Research Productivity
Journal Covers from our Researchers
Methodology Development for the Measurement of Refrigerant Flammability Limits
Featuring Kevin Turner, Arthur L. Benson, Michael Lundin, Ed Atchison, Dave Watson,
Steve Campbell, Brian Finney, Glen Khlebutin, Riyaz Papar, and Mark B. Shiflett
Accelerating Catalysis Understanding via Large Language Model Data Extraction and Shallow Machine Learning Techniques
Featuring Brianna R. Farris and Kevin C. Leonard
Supercritical Fluids for Enhanced Chemical Transformation of Postconsumer Plastics: A
Review
Featuring Lakshmiprasad Gurrala and Ana Rita C. Morais
Impacts of Residual Water and Salinity on Hydrogen Adsorption and its Distribution in Geological Minerals: Insights into Hydrogen Geostorage and Natural Production
Featuring Temoor Muther and Amirmasoud Kalantari Dahaghi
Application of Hierarchical H–Y Zeolites in Hydroxyalkylation–Alkylation of 2-Methylfuran with
Furfural to Produce Jet Fuel Precursors
Featuring Odiri K. Siakpebru, Lakshmiprasad Gurrala, Anoop Uchagawkar, Oliver Norris, Jared
Bartlett, and Ana Rita C. Morais
Subcritical CO2–H2O hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate as a sustainable chemical recycling platform
Featuring Dacosta Osei, Lakshmiprasad Gurrala, Aria Sheldon, Jackson Mayuga, Clarissa Lincoln, Nicholas A. Rorrer, and Ana Rita C. Morais
Using Passive Microrheology to Measure the Evolution of the Rheological Properties of NIST mAb Formulations during Adsorption to the Air–Water Interface
Featuring Estephanie Laura Nottar Escobar, M. Coleman Vaclaw, Joseph T. Lozenski, and Prajnaparamita Dhar
Correlating Surface Activity with Interface-Induced Aggregation in a HighConcentration mAb Solution
Featuring Estephanie L. N. Escobar, Valerie P. Griffin and Prajnaparamita Dhar
Predictive machine learning models trained on experimental datasets for electrochemical nitrogen reduction
Featuring Darik A. Rosser, Brianna R. Farris, and Kevin C. Leonard
Separation of Refrigerant Gases Using a Copolymer of Perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole) (PDD) and Vinyl Acetate (VA)
Featuring Abby N. Harders and her collaborators Sarah Dixon, Brock Hines, Michael Lundin, Whitney White, and Mark B. Shiflett
Modification of Nafion's nanostructure for the water management of PEM fuel cells
Featuring Trung Van Nguyen and his collaborators Yuanchao Li, Natalie Linnell Schwab, Robert M. Briber, and Joseph A. Dura
Deconvoluting Kinetic Rate Constants of Catalytic Substrates from Scanning Electrochemical Approach Curves with Artificial Neural Networks
Featuring Kyle Vincent Camarda, Kevin C. Leonard, graduate student Dinuka Rajapakse and Dylan T. Jantz, and their collaborators Josh Meckstroth and Zijun Yao
Solubility, Diffusivity, and Permeability of HFC-32 and HFC-125 in amorphous copolymers of perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether) and perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole)
Featuring Abby N. Harders, Erin R. Sturd, Luke Wallisch, Yuniva Mendoza-Apodaca, David R. Corbin, Whitney R. White, Chris P. Junk, and Mark B. Shiflett
Evaluation of Machine Learning Models on Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Using Human Curated Datasets
Featuring Brianna R. Farris, Tevin Niang-Trost, Michael S. Branicky, and Kevin C. Leonard
“First Measurements for the Simultaneous Sorption of Difluoromethane and Pentafluoroethane Mixtures in Ionic liquids Using the Integral Mass Balance Method”
Featuring Featuring Mark Shiflett and doctoral student Kalin Baca
“Difluoromethane (HFC-32) and Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) Sorption on Linde Type A (LTA) Zeolites for the Separation of Azeotropic Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerant Mixtures”
Featuring Featuring Andrew Yancey, David R. Corbin, and Mark B. Shiflett
"Insights into pressure tunable reaction rates for electrochemical reduction of CO2 in organic electrolytes"
Featuring Featuring Bala Subramaniam and Kevin Leonard and their research collaborators David Sconyers, Charles Shaughnessy, Hyun-Jin Lee, and James Blakemore
Extraction of aluminum and iron from bauxite: A unique closed-loop ore refining process utilizing oxalate chemistry
Featuring Featuring Ankit Verma, David Corbin, and Mark Shiflett
"Phase Equilibria and Diffusivities of HFC-32 and HFC-125 in Ionic Liquids for the Separation of R-410A"
Featuring Featuring KU Shiflett Group Members Kalin Baca, Greta Olsen, Lucia Matamoros Valenciano, Madelyn Bennett, Dorothy Haggard, Mark Shiflett, and Notre Dame collaborators Bridgette J. Befort, Alejandro Garciadiego, Alexander W. Dowling, Edward J. Maginn
"Carbonate-Derived Multi-Metal Catalysts for Electrochemical Water-Splitting at High Current Densities"
Featuring Featuring Kevin Leonard, Tim R. Larson, and CPE Alumni Tess Seuferling and Joseph Barforoush
“Process Designs for Separating R-410A, R-404A, and R-407C Using Extractive Distillation and Ionic Liquid Entrainers”
