318. Z. H. Zhu, G. Q. Lu, J. Finnerty and R. T. Yang,, Electronic Structure Methods Applied to Gas-Carbon Reactions, Carbon, 41, 635 (2003).

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1 Publications (continued): 318. Z. H. Zhu, G. Q. Lu, J. Finnerty and R. T. Yang,, Electronic Structure Methods Applied to Gas-Carbon Reactions, Carbon, 41, 635 (2003) G. Qi and R. T. Yang, A Superior Catalyst for Low Temperature NO Reduction with NH 3, Chem. Commun., 848 (2003) H. Y. Huang, R. T. Yang, D. Chinn and C. L Munson, Amine Grafted MCM-48 and Silica Xerogel as Superior Sorbents for Acidic Gas Removal from Natural Gas, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 42, 2427 (2003) Zhu, Z. H., Finnerty, J., Lu, G. Q., Wilson, M. A., Yang, R. T., Molecular Orbital Theory Calculations of the H 2 O-Carbon Reaction, Energy & Fuels, 16, 847 (2002) A. Lueking and R. T. Yang, Hydrogen Storage in Carbon Nanotubes: Effect of Residual Metal Content and Pretreatment Temperature, AIChE Journal, 49, 1556 (2003) G. Qi and R. T. Yang, Low-temperature Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH 3 over Iron and Manganese Oxides Supported on Titania, Appl. Catal. B. Environmental, 44, 217 (2003) R. S. Bai and R. T. Yang, "Heterogeneous, Extended Langmuir Model with Multi Region Surfaces for Adsorption of Mixtures," J. Coll. Interf. Sci., 253, 16 (2002) A. J. Hernández-Maldonado, R. T. Yang, D. Chinn and C. L. Munson, "Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen Sulfide and Water Vapor Adsorption on a Gismondine Type Silicoaluminophophate (SAPO-43)," Langmuir, 19, 2193 (2003) R. Long, R. T. Yang and R. Chang, "Low Temperature Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with Ammonia over Fe-Mn Based Catalysts," Chem. Commun. 452 (2002) A. Takahashi, F. H. Yang and R. T. Yang, "New Sorbents for Desulfurization by p-complexation: Thiophene/Benzene Adsorption," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 41, 2487 (2002) A. Jayaraman, R. T. Yang, S. H. Cho, T. S. G. Bhat and V. N. Choudary, "Adsorption of Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon on NaCe-X Zeolites," Adsorption, 8, 271 (2002) S. U. Rege and R. T. Yang, Pore Size Distribution of Microporous Materials Using

2 Corrected Horvath-Kawazoe Models, J. Chin. Inst. Chem. Eng., 33, 1 (2002) (Norman Li Festschrift Issue) H. Y. Huang, R. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, "Kinetics of Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with Ammonia on Fe-ZSM-5 Catalyst," Appl. Catal. A., 235, 241 (2002) R. T. Yang, A. Takahashi and F. H. Yang, "New Sorbents for Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels by p-complexation," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 40, 6236 (2001) R. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with Ammonia over Fe 3+ -Excahnged Mordenite (Fe-MOR): Catalytic Performance, Characterization and Mechanistic Study, J. Catal., 207, 274 (2002) R. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, " Noble Metal (Pt, Rh, Pd) Promoted Fe-ZSM-5 for Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Ammonia to N 2 at Low Temperatures," Catal. Lett., 78, 353 (2002) A. Takahashi, R. T. Yang, C. L. Munson and D. Chinn, "Cu(I)-Y Zeolite as a Superior Adsorbent for Diene/Olefin Separation," Langmuir, 17, 8405 (2001) C. P. Byrne, R. T. Yang, Z. H. Zhu and G. Q. Lu, The Role of Oxygen in the Nitrous Oxide/ Carbon Reaction, J. Phys. Chem. B., 106, 2592 (2002) R. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, Reaction Mechanism of Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH 3 over Fe-ZSM-5 Catalysts, J. Catal., 207, 224 (2002) R. Long and R. T. Yang, Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrogen Over Fe 2 O 3 TiO 2 Prepared with a Sol-Gel Method, J. Catal., 207, 158 (2002) B. S. Schueller and R. T. Yang, Ultrasound Enhanced Adsorption and Desorption of Phenol on Activated Carbon and Polymeric Resin, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 40, 4912 (2001) A. Jayaraman, R. T. Yang, C. L. Munson and D. Chinn, Deactivation of p- Complexation Adsorbents by Hydrogen and Rejuvenation by Oxidation, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 40, 4370 (2001) F. H. Yang and R. T. Yang, Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Study of Adsorption of Atomic Hydrogen on Graphite Inference on Hydrogen Storage in Carbon Nanotubes, Carbon, 40, 437 (2002) A. Takahashi, R. T. Yang, C. L. Munson and D. Chinn, Influence of Ag Content and H 2 S Exposure on 1,3-Butadiene/1-Butene Adsorption by Ag-Exchanged Y- Zeolites, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 40, 3979 (2001).

3 294. H. Y. Huang and R. T. Yang, Removal of NO by Reversible Adsorption on Fe-Mn Based Transition Metal Oxides, Langmuir, 17, 4997 (2001) S. U. Rege and R. T. Yang, Propane/Propylene Separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption: Sorbent Comparison and Multiplicity of Cyclic Steady States, Chem. Eng. Sci., 57, 1139 (2002) S, U, Rege and R. T. Yang, Models for the Pore Size Distribution of Microporous Materials from a Single Adsorption Isotherm, chapter in Adsorption: Theory, Modeling, and Analysis, edited by J. Toth, Marcel Dekker, New York, Chapter 3, pp , A. Jayaraman, A. S. Chiao, J. Padin and R. T. Yang, " Kinetic Separation of Methane/Carbon Dioxide by Molecular Sieve Carbons," Sep. Sci. Tech., 37, 2505 (November 2002) A. Lueking and R. T. Yang, Evidence of Hydrogen Spillover onto Carbon Nanotubes in the Presence of Nickel, J. Catal., 206, 165 (2002). Errata: J. Catal.,211, 565 (2002) R. Long and R. T. Yang, Enhancement of Activities by sulfation on Fe-exchanged TiO2-pillared Clay for SelectiveCatalytic Reduction of NO by Ammonia, Appl. Catal. B- Environmental, 33, 97 (2001) 288. Z. H. Zhu, J. Finnerty, G.Q. Lu and R. T. Yang, A Comparative Study of Carbon Gasification with O 2 and CO 2 by Density Function Calculations, Energy & Fuels, 16, 1359 (2002) R. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, Carbon Nanotubes as Superior Sorbent for Nitrogen Oxides, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 40, 4288 (2001) H. Y. Huang, R. Long and R. T. Yang, A Highly Sulfur Resistant Pt-Rh/TiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 Storage Catalyst for NO x Reduction Under Lean-Rich Cycles, Appl. Catal. B. Environmental, 33, 127 (2001) S. U. Rege and R. T. Yang, A Novel FTIR Method for Studying Mixed Gas Adsorption at Low Concentrations: H 2 O and CO 2 on NaX Zeolite and g-alumina, Chem. Eng. Sci., 56, 3781 (2001) 284. R. Bai and R. T. Yang, A Thermodynamically Consistent Langmuir Model for Mixed Gas Adsorption, J. Coll. Interf. Sci., 239, 296 (2001) 283. L. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, Carbon Nanotubes as Superior Sorbent for Dioxins, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 2058 (2001) R. T. Yang, Nanostructured Adsorbents, in Nanostructured Materials, Ed. J. Y.

