The Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering sends 22 presenters to AIChE 2023 in Orlando, FL!


The Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering sends 22 presenters to the AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida; making it the largest group from the Institute ever to attend the conference. Our researchers will present 35 presentations/posters this week!

SUNDAY NOV 5     

Karim Al-Barghouti Techniques for Measuring and Modeling Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Ionic Liquids Saturated with Compressed Gases5-Nov4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Orlando Ballroom M (Convention Level) Oral

Susan Williams KU Evening Reception5-Nov7:15 PM - 9:15 PM Silver Spring I/II (Convention Level) KU Evening Reception 

MONDAY NOV 6     

Ana Morais Catalytic Upcycling of Waste Plastics I: Pyrolysis and Gasification6-Nov8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Florida Ballroom B (Convention Level) Chair

Hossein Abedsoltan Application of a Synthetic Method for Calculations of Solubilities and Diffusion Coefficients of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen in Polystyrene6-Nov 8:20 AM - 8:40 AM Orlando Ballroom M (Convention Level) Poster

Sarah Dixon PDD-VA Copolymers for the Separation of Azeotropic Refrigerant Mixtures6-Nov10:00 AM - 12:30 PM North Hall E (300 North, Phoenix Convention Center) Poster

Hannah Uhl Separation of HFC-32 and HFC-125 Using Imidazolium Based Ionic Liquid + Polyvinyl Acetate Ionic Liquid Polymer Membranes6-Nov10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Dorothy M. Haggard A Review of the Use of Ionic Liquids for Separation of Hydrofluorocarbon Mixtures6-Nov10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Irene Xu Exploring Physical Properties of Polyvinyl Acetate + Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes for the Separation of HFC-32 and HFC-1256-Nov10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster **WINNER, Second Place, Separations IV Division**

Abbey Blue Ruthenium (II) Polypyridyl Complex with Phosphoric Acid as Anchoring Group: Synthesis, Characterization & Application6-Nov10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Ryan Dahl Analyzing the Molecular Behavior of Ionic Liquids through Kamlet-Taft Parameters6-Nov10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Aria Sheldon Undergraduate Research Presentations - Energy, Materials, and Petrochemicals (High-pressure CO2-aided hydrolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate)6-Nov 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM Bayhill 32 (Lobby Level) Oral

Jared Bartlett Undergraduate Research Presentations - Energy, Materials, and Petrochemicals6-Nov 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM Bayhill 32 (Lobby Level) Oral

Pierson Adamson Undergraduate Research Presentations - Energy, Materials, and Petrochemicals6-Nov 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM Bayhill 32 (Lobby Level) Oral

Hossein Abedsoltan Calculations of Solubilities and Diffusion Coefficients of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen in Polystyrene-Application of a Synthetic Method6-Nov1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Orlando Ballroom M (Convention Level) Poster

Felipe Anaya Experiments in Process Dynamics and Control at the University of Kansas6-Nov2:36 PM - 2:54 PM Bayhill 28 (Lobby Level) Oral

Leila Fereidooni Removal of Allergens from Pistachio Shell by Soxhlet Method; An Experimental Study6-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

CJ Ponge Reuse of Zeolites for Sorption of Pfas6-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Hossein Abedsoltan A Synthetic Method for Calculations of Solubilities and Diffusion Coefficients of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen in Polystyrene6-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

TUESDAY NOV 7     

Abdulrhman Arishi  Azeotropic Refrigerant Mixture Separation Using Extractive Distillation with Ionic Liquids Entrainers7-Nov9:15 AM - 9:40 AM Manatee Spring II (Lobby Level) Oral

Clarice Sabolay Adsorption of Pfas from Human Plasma Using Zeolites7-Nov10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Coral Spring I/II (Lobby Level) Oral

Abby Harders Scale-up of Perfluoro (butenyl vinyl ether) (PBVE) and Perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole) (PDD) Copolymers for the Separation of R-410A7-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Andrew Yancey-Jardon Binary Adsorption of Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) and Difluoromethane (HFC-32): Thermodynamic Modeling of Pure and Binary Adsorption for Process Design7-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Abdulrhman Arishi  Azeotropic Hydrofluorocarbons/Hydrofluoroolefins Refrigerant Mixture Separation Using Extractive Distillation with Ionic Liquids Entrainers7-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Felipe Anaya Learnings from the Design, Commissioning and Operation of a Pilot-Scale Distillation column for the Unit Operations Laboratory at the University of Kansas7-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Clarice Sabolay Sorption of Pfas from Human Plasma Using Zeolites7-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Tessie May Mixed Matrix Membranes for Separating Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerant Mixtures7-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Hannah Uhl Separation of HFC-32 and HFC-125 Using Polyvinyl Acetate + Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes7-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Luke Wallisch Hollow Fiber Membrane Module Fabrication for the Separation of R-410A7-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Karim Al-Barghouti Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Ionic Liquid/Water Mixtures Used in Biomass Dissolution7-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

Hossein Abedsoltan Calculations of Solubilities and Diffusion Coefficients of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen in Polystyrene- Application of a Synthetic Method7-Nov3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom R/S (Convention Level) Poster

WEDNESDAY NOV 8     

Abby Harders Separation of Fluorocarbon Refrigerants Using Copolymer Membranes of Perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole) (PDD) and Vinyl Acetate (VA)8-Nov 10:06 AM - 10:27 AM Coral Spring I/II (Lobby Level) Oral

Mark Shiflett EFRI Team Meeting 8-Nov 11:00 AM -1:00 PM Discovery 47 – Level 3 of Tower 1 Meeting

Kalin Baca Phase Equilibria and Diffusivities of HFC-32 and HFC-125 in Encapsulated Ionic Liquids8-Nov12:45 PM - 1:00 PM Bayhill 18 (Lobby Level) Oral

Julia Espinoza Pilot-Scale Extractive Distillation System to Separate the Azeotropic Mixtures of HFC-32 and HFC-125, from Recycled Refrigerant, R-410A Using Ionic Liquid [C1C2im] [Tf2n]8-Nov1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Bayhill 18 (Lobby Level) Oral

CJ Ponge Reuse of Zeolites for Adsorption of PFAS8-Nov2:36 PM - 2:54 PM Barrel Spring II (Lobby Level) Oral

Andrew Yancey-Jardon Binary Adsorption of Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) and Difluoromethane (HFC-32) for R-410A Separation8-Nov5:36 PM - 5:54 PM Barrel Spring II (Lobby Level) Oral

THURSDAY NOV 9     

Ana Morias Thermal and Thermocatalytic Biomass Conversion and Biorefining I9-Nov8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Florida Ballroom A (Convention Level) Co-Chair