Continuous-Flow Processes

The continuous production of chemicals and materials is a century-old problem that originates from the need for industrial process chemistry. Today, the design of continuous-flow chemical processes with modern reactors can reduce the footprints of commercial laboratories and manufacturing facilities by as much as 90%.  Traditional chemical processes also account for a significant amount of greenhouse emissions.  We are specifically interested in multiphase chemical processes that require the design of novel laboratory techniques for their study.  The applications we research range from flow assurance and reservoir stimulation in upstream energy production to next-generation design of reduced-carbon catalytic processes.  The design of catalytic processes that utilize plasmas is an emerging field of interest.