4 Ying, Advances in Chemical Engineering (Ed.: J. Wei), Academic Press, New York, pp , A. Takahashi and R. T. Yang, New Adsorbents for Purification: Selective Removal of Aromatics, AIChE J., 48, 1457 (2002) R. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrogen over Fe-Exchanged Zeolites, J. Catal., 201, 145 (2001), 279. Z. H. Zhu, J. Finnerty., G. Q. Lu, R. T. Yang, :"Opposite Roles of O 2 in NO- and N 2 O-Carbon Reactions: An Ab Initio Study," J. Phys. Chem., B, 105, 821 (2001) H. Y. Huang, R. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, The Promoting Role of Noble Metals on NOx Storage Catalyst Under Lean Burn Conditions, Energy & Fuels., 15, 205 (2001) R. Long and R. T. Yang, " Temperature Programmed Desorption/Surface Reaction (TPD/TPSR) Study of Fe-ZSM-5 for Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia," J. Catal., 198, 20 (2001) R. Long and R. T. Yang, Fe-ZSM-5 for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by NH 3 : A Comparative Study of Different Preparation Techniques,: Catal. Lett. 74, 201 (2001) 275. A. Takahashi, F.H. Yang and R.T. Yang, Aromatics/Aliphatics Separation by Adsorption: New Sorbents for Selective Aromatics Adsorption by p- Complexation, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 39, 3856 (2000) S. U. Rege, R.T. Yang, K. Qian and M.A Buzanowski, Air Purification by Pressure Swing using Single and Layered Beds, Chem. Eng. Sci., 56, 2745 ( 2001) 273. S. U. Rege and R. T. Yang, A Simple Parameter for Selection of Sorbent for Gas Separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption, Separ. Sci. Tech., 36, 3355 (2001) N. D. Hutson and R. T. Yang, Structural Effects on the Adsorption of Atmospheric Gases in Mixed Ag,Li -X Zeolite, AIChE J., 46, 2305 (2000) S. U. Rege, R. T. Yang and M. A. Buzanowski, Sorbents for Air Prepurification in Air Separation, Chem. Eng. Sci., 55, 4827 (2000) A. J., Kodde, J. Padin, P.J. van der Meer, M. C. Mittelmeijer-Hazeleger, A. Bliek and R. T. Yang, NiCl 2 on g-alumina as Selective Adsorbents for Acetylene over Ethylene, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 39, 3108 (2000) R. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, The Promoting Role of Rare Earth Oxides on Fe-

5 Exchanged TiO 2 -Pillared Clay for Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia, Appl. Catal., 27, 87 (2000) N. D. Hutson, S. C. Zajic and R. T. Yang, The Influence of Residual Water on the Adsorption of Atmospheric Gases in Li-X Zeolite: Experiment and Simulation, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 39, 1775 (2000) N.D. Hutson and R. T. Yang, Synthesis and Characterization of the Sorption Properties of Oxygen-Binding Cobalt Complexes Immobilized in Nanoporous Materials, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 39, 2252 (2000) J. Padin, S.U. Rege, R. T. Yang and L. S. Cheng, Molecular Sieve Sorbents For Kinetic Separation of Propane/Propylene, Chem. Eng. Sci., 55, 4525 (2000) R. T. Yang, Hydrogen Storage by Alkali-Doped Carbon Nanotubes Revisited, Carbon, 38, 623 (2000) S. U. Rege and R. T. Yang, Corrected Horvath-Kawazoe Equations for Nanopore Size Distribution, AIChE Journal, 46, 734 (2000) R. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, Characterization of Fe-ZSM-5 Catalyst for Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia, J. Catal., 194, 80 (2000) N. D. Hutson, R. T. Yang, B. A. Reisner and B.H. Toby, Silver Ion-exchanged Zeolites Y, X and Low Silica X: Observations of Thermally Induced Cation/Cluster Migration and the Resulting Effects on the Equilibrium Adsorption of Nitrogen, Chem. Mater, 12, 3020 (2000) R. Long and R. T. Yang, Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with Ammonia over V 2 O 5 Doped TiO 2 -Pillared Clay Catalysts, Appl. Catal.,B., 24, 13 (2000) R. Long and R. T. Yang, " Superior Ion-exchanged ZSM-5 Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrogen, " Chem. Commun., 16, 1651 (2000) N. Sundaram and R. T. Yang, Binary Diffusion of Unequal Sized Molecules in Zeolites, Chem. Eng. Sci., 55, 1747 (2000) F. Stepanek, M. Kubicek, M. Marek, M. Soos, P. Rajniak and R.T. Yang, On the Modeling of PSA Cycles with Hysteresis-Dependent Isotherms, Chem. Eng. Sci., 55, 431 (2000) R. Long and R.T. Yang, FTIR and Kinetic Studies of the Mechanism of Fe 3+ exchanged TiO 2 -pillared Clay Catalyst for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with Ammonia, J. Catal., 190, 22 (2000) S. U. Rege and R. T. Yang, Kinetic Separation of Oxygen and Argon using

6 Molecular Sieve Carbon, Adsorption, 6, 15 (2000) S. Wongtanakitcharoen, T., Tatiyakiatisakun and R. T. Yang, Kinetics of C-NO and C-N 2 O Reactions, Energy & Fuels, 15, 1341 (2001) R. Q. Long and R. T. Yang, Catalytic Performance and Characterization of VO 2+ - Exchanged Titania-Pillared Clay for Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia, J. Catal., 196, 73 (2000) R. T. Yang, R. Long, J. Padin, A.Takahashi and T. Takahashi, Adsorbents for Dioxins: A New Technique for Sorbent Screening for Low-Volatile Organics. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 38, 2726 (1999) R. Long and R.T. Yang, Superior Fe-ZSM-5 Catalyst for Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 121, 5595 (1999) J. Padin, R.T. Yang and C.L. Munson, New Sorbents for Olefin-Paraffin Separations and Olefin Purification for C 4 Hydrocarbons, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. (G.E. Keller Festschrift), 38, 3614 (1999) J. Padin and R.T. Yang, New Sorbents for Olefin-Paraffin Separations by Adsorption via p-complexation: Synthesis and Effects of Substrates, Chem. Eng. Sci., 55, 2607 (2000) Z. H. Zhu, G. Lu and R. T. Yang, New Insights into Alkali Catalyzed Gasification Reactions of Carbon: Comparison of N 2 O Reduction with Carbon on Na and K Catalysts, J. Catal., 192, 77 (2000) R.T. Yang, Predictive Sagiv-Stroeve Model for Diffusion through Monolayer and Multilayer Films, J. Coll. Interf. Sci., 210, 228 (1999) N.D. Hutson, S.U. Rege and R. T. Yang, Mixed Cation Zeolites: Ag x Li y X as Superior Adsorbents for Air Separation, AIChE Journal, 45, 724 (1999) R. Long, R.T. Yang and K. Zammit, Superior Pillared Clay Catalyst for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO for Power Plant Emission Control, J. Air Waste Management Assoc., 50, 436 (2000) P. Rajniak, M. Soos and R. T. Yang, Unified Model for Adsorption-Desorption Equilibria and Kinetics for Systems with Hysteresis, AIChE Journal, 45, 735 (1999) Z. Li and R. T. Yang, Concentration Profiles for Linear Driving Force Model for Diffusion in a Particle, AIChE Journal, 45, 196 (1999).

