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Carbon Dioxide Capture & Conversion
Cheng, Z. and Lo, C. S. (2016).
Mechanistic and microkinetic analysis of CO2 hydrogenation on ceria
. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18(11):7987-7996.
Li, W., Wu, J., Lee, S. S. and Fortner, J. D. (2016).
Surface tunable magnetic nano-sorbents for carbon dioxide sorption and separation
. Chemical Engineering Journal 313: 1160-1167.
Nie, Y., Wang, W.-N., Jiang, Y., Fortner, J. and Biswas, P. (2016).
Crumpled reduced graphene oxide-amine-titanium dioxide nanocomposites for simultaneous carbon dioxide adsorption and photoreduction
. Catalysis Science & Technology 6(16):6187-6196.
Wang, W.-N., Wu, F., Myung, Y., Niedzwiedzki, D. M., Im, H. S., Park, J., Banerjee, P. and Biswas, P. (2015).
Surface Engineered CuO Nanowires with ZnO Islands for CO2 Photoreduction
. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 7(10):5685-5692.
Wang, W.-N., Jiang, Y., Fortner, J. D. and Biswas, P. (2014).
Nanostructured Graphene-Titanium Dioxide Composites Synthesized by a Single-Step Aerosol Process for Photoreduction of Carbon Dioxide
. Environ. Engr. Sci. 31(7):428-434.
Wang, W.-N., Soulis, J., Yang, Y. J. and Biswas, P. (2014).
Comparison of CO2 Photoreduction Systems: A Review. Aerosol and Air Quality Research 14:533-549.
Cheng, Z. and Lo, C. S. (2013).
Effect of Support Structure and Composition on the Catalytic Activity of Pt Nanoclusters for Methane Dehydrogenation. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 52(44):15447-15454.
Cheng, Z., Sherman, B.J., Lo, C.S. (2013).
Carbon dioxide activation and dissociation on ceria (110): A density functional theory study
. J. Chem. Phys. 138(1): 014702-12.
Moore, J. K., Guiver, M. D., Du, N., Hayes, S. E. and Conradi, M. S. (2013).
Molecular Motions of Adsorbed CO2 on a Tetrazole-Functionalized PIM Polymer Studied with 13C NMR
. J. Phys. Chem. C 117(44):22995-22999.
Cheng, Z., Fine, N. and Lo, C. (2012).
Platinum nanoclusters exhibit enhanced catalytic activity for methane dehydrogenation
. Topics in Catalysis 55:345-352.
Wang, W.-N., Jiang, Y., Biswas, P. (2012).
Evaporation-induced crumpling of graphene oxide nanosheets in aerosolized droplets: confinement force relationship
. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 3:3228-3233.
Biswas, P., Wang, W.-N. and An, W.-J. (2011).
The energy-environment nexus: aerosol science and technology enabling solutions
. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China 5:299-312.
Havran, V., Dudukovic, M. P. and Lo, C. S. (2011).
Conversion of methane and carbon dioxide to higher value products
. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 50:7089-7100.
Wang, W.-N., Park, J. and Biswas, P. (2011).
Rapid synthesis of nanostructured Cu-TiO2-SiO2 composites for CO2 photoreduction by evaporation driven self-assembly
. Catal. Sci. Technol. 1:593-600.
Li, Y., Wang, W.-N., Zhan, Z., Woo, M.-H., Wu, C.-Y. and Biswas, P. (2010).
Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with H2O on mesoporous silica supported Cu/TiO2 catalysts
. Appl. Catal., B 100:386-392.
Zheng, X., Veith, G. M., Redekop, E., Lo, C. S., Yablonsky, G. S. and Gleaves, J. T. (2010).
Oxygen and CO adsorption on Au/SiO2 catalysts prepared by magnetron sputtering: the role of oxygen storage
. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 49:10428-10437.