Featuring Featuring Mark Shiflett and graduate student Ethan Finberg
"Organic Electrosynthesis in CO2-eXpanded Electrolytes: Enabling Selective Acetophenone Carboxylation to Atrolatic Acid"
Featuring Featuring Kevin Leonard, his PhD graduate Matthew Stalcup, and collaborators Chrisitan K Nilles, Hyun-Jin Lee, Bala Subramaniam, and James Blakemore
"Enhancing Molecular Electrocatalysis of CO2 Reduction with Pressure-Tunable CO2-Expanded Electrolytes"
Featuring Featuring Bala Subramaniam and Kevin Leonard and their research collaborators David Sconyers, Charles Shaughnessy, Hyun-Jin Lee, and James Blakemore
“Protein Stabilization and Delivery: A Case Study of Invasion Plasmid Antigen D Adsorbed on Porous Silica”
Featuring Featuring Mark Shiflett and his research team and collaborators Nicole Montoya, Kaylee Barr, Simon Velasquez Morales, Jorge Elvis Umana, Channary Ny, Rhianna Roth, Edward Reyes, Brian Kirchhoff, Eric Hartman, Lillian Higgins, Kalena Nichol, Ana Rita C. Morais, Alan M. Allgeier, Phillip Gao, William Picking, and David Corbin
“Enhanced Acid-Catalyzed Lignin Depolymerization in a Continuous Reactor with Stable Activity”
Featuring Featuring Bala Subramaniam, doctoral graduate Kakasaheb Nandiwale and their collaborators Andrew Danby, Anand Ramanathan, RV Chaudhari, Ali Hussain Motagamwala, and James Dumesic.
Two articles featuring Mark Shiflett and his research team and collaborators:
Featuring Article Title 1: “High-Pressure Vapor−Liquid Equilibria of 1-Alkyl-1-Methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids and CO2”
Article Title 2: “Viscosity of 1-Alkyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids Saturated with Compressed CO2”
“Mitigation of Iron and Aluminum Powder Deflagrations via Active Explosion Suppression in a 1 m3 Sphere Vessel”
Featuring Featuring Mark Shiflett and his team including doctoral student Nicholas Reding, and their collaborators Thomas Farell, Robert Jackson, and Jérôme Taveau.
“Intensified ozonolysis of lignins in a spray reactor: insights into product yields and lignin structure”
Featuring Featuring Bala Subramaniam and his CEBC collaborators Julian Silverman and Andrew Danby
“Application of modulation excitation-phase sensitive detection-DRIFTS for in situ/operando characterization of heterogeneous catalysts”
Featuring Featuring Juan Bravo Suárez and his research group members Priya D. Srinivasan, Bhagyesha Patil, and Hongda Zhu
“Intensified Electrocatalytic CO2 Conversion in Pressure‐Tunable CO2‐Expanded Electrolytes”
Featuring Featuring Kevin Leonard, his PhD graduate Charles Shaughnessy, along with David Sconyers, Tyler Kerr, Jyun-Jin Lee, Bala Subramaniam, and James Blakemore
“Correlation of Active Site Precursors and Olefin Metathesis Activity in W-Incorporated Silicates”
Featuring Featuring Bala Subramaniam and his team/collaborators Jian-Feng Wu, Anand Ramanathan, Alessandro Biancardi, Amy Mari Jystad, Marco Caricato, and Yongfeng Hu
“Gas and vapor sorption measurements using electronic beam balances”
Featuring Article featuring Mark Shiflett and his research team David L. Minnick, Tugba Turnaoglu, and Maria Alejandra Rocha
“Metal Dust Explosion Hazards: A Technical Review”
Featuring Featuring Mark Shiflett and his doctoral student Nicholas Reding
Current Journal Editors
- Bala Subramaniam, Executive Editor, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
- Aaron Scurto, Associated Editor, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
- Mark Shiflett, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Ionic Liquids
Journal Editorial Boards
- Kevin Leonard, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Textbooks Published by CPE Faculty
Stanley M. Walas
- Phase Equilibria in Chemical Engineering, 1985 [Science Direct Webpage]
- Reaction Kinetics for Chemical Engineers, 1989 [Science Direct Webpage]
- Chemical Process Equipment: Selection and Design, third edition 2010 [Science Direct Webpage]
- Modeling with Differential Equations in Chemical Engineering, 1991 [Google Books Link]
Don W. Green with Marylee Southard
- Perry's Handbook, 9th edition in 2019 [Amazon Link]
Don W. Green and G. Paul Willhite
- Enhanced Oil Recovery, Second Edition in 2018 [SPE Webstore]
G. Paul Willhite
- Waterflooding, 1986 [SPE Webstore]
RV Chaudhari
- Three-phase Catalytic Reactors, 1983 [Google Books Link]
- Trickle Bed Reactors: Reactor Engineering and Applications, 2011 [Amazon Link]
Laurence Weatherley
- Engineering Processes for Bioseparations, 1994 [Elsevier Webpage]
- Intensification of Liquid–Liquid Processes, 2020 [Cambridge University Press]
Textbook Chapters (not full list)
- "Characterization under Practical Conditions: Time-Domain NMR, X-Ray Scattering and Tomography" - Alan Allgeier's Group
- "Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources: Techniques for Reservoir Engineering Analysis" Collaboration between Reza Barati's Group and KU Researchers