7 243. H.Y. Huang and R.T. Yang, Catalyzed Carbon-NO Reaction Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and ab initio Molecular Orbital Calculations, J. Catal., 185, 286 (1999) N. D. Hutson, M.J. Hoekstra and R. T. Yang, Control of Microporosity of Alumina-Pillared Clays: Effects of ph, Calcination Temperature and Clay Cation Exchange Capacity, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 28, 447(1999) R. Long and R. T. Yang, Acid and Base Treated Fe 3+ -TiO 2 -Pillared Clays for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Ammonia, Catal. Lett., 59, 39 (1999) H. Y. Huang, R. T. Yang and N. Chen, Anion Effects on the Adsorption of Acetylene by Nickel Halides, Langmuir., 15, 7647 (1999) R. Long and R.T. Yang, Catalytic Performance of Superior Fe-ZSM-5 Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia, J. Catal., 188, 332 (1999) R. Long and R. T. Yang, In Situ FTIR Study of Rh-Al-MCM-41 Catalyst for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with Propylene in the Presence of Excess Oxygen, J. Phys. Chem.. B, 103, 2232 (1999) R. Long and R. T. Yang, Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides by Ammonia over Fe 3+ -exchanged TiO 2 Pillared Clay Catalysts, J. Catal., 186, 254 (1999) H.Y. Huang, J. Padin and R.T. Yang, Ab Initio Effective Core Potential Study of Olefin/Paraffin Separation by Adsorption via p-complexation: Anion and Cation Effects on Selective Olefin Adsorption, J. Phys. Chem. B, 103, 3206 (1999) H.Y. Huang, J. Padin and R.T. Yang, Comparison of p-complexations of Ethylene and Carbon Monoxide and Cu + and Ag +, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 38, 2720 (1999) Z. Li, R.T. Yang and M.A. Buzanowski, New Concentration Profile and Corresponding Driving-Force Approximation for Diffusion in a Particle, Chem. Eng. Sci., submitted R. Long and R.T. Yang, Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with C 2 H 4 on Copper Ion-Exchanged MCM-41 Molecular Sieves, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 38, 873 (1999) N. Chen, R.T. Yang and R.S. Goldman, Kinetics of Carbon-NO Reaction Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy on the Basal Plane of Graphite, J. Catal., 180, 245 (1998).

8 231. R.T. Yang and N. Tharapiwattananon, Ion Exchanged Pillared Clays for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Ethylene in the Presence of Excessive Oxygen, Applied Catal., 19, 289 (1998) N. Chen and R.T. Yang, Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Study of the Unified Mechanism and Pathways for Gas -Carbon Reactions, J. Phys. Chem. A., 102, 6348 (1998) N.D. Hutson, D.J. Gualdoni and R.T. Yang, Synthesis and Characterization of the Microporosity of Ion-Exchanged Alumina Pillared Clays, Chem. Mater., 10, 3715 (1998) S. U. Rege, J. Padin and R. T. Yang, Olefin-Paraffin Separations by Adsorption: Equilibrium Separation by p-complexation vs. Kinetic Separation, AIChE J., 44, 799 (1998) S. U. Rege, R. T. Yang and C. A. Cain, Desorption of Strongly Adsorbed Species by Ultrasound: Phenol on Activated Carbon and Polymeric Resin, AIChE J., 44, 1519 (1998) M. Sirilumpen and R.T. Yang, Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Hydrocarbon on Cu 2+ Exchanged Pillared Clay: IR Study of NO Decomposition Mechanism, J. Mol. Catal., 137, 273 (1999) S.U. Rege and R.T. Yang, A Binary-UNILAM Model for predicting Binary Mixture Adsorption on Energetically Heterogeneous Surfaces, in Adsorption in Porous Solids (Edited by R. Staudt), Reihe 3, Nr. 555, VDI Verlag, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1998, pp N. Sundaram and R. T. Yang, Effects of Main- and Cross-Term Diffusivities on Kinetic Separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption, Chem. Eng. Sci., 53, 1901 (1998) R. T. Yang and W. Li., Reversible Chemisorption of Nitric Oxide in the Presence of Oxygen on Titania and Titania Modified with Surface Sulfate, Applied Catalysis A., 169, 215 (1998) N. Sundaram and R.T. Yang, On the Pseudo-Multiplicity of Pressure Swing Adsorption Periodic States, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 37, 154 (1998) R. Long and R.T. Yang, Selective and Reversible Adsorbents for Nitric Oxide from Combustion Gases, in Adsorption and Its Applications in Environmental Protection, (A. Dabrowski, Ed.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, v. 120 (pt. B), pp , 1999.

9 220. N. Chen and R.T. Yang, Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Calculation on Graphite :Selection of Molecular System and Model Chemistry, Carbon, 36, 1061 (1998) N. Sundaram and R.T. Yang, "Isosteric Heats of Adsorption from Gas Mixtures," J. Coll. Interface Sci., 198, 378 (1998) J.H. Park, J.N. Kim, S.H. Cho, J.D. Kim and R. T. Yang, Adsorber Dynamics and Optimal Design of Layered Beds for Multicomponent Gas Separation, Chem. Eng. Sci., 53, 3951 (1998) R. Long and R. T. Yang, Pt/MCM-41 Catalyst for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with Hydrocarbons in the presence of Excess Oxygen, Catal. Lett., 52, 91 (1998) Y.D. Chen and R. T. Yang, "Surface and Mesoporous Diffusion with Multilayer Adsorption," in "Activated Carbon: Recent Theoretical Developments," Ed. B. McEnaney, Carbon (Special Issue), 36, 1525 (1998) N. Sundaram and R.T. Yang, Incorporating Henry s Law in the Dubinin Isotherm, Carbon, 36, 305 (1998) Y. D. Chen and R. T. Yang, Multicomponent Diffusion in Zeolites and Multicomponent Surface Diffusion, in Equilibrium and Dynamics of Gas Adsorption on Heterogeneous Solid Surfaces (ed. W. Rudzinski, W. A. Steele), Elsevier, Amsterdam (1997), Chapter 9. pp N.D. Hutson and R.T. Yang, "Theoretical Basis of the Dubinin-Rudushkevich Isotherm Equation," Adsorption, (Special Issue for Fifty-Year Celebration of Dubinin Theory), 3, 189 (1997) W. Li, R. T. Yang, K. Krist and J. R. Regalbuto, "Selective Adsorption of NOx from Hot Combustion Gases by Ce-Doped CuO/TiO 2," Energy & Fuels, 11, 428 (1997) L.S. Cheng and R.T. Yang, "Tailoring Micropore Dimensions in Pillared Clays for Enhanced Gas Adsorption," Microporous Mater., 8, 177 (1997) J. Padin and R. T. Yang, Tailoring New Adsorbents Based on p-complexation: cation and Substrate Effects on Selective Acetylene Adsorption, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 36, 4224 (1997) S. Wu, S. Han, S.H. Cho, J. N. Kim and R. T. Yang, Modification of Resin-Type Adsorbents for Ethane-Ethylene Separation, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 36, 2749 (1997) S. U. Rege and R. T. Yang, Limits for Air Separation by Adsorption with LiX Zeolite,. Ind. Eng Chem. Res., 36, 5358 (1997).

