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Calcium ions (Ca2+) specifically catalyze the hydrolysis and deactivation of lipopeptide biosurfactants under reservoir conditions by polarizing the carbonyl oxygen, dictating the temperature and salinity tolerance boundaries for their use in enhanced oil recovery. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To elucidate the molecular-level hydrolysis mechanisms, deactivation pathways, and tolerance limits of lipopeptide biosurfactants under high-temperature and high-salinity reservoir conditions.

September 8, 2026CatalystsOpen Access

Calcium-Specific Catalytic Deactivation of Lipopeptides: Multiscale Insights into Hydrolysis Mechanisms and Computationally Proposed Tolerance Boundaries Under Reservoir Conditions

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To elucidate the molecular-level hydrolysis mechanisms, deactivation pathways, and tolerance limits of lipopeptide biosurfactants under high-temperature and high-salinity reservoir conditions.
Calculated reaction energy barriers across different hydrolysis sites using density functional theory (DFT).
Conducted ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) and classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to examine cation-specific activation and ion permeation across varying temperatures and salt concentrations.
Divalent cations lower the hydrolysis energy barrier via carbonyl oxygen polarization, but only Ca2+ specifically activates lipopeptide hydrolysis at a critical interaction distance.
Ca2+ concentration and reservoir temperature primarily control ion permeation to hydrolysis sites, establishing a critical distance criterion to define operational temperature and salinity boundaries.

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Multiscale simulation study reveals that calcium ions specifically catalyze lipopeptide hydrolysis under reservoir conditions, defining stability boundaries for biosurfactant-based oil recovery.

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Yue et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd81358e84d0ff5b47338 https://doi.org/10.3390/catal16090804

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Multiscale simulation study reveals that calcium ions specifically catalyze lipopeptide hydrolysis under reservoir conditions, defining stability boundaries for biosurfactant-based oil recovery.

Calcium-Specific Catalytic Deactivation of Lipopeptides: Multiscale Insights into Hydrolysis Mechanisms and Computationally Proposed Tolerance Boundaries Under Reservoir Conditions

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Calcium-Specific Catalytic Deactivation of Lipopeptides: Multiscale Insights into Hydrolysis Mechanisms and Computationally Proposed Tolerance Boundaries Under Reservoir Conditions

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