Carbon Dioxide Capture & Conversion
He, L., Chen, A. B., Yu, Y., Kucera, L. and Tang, Y. (2013).
Optimize Flue Gas Settings to Promote Microalgae Growth in Photobioreactors via Computer Simulations
. Journal of Visualized Experiments JoVE(80):50718.
Memon, D., Singh, A.K., Pakrasi, H.B., Wangikar, P.P. (2013).
A global analysis of adaptive evolution of operons in cyanobacteria
. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 103(2): 331-346.
Stockel, J., Elvitigala, T.R., Liberton, M., Pakrasi, H.B. (2013).
Carbon availability affects diurnally controlled processes and cell morphology of Cyanothece 51142
. PLoS ONE 8(2):e56887.
Varman, A.M., Xiao, Y., Pakrasi, H.B., Tang, Y.J. (2013).
Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 for isobutanol production
. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 79(3): 908-914.
Berla, B. M. and Pakrasi, H. B. (2012).
Upregulation of plasmid genes during stationary phase in Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803, a cyabobacterium
. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78:5448-5451.
He, L., Subramanian, V. R. and Tang, Y. J. (2012).
Experimental analysis and model-based optimization of microalgae growth in photo-bioreactors using flue gas
. Biomass and Bioenergy 41:131-138.
Bandyopadhyay, A., Stockel, J., Min, H., Sherman, L. A. and Pakrasi, H. B. (2010).
High rates of photobiological H2 production by a cyanobacterium under aerobic conditions
. Nat Commun 1:139.
Torkamani, S., Wani, S. N., Tang, Y. J. and Sureshkumar, R. (2010).
Plasmon-enhanced microalgal growth in miniphotobioreactors
. Appl. Phys. Lett. 97:043703/043701-043703/043703.
Geological Sequestration
Biagi, J., Agarwal, R. and Zhang, Z. (2016).
Simulation and optimization of enhanced gas recovery utilizing CO2
. Energy 94:78-86.
Liu, D., Agarwal, R. and Li, Y. (2016).
Numerical simulation and optimization of CO2-enhanced water recovery by employing a genetic algorithm
. J. Cleaner Production 133:994-1007.
Liu, D., Li, Y. and Agarwal, R. K. (2016).
Numerical simulation of long-term storage of CO2 in Yanchang shale reservoir of the Ordos basin in China
. Chemical Geology 440:288-305.
Liu, D., Li, Y., Song, S. and Agarwal, R. (2016).
Simulation and analysis of lithology heterogeneity on CO2 geological sequestration in deep saline aquifer: a case study of the Ordos Basin
. Environmental Earth Sciences 75(11):1-13.
Min, Y. and Jun, Y.-S. (2016).
Anorthite Dissolution under Conditions Relevant to Subsurface CO2 Injection: Effects of Na+, Ca2+, and Al3+
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 50(20):11377-11385.
Safi, R., Agarwal, R. K. and Banerjee, S. (2016).
Numerical simulation and optimization of CO2 utilization for enhanced oil recovery from depleted reservoirs
. Chem. Eng. Sci. 144:30-38.
Zhang, L., Kim, Y., Jung, H., Wan, J. and Jun, Y.-S. (2016).
Effects of Salinity-Induced Chemical Reactions on Biotite Wettability Changes under Geologic CO2 Sequestration Conditions
. Environ. Sci. Tech. Lett. 3(3):92-97.
Li, Q., Lim, Y. M., Flores, K. M., Kranjc, K. and Jun, Y.-S. (2015).
Chemical Reactions of Portland Cement with Aqueous CO2 and Their Impacts on Cement's Mechanical Properties under Geologic CO2 Sequestration Conditions
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 49(10):6335-6343.
Li, Q., Lim, Y. M. and Jun, Y.-S. (2015).
Effects of Sulfate during CO2 Attack on Portland Cement and Their Impacts on Mechanical Properties under Geologic CO2 Sequestration Conditions
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 49(11):7032-7041.
