University Coal Research Program/Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions

Table of Contents

• Disclaimer
• Papers and Presentations
  • Session Papers
  • Poster Presentations of Project Accomplishments
  • Poster Presentations of Proposals

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Papers and Presentations

Session Papers

Keynote Address[PDF-13KB]
Arthur L. Baldwin, Regional Manager, National Energy Technology Center

Development of Mesoporous Membrane Materials for CO₂ Separation[PDF-13KB]
Wei-Heng Shih, Drexel University

Novel Ceramic Membrane for High Temperature Carbon Dioxide Separation[PDF-12KB]
Y.S. Lin, University of Cincinnati

Water Gas Shift Kinetics at Membrane Reactor Conditions[PDF-52KB]
Carl Lund, SUNY-Buffalo

Separation of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Using a Novel Membrane Reactor in Advanced Fossil Energy Conversion Processes[PDF-20KB]
Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State University

Oxygen-Enriched Coal Combustion with Carbon Dioxide Recycle and Recovery: Simulation and Experimental Study[PDF-7KB]
John M. Veranth, University of Utah

Minimizing Net CO₂ Emissions by Oxidative Co-Pyrolysis of Coal/Biomass Blends[PDF-9KB]
Robert Hurt, Brown University

Separation of CO₂ from Flue Gases by Carbon - Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Membranes[PDF-9KB]
Rodney Andrews, University of Kentucky

Palladim/Copper Alloy Composite Membranes for High Temperature Hydrogen Separation from Coal-Derived Gas Streams[PDF-17KB]
J. Douglas Way, Colorado School of Mines

Engineering a New Material for Hot Gas Cleanup[PDF-14KB]
Thomas Wheelock, Iowa State University

Control of Interfacial Dust Cake to Improve Efficiency of Moving Bed Granular Filters[PDF-19KB]
Gerald Colver, Iowa State University

Electrostatically Enhanced Barrier Filter Collection[PDF-11KB]
Michael Swanson, University of North Dakota

High Temperature Removal of H₂S from Coal Gasification Process Streams Using an Electro-chemical Membrane System[PDF-13KB]
Jack Winnick, Georgia Institute of Technology

Experimental and Theoretical Determination of Heavy Oil Viscosity Under Reservoir Conditions[PDF-8KB]
Jorge Gabitto, Prairie View A&M University

Study of Activation of Coal Char[PDF-5KB]
Eric Suuberg, Brown University

Development of Activated Carbons from Coal Combustion By-Products[PDF-15KB]
Harold Schobert, The Pennsylvania State University

Design of Hybrid Bottoming Power Cycles Employing Ammonia-Carbon Dioxide-Water Mixtures[PDF-74KB]
Ashish Gupta, State University of New York at Buffalo

Improved Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides with Hydrocarbon[PDF-14KB]
Ates Akyurtlu, Hampton University

Contribution of Semi-Volatile Organic Material to Ambient PM_2.5 [PDF-13KB]
Delbert Eatough, Brigham Young University

Sampling, Analysis, and Properties of Primary PM_2.5: Application to Coal-Fired Utility Boilers[PDF-11KB]
Allen Robinson, Carnegie Mellon University

An Innovative Concept for CO₂-Based Tri Generation of Fuels, Chemicals, and Electricity Using Flue Gas in Vision 21-Plant[PDF-31KB]
Jian Zheng, Pennsylvania State University

Advanced Diagnostics Techniques for Three Phase Slurry Bubble Column Reactors[PDF-14KB]
Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Washington University

Development of Attrition-Resistant Iron-Based Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts[PDF-8KB]
Adeyinka A. Adeyiga, Hampton University

Poster Presentations of Project Accomplishments

Effects of Fly Ash on Mercury Oxidation During Post Combustion Conditions[PDF-21KB]
Robert C. Brown, Iowa State University

Catalysts for High Cetane Ethers as Diesel Fuels[PDF-29KB]
Kamil Klier and Richard G. Herman, Lehigh University

