Clean Fuels & Catalysis Research
- Production of advanced thermally-stable jet fuels using petroleum- and coal-based feedstocks
- Catalytic reforming of natural gas to produce syngas and hydrogen
- Deep desulfurization of diesel fuels, jet fuels and gasoline for ultra-clean fuels (pdf)
- Tri-reforming of natural gas for conversion and utilization of CO2 with flue gas
- Reforming of liquid hydrocarbon fuels and alcohols for fuel cell applications
- New catalytic materials for jet fuel processing including deep desulfurization and hydrogenation
- Chemistry and stabilizers for advanced thermally stable jet fuels for high-Mach aircraft
- Capture of CO2 from flue gas of power plants (pdf)
- Capture of H2S from reformate of hydrocarbon fuels for fuel cell applications
- Shape-selective catalysis over molecular sieves for value-added organic chemicals
- Computational analysis of reaction pathways in catalytic processes
- Computer simulation of molecular dynamics in pore channels of catalytic materials
- New catalytic materials for fuel and chemical processing and synthesis of organic chemicals
- Analytical characterization of catalytic materials and fuels
- Upgrading of coal, heavy oil, resid and coal-based liquid feedstocks to clean fuel
Research Interests
- Catalytic Processing of Diesel Fuel, Jet Fuel and Gasoline
- Advanced Thermally Stable Jet Fuels from Coal and Petroleum
- CH4 or Natural Gas Conversion to Syngas & H2
- Reforming of Hydrocarbon Fuels and Alcohols for Fuel Cells
- Desulfurization, Denitrogenation & Hydrogenation of Fuels
- Shape- or Regio-Selective Synthesis of Organic Chemicals
- CO2 Capture, Conversion and Utilization
- Computer Simulation of Reaction Pathways and Catalysis
- Catalytic Upgrading of Petroleum, Heavy Oil and Resid
- Conversion of Coal, Heavy Oils, and Wastes to Fuels, Chemicals, and Materials
Relevant Presentations
The Coal-Based Jet Fuel Program (an html PowerPoint presentation)