Min, Y., Kubicki, J. D. and Jun, Y.-S. (2015).
Plagioclase Dissolution during CO2-SO2 Cosequestration: Effects of Sulfate
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 49(3):1946-1954.
Surface, J. A., Wang, F., Zhu, Y., Hayes, S. E., Giammar, D. E. and Conradi, M. S. (2015).
Determining pH at Elevated Pressure and Temperature Using in Situ 13C NMR
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 49(3):1631-1638.
Zhang, L. and Jun, Y.-S. (2015).
Distinctive Reactivities at Biotite Edge and Basal Planes in the Presence of Organic Ligands: Implications for Organic-Rich Geologic CO2 Sequestration
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 49(16):10217-10225.
Agarwal, R. K. and Zhang, Z. (2014).
Optimization of CO2 Sequestration in Saline Aquifers
. CO2 Sequestration and Valorization, C. d. R. V. Morgado and V. P. P. Esteves, eds. 365-402.
Giammar, D. E., Wang, F., Guo, B., Surface, J. A., Peters, C. A., Conradi, M. S. and Hayes, S. E. (2014).
Impacts of Diffusive Transport on Carbonate Mineral Formation from Magnesium Silicate-CO2-Water Reactions
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 48(24):14344-14351.
Li, Q., Fernandez-Martinez, A., Lee, B., Waychunas, G. A. and Jun, Y.-S. (2014).
Interfacial Energies for Heterogeneous Nucleation of Calcium Carbonate on Mica and Quartz
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 48(10):5745-5753.
Xiong, W. and Giammar, D. (2014).
Forsterite Carbonation in Zones with Transport Limited by Diffusion
. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 1(8):333-338.
Yang, Y., Min, Y., Lococo, J. and Jun, Y.-S. (2014).
Effects of Al/Si ordering on feldspar dissolution: Part I. Crystallographic control on the stoichiometry of dissolution reaction
. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 126(0):574-594.
Yang, Y., Min, Y. and Jun, Y.-S. (2014).
Effects of Al/Si ordering on feldspar dissolution: Part II. The pH dependence of plagioclases' dissolution rates
. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 126(0):595-613.
Zhang, Z. and Agarwal, R. K. (2014).
Modeling, simulation, and optimization of geological carbon storage
. Scholars' Press.
Zhang, Z. and Agarwal, R. K. (2014).
Numerical Simulation of CO2 Sequestration in Large Saline Aquifers, in CO2 Sequestration and Valorization, C. d. R. V. Morgado and V. P. P. Esteves, eds., InTech
. 305-342.
Zhang, Z. and Agarwal, R. (2014).
Numerical simulation of CO2 geological storage in saline aquifers - case study of utsira formation
. International J. of Energy and Environment 5(1):23-34.
Zhang, Z. and Agarwal, R. (2014).
Numerical simulation and optimization of Sleipner carbon sequestration project
. International J. of Engineering and Technology 3(1):1-13.
Jun, Y.-S., Giammar, D.E., Werth, C.J., Dzombak, D.A. (2013).
Environmental and geochemical aspects of geologic carbon sequestration: a special issue
. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47:1-2.
Jun, Y.-S., Giammar, D.E., Werth, C.J. (2013).
Impacts of geochemical reactions on geologic carbon sequestration
. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47:3-8.
Surface, J. A., Skemer, P., Hayes, S. E. and Conradi, M. S. (2013).
In situ measurement of magnesium carbonate formation from CO2 using static high-pressure and -temperature 13C NMR
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 47:119-125.
Yang, Y., Min, Y. and Jun, Y.-S. (2013).
A mechanistic understanding of plagioclase dissolution based on Al occupancy and T-O bond length: from geologic carbon sequestration to ambient conditions
. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 15(42):18491-18501.
Yang, Y., Min, Y., Jun, Y.-S. (2013).
