Annual Reports
Recent Publications
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Baldea, M.; Edgar, T. F.; Stanley, B.; Kiss, A. A. “Modularization in Chemical Processing,” Chemical Engineering Progress 2018, 114(3), 46-54.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Additional Publications (pdf)
- 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.
- 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.
- Macfarlan, A.F. Seibert, M.T. Phan, R. B. Eldridge, “CFD-based Study on Structured Packing Geometry”, Chem. Eng. Sci., (243) pg. 116767, 2021.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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.
- El-Halwagi, M. M. “Sustainable Design: A New Frontier for Chemical Engineering,” Journal of King Saud University – Engineering Sciences 2018, 30, 1.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Additional Publications (pdf)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Additional Publications (pdf)
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Additional Publications (pdf)
- 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).
- Song, D.; Seibert, F.; Rochelle, G. “Effect of Liquid Viscosity on Mass Transfer in Packings,” Spring AIChE Distillation Symposium 2017.
- 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.
- Wang, C.; Seibert, F.; Rochelle, G. “Packing Characterization: Absorber Economic Analysis,” Intl. Jour. Greenhouse Gas Control 2015, 42, 124-131.
- 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.
- Seibert, F. “Chapter 14: Extraction and Leaching,” Chemical Process Equipment Design and Selection, 3rd edition, Elesevier: 2013.
- Additional Publications (pdf)