Expert Details
Bionewable Conversion Processes, Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Adsorbents
ID: 721060
Florida, USA
The catalyst synthesis technology that he and his associates have developed is directly applied to the catalysis of pollutants. Therefore, the insight expert has in catalyst technology allows him to solve many problems relating to the catalysis of pollution abatement.
Expert's catalyst synthesis technology is applied to the manufacture of metal oxides, usually supported on another metal oxide such as silica, alumina, and zeolites.
Expert has completed development programs recently that use homogeneous metal complexes for oxidative coupling reactions. His group has also examined the use of very strong acids as co-catalyst for this reaction. His interest also includes the use of very strong homogeneous acids to catalyze rearrangements and isomerizations.
As a research engineer for a major oil company, he developed solid acid catalysts and designed reactors for FCCU technology. In subsequent projects at Georgia Tech, he assisted sponsors in developing high efficient FCCU catalysts. Later work centered on developing characterization techniques.
Expert developed a new catalyst system for coupling aromatics using Pd and a very strong acid. This technology is currently before the U.S. Patent office. His group has been awarded a patent (U.S. 5,679,867) for a novel solid acid catalyst for toluene cabonylation. Additionally, he has developed an analytical technique based on NMR to measure the water content of triflic acid at levels less than 1 wt% H2O in acid.
Expert has developed solid acid catalysts to replace AlCl3/HCl as the catalyst for reactions involving aromatics as the substrate. This work was done as part of a contract to develop novel solid acid catalysts. For the past 20 years, he and his research group have developed a new technique to produce high efficiency catalysts having exceptional selectivity/yield for reactions such as alcohol dehydrogenation to aldehydes.
Expert's group has developed new techniques to determine the active metal surface area of metal catalysts supported on oxides such as copper. For 20 years, they have developed catalysts based on copper for reactions such as acidic isomerization of hydrocarbons, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, hydrogenolysis of esters, and catalytic decomposition of NOx, selective oxidation of olefins.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1978 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Rice University |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Purdue University |
| Year: 1971 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: University of Texas |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2010 to 2013 | Employer: Energy Institute at Mississippi State University | Title: Research Professor | Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
Responsibilities:He is responsible for the transfer to licensees of his technology developed at Mississippi State University for the conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbon liquids. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2010 | Employer: Mississippi State | Title: Director | Department: Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering |
Responsibilities:He is responsible for administration of the School of Chemical Engineering. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 2005 | Employer: Georgia State | Title: Professor | Department: School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
Responsibilities:Expert is responsible for teaching and research. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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| Years: 2002 to 2005 | Country / Region: Ukraine | Summary: Expert was the NATO Program Director for a Science for Peace Grant |
Career Accomplishments
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| Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
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| Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has 100 publications, 13 patents, and one book. |
Fields of Expertise
petrochemical catalysis, pollution catalysis, metal oxide, homogeneous catalysis, acid catalysis, acid catalyst, Friedel-Crafts reaction, catalysis, catalyst, catalyst support, catalytic reactor, heterogeneous catalysis, chemisorption, surface oxide, copper oxidation, solid acid catalyst, oxidation catalyst, supported metal catalyst, heterogeneous transition metal catalysis, petroleum refining catalysis, aluminum oxide catalyst, oxidation reaction, palladium homogeneous catalysis, palladium catalysis, palladium catalyst, reaction-rate equation, petroleum hydrogenation, alkylation, sorption, chemical reactor design, X-ray diffraction, titanium dioxide, ammonia, chemical reaction mechanism, hydrocracking, chemical kinetics, infrared spectroscopy, zeolite, zeolite catalyst, thermal analysis, shape-selective catalysis, petrochemical reactor, kinetics, deuterium, copper, continuous reactor, chemical reactor, chemical engineering, catalytic oxidation, catalytic hydrogenation, catalytic cracking, batch reactor, Arrhenius equation, aluminum oxide, alkyne