10 207. R. T. Yang, T. J. Pinnavaia, W. Li and W. Zhang, Fe 3+ -Exchanged Mesoporous Al-HMS and Al-MCM-41 Molecular Sieves for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by NH 3, J. Catalysis, 172, 488 (1997) S.G. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Unified Mechanism of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Catalyzed Gasification Reactions of Carbon by CO2 and H2O," Energy & Fuels, 11, 421 (1997) P. Rajniak and R.T. Yang, "Unified Network Model for Adsorption-Desorption Kinetics in Systems with Hysteresis," AIChE Journal, 42, 319 (1996) R.T. Yang, Y.D. Chen, and J.D. Peck, "Zeolites Containing Mixed Cations for Air Separation by Weak Chemisorption-Assisted Adsorption," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. (E. Ruckenstein Festschrift), 35, 3093(1996) R.T. Yang and R. Foldes, "New Sorbents Based on Principles of Chemical Complexation: Monolayer Dispersed Ni(II) for Acetylene Separation by p- Complexation," Ind. Eng. Chem.. Res., (C. J. King Festschrift), 35, 1006 (1996) W. Li, M. Sirilumpen and R. T. Yang, "Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Ethylene in the Presence of Oxygen by Cu 2+ Ion Exchanged Pillared Clay," Applied Catalysis- Environmental, 8, 372(1996) N. Chen and R. T. Yang, "Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Study of Adsorption of Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Ethylene on Silver-Zeolite and Silver Halides," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 35, 4020(1996) L.S. Cheng and R.T. Yang, "Iron Oxide and Chromia Supported on Titania-Pillared Clay for Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide with Ammonia," J. Catalysis, 164, 70 (1996) R.T. Yang, E.S. Kikkinides and R. Foldes, "New Sorbents for Olefin-Paraffin and Acetylene Separations by p-complexation," in Fundamentals of Adsorption (M.D. LeVan, Ed.) Engineering Foundation, New York (1996). pp R.T. Yang and L.S. Cheng, "Pillared Clays and Ion Exchanged Pillared Clays as Gas Adsorbents and as Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO," in Access in Nanoporous Materials (T.J. Pinnavaia and M. Thorpe, eds.) pp 73-93, Plenum, New York (1995) V.I. Sikavitsas, R.T. Yang, M.A. Burns and E.J. Langenmayr, "Magnetically Stabilized Fluidized Bed for Gas Separations: Olefin-Paraffin Separations by p- Complexation," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. (F.G. Helfferich Festschrift), 34, 2873 (1995).

11 196. S.G. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Theoretical Investigation of Relationships Between Characteristic Energy and Pore Size for Adsorption in Micropores," J. Coll. Interf. Sci., 177, 298 (1996) J.P. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia on Pillared Clay Catalysts: Possible Mechanism and Promoters," Chem. Eng. Commun. (W.N. Gill Festschrift),152, 161(1996) R.T. Yang and V.I. Sikavitsas, "Kinetic Theory for Predicting Multicomponent Diffusivities from Pure Component Diffusivities for Surface Diffusion and Diffusion in Molecular Sieves," Chem. Eng. Sci., 50, 3319 (1995) N. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Activation of Nitric Oxide by Heteropoly Compounds: Structure of Nitric Oxide Linkages in Tungstophosphoric Acid with Keggin Units," J. Catal., 157, 76 (1995) L.S. Cheng and R.T. Yang, "A New Class of High-Selectivity Sorbents for Air Separation: Lithium Ion Exchanged Pillared Clays," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 34, 2021 (1995) J.D. Peck and R.T. Yang, "Effect of Binary Cross-Term Diffusivities in Molecular Sieve on Adsorber Dynamics," Chem. Eng. Sci., 50, 3487 (1995) R.T. Yang and W.B. Li, "Ion-Exchanged Pillared Clays: A New Class of Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Hydrocarbons and by Ammonia," J. Catal., 155, 414 (1995) V.I. Sikavitsas and R.T. Yang, "Predicting Multicomponent Diffusivities for Diffusion in Molecular Sieves with Energy Heterogeneity," Chem. Eng. Sci., 50, 3057 (1995) L.S. Cheng and R.T. Yang, "Predicting Isotherms in Micropores for Different Molecules and Temperatures from a Known Isotherm by Improved Horvath- Kawazoe Equations," Adsorption, 1, 187 (1995) R.T. Yang and E.S. Kikkinides, "New Sorbents for Olefin-Paraffin Separations by Adsorption via pi-complexation," AIChE Journal, 41, 509 (1995) J.P. Chen, M.C. Hausladen and R.T. Yang, "Delaminated Fe2O3-Pillared Clay: Its Preparation, Characterization and Activities for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by NH 3," J. Catal., 151, 135 (1995) E.S. Kikkinides, V.I. Sikavitsas and R.T. Yang, "Natural Gas Desulfurization by Adsorption: Feasibility and Multiplicity of Cyclic Steady States," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 34, 255 (1995).

12 184. L.S. Cheng and R.T. Yang, "Monolayer Cuprous Chloride Dispersed on Pillared Clays for Olefin-Paraffin Separations by pi-complexation," Adsorption, 1, 61 (1995) J.P. Chen and R.T. Yang, "A Molecular Orbital Study of Selective Adsorption of Simple Hydrocarbons on Ag + and Cu + Exchanged Resins and Halides," Langmuir, 11, 3450 (1995) J.N. Kim and R.T. Yang, "Comparison of Activated Carbon and 13X Zeolite for CO2 Reocvery from Flue Gas by Pressure Swing Adsorption," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 34, 591 (1995) Y.D. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Multicomponent Surface Diffusion and Multicomponent Diffusion in Molecular Sieves," Chapter in Dynamics of Gas Adsorption on Heterogeneous Solid Surfaces (Eds. W. Rudzinski and W.A. Steele), Elsevier, Amsterdam (1995) Y.D. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Preparation of Carbon Molecular Sieve Membrane and Diffusion of Binary Mixtures in the Membrane," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 33, 3146 (1994) S.G. Chen and R.T. Yang, "A General Isotherm for Adsorption of Gases on Solid Surfaces: Theoretical Basis for Dubinin-Astakhov and Dubinin-Radushkevich Equations," Langmuir, 10, 4244 (1994) P. Rajniak and R.T. Yang, "Hysteresis-Dependent Adsorption-Desorption Equilibrium Cycles: Generalization for Isothermal Conditions," AIChE Journal, 40, 913 (1994) E.S. Kikkinides and R.T. Yang, Response to Comments on Concentration and Recovery of CO 2 from Flue Gas by Pressure Swing Adsorption, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 33, 2881 (1994) L.S. Cheng and R.T. Yang, "Improved Horvath-Kawazoe Equations Including Spherical Pore Models for Calculating Micropore Size Distribution," Chem. Eng. Sci., 49, 2599 (1994) Y.D. Chen, R.T. Yang and P. Uawithya, "Diffusion of Oxygen, Nitrogen and Their Mixtures in Carbon Molecular Sieve," AIChE Journal, 40, 577 (1994) R.T. Yang and N. Chen, "A New Approach for Nitric Oxide Decomposition Using Sorbent/Catalyst without Reducing Gas: Use of Heteropoly Compounds," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 33, 825 (1994).

