Research interests
- Catalysis and selective adsorption in fuel processing for ultra-clean fuels and fuel cells
- CO2 Capture, conversion & utilization
- Reforming of hydrocarbon and alcohol fuels for syngas and H2 production; Shape-selective catalysis for synthesis of organic chemicals
- Catalysis & reaction chemistry for energy conversion
- Synthesis & applications of nano-porous catalytic and sorbent materials
Current projects
- CO2 Removal from Flue Gas Using Molecular Basket Sorbent (PI)
- Nano-porous Molecular-Basket Sorbents (MBS) for Removing Contaminants in Cathode Air for Navy Fuel Cell Systems (PI)
- New Approach to Deep Reduction of Benzene in Gasoline by Alkylation over Shape-Selective Catalyst (PI)
- Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Operating on Alternative and Renewable Fuels (Co-PI with Serguei Lvov)
- Quiet Reliable and Compact Fuel Cell Based Truck APU (PI)
- Selective adsorption for removing sulfur (PSU-SARS) from liquid fuels (PI)
- Selective adsorption for removing nitrogen from liquid fuels (Co-PI with Xiaoliang Ma)