Structure-dependent interactions between alkali feldspars and organic compounds: implications for reactions in geologic carbon sequestration
. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47:150-158.
Zhang, Z. and Agarwal, R. (2013).
Numerical simulation and optimization of CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers for enhanced storage capacity and secured sequestration
. International J. of Energy and Environment 4(3):387-398.
Zhang, Z. and Agarwal, R. (2013).
umerical simulation and optimization of CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers
N. Computers & Fluids 80:79-87.
Garcia, D. J., Shao, H., Hu, Y., Ray, J. R. and Jun, Y.-S. (2012).
Supercritical CO2-brine induced dissolution, swelling, and secondary mineral formation on phlogopite surfaces at 75-95 [degree]C and 75 atm
. Energy & Environmental Science 5:5758-5767.
Wang, F. and Giammar, D. E. (2012).
Forsterite dissolution in saline water at elevated temperature and high CO2 pressure
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 47(1):168-173.
Zhang, Z. and Agarwal, R. (2012).
Numerical simulation and optimization of CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers for vertical and horizontal well injection
. Computational Geosciences 16:1-9.
Agarwal, R. K., Chusak, L. and Zhang, Z. (2011).
Economics of CO2 Sequestration versus a Suite of Alternative Energy Sources for Electricity Generation in US
. International J. of Energy, Economics and Policy 1(4):78-94.
Case, D. H., Wang, F. and Giammar, D. E. (2011).
Precipitation of magnesium carbonates as a function of temperature, solution composition, and presence of a silicate mineral substrate
. Environmental Engineering Science 28(12):881-889.
Hu, Y., Ray, J. R. and Jun, Y.-S. (2011).
Biotite-brine interactions under acidic hydrothermal conditions: fibrous illite, goethite, and kaolinite formation and biotite surface cracking
. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45:6175-6180.
Shao, H., Ray, J. R. and Jun, Y.-S. (2011).
Effects of salinity and the extent of water on supercritical CO2-induced phlogopite dissolution and secondary mineral formation
. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45:1737-1743.
Shao, H., Ray, J. R. and Jun, Y.-S. (2011).
Effects of organic ligands on supercritical CO2-induced phlogopite dissolution and secondary mineral formation
. Chemical Geology 290:121-132.
Yang, Y., Ronzio, C. and Jun, Y.-S. (2011).
The effects of initial acetate concentration on CO2-brine-anorthite interactions under geologic CO2 sequestration conditions
. Energy Environ. Sci. 4:4596-4606.
Jun, Y.-S., Lee, B. and Waychunas, G. A. (2010).
In situ observations of nanoparticle early development kinetics at mineral water interfaces
. Environ. Sci. Tech. 44:8182-8189.
Shao, H., Ray, J. R. and Jun, Y.-S. (2010).
Dissolution and precipitation of clay minerals under geologic CO2 sequestration conditions: CO2-brine-phlogopite interactions
. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44:5999-6005.
Wu, B., Shao, H., Wang, Z., Hu, Y., Tang, Y. J. and Jun, Y.-S. (2010).
Viability and metal reduction of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 under CO2 stress: implications for ecological effects of CO2 leakage from geologic CO2 sequestration
. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44:9213-9218.
Chemical Looping Combustion
Banerjee, S. and Agarwal, R. K. (2016).
Characterization of Scaling Laws in Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Spouted Fluidized Beds for Chemical Looping Combustion
. Energy & Fuels. 30(10):8638-8647.
Banerjee, S. and Agarwal, R. K. (2015).
An Eulerian Approach to Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of a Chemical-Looping Combustion Reactor With Chemical Reactions
. J. Energy Res. Tech. 138(4):042201-042201.
Banerjee, S. and Agarwal, R. K. (2015).
Transient Reacting Flow Simulation of Spouted Fluidized Bed for Coal-Direct Chemical Looping Combustion
. J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. 7(2):021016-021016.
