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James R. Fair Process Science and Technology Center

James R. Fair Process Science and Technology Center

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Baldea, Michael

  1. Mitsos, A.; Asprion, N.; Floudas, C. A.; Bortz, M.; Baldea, B.; Caspari, A.; Schaefer, P. “Challenges in Process Optimization for New Feedstocks and Energy Sources,” Computers & Chemical Engineering 2018, 113, 209-221.
  2. Dias, L.; Pattison, R. C.; Baldea, M.; Ierapetritou, M. G. “A Simulation-based Optimization Framework for Integrating Scheduling and Model Predictive Control, and Its Application to Air Separation Units,” Computers & Chemical Engineering 2018, 113, 139-151.
  3. Simkoff, J. M.; Wang, S.; Baldea, M.; Chiang, L. H.; Castillo, I.; Bindlish, R.; Stanley, D. B. “Plant-model Mismatch Diagnosis and Estimation from Closed-loop Data for State-space Model Predictive Control,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2018, 57, 3732-3741.
  4. Baldea, M.; Edgar, T. F.; Stanley, B.; Kiss, A. A. “Modularization in Chemical Processing,” Chemical Engineering Progress 2018, 114(3), 46-54.
  5. Costandy, J. G.; Edgar, T. F.; Baldea, M. “A Scheduling Perspective on the Monetary Value of Improving Process Control,” Computers & Chemical Engineering 2018, 112, 121-131.
  6. Tsay, C.; Pattison, R. C.; Piana, M. R.; Baldea, M. “A Survey of Optimal Process Design Capabilities and Practices in the Chemical and Petrochemical Industries,” Computers & Chemical Engineering 2018, 112, 180-189.
  7. Tsay, C.; Baldea, M. “Scenario-free Optimal Design under Uncertainty of the PRICO Natural Gas Liquefaction Process,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2018, 57, 5868-5880.
  8. Kelley, M. T.; Pattison, R. C.; Baldick, R.; Baldea, M. “An MILP Framework for Optimizing Demand Response Operation of Air Separation Units,” Computers & Chemical Engineering 2018, 110, 35-52.
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Eldridge, Bruce

  1. Macfarlan, M. T. Phan, and R. B. Eldridge, “Methodologies for Predicting the Mass Transfer Performance of Structured Packing with Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Review,” Chemicals Engineering and Processing – Process Intensification, (172), pg.108798, 2022.
  2. Macfarlan, M. T. Phan, and R. B. Eldridge, “Structured Packing Geometry Study for Liquid-Phase Mass Transfer and Hydrodynamic Performance Using CFD,” Chemical Engineering Science, 249, pg. 117353, 2022.
  3. Macfarlan, A.F. Seibert, M.T. Phan, R. B. Eldridge, “CFD-based Study on Structured Packing Geometry”, Chem. Eng. Sci., (243) pg. 116767, 2021.
  4. Walk, J. Hamacher, J.J. Downs, S.M. Miller, S.A. Owens, R. B. Eldridge, “Validation of Differential Temperature Control for Dividing Wall Distillation Column”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., (60) pg. 1341, 2021.
  5. M.M. Donahue, M. Baldea, R. B. Eldridge, “Steady State Considerations for Designing Minimum Energy Control Strategies for a Dividing Wall Distillation Column with Trace Components”, Chem. Eng. and Processing: Process Intensification, (145) pg. 107641, 2019.
  6. M.M. Donahue, J.J. Downs, M. Baldea, R. B. Eldridge, “Managing Trace Components in a Dividing Wall Distillation Column: An Experimental Study”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., (58) pg. 12687, 2019.
  7. J.A. Weinfeld, S. A. Owens, R. B. Eldridge, “Reactive Dividing Wall Columns: A comprehensive review“, Chem. Eng. and Processing: Process Intensification., (123) pg. 20, 2018.
  8. M.M. Donahue, B.J. Roach, J.J. Downs, T. Blevins, M. Baldea, R. B. Eldridge, “Dividing Wall Column Control: Common Practices and Key Findings”, Chem. Eng. and Processing: Process Intensification, (107) pg. 106, 2016.

