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2019 Kappe Lecture: Gas Separation
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Professor Mark J. Rood, Ivan Racheff professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present the 2019 Kappe Lecture “Gas Separation with Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth for Reuse or More Effective Disposal of Organic Compounds.”
Abstract
Development and evaluation of an activated carbon fiber cloth (ACFC) adsorption system using either electrothermal swing adsorption (ESA) and microwave swing adsorption (MSA) will be described to selectively separate organic compounds from gas streams with bench-scale laboratory, pilot-scale field, and full-scale field tests. This research is
important to reduce emissions of organic compounds to the atmosphere because they can adversely affect human health and contribute to the formation of secondary air pollutants. We have successfully developed a technique to control ESA while using measurement of ACFC’s electrical resistance without using temperature and hydrocarbon sensors. Such improvements simplifies the system and reduces cost. Dr. Rood will discuss challenges to complete full-scale field tests and also challenges to publish high-quality peerreviewed manuscripts, graduating students, and intellectual property while obtaining funding from National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, USEPA and the private sector.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Rood has more than 36 years of research experience pertaining to gas separation and aerosol characterization. He is co-chief editor for Environmental Technology &
Innovation, member of the Advisory Board for Particuology, was chief editor for ASCE’s Journal of Environmental Engineering, and was an associate editor for Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association. He is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer Member with the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. He is a Fellow and was a director for the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors and Air and Waste Management Association
About the Kappe Lecture Series
The Kappe Lecture Series was inaugurated by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES)
in 1989 to share the knowledge of today’s practitioners with tomorrow’s environmental engineers and scientists. This
program was inspired by a grant from the estate of Stanley E. Kappe, P.E., DEE, who served as the Academy’s Executive
Director from 1971 to 1981. For more information, please visit http://www.aaees.org/kappelectureseries/