biswal, S., Sinton, D. Lab on a Chip for a Low-Carbon Future. Lab on a Chip, 2023. doi.org/10.1039/D2LC00020B [PDF].

14. Gerardo, S., Davletshin, A., Loewy, S., and Song, W. From Ashes to Riches: Microscale Phenomena Controlling Rare Earths Recovery from Coal Fly Ash. Environmental Science & Technology, 56, 22, 16200-16208, 2022. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c04201 [PDF], [Supplementary Materials].

13. Hatchell, D., Song, W., and Daigle, H. Effect of interparticle forces on the stability and droplet diameter of Pickering emulsions stabilized by PEG-coated silica nanoparticles. Journal of Colloid & Interface Science, 626, 824-835, 2022. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.07.004 [PDF].

12. Davletshin, A., Underwood, T., and Song, W. A Bidirectional Soft Diode for Artificial Systems. Advanced Functional Materials, 202200658A, 2022. doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202200658 [PDF], [Supplementary Materials], [Videos].

11. Hatchell, D., Song, W., and Daigle, H. Examining the role of salinity on the dynamic stability of Pickering emulsions. Journal of Colloid & Interface Science, 608, 2321-2329, 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.154 [PDF].

10. Davletshin, A., Ko, L.T., Milliken, K., Periwal, P., Wang, C., and Song, W. Detection of framboidal pyrite size distributions using convolutional neural networks. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 132, 105159, 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105159 [PDF].

9. Daigle, H., Cook, A., Fang, Y., Bihani, A., Song, W., and Flemings, P. Gas-driven tensile fracturing in shallow marine sediments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 125, 12, 2020. doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020835 [PDF].

8. Song, W., Ramesh, N.N., Kovscek, A.R. Spontaneous Fingering between Miscible Fluids. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 584, 123943, 2020. doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.123943 [PDF].

7. Song, W., Kovscek, A.R. Spontaneous Clay Pickering Emulsification. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 577, 158-166, 2019. doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.05.030 [PDF].

6. Song, W., Ogunbanwo, F., Steinsbo, M., Ferno, M., Kovscek, A.R. Mechanisms of Multiphase Reactive Flow using Biogenically Calcite-Functionalized Micromodels. Lab on a Chip, 18, 3881-3891, 2018. doi.org/10.1039/C8LC00793D [PDF].
Invited by editor to be featured as the issue cover.

5. Harrison, A.L., Dipple, G.M., Song, W., Mayer, K.U., Power, I.M., Sinton, D. Changes in mineral reactivity driven by pore fluid mobility in partially wetted porous media. Chemical Geology, 463, 1-11, 2017. doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.05.003 [PDF], [Supplementary Information].

4. Song, W., Kovscek, A.R. Direct visualization of pore-scale fines migration and formation damage during low-salinity waterflooding. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 34, 1276-1283, 2016. doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2016.07.055 [PDF], [Supplementary Materials].

3. Song, W., Kovscek, A.R. Functionalization of micromodels with kaolinite for investigation of low salinity oil-recovery processes. Lab on a Chip, 15 (16), 3314-3325, 2015. doi.org/10.1039/C5LC00544B [PDF], [Supplementary Materials].
Invited by editor to be featured as the issue cover.

2. Song, W., de Haas, T.W., Fadaei, H., Sinton, D. Chip-off-the-old-rock: the study of reservoir-relevant geological processes with real-rock micromodels. Lab on a Chip, 14 (22), 4382-4390, 2014. doi.org/10.1039/C4LC00608A [PDF], [Videos].

1. Song, W., Fadaei, H., Sinton, D. Determination of dew point conditions for CO2 with impurities using microfluidics. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (6), 3567-3574, 2014. doi.org/10.1021/es404618y [PDF], [Supplementary Materials].