Banerjee, S. and Agarwal, R. (2015).
Transient reacting flow simulation of spouted fluidized bed for coal-direct chemical looping combustion with different Fe-based oxygen carriers
. Applied Energy 160:552-560.
Meng, W. X., Banerjee, S., Zhang, X. and Agarwal, R. K. (2015).
Process simulation of multi-stage chemical-looping combustion using Aspen Plus
. Energy 90, Part 2:1869-1877.
Zhang, X., Banerjee, S. and Agarwal, R. K. (2015).
Validation of chemical-looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) using Cu-based oxygen carrier and comparative study of Cu, Mn and Co based oxygen carriers using ASPEN plus
. Int. J. Energy Environ. 6(3):247-254.
Zhang, X., Banerjee, S., Zhou, L. and Agarwal, R. (2015).
Process simulation and maximization of energy output in chemical-looping combustion using ASPEN plus
. Int. J. Energy Environ. 6(2):201-226.
Zhang, Z., Zhou, L. and Agarwal, R. (2014).
Transient Simulations of Spouted Fluidized Bed for Coal-Direct Chemical Looping Combustion
. Energy & Fuels 28(2):1548-1560.
Zhou, L., Zhang, Z. and Agarwal, R. (2014).
Simulation and validation of chemical-looping combustion using ASPEN plus
. Int. J. of Energy Environ. 5(1):53-58.
Zhou, L., Zhang, Z., Chivetta, C. and Agarwal, R. (2013).
Process Simulation and Validation of Chemical-Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU) Process using Cu-Based Oxygen Carrier
. Energy & Fuels 27(11):6906-6912.
Oxy-Combustion and Biomass Cofiring
Xia, F., Yang, Z., Adeosun, A., Gopan, A., Kumfer, B. M. and Axelbaum, R. L. (2016).
Pressurized oxy-combustion with low flue gas recycle: Computational fluid dynamic simulations of radiant boilers
. Fuel 181:1170-1178.
Xia, F., Yang, Z., Adeosun, A., Kumfer, B. M. and Axelbaum, R. L. (2016).
Control of radiative heat transfer in high-temperature environments via radiative trapping—Part I: Theoretical analysis applied to pressurized oxy-combustion
. Fuel 172:81-88.
Gopan, A., Kumfer, B. M. and Axelbaum, R. L. (2015).
Effect of operating pressure and fuel moisture on net plant efficiency of a staged, pressurized oxy-combustion power plant
. Int. J. Greenhouse Gas Control 39:390-396.
Yi, F. and Axelbaum, R. L. (2015).
Oxy-combustion of Low-Volatility Liquid Fuel with High Water Content
. Energy & Fuels 29(2):1137-1142.
Gopan, A., Kumfer, B. M., Phillips, J., Thimsen, D., Smith, R. and Axelbaum, R. L. (2014).
Process design and performance analysis of a Staged, Pressurized Oxy-Combustion (SPOC) power plant for carbon capture
. Applied Energy 125(0):179-188.
Yi, F., Gopan, A. and Axelbaum, R. L. (2014).
Characterization of coal water slurry prepared for PRB coal
. J. Fuel Chem. Tech. 42(10):1167-1171.
Yi, F. and Axelbaum, R. L. (2014).
Utilizing preferential vaporization to enhance the stability of spray combustion for high water content fuels
. Combust. Flame 161(8):2008-2014.
Holtmeyer, M. L., Li, G., Kumfer, B. M., Li, S. and Axelbaum, R. L. (2013).
The Impact of Biomass Cofiring on Volatile Flame Length
. Energy & Fuels 27(12):7762-7771.
Li, G., Li, S., Dong, M., Yao, Q., Guo, C.Y., Axelbaum, R.L. (2013).
Comparison of particulate formation and ash deposition under oxy-fuel and conventional pulverized coal combustions
. Fuel 106:544-551.
