Cristian I Contescu Distinguished Staff Scientist Contact contescuci1@ornl.gov | 865.241.3318 All Publications Probing basal planes and edge sites in polygranular nuclear graphite by gas adsorption: Estimation of active surface area... Recent advances on microstructural characterization and modeling of nuclear graphite... Understanding the local structure of disordered carbons from cellulose and lignin... Summary of US DOE R&D Activities on Graphite Oxidation (2006 – 2021) Evaporation under infrared heating and natural convection - last checked 1-1-2018... Progress Report on Graphite-Salt Intrusion Studies... Protection of graphite from salt and gas permeation in molten salt reactors... Protection of graphite from salt and gas permeation in molten salt reactors... Characterization of nuclear graphite for molten salt reactors (MSR)... Oxidation of Matrix Material in Helium with Varied Moisture Content... Validation of Wichner Predictive Model for Chronic Oxidation by Moisture of Nuclear Graphite... Visualization of supercritical water pseudo-boiling at Widom line crossover... Effects of High-Temperature Irradiation on the Microstructure of Nuclear Graphite... Chemical compatibility of silicon carbide in molten fluoride salts for the fluoride salt-cooled high temperature reactor... Molten salt reactor waste and effluent management strategies: A review... Characterization of the Irradiation Effects in Nuclear Graphite... Oxidation Kinetics by Water Vapor of Nuclear Graphite Grade 2114... Modeling the effects of oxidation-induced porosity on the elastic moduli of nuclear graphites... Nitrogen adsorption data, FIB-SEM tomography and TEM micrographs of neutron-irradiated superfine grain graphite... Development of mesopores in superfine grain graphite neutron-irradiated at high fluence... Activated Carbons Derived from High-Temperature Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass... Lignin-Derived Carbon Fibers as Efficient Heterogeneous Solid Acid Catalysts for Esterification of Oleic Acid... Effective gaseous diffusion coefficients of select ultra-fine, super-fine and medium grain nuclear graphite... Phase Transition of H2 in Subnanometer Pores Observed at 75 K... Phase Transition of H2 in Subnanometer Pores Observed at 75 K... Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 … Next page ›› Last page Last » Key Links Curriculum Vitae ORCID