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Renewable Bioproducts Publications
Developing scalable technology to allow for a more efficient and inexpensive conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals.

Natural Gas Upgrading Publications
Exploring chemical looping technology to bridge gaps in chemical production

Intensified Process Fundamentals Publications
Investigating scalable microwave technologies based on renewable electricity that can be applied across industries

Modeling and Simulation Publications
Building hi-tech modeling software that can analyze, design, and optimize modular manufacturing processes
Renewable Bioproducts Publications
- S. Adjiman, N. V. Sahinidis, D. G. Vlachos, B. Bakshi, C. T. Maravelias, and C. Georgakis “Process systems engineering perspective on the design of materials and molecules.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 60(14), 5194-5206, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05399/]
- S. P. Batchu, B. Hernandez, A. Malhotra, H. Fang, M. Ierapetritou, and D. G. Vlachos, “Accelerating manufacturing for biomass conversion via integrated process and bench digitalization: a perspective.” React. Chem. Eng., 7(4), 813-832, (2022), [DOI: 10.1039/D1RE00560J]
- S. Bhattacharyya, P. Desir, S. Prodinger, R. F. Lobo, and D. G. Vlachos, “Improved slit-shaped microseparator and its integration with a microreactor for modular biomanufacturing.” Green Chem., 23(10), 3700-3714, (2021), [DOI: 10.1039/d1gc00642h]
- F. Cameli, P. Dimitrakellis, T.Y. Chen, and D.G. Vlachos, “Modular Plasma Microreactor for Intensified Hydrogen Peroxide Production.” ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 10(5), 1829-1838, (2022), [DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06973]
- Y. Chen, Z. W. Cheng, P. Desir, B. Saha, and D. G. Vlachos, “Fast microflow kinetics and acid catalyst deactivation in glucose conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural.” React. Chem. Eng., 6(1), 152-164, (2021), [DOI: 10.1039/d0re00391c]
- Y. Chen, P. Desir, M. Bracconi, B. Saha, M. Maestri, and D. G. Vlachos, “Liquid-Liquid Microfluidic Flows for Ultrafast 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural Extraction.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 60(9), 3723-3735, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05759]
- Y. Chen, M. Baker-Fales, and D.G. Vlachos, “Operation and Optimization of Microwave-Heated Continuous-Flow Microfluidics.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 59(22), 10408-10417, (2020), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c01650]
- P. Desir and D. G. Vlachos, “Intensified reactive extraction for the acid-catalyzed conversion of fructose to 5-hydroxymethyl furfural.” Chem. Eng. J., 428, 12, (2022), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.132556]
- P. Desir, T.Y. Chen, M. Bracconi, B. Saha, M. Maestri, and D.G. Vlachos, “Experiments and computations of microfluidic liquid-liquid flow patterns.” React. Chem. Eng., 5(1), 39-50, (2020), [DOI: 10.1039/c9re00332k]
- P. Desir, B. Saha, and D.G. Vlachos, “Ultrafast flow chemistry for the acid-catalyzed conversion of fructose.” Energy & Environmental Science, 12(8), 2463-2475, (2019), [DOI: 10.1039/c9ee01189g]
- Y.W. Hsiao, X. Zong, J. Zhou, W. Zheng, and D.G. Vlachos, “Selective hydrodeoxygenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) over carbon supported copper catalysts using isopropyl alcohol as a hydrogen donor.” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 317, 121790, (2022), [DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121790]
- L. Lansford, S. J. Kurdziel, and D. G. Vlachos, “Scaling of Transition State Vibrational Frequencies and Application of d-Band Theory to the Bronsted-Evans-Polanyi Relationship on Surfaces.” J. Phys. Chem. C, 125(13), 7119-7129, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c09686]
- V. Liao, M. Cohen, Y. Wang, and D.G. Vlachos, “Characterization of Supported Subnanometer Clusters via Computational Infrared Spectroscopy.” , Submitted, XXX-XXX, (2022),
- S. Prodinger, M.F.K. Verstreken, R.F. Lobo, “Selective and Efficient Production of Biomass-Derived Vinylfurans.” ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 8(32), 11930-11939, (2020), [DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00119]