Li, G.D., Li, S.Q., Dong, M., Axelbaum, R.L., Yao, Q. (2013).
Comparisons of ash particle properties under air and oxy coal combustion in a 25 kw one-dimensional down fired furnace
, in: Qi, H., Zhao, B. (Eds.), Cleaner Combustion and Sustainable World. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 1225-1231.
Wang, X., Daukoru, S. M., Torkamani, S., Wang, W.-N. and Biswas, P. (2013).
ole of exhaust gas recycle on submicrometer particle formation during oxy-coal combustion
R. Proc. Combust. Instit. 34:3479-3487.
Yi, F., Axelbaum, R.L. (2013).
Stability of spray combustion for water/alcohols mixtures in oxygen-enriched air
. Proc. Combust. Inst. 34:1697-1704.
Holtmeyer, M. L., Kumfer, B. M. and Axelbaum, R. L. (2012).
Effects of biomass particle size during cofiring under air-fired and oxyfuel
. Applied Energy 93:606-613.
Skeen, S. A., Kumfer, B. M. and Axelbaum, R. L. (2010).
Nitric oxide emissions during coal and coal/biomass combustion under air-fired and oxy-fuel conditions
. Energy & Fuels 24:4144-4152.
Coal Byproducts
Lee, M.-H., Kim, J.-H., Biswas, P., Kim, S.-S., Suh, Y. J., Jang, H. D., Bhang, S. H., Yu, T., Kim, J.-H. and Cho, K. (2016).
Enhanced Collection Efficiency of Nanoparticles by Electrostatic Precipitator with Needle-Cylinder Configuration
. J. Nanoscience Nanotechnol. 16(7):6884-6888.
Li, Z., Jing, H. and Biswas, P. (2016).
Capture of submicrometer particles in a pressurized electrostatic precipitator
. Aerosol Sci. Tech. 50:1115-1129.
Wang, X., Jing, H., Dhungel, B., Wang, W.-N., Kumfer, B. M., Axelbaum, R. L. and Biswas, P. (2016).
Characterization of organic and black carbon aerosol formation during coal combustion: An experimental study in a 1 MW pilot scale coal combustor
. Fuel 180:653-658.
Zhang, L., Daukoru, M., Torkamani, S., Wang, S., Hao, J. and Biswas, P. (2013).
Measurements of mercury speciation and fine particle size distribution on combustion of China coal seams
. Fuel 104:732-738.
B., L. and Dikshit, A. K. (2012).
Behaviour of metals in coal fly ash ponds
. APCBEE Procedia 1:34-39.
B., L. and Dikshit, A. K. (2012).
Single step extractions of metals in coal fly ash
. Resources and Environment 2:1-8.
Catalano, J.G., Huhmann, B.L., Luo, Y., Mitnick, E.H., Slavney, A., Giammar, D.E. (2012).
Metal release and speciation changes during wet aging of coal fly ashes
. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46:11804-11812.
Hutchinson, T.J., Basappa, L., Dikshit, A., Luo, Y., Catalano, J.G., Giammar, D.E. (2012).
Fate of metals in fly ash during aging in laboratory-scale ash impoundments
. Environ. Eng. Sci. 29:1085-1091.
Bhandakkar, A., Balaji, B., Prasad, R. C. and Sastry, S. (2011). Corrosion and wear studies of aluminum alloy 6061-flyash composites, Proceedings of the East Asian and Pacific Area Corrosion Conference and Expo, Bombay, India.
Luo, Y., Giammar, D. E., Huhmann, B. L. and Catalano, J. G. (2011).
Speciation of Selenium, Arsenic, and Zinc in Class C fly ash
. Energy Fuels 25:2980-2987.
Shivpuri, K. K., B., L., Kulkarni, D. A. and Dikshit, A. K. (2011).
Metal leaching potential in coal fly ash
. Amer. J. Environ. Engr. 1:21-27.