Novel Slurry Phase Diesel Catalysts for Coal-Derived Syngas[PDF-25KB]
Dragomir Bukur, Texas A&M University

Air Separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption Using Superior Adsorbent[PDF-17KB]
Ralph T. Yang, University of Michigan

Supported Dense Ceramic Membranes for Oxygen Separation[PDF-12KB]
Timothy L. Ward, University of New Mexico

CO₂ Separations Using Zeolite Membranes[PDF-23KB]
Richard D. Noble, University of Colorado

Atomic-Level Imaging of CO₂ Disposal as a Carbonate Mineral: Optimizing Reaction Process Design[PDF-103KB]
Michael J. McKelvy, Arizona State University

Computational and Experimental Modeling of Slurry-Bubble Column Reactors[PDF-9KB]
Dimitri Gidaspow, Illinois Institute of Technology

Development of Novel Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells[PDF-10KB]
Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T University

Transport and Phase Equilibria Properties for Steam Flooding Heavy Oils[PDF-11KB]
Jorge Gabitto, Prairie View A&M University

Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of New Power Cycles and Advanced Falling Film Heat Exchangers[PDF-10KB]
Arsalan Razani, University of New Mexico

Kinetics of Hotgas Desulfurization Sorbents for Transport Reactors[PDF-14KB]
Kyung C. Kwon and Santosh K. Gangwal, Tuskegee University

Advanced Computational Model for Three-Phase Slurry Reactors[PDF-31KB]
Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

Poster Presentations of Proposals

A New Class of Mesoporous Catalysts for Applications in Petroleum Refining[PDF-15KB]
Conrad Ingram, Clark Atlanta University

Integrating P-Wave and S-Wave Seismic Data to Improve Characterization of Oil Reservoirs[PDF-9KB]
Innocent Aluka, Prairie View A&M University

Flux Enhancement in Crossflow Membrane Filtration: Fouling and Its Minimization by Flow Reversal[PDF-8KB]
Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State University

Novel Preparation and Magneto Chemical Characterization of Nano-Particle Mixed Alcohol Catalysts[PDF-10KB]
Zhenchen Zhong, Grambling State University

Synthesis of Sulfur Based Water Treatment Agent from Sulfur Dioxide Waste Streams[PDF-22KB]
Robert C. Brown, Iowa State University

High Efficiency Desulfurization of Synthesis Gas[PDF-16KB]
Douglas Harrison, Louisiana State University

A Novel Integrated Stack Approach for Realizing Mechanically Robust Solid Oxide Fuel Cells[PDF-13KB]
Tammy Lai, Northwestern University

Fundamental Investigation of Fuel Transformations in Advanced Coal Combustion and Gasification Technologies[PDF-7KB]
Robert Hurt, Brown University

Coal Particle Flow Patterns for O₂ Enriched, Low NO_X Burners[PDF-23KB]
Jennifer L. Sinclair, Purdue University

Ceramic Membranes for Hydrogen Production from Coal[PDF-7KB]
George R. Gavalas, California Institute of Technology

Proton Conducting Dense Ceramic Membranes for Hydrogen Separation and Membrane Reactor Applications[PDF-11KB]
Shigao Cheng, University of Cincinnati

Water-Gas Shift Hydrogen Separation Process[PDF-18KB]
Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Tufts University

Sulfur Reduction in Gasoline and Diesel Fuels by Extraction/Adsorption of Refractory Dibenzothiophenes[PDF-18KB]
Robert J. Angelici, Iowa State University

Deep Desulfurization of Diesel Fuel by a Novel Integrated Approach[PDF-25KB]
Xiaoliang Ma and Chunshan Song, Pennsylvania State University

Improved Iron Catalysts for Slurry Phase Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis[PDF-15KB]
Dragomir B. Bukur, Texas A&M University

Variables, Kinetics and Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Reburning[PDF-33KB]
Wei-Yin Chen, University of Mississippi

Control of Pollutant Emissions in Natural Gas Diffusion[PDF-7KB]
Ala R. Qubbaj, The University of Texas Pan American

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