13 173. E.S. Kikkinides, R.T. Yang and S.H. Cho, "Concentrating and Recovery of CO2 from Flue Gas by Pressure Swing Adsorption," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 32, 2714 (1993) S.G. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Pore Structure Alteration of Carbon Molecular Sieve for Separation of Hydrogen Sulfide from Methane by Adsorption," Ads. Sci. Tech. (M.M. Dubinin Memorial Issue), 10, 193 (1993) S.G. Chen, R.T. Yang, F. Kapteijn and J.A. Moulijn, "A New Surface Oxygen Complex on Graphite: Toward a Unified Mechanism for Carbon Gasification," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 32, 2835 (1993) E.S. Kikkinides and R.T. Yang, "Gas Separation and Purification by Polymeric Adsorbents: Flue Gas Desulfurization and SO2 Recovery with Styrenic Polymers," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 32, 2365 (1993) S.G. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Titration for Basal Plane vs. Edge Plane Surfaces on Graphitic Carbons by Adsorption," Langmuir, 9, 3259 (1993) P. Rajniak and R.T. Yang, "A Simple Model and Experiments for Adsorption- Desorption Hysteresis: Water Vapor on Silica Gel," AIChE Journal, 39, 774 (1993) E.S. Kikkinides and R.T. Yang, "Further Study on Approximations for Intraparticle Diffusion Rates in Cyclic Adsorption and Desorption," Chem. Eng. Sci., 48, 1169 (1993) E.S. Kikkinides and R.T. Yang, "Effects of Bed Pressure Drop on Isothermal and Adiabatic Adsorber Dynamics," Chem. Eng. Sci., 48, 1545 (1993) J.P. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia on SO4-2 /TiO2 Superacid Catalyst," J. Catal., 139, 277 (1993) X. Chu, L.D. Schmidt, S.G. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Catalyzed Carbon Gasification Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy," J. Catal., 140, 543 (1993) Y.D. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Surface Diffusion of Multilayer Adsorbed Species," AIChE Journal, 39, 599 (1993) Y.D. Chen, R.T. Yang and L.M. Sun, "Further Work on Predicting Binary Diffusivities from Pure-Component Diffusivities for Surface Diffusion in Zeolites," Chem. Eng. Sci., 48, 2815 (1993).

14 161. S.G. Chen and R.T. Yang, "The Active Surface Species of Alkali in Catalyzed Graphite Gasification: Phenolate (C-O-M) Groups vs. Clusters," J. Catal., 141, 102 (1993) M.S.A. Baksh, E.S. Kikkinides and R.T. Yang, "Characterization by Physisorption of a New Class of Microporous Sorbents: Pillared Clays," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 31, 2181 (1992) R.T. Yang, J.P. Chen, E.S. Kikkinides and J.E. Cichanowicz, "Pillared Clays as Superior Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 31, 1440 (1992) M.S.A. Baksh and R.T. Yang, "Unique Adsorption Properties and Potential Energy Profiles of Microporous Pillared Clays," AIChE Journal, 38, 1357 (1992) Z.J. Pan and R.T. Yang, "Strongly Bonded Oxygen in Graphite: Detection by High Temperature TPD and Characterization," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 31, 2675 (1992) S.G. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Mechanism of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Catalyzed Gasification of Graphite by CO2 and H2O Studied by Monolayer Channeling," J. Catal., 138, 12 (1992) Y.D. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Predicting Binary Fickian Diffusivities from Pure- Component Fickian Diffusivities for Surface Diffusion," Chem. Eng. Sci., 47, 3895 (1992) M.W. Ackley, R.F. Giese and R.T. Yang, "Clinoptilolite: Untapped Potential for Gas Separations," Zeolites, 12, 780 (1992) J.P. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Role of WO3 in Mixed V2O5 - WO3/TiO2 Catalyst for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3," Appl. Catal., 80, 135 (1992) M.S.A. Baksh, E.A. Kikkinides and R.T. Yang, "Lithium Type X Zeolite as a Superior Sorbent for Air Separation," Separ. Sci. Tech., 27, 277 (1992) M.W. Ackley and R.T. Yang, "Adsorption Characteristics of High-Exchange Clinoptilolites," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 30, 2535 (1991) M.W. Ackley and R.T. Yang, "Diffusion in High-Exchange Clinoptilolite," AIChE Journal, 37, 1645 (1991) E.S. Kikkinides and R.T. Yang, "Simultaneous SO2/NOx Removal and SO2 Recovery from Flue Gas by Pressure Swing Adsorption," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 30, 1981 (1991).

15 148. R.T. Yang and M.S.A. Baksh, "Pillared Clays as a New Class of Sorbents for Gas Separation," AIChE Journal, 37, 679 (1991) M.S.A. Baksh and R.T. Yang, "Chromatographic Separation by Pillared Clays," Separation Sci. Tech., 26, 1377 (1991) R.T. Yang, Y.D. Chen and Y.T. Yeh, "Prediction of Cross-Term Coefficients in Binary Diffusion: Diffusion in Zeolite," Chem. Eng. Sci., 46, 3089 (1991) M.A. Buzanowski and R.T. Yang, "A Non-Driving Force Approximation for Intraparticle Diffusion in Cyclic Adsorption and Desorption with Short Cycle Times," Chem. Eng. Comm., 104, 257 (1991) Y.D. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Concentration Dependence of Surface Diffusion and Zeolitic Diffusion," AIChE Journal, 37, 1579 (1991) J.A. Ritter and R.T. Yang, "Air Purification and Vapor Recovery by Pressure Swing Adsorption: A Comparison of Silicalite and Activated Carbon," Chem. Eng. Comm., 108, 289 (1991) E.S. Kikkinides, J.A. Ritter and R.T. YAng, "Pressure Swing Adsorption for Simultaneous Purification and Sorbate Recovery," J. Chin. Inst. Chem. Eng., 22, 399 (1991) Z. Pan and R.T. Yang, "Catalytic Behavior of Transition Metal Oxide in Graphite Gasification by Oxygen, Water and Carbon Dioxide," J. Catalysis, 130, 161 (1991) M.S.A. Baksh and R.T. Yang, "A Spherical Pore Model for Calculating Cavity Radius and Potential Function of Gas Molecules in Zeolite Cavities," AIChE Journal, 37, 923 (1991) M.A. Buzanowski and R.T. Yang, "Approximations for Intraparticle Diffusion Rates in Cyclic Adsorption and Desorption," Chem. Eng. Sci., 46, 2589 (1991) J.A. Ritter and R.T. Yang, "Equilibrium Theory for Hysteresis Dependent Fixed Bed Desorption," Chem. Eng. Sci., 46, 563 (1991) A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "Surface Diffusion on Energetically Heterogeneous Surfaces - An Effective Medium Theory Approach," Chem. Eng. Sci., 45, 3261 (1991) J.A. Ritter and R.T. Yang, "Pressure Swing Adsorption: Experimental and Theoretical Study on Air Purification and Vapor Recovery," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., (R. L. Pigford Memorial Issue), 30, 1023 (1991).