- Y.Z. Wang, S. Lee, J.H. Zhou, J.Y. Fu, A. Foucher, E. Stach, L. Ma, N. Marinkovic, S. Ehrlich, W.Q. Zheng, and D.G. Vlachos, “Higher loadings of Pt single atoms and clusters over reducible metal oxides: application to C-O bond activation.” Catal. Sci. Technol., 12(9), 2920-2928, (2022), [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00193d]
- X. Wang, S. Bhattacharyya, and D. G. Vlachos, “Extraction of Furfural and Furfural/5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Mixed Lignocellulosic Biomass-Derived Feedstocks.” ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 9(22), 7489-7498, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00982]
- X. Wang, S. Bhattacharyya, and D.G. Vlachos, “Solvent selection for biphasic extraction of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural via multiscale modeling and experiments.” Green Chem., 22(24), 8699-8712, (2020), [DOI: 10.1039/d0gc03251d]
- G.R. Wittreich, S.Z. Liu, P.J. Dauenhauer, and D.G. Vlachos, “Catalytic resonance of ammonia synthesis by simulated dynamic ruthenium crystal strain.” Sci. Adv., 8(4), 9, (2022), [DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl6576]
- K. Yu, S. Srinivas, C. Wang, W. Chen, L. Ma, S. N. Ehrlich, N. Marinkovic, P. Kumar, E. A. Stach, S. Caratzoulas, W. Zheng, and D.G. Vlachos, “High-Temperature Pretreatment Effect on Co/SiO2 Active Sites and Ethane Dehydrogenation.” ACS Catal., , 11749-11760, (2022), [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03180]
Natural Gas Upgrading Publications
- Brady, C., Debruyne, Q., Majumder, A., Goodfellow, B., Lobo, R.F., Calverley, T., Xu, B., “An integrated methane dehydroaromatization and chemical looping process.” Chem. Eng. J., 406, 127168, (2021), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127168]
- C. Brady, Q. Debruyne, A. Majumder, B. Goodfellow, R.F. Lobo, T. Calverley, B. Xu, “An integrated methane dehydroaromatization and chemical looping process.” Chem. Eng. J., 406, 127168, (2021), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127168]
- Y. Yuan, C. Brady, L. Annamalai, R.F. Lobo, B. Xu, “Ga speciation in Ga/H-ZSM-5 by in-situ transmission FTIR spectroscopy.” J. Catal., 393, 60-69, (2021), [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.11.004]
Intensified Process Fundamentals Publications
- S. Adjiman, N. V. Sahinidis, D. G. Vlachos, B. Bakshi, C. T. Maravelias, and C. Georgakis “Process systems engineering perspective on the design of materials and molecules.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 60(14), 5194-5206, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05399/]
- A. Ashraf, S. Tacchino, N. R. Peela, G. Ercolino, K. K. Gill, D. G. Vlachos, and S. Specchia, “Experimental insights into the coupling of methane combustion and steam reforming in a catalytic plate reactor in transient mode.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 60(1), 196-209, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04837]
- M. Baker-Fales, T. Y. Chen, and D. G. Vlachos, “Scale-Up of Microwave-Assisted, Continuous Flow, Liquid Phase Reactors: Application to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Production.” Chem. Eng. J., 454, Part 1, , (2023), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.139985]
- P. Batchu, H. L. Wang, W. Q. Chen, W. Q. Zheng, S. Caratzoulas, R. F. Lobo, and D. G. Vlachos, “Ethane dehydrogenation on single and dual centers of Ga-modified gamma-Al2O3.” ACS Catal., 11(3), 1380-1391, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03536]
- T.Y. Chen, M. Baker-Fales, H. Goyal, and D.G. Vlachos, “Microwave Heating-Induced Temperature Gradients in Liquid-Liquid Biphasic Systems.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 61(8), 3011-3022, (2022), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c04859]
- T.-Y. Chen, Y.W. Hsiao, M. Baker-Fales, F. Cameli, P. Dimitrakellis, and D.G. Vlachos, “Microflow chemistry and its electrification for sustainable chemical manufacturing.” Chemical Science, 13(36), 10644-10685, (2022), [DOI: 10.1039/D2SC01684B]
- Q. Chen, A. Malhotra, K. W. Yu, W. Q. Zheng, P. J. Plaza-Gonzalez, J. M. Catala-Civera, J. Santamaria, and D. G. Vlachos, “Intensified microwave-assisted heterogeneous catalytic reactors for sustainable chemical manufacturing.” Chem. Eng. J., 420, 10, (2021), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.130476]
