Current Research Projects
- Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Membrane Materials for Supercritical Separations
- Advanced Separation Systems for Ethanol Production from Algae-Based Photo-Bioreactors
- Formation of Asymmetric Polymer-Alumino-Phospate Membranes
- Caulking Mesoporous Defects in Molecular Sieves for Mixed Matrix Membrane Gas Separations
- Advanced Fiber Sorbent System for Recovery of Hydrogen from Natural Gas Reforming
- Selective Removal of Large Hydrophobic Solutes
- Separation of Butane Isomers Using High Loading ZSM-5 Asymmetric Hollow Fibers
- Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes for Natural Gas Separations
- Fundamentals of Advanced Barrier Materials for Packaging
- Advanced Fiber Sorbents for Removal of Sulfur Compounds from Pipeline Natural Gas
- Removal of Enzyme Inhibitors from Biomass Hydrolysis Solution
- Separation of Butane Isomer Mixtures Using Dense Mixed Matrix Membranes
- Ester Crosslinked Asymmetric Hollow Fibers for Natural Gas Purification
- Engineering of Asymmetric Carbon Hollow Fibers for Olefin-paraffin Separation
- Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes for olefin-paraffin separations
- Hydrogen Sulfide Removal From Natural Gas Streams Using Dense Film Membranes
- Decarboxylation-Induced Crosslinked Polyimide Hollow Fiber for Aggressive Natural Gas Feed Streams
- CO2 Adsorption onto Amino Functionalized Cellulose Acetate Fiber Sorbents
- New Solid Sorption Systems for CO2 Capture
Some Past Research Projects
- Membranes for Olefin/Paraffin Separations
- High-Strength Polyimide Materials with Engineered Morphology for High Pressure and Temperature Applications
- Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Membrane Materials for Supercritical Separations
- Crosslinked Polyimide Hollow Fiber Membranes for Aggressive Feed Streams
- Thickness Dependent Physical Aging and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Conditioning Effects on Crosslinkable Polyimide Membranes for Natural Gas Purification
- Engineering the Performance of Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas Separations
- Functionalized Co-Polypyrrolone-Imide Membrane for Propylene/Propane Separations
- Mixed Matrix Glassy Polymer/Molecular Sieve Membranes for Natural Gas Purification
- Synthesis and Study of Mixed Matrix Mmembranes for Hydrocarbon Separation
- Fundamentals of Barrier Material Development for Beverage Packaging Using Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)
- Synthesis and Study of Homogeneous Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes
- Formation of Non-Crosslinked Asymmetric Hollow Fiber Mixed Matrix Polymer/Molecular Sieve Membranes
- Homogeneous Crosslinkable Mixed Matrix Membranes for Natural Gas Purification
- Pervaporative Separation Processes for Aromatic-Saturate Separations
- Novel Membrane Materials and Structures for Water-Organic Mixtures
- Nonequilibrium Glassy State Effects on Membrane Transport in Polyimides
- Characterization and Modeling of Practical Asymmetric Hollow Fiber Membranes and Membrane Modules Used for High-Pressure Natural Gas Purification in the Presence of Trace Heavy Hydrocarbon Impurities
- Interphase Compatibility Promotion for Dense Mixed Matrix Membranes
- High Pressure CO2 Separations
- Spinning and Characterization of Composite Mixed Matrix and Crosslinkable Hollow Fiber Membranes
- Synthesis and Characterization of Crosslinkable Polyimides in Natural Gas and Related Separations
- Polypyrrolone Materials for Olefin-Paraffin Separations
- Pervaporation Separation of Aromatic and Aliphatic Mixtures
- Formation and Characterization of Asymmetric Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes and Mixed Matrix Membranes for Natural Gas Processing
- Sorption, Dilation, and Permeation Behavior of Glassy Polymers Exposed to Strongly Sorbing Components, Including Hydrocarbons and CO2
- Formation and Characterization of Asymmetric Hollow Fiber Membranes for Gas Separation
- Characterization of Humic Acid Fouling in Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Separations
- Formation and Characterization of Homogeneous Carbon Molecular Sieve Membrane Materials by Pyrolysis of Polyimide Precursor Films
- Characterization of Pellicle Membranes
- Mixed Matrix Membrane Formation, Characterization, and Modeling for Gas Separation Applications
- Mixed Matrix Membranes Based on Rubbery Matrix Materials and Type 4A Zeolites
- Osmotic Distillation of Aqueous Feed Solutions
- Effects of Aromatic and Aliphatic Components on Natural Gas Separation Using High Performance Polymer Membranes