16 135. A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "Contribution of Concentration-Dependent Surface Diffusion to Intraparticle Mass Transfer Rates in Adsorption," Chem. Eng. Sci., 46, 1995 (1991) J.P. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Mechanism of Poisoning of the V2O5/TiO2 Catalyst for the Reduction of NO by NH3," J. Catalysis, 125, 411 (1990) M.A. Buzanowski and R.T. Yang, "Simple Design of Monolith Reactor for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO for Power Plant Emission Control," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 29, 2074 (1990) J.P. Chen, R.T. Yang, M.A. Buzanowski and J.E. Cichanowicz, "Cold Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide for Flue Gas Applications," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 29, 1431 (1990) J.G. Wang and R.T. Yang, "Fabrication of YBa2Cu3O7-x Superconducting Wires by Spray Deposition," in Superconductivity and Applications, ed. H.S. Kwok, Plenum, New York (1990), p M.W. Ackley and R.T. Yang, "Kinetic Separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption: Models Solved by Method of Characteristics," AIChE Journal, 36, 1229 (1990) J.G. Wang and R.T. Yang, "Y-Ba-Cu-O Superconducting Fibers by Spray Pyrolysis on Carbon Fiber Substrate," J. Appl. Phys., 67, 2160 (1990) M. Baksh, A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "A New Composite Sorbent for Methane- Nitrogen Separation by Adsorption," Separ. Sci. Tech., 25, 845 (1990) J.P. Chen, M.A. Buzanowski, R.T. Yang and J.E. Cichanowicz, "Deactivation of the Vanadia Catalyst in the Selective Catalytic Reduction Process," J. Air and Waste Manag. Assoc., 40, 1403 (1990) Z. Pan and R.T. Yang, "The Mechanism of Methane Formation from the Reaction Between Graphite and Hydrogen," J. Catal., 123, 206 (1990) J.A. Ritter, A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "Localized Adsorption with Lateral Interaction on Random and Patchwise Heterogeneous Surfaces," J. Phys. Chem., 94, 6785 (1990) R.T. Yang, P.J. Goethel, J.N. Schwartz and C.R.F. Lund, "Solubility and Diffusivity of Carbon in Metals," J. Catalysis, 122, 106 (1990) Y.D. Chen, J.A. Ritter and R.T. Yang, "Adsorption of Gas Mixtures at Elevated Pressures and Temperatures," Chem. Eng. Sci., 45, 2877 (1990).

17 122. A. Kapoor, J.A. Ritter and R.T. Yang, "An Extended Langmuir Model for Adsorption of Gas Mixtures on Heterogeneous Surfaces," Langmuir, 6, 660 (1990) Y.T. Yeh and R.T. Yang, "Diffusion in Zeolites Containing Mixed Cations," AIChE Journal, 35, 1659 (1989) A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "Correlation of Equilibrium Adsorption Data of Condensible Vapors on Porous Adsorbents," Gas Separ. Purif., 3, 187 (1989) C.R.F. Lund and R.T. Yang, "Solid-State Diffusion During Carbon Gasification and Filament Growth," Carbon, 27, 956 (1989) A. Kapoor, R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "Surface Diffusion," Catalysis Review - Sci. & Engng., 31, (1989) M.A. Buzanowski, R.T. Yang and O.W. Haas, "Direct Observation of the Effects of Bed Pressure Drop on Adsorption and Desorption Dynamics," Chem. Eng. Sci., 44, 2293 (1989) A. Kapoor, J.A. Ritter and R.T. Yang, "On the Dubinin-Radushkevich Equation for Adsorption in Microporous Solids in the Henry's Law Region," Langmuir, 5, 1118 (1989) A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "Surface Diffusion on Energetically Heterogeneous Surfaces," AIChE Journal, 35, 1735 (1989) P.J. Goethel, J.T. Tsamopoulos and R.T. Yang, "Modeling the Channeling Action of Catalysts in Gas-Carbon Reactions," AIChE Journal, 35, 686 (1989) J.P. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Chemisorption of Hydrogen on Different Planes of Graphite - A Semi-empirical Molecular Orbital Calculation," Surface Science, 216, 481 (1989) P.L. Cen and R.T. Yang, "High-Purity Hydrogen from Hydrogen-Lean Mixtures by New Pressure Swing Adsorption Cycles," Chem. Eng. Commun., 78, (1989) R.T. Yang and J.P. Chen, "Mechanism of Carbon Filament Growth on Metal Catalysts," J. Catalysis, 115, 52 (1989) P.J. Goethel and R.T. Yang, "Monolayer Channeling and Monolayer Edge Recession in Catalyzed Graphite Oxidation," J. Catalysis, 119, 201 (1989) M. Baksh, R.T. Yang and D.D.L. Chung, "High-Selectivity Composite Carbon Adsorbents by Chemical Vapor Deposition," Carbon, 27, 931 (1989).

18 108. J.A. Ritter and R.T. Yang, "A Technique for Rapid Measurement of Equilibrium Adsorption from Binary Gas Mixtures," Ind. Eng. Chem. Research, 28, 599 (1989) A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "Kinetic Separation of Methane/Carbon Dioxide by Adsorption on Molecular Sieve Carbon," Chem. Eng. Sci., 44, 1723 (1989) Z. Pan, R.T. Yang and J.A. Ritter, "Kinetic Separation of Air by Pressure Swing Adsorption," in "New Directions in Sorption Technology," G.E. Keller and R.T. Yang, Ed., Butterworth, Boston, pp (1989) M.A. Buzanowski and R.T. Yang, "Extended Linear Driving-Force Approximation for Intraparticle Diffusion in Short Times," Chem. Eng. Sci., 44, 2683 (1989) O.W. Haas, A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "Confirmation of Heavy Component Rollup in Diffusion-Limited Fixed-Bed Adsorption," AIChE Journal, 34, 1913 (1988) S.J. Doong and R.T. Yang, "The Role of Pressure Drop in Pressure Swing Adsorption," AIChE Symp. Ser., 84(No. 264), 145 (1988) P.J. Goethel and R.T. Yang, "Mechanism of Graphite Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Ruthenium Particles," J. Catalysis, 111, 220 (1988) P.J. Goethel and R.T. Yang, "The Tunneling Mechanism in Graphite Hydrogenation by Transition Metal Catalysts," J. Catalysis, 114, 46 (1988) P.L. Cen and R.T. Yang, "Separation of Multicomponent Mixtures by the Pressure Swing Adsorption Process," J. Chem. Ind. Eng. (China), 6, 752 (1988). 99. S.J. Doong and R.T. Yang, "A Simple Potential-Theory Model for Predicting Mixed- Gas Adsorption," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 27, 630 (1988). 98. A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "Separation of Hydrogen-Lean Mixtures for High-Purity Hydrogen by Vacuum Swing Adsorption," Separ. Sci. Tech., 23, 153 (1988). 97. A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "Optimization of a Pressure Swing Adsorption Cycle," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 27, 204 (1988). 96. S.J. Doong and R.T. Yang, "Adsorption of Mixtures of Water Vapor and Hydrocarbons by Activated Carbon Beds: Thermodynamic Model for Adsorption Equilibria and Adsorber Dynamics," AIChE Symposium Ser., 83(No. 259), 87 (1987). 95. A. Kapoor and R.T. Yang, "Unique Roll-Up Phenomenon in Fixed-Bed Multicomponent Adsorption Under Pore Diffusion Limitation," AIChE Journal, 33, 1215 (1987).

