Builds
Humidified Sweep-Cell for dilute CO2 testing conditions
Allows testing of 400 ppm - 80,000 ppm CO2 balanced with N2 for both dry and humid feed conditions
Designed and built humidified sweep-cell.
Fully automated the system (to be controlled virtually) with the help of Dr. Kris Gleason
Structural build with the help of David Gray and Shallaco Mcdonald from the chemical engineering machine shop, at the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
Pure Gas Constant-Volume Variable-Pressure Permeators
Re-designed and built manual constant-volume, variable-pressure pure gas permeation system to be fully automated with the help of Dr. Kris Gleason.
Modified to allow for low-pressure gas permeability measurements (as low as 0.03 bar)
Volumetric Pressure-Decay CO2 Sorption Apparatus
Low pressure (0 - 1 bar) CO2 Uptake apparatus for ionic liquids
Designed and built to be fully automated to be controlled virtually, with the help of Dr. Kris Gleason
Structural build with the help of David Gray and Shallaco Mcdonald from the chemical engineering machine shop, at the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
Pressure and Vacuum Setup to Prepare Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes (SILMs)
Allows for preparation of SILMs via vacuum on the downstream side of the membrane, and N2 pressure (0 - 4 bar) on the upstream
Experimental Techniques
Gravimetric Sorption
experience with Rubotherm and IGA for measuring the gas solubility in ionic liquids (up to 160 bar of pressure)
Volumetric Sorption
experience with custom built CO2 volumetric sorption apparatus