El-Halwagi, Mahmoud

  1. Elbashir, N. O.; El-Halwagi, M. M.; Hall, K. R.; I. Economou, I.; Ed. Natural Gas Processing from Midstream to Downstream; Wiley: in press (2018).
  2. Topolski, K.; Noureldin, M. M.; Eljack, F. T.; El-Halwagi, M. M. “An Anchor-tenant Approach to the Synthesis of Carbon-hydrogen-oxygen Symbiosis Networks,” Computers & Chemical Engineering, in press (2018).
  3. Núñez-López, J. M.; Rubio-Castro, E.; El-Halwagi, M. M.; Ponce-Ortega, J. M. “Optimal Design of Total Integrated Residential Complexes Involving the Water-Energy-Emissions-Waste Nexus,” Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, in press (2018).
  4. Ade, N.; Liu, G.; Al-Douri, A. F.; El-Halwagi, M. M.; Mannan, M. S. “Investigating the Effect of Inherent Safety Principles on System Reliability in Process Design,” Process Safety and Environmental Protection 2018, 117, 100-110.
  5. El-Halwagi, M. M. “Sustainable Design: A New Frontier for Chemical Engineering,” Journal of King Saud University – Engineering Sciences 2018, 30, 1.
  6. Afzal, S.; Sengupta, D.; Sarkar, A.; El-Halwagi, M. M.; Elbashir, N. O. “An Optimization Approach to the Reduction of CO2 Emissions for Syngas Production Involving Dry Reforming,” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, in press.
  7. Agarwal, A.; Sengupta, D.; El-Halwagi, M. M. “A Sustainable Process Design Approach for On-purpose Propylene Production and Intensification,” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6, 2407-2421.
  8. Song, R.; Wang, Y.; Panu, M.; El-Halwagi, M. M.; Feng, X. “An Improved Targeting Procedure to Determine the Indirect Inter-plant Heat Integration with Parallel Connection Pattern Among Three Plants,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2018, 57, 1569-1580.
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Freeman, Benny

  1. Narang, G. S.; Moon, J. D.; Zhang, W.; Miller, G. C.; Choudhury, S. R.; Shaver, A.; Vondrasek, B.; Lesko, J. J.; Fallon, J. J.; Bortner, M.; D’Ambra, C.; Freeman, B. D.; Riffle, J. S. “Synthesis and Characterization of a Phosphine Oxide Based Poly(arylene ether ketone) and Blends with Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) for Gas Separations,” Polymer 2018, 138, 156-168.
  2. McGinnis, R. L.; Reimund, K.; Ren, J.; Xia, L.; Chowdhury, M. R.; Sun, S.; Abril, M.; Moon, J. D.; Merrick, M. M.; Park, J.; Stevens, K. A.; McCutcheon, J. R.; Freeman, B.D. “Large-scale Polymeric Carbon Nanotube Membranes with Sub-1.27 nm Pores,” Science Advances 2018, 4, e1700938.
  3. Zhang, H.; Hou, J.; Hu, Y.; Wang, P.; Ou, R.; Jiang, L.; Liu, J. Z.; Freeman, B. D.; Hill, A. J.; Wang, H. “Ultrafast Selective Transport of Alkali Metal Ions in Metal Organic Frameworks with Subnanometer Pores,” Science Advances 2018, 4(2), eaaq0066.
  4. Kamcev, J.; Sujanani, R.; Jang, E.-S.; Yan, N.; Moe, N.; Paul, D. R.; Freeman, B.D. “Salt Concentration Dependence of Ionic Conductivity in Ion Exchange Membranes,” Journal of Membrane Science 2018, 547, 123-133.
  5. Puertas-Bartolomé, M.; Dose, M. E.; Bosch, P.; Freeman, B.D.; McGrath, J. E.; Riffle, J. S.;  Lozano, A. E.; de la Campa, J. G.; Àlvarez, C. “Aromatic Poly(ether ether ketone)s Capable of Crosslinking via UV Irradiation to Improve Gas Separation Performance,” RSC Advances 2017, 7, 55371–55381.
  6. Daryaei, A.; Jang, E.-S.; Choudhury, S. R.; Kazerooni, D.; Lesko, J. J.; Freeman, B. D.; Riffle, J. S.; McGrath, J. E.; “Structure-property Relationships of Crosslinked Disulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Membranes for Desalination of Water,” Polymer 2017, 132, 286-293.
  7. Shaver, A.; Moon, J. D.; Savacool, D.; Zhang, W.; Narang, G.; Miller, G.; Vondrasek, B.; Lesko, J. J.; Freeman, B. D.; Riffle, J. S.; McGrath, J. E. “Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) Blends with a Poly(arylene ether ketone) for Gas Separation Membranes,” Polymer 2017, 114, 135-143.
  8. Galizia, M.; Chi, W. S.; Smith, Z. P.; Merkel, T. C.; Baker, R. W.; Freeman, B. D. “Polymers and Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation: A Review and Prospective Opportunities,” Macromolecules 2017, 50, 7809-7843.
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Ritter, James A.