19 94. S.J. Doong and R.T. Yang, "Hydrogen Purification by the Multibed Pressure Swing Adsorption Process," in Reactive Polymers, edited by F.G. Helfferich, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 6, 7 (1987). 93. P.J. Goethel and R.T. Yang, "Mechanism of Graphite Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Nickel," J. Catalysis, 108, 356 (1987). 92. S.J. Doong and R.T. Yang, "Bidisperse Pore-Diffusion Model for Zeolite PSA Gas Separation," presented at the AIChE Chicago Meeting, November 1985; and AIChE Journal, 33, 1045 (1987). 91. P.L. Cen and R.T. Yang, "New PSA Cycles for Producing High-Purity Hydrogen from Coal Gasification Products," J. Separ. Proc. Tech., 8, 35 (1987). 90. J.A. Ritter and R.T. Yang, "Equilibrium Adsorption of Multicomponent Gas Mixtures at Elevated Pressures," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 26, 1679 (1987). 89. S.J. Doong and R.T. Yang, "A Parametric Comparison of Different PSA Cycles for Bulk Gas Separations," Chem. Eng. Commun., 54, 61 (1987). 88. P.J. Goethel and R.T. Yang, Catalyzed Carbon Gasification Reaction: Mechanism of Monolayer Channelingby Group VIII Metals, Proc. Biennial Carbon Conf., Am. Carbon Soc., 505 (1987). 87. K.L. Yang and R.T. Yang, "Effects of Hydrogen on the Growth of Filamentous Carbon on Metal Surfaces," Carbon, 24, 687 (1986). 86. P.L. Cen and R.T. Yang, "Analytic Solution for Adsorber Breakthrough Curves with Bidisperse Sorbents - Zeolites," AIChE Journal, 32, 1635 (1986). 85. P.J. Goethel and R.T. Yang, "Platinum-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Graphite: Mechanism Studied by the Rates of Monolayer Channeling," J. Catalysis, 101, 342 (1986); also in the Extended Abstracts, 17th Biennial Conference on Carbon, Lexington, KY (1985), p R.T. Yang and S.J. Doong, "A Criterion for Pore-Diffusion Limitation in Pressure Swing Adsorption for Gas Separation," Chem. Eng. Commun., 41, 163 (1986). 83. R.T. Yang and P.L. Cen, "Improved Pressure Swing Adsorption Processes for Gas Separation by Heat Exchange Between Adsorbers and by Using High-Heat- Capacity Inert Additives," Ind. Eng. Chem. Proc. Des. Dev., 25, 54 (1986). 82. P.L. Cen and R.T. Yang, "Bulk Gas Separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption: Equilibrium and Linear-Driving-Force Models for Binary Separation," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam., 25, 758 (1986).

20 81. S.J. Doong and R.T. Yang, "Bulk Separation of Multicomponent Gas Mixtures by Pressure Swing Adsorption: Pore/Surface Diffusion and Equilibrium Models," AIChE J., 32, 397 (1986). 80. P.L. Cen and R.T. Yang, "A New Pressure Swing Adsorption Cycle for Separating the Binary Mixture into Two High-Purity Products," Separ. Sci. and Tech., 21, 845 (1986). 79. S.J. Doong and R.T. Yang, "Parametric Study of the Pressure Swing Adsorption Process for Gas Separation: A Criterion for Pore Diffusion Limitation," Chem. Eng. Commun., 41, 163 (1986). 78. W.N. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Adsorption of Gas Mixtures and Modeling Cyclic Processes for Bulk, Multicomponent Gas Separation," Recent Developments in Separation Science, Eds. N.N. Li and J.M. Calo, CRC Press, Cleveland, Vol. IX (1986), pp N.T. Holcombe, R.M. Kornosky, J.P. Strakey, Jr., M.C. Tsai and R.T. Yang, "Adsorption of Hydrogen-Methane Mixtures on Activated Carbons," Carbon, 23, 167 (1985). 76. R.T. Yang and S.J. Doong, "Gas Separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption: A Pore Diffusion Model," AIChE J., 31, 1829 (1985). 75. R.T. Yang, P.L Cen and S.J. Doong, "Bulk Gas Separation of Binary and Ternary Mixtures by Pressure Swing Adsorption," AIChE Symp. Ser., 81(No. 242), 84 (1985). 74. R.T. Yang and K.L. Yang, "Kinetics and Mechanisms of the Carbon-Steam Reaction on the Monolayer and Multilayer Edges of Graphite," Carbon, 23, 537 (1985). 73. R.T. Yang and J.T. Saunders, "Adsorption of Gases on Coals and Heat-Treated Coals at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures. I. Adsorption of Methane and Hydrogen from Single Gases," Fuel, 64, 616 (1985). 72. J.T. Saunders and R.T. Yang, "Adsorption of Gases on Coals and Heat-Treated Coals at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures. II. Adsorption of Hydrogen/Methane Mixtures," Fuels, 64, 621 (1985). 71. P.L. Cen and R.T. Yang, "Separation of a Five-Component Mixture by Pressure Swing Adsorption," Separ. Sci. Tech., 20(9-10), 725 (1985). 70. R.T. Yang and K.L. Yang, "Evidence for Temperature Driven Carbon Diffusion Mechanism of Coke Deposition on Catalysts," J. Catalysis, 93, 192 (1985).

21 69. K.L. Yang and R.T. Yang, "The Absolute Rates of the Carbon-Carbon Dioxide Reaction," AIChE J., 31, 1313 (1985). 68. R.T. Yang and S.K. Das, "Coal Demineralization Using Sodium Hydroxide and Acid Solutions," Fuel, 64, 735 (1985). 67. N.J. Desai, B.M.C. Tsai and R.T. Yang, "Temperature Swing Separation of Hydrogen-Methane Mixture," Ind. Eng. Chem. Proc. Des. Dev., 24, 57 (1985). 66. R.T. Yang and R. Duan, "Kinetics and Mechanism of Gas-Carbon Reactions: Conformation of Etch Pits, Hydrogen Inhibition, and Anisotropy in Reactivity," Carbon, 23, 325 (1985). 65. P.L. Cen, W.N. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Ternary Gas Mixture Separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption: A Combined Hydrogen-Methane Separation and Acid Gas Removal Process," Ind. Eng. Chem. Proc. Des. Dev., 24(4), 1201 (1985). 64. R.T. Yang and K.L. Yang, "Mechanism of Coke Deposition on the Surface of Molybdenite," J. Catalysis, 90, 194 (1984). 63. R.T. Yang and M.R. Ghate, "Application of the Pressure Swing Adsorption Process for Separation of Hydrogen from Coal Gasification Products," J. Separ. Proc. Tech., 5, 26 (1984). 62. P.L. Cen and R.T. Yang, "The Formation Energy of Vacancy in Graphite as Calculated from the Rates of Abstraction by Molecular Oxygen," Carbon, 22, 186 (1984). 61. R.T. Yang, "Etch-Decoration Electron Microscopy Studies of Gas-Carbon Reactions," in Chemistry and Physics of Carbon, Ed. P.A. Thrower, Marcel Dekker, New York, Vol. 19, pp (1984). 60. B. Halpern, M. Kori, R.T. Yang, C. Wong and D. Gross, "Reactions of Oxygen with Carbon Adsorbed on Metals," Proc. Electrochem. Soc., 84, 110 (1984). 59. R. Duan and R.T. Yang, "Kinetics of the Reaction Between Steam and the Basal Plane of Graphite," Chem. Eng. Sci., 39, 795 (1984). 58. C. Wong and R.T. Yang, "Inhibition and Catalysis of the Reaction of Steam on the Basal Plane of Graphite by Potassium Carbonate and Potassium Hydroxide," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam., 23, 298 (1984). 57. R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "Catalysis of Carbon Oxidation by Transition Metal Carbides and Oxides," J. Catalysis, 85, 154 (1984). Also in Extended Abstracts of the 16th Biennial Carbon Conference, Am. Carbon Soc., 623 (1983).