- Y. Chen, M. Baker-Fales, and D.G. Vlachos, “Operation and Optimization of Microwave-Heated Continuous-Flow Microfluidics.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 59(22), 10408-10417, (2020), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c01650]
- Q. Dong, Y.G. Yao, S.C. Cheng, K. Alexopoulos, J.L. Gao, S. Srinivas, Y.F. Wang, Y. Pei, C.L. Zheng, A.H. Brozena, H. Zhao, X.Z. Wang, H.E. Toraman, B. Yang, I.G. Kevrekidis, Y.G. Ju, D.G. Vlachos, D.X. Liu, and L.B. Hu, “Programmable heating and quenching for efficient thermochemical synthesis.” Nature, 605(7910), 470-476, (2022), [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04568-6]
- H. Goyal, T.Y. Chen, W.Q. Chen, and D.G. Vlachos, “A review of microwave-assisted process intensified multiphase reactors.” Chem. Eng. J., 430, 21, (2022), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.133183]
- H. Goyal, S. Sadula, and D. G. Vlachos, “Microwave heating of slurries.” Chem. Eng. J., 417, 11, (2021), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127892]
- H. Goyal, A. Mehdad, R.F. Lobo, G.D. Stefanidis, and D.G. Vlachos, “Scaleup of a Single-Mode Microwave Reactor.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 59(6), 2516-2523, (2019), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04491]
- H. Goyal, and D.G. Vlachos, “Multiscale modeling of microwave-heated multiphase systems.” Chem. Eng. J., 397, 125262, (2022), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.125262]
- W. Hsiao, A. Anastasopoulou, M. Ierapetritou, and D. G. Vlachos, “Cost and energy efficient cyclic separation of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural from an aqueous solution.” Green Chem., 23(11), 4008-4023, (2021), [DOI: 10.1039/D1GC00841B]
- A. Malhotra, W. Chen, H. Goyal, P. J. Plaza-Gonzalez, I. Julian, J. M. Catala-Civera, and D. G. Vlachos, “Temperature Homogeneity under Selective and Localized Microwave Heating in Structured Flow Reactors.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 60(18), 6835-6847, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05580]
- T. Xie, G.R. Wittreich, and D.G. Vlachos, “Multiscale modeling of hydrogenolysis of ethane and propane on Ru(0001): Implications for plastics recycling.” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 316, 121597, (2022), [DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121597]
Modeling and Simulation Publications
- S. Adjiman, N. V. Sahinidis, D. G. Vlachos, B. Bakshi, C. T. Maravelias, and C. Georgakis “Process systems engineering perspective on the design of materials and molecules.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 60(14), 5194-5206, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05399/]
- H. Bhattacharjee, N. Anesiadis, and D. G. Vlachos, “Regularized machine learning on molecular graph model explains systematic error in DFT enthalpies.” Sci Rep, 11(1), 10, (2021), [DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93854-w]
- H. Bhattacharjee, J. Burns, and D. G. Vlachos, “AIMSim: Accessible Cheminformatics Platform for Similarity Operations on Chemical Datasets.” J. Chem Inf. Model., In press, , (2022), [DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-nw6f5]
- H. Bhattacharjee, and D.G. Vlachos, “Thermochemical Data Fusion Using Graph Representation Learning.” J. Chem Inf. Model., 60(10), 4673-4683, (2020), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00699]
- Q. Chen, M. Cohen, K. W. Yu, H. L. Wang, W. Q. Zheng, and D. G. Vlachos, “Experimental data-driven reaction network identification and uncertainty quantification of CO2-assisted ethane dehydrogenation over Ga2O3/Al2O3.” Chem. Eng. Sci., 237, 11, (2021), [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116534]
- M. Cohen and D.G. Vlachos, “Modified Energy Span Analysis of Catalytic Parallel Pathways and Selectivity.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., XXXX, XXX-XXX, (2022), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01991]
- M. Cohen, T. Goculdas, and D.G. Vlachos, “Active Learning of Chemical Reaction Networks via Probabilistic Graphical Models and Boolean Reaction Circuits.” React. Chem. Eng., Submitted, XXX-XXX, (2022),