  1. Erden, H.; Ebner, A. D.; Ritter, J. A. “Development of a PSA Cycle for Producing High Purity CO2 from Dilute Feed Streams. Part I: Feasibility Study,” Eng. Chem. Res, accepted, in press (2018).
  2. Erden, L.; Ebner, A. D.; Ritter, J. A. “Separation of Landfill Gas CH4 from N2 using Pressure Vacuum Swing Adsorption Cycles with Heavy Reflux,” Energy & Fuels 2018, 32, 3488-3498.
  3. Ebner A. D.; Ho, J. G. S.; Ritter, J. A. “Graphical Approach for Formulating Pressure Swing Adsorption Cycle Schedules with Unlimited Equalization Steps,” Adsorption 2018, 24, 221-232.
  4. Eghbal, P.; Fatemi, S.; Vatani, A.; Ritter, J. A.; Ebner, A. D. “Purification of Helium from Nitrogen Rejection Unit in Cryogenic Natural Gas Process by Pressure Swing Adsorption,” Separation and Purification Technology 2018, 193, 91-102.
  5. Choomphon-anomakhun, N.; Ebner A. D.; Natenapit, M.; Ritter, J. A. “Simulation of Dynamic Magnetic Particle Capture and Accumulation Around a Ferromagnetic Wire,” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 2017, 428, 493-505.
  6. Govar, A. A.; Ebner, A. D.; Ritter, J. A. “ Effect of H2O Vapor on the Adsorption and Desorption Behavior of CO2 in a Solid Amine Sorbent,” Energy & Fuels 2016, 30, 10653-10660.
  7. Mohammadi, N.; Ebner A. D.; Ritter, J. A. “New Pressure Swing Adsorption Cycle Schedules for Producing High Purity Oxygen Using Carbon Molecular Sieve,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res 2016, 55, 10758-10770.
  8. Hossain, M. I.; Ebner, A. D.; Ritter, J. A. “New Linear Driving Force Correlation Spanning Long and Short Cycle Time Pressure Swing Adsorption Processes,” Adsorption 2016, 22, 939-950.
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Rochelle, Gary

Seibert, Frank

  1. Frank, T. C.; Holden, B. S.; Seibert, A. F. “Section 15: Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Other Liquid-Liquid Operations and Equipment,” Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook, 9th edition, ed. Don Green, McGraw-Hill: in press (2018).
  2. Song, D.; Seibert, F.; Rochelle, G. “Effect of Liquid Viscosity on Mass Transfer in Packings,” Spring AIChE Distillation Symposium 2017.
  3. Wang, C.; Song, D.; Seibert, F.; Rochelle, G. “Dimensionless Models for Predicting Effective Area, Liquid Film and Gas Film Coefficients of Packing,” Ind. & Eng Chem. Res. 2016, 55, 5373-5384.
  4. Wang, C.; Seibert, F.; Rochelle, G. “Packing Characterization: Absorber Economic Analysis,” Intl. Jour. Greenhouse Gas Control 2015, 42, 124-131.
  5. Wang, C.; Perry, M.; Seibert, F.; Rochelle, G. “Packing Characterization for Post Combustion CO2 Capture: Mass Transfer Model Development,” Energy Procedia 2014, 63, 1727-1744.
  6. Seibert, F. “Chapter 14: Extraction and Leaching,” Chemical Process Equipment Design and Selection, 3rd edition, Elesevier: 2013.
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