(6bz) Fixed Feed Temperature Program Modulation (FFTPM) - a Versatile Method for Extracting Adsorption Thermodynamics for Weakly Adsorbing Systems over a Range of Adsorbates

Energy Conversion, Chemical Energy Storage, Heterogenous Catalysis, Ads/Desorption measurements for atypical adsorbates, Energy Efficiency and Cycle Improvements, Adsorption Heat Pumps, Dehumidification sorbents and cycles, Combined Heat/Power, Electrochemical Separation/Compression, Catalytic Membrane Reactors, Waste to energy, Waste Valorization (in particular: CO2/CH4)

Research Approach:

Material & Energy Balances on well-characterized system(s), typically packed bed reactors with controlled feed(s), pressure(s), and temperature(s). Quantitative analysis of reactor feed/effluent via MS and/or GC.

Ideal collaboration is with a materials synthesis group and/or a modeling/simulation group.

Teaching Interests:

Material and Energy Balances

Thermodynamics I,II

Kinetics

Catalysis Elective

Teaching Approach and Philosophy:

Active learning/small group settings

Strong foundation of mass conservation and First/Second Laws

Well developed logic for problem setup (exact solution is less important than the critical thought necessary to set up the problem)