- M. Cohen, and D. G. Vlachos, “Chemical Kinetics Bayesian Inference Toolbox (CKBIT).” Comput. Phys. Commun., 265, 12, (2021), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2021.107989]
- C. Feng, J. L. Lansford, M.A. Katsoulakis, and D.G. Vlachos, “Explainable and trustworthy artificial intelligence for correctable modeling in chemical sciences.” Sci. Adv., 6(42), 10, (2020), [DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc3204]
- U. Gupta, and D. G. Vlachos, “Learning Chemistry of Complex Reaction Systems via a Python First-Principles Reaction Rule Stencil (pReSt) Generator. J. Chem Inf. Model., 61(7), 3431-3441, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00297]
- U. Gupta, and D.G. Vlachos, “Reaction Network Viewer (ReNView): An open-source framework for reaction path visualization of chemical reaction systems.” SoftwareX, 11, 100442, (2020), [DOI: 10.1016/j.softx.2020.100442]
- J. Kurdziel, J. L. Lansford, and D. G. Vlachos, “Prediction of Transition-State Scaling Relationships and Universal Transition-State Vibrational and Entropic Correlations for Dehydrogenations.” J. Phys. Chem. C, 125(36), 19780-19790, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c05425]
- L. Lansford, S. J. Kurdziel, and D. G. Vlachos, “Scaling of Transition State Vibrational Frequencies and Application of d-Band Theory to the Bronsted-Evans-Polanyi Relationship on Surfaces.” J. Phys. Chem. C, 125(13), 7119-7129, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c09686]
- L. Lansford, and D.G. Vlachos, “Spectroscopic Probe Molecule Selection Using Quantum Theory, First-Principles Calculations, and Machine Learning.” ACS Nano, 14(12), 17295-17307, (2020), [DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07408]
- Q. Li, G. Wittreich, Y. F. Wang, H. Bhattacharjee, U. Gupta, and D. G. Vlachos, “Accurate Thermochemistry of Complex Lignin Structures via Density Functional Theory, Group Additivity, and Machine Learning.” ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 9(8), 3043-3049, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c08856]
- J. Lym, G.R. Wittreich, and D.G. Vlachos, “A Python Multiscale Thermochemistry Toolbox (pMuTT) for thermochemical and kinetic parameter estimation.” Comput. Phys. Commun., 247, 106864, (2020), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2019.106864]
- Q. Su, L. Zhang, Y. F. Wang, J. X. Liu, V. Muravev, K. Alexopoulos, I.A.W. Filot, D.G. Vlachos, and E.J.M. Hensen, “Stability of heterogeneous single-atom catalysts: a scaling law mapping thermodynamics to kinetics.” Npj Computational Materials, 6(1), 7, (2020), [DOI: 10.1038/s41524-020-00411-6]
- Y. Wang, J. Kalscheur, E. Ebikade, Q. Li, and D.G. Vlachos, “LigninGraphs: lignin structure determination with multiscale graph modeling.” J. Cheminformatics, 14(1), 11, (2022), [DOI: 10.1186/s13321-022-00627-2]
- Y. Wang, T.-Y. Chen, and D. G. Vlachos, “NEXTorch: A Design and Bayesian Optimization Toolkit for Chemical Sciences and Engineering.” J. Chem Inf. Model., 61(11), 5312-5319, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00637]
- Y. Wang, Y.-Q. Su, E.J.M. Hensen, and D.G. Vlachos, “Finite-Temperature Structures of Supported Subnanometer Catalysts Inferred via Statistical Learning and Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimization.” ACS Nano, 14(10), 13995-14007, (2020), [DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06472]
- X. Wang, S. Bhattacharyya, and D.G. Vlachos, “Solvent selection for biphasic extraction of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural via multiscale modeling and experiments.” Green Chem., 22(24), 8699-8712, (2020), [DOI: 10.1039/d0gc03251d]
- G.R. Wittreich and D.G. Vlachos, “Python Group Additivity (pGrAdd) software for estimating species thermochemical properties.” Comput. Phys. Commun., 273, 108277, (2022), [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2021.108277]
- R. Wittreich, G. H. Gu, D. J. Robinson, M. A. Katsoulakis, and D. G. Vlachos, “Uncertainty Quantification and Error Propagation in the Enthalpy and Entropy of Surface Reactions Arising from a Single DFT Functional.” J. Phys. Chem. C, 125(33), 18187-18196, (2021), [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c04754]
- X. Zong and D.G. Vlachos, “Learning structure-sensitive scaling relations for small species adsorption on platinum surfaces.” J. Chem Inf. Model., In Press, XXX-XXX, (2022),