22 56. C. Wong, R.T. Yang and B. Halpern, "The Mode of Attach of Oxygen Atoms on the Basal Plane of Graphite," J. Chem. Phys., 78, 3325 (1983). 55. R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "Scanning Electron Microscopy Study of the Kinetics of Gas - Solid Reactions," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam., 22, 380 (1983). 54. R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "Mechanism of Carbon Gasification - Conformation of Etch Pits on Graphite Surfaces," AIChE J., 29, 338 (1983). 53. R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "Fundamental Differences in the Mechanisms of Carbon Gasification by Steam and by Carbon Dioxide," J. Catalysis, 82, 245 (1983). 52. S.S. Wang and R.T. Yang, "Multicomponent Gas Separation by Cyclic Processes," Chem. Eng. Commun., 20, 183 (1983). 51. N.J. Desai and R.T. Yang, "Catalytic Fluidized-Bed Combustion: Catalyzed Sulfation of Limestone by Iron Oxide," Ind. Eng. Chem. Proc. Des. Dev., 22, 119 (1983). 50. S.G. Byers, R.T. Yang and J.R. Reinhardt, "Kinetics of the Hydrogen Fluoride - Calcium Oxide Reaction for Fluoride Emission Control," Environ. Sci. Tech., 17, 84 (1983). 49. B.M.C. Tsai, S.S. Wang and R.T. Yang, "A Pore Diffusion Model for Cyclic Separation - Temperature Swing Separation of Hydrogen and Methane at Elevated Pressures," AIChE J., 29, 966 (1983). 48. K. Ramanathan and R.T. Yang, "Kinetics of Nitric Oxides Absorption in Calcined Limestone and Dolomite," Chem. Eng. Comm., 18, 107 (1982). 47. N.J. Desai and R.T. Yang, "Kinetics of the High-Temperature Carbon Gasification Reaction," AIChE J., 28, 237 (1982). 46. C. Wong and R.T. Yang, "Cooperative Effects in the Reactivity of Carbon," Carbon, 20, 253 (1982). 45. R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "Etch Decoration - Scanning Electron Microscopy Technique for Measuring Carbon Gasification Rates," Review Sci. Instruments, 53, 1488 (1982). 44. R.T. Yang and R.T. Liu, "Gaseous Diffusion in Porous Solids at Elevated Temperatures," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam., 21, 262 (1982). 43. R.T. Yang and K.T. Li, "Catalytic Decomposition of Nitric Oxide on Sodium Ferrite," Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev., 21, 405 (1982).

23 42. R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "The Role of Surface Diffusion in the Langmuir- Hinshelwood Mechanism," Chem. Eng. Commun., 11, 317 (1981). 41. R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "Mechanism of Single-Layer Graphite Oxidation: Evaluation by Electron Microscopy," Science, 214, 437 (1981). 40. R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "Kinetics and Mechanisms of Oxidation of Basal Plane on Graphite," J. Chem. Phys., 75, 4471 (1981). Also in Extended Abstracts of the 15th Biennial Carbon Conference, Am. Carbon Soc., p. 406 (1981). 39. N.J. Desai and R.T. Yang, "Kinetic Regimes for the Gas - Carbon Reactions," Proceedings of Governor's Conference on Coal Utilization, Albany, NY, pp (1981). 38. R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "The Mechanism of Carbon Oxidation," Div. Fuel Chem. Prepr Storch Award Symp., Amer. Chem. Soc.), 26(3), 189 (1981). 37. R.T. Yang and C. Wong, "The Role of Surface Diffusion in the Mechanism of Surface Reactions," J. Phys. Chem., 84, 678 (1980). 36. J.M. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Modeling and Kinetic Studies of a Rotary Kiln Reactor," Trans. Inst. Chem. Eng. (London), 58, 98 (1980). 35. R.T. Yang and R.T. Liu, "Preferential Adsorption of Methane Over Hydrogen on Certain Coals," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam., 18, 299 (1979). 34. R.T. Yang and R.T. Liu, "Gaseous Diffusion in Carbon with Particular Reference to Graphite," Ind. Eng. Chem. Proc. Des. Dev., 18, 245 (1979). 33. R.T. Yang and M. Shen, "Direct Evidence of the Existence of Gaseous Intermediates in the Calcium Sulfide - Calcium Sulfate Reaction," AIChE J., 25, 547 (1979). 32. J.M. Chen and R.T. Yang, "Kinetics and Mechanism of the Regeneration of Lime Sorbent for Fluidized-Bed Combustion," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam., 18, 134 (1979). 31. R.T. Yang, "Mechanochemical Effects in Coal Conversion. I. Coal Hydrogenation in Gaseous Hydrogen Aided by Mechanical Energy," Fuel, 58, 242 (1979). 30. R.T. Yang and J.M. Chen, "Kinetics of Desulfurization of Hot Fuel Gases with Calcium Oxide: Reaction Between COS and CaO," Environ. Sci. Tech., 13, 549 (1979). 29. R.T. Yang and M. Shen, "Calcium Silicates - A New Class of Highly Regenerative Sorbents for Hot Gas Desulfurization," AIChE J., 25, 811 (1979).

24 28. R.T. Yang and M. Shen, "A Regenerative Limestone Process for Fluidized-Bed Combustion," Ind. Eng. Chem. Proc. Des. Dev., 18, 312 (1979). 27. R.T. Yang, "Enhancement of Sorbent Utilization in Fluidized-Bed Combustion," Fuel, 57, 709 (1978). 26. R.T. Yang, M. Shen and M. Steinberg, "Fluidized-Bed Combustion with Lime Additives: Catalytic Sulfation of Lime with Iron Compounds," Environ. Sci. Tech., 8, 195 (1978). 25. R.T. Yang, J.M. Chen, G. Farber, M. Shen and M. Steinberg, "Regeneration of Lime- Based Sorbents in a Kiln Reactor with Solid Reductants," Proc. Fifth Intern. Conf. Fluidized-Bed Combustion, Vol. 3, 798 (1978). 24. R.T. Yang, D.S. Sethi and M. Steinberg, "Conversion of Non-Coking Coals into Coking Types with Methane and with Hydrogen," Fuel, 57, 315 (1978). 23. R.T. Yang, C.R. Krishna and M. Steinberg, "Fluidized-Bed Coal Combustion with Lime Additives. The Phenomenon of Peaking in Sulfur Retention at a Certain Temperature," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam., 16, 465 (1977). 22. R.T. Yang and M. Steinberg, "Effects of Sulfur Dioxide on the Kinetics of Carbon Combustion," J. Phys. Chem., 81, 1117 (1977). 21. G.I. Senum and R.T. Yang, "Rational Approximations of the Integral of the Arrhenius Function," J. Therma. Analysis, 11, 445 (1977). 20. R.T. Yang and M. Steinberg, "The Reactivity of Coal Chars with Carbon Dioxide at C," Div. Fuel Chem. Preprints, Am. Chem. Soc., 22(1), 12 (1977). 19. R.T. Yang, R.T. Liu and M. Steinberg, "A Transient Technique for Measuring Diffusion Coefficient in Porous Solids," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam., 16, 486 (1977). 18. R.T. Yang, M. Shen and M. Steinberg, "Regeneration of Lime Sorbent for Fluidized Bed Combustion," Proc. Fluidized-Bed Comb. Tech. Exch., Vol. II, 313 (1977). 17. M. Steinberg, R.T. Yang, T. Hom and A.L. Berlad, "Desulfurization of Coal with Ozone: An Attempt," Fuel, 56, 227 (1977). 16. R.T. Yang and M. Steinberg, "Differential Thermal Analysis and Kinetics of Nth- Order Reactions," Anal. Chem., 49, 998 (1977). 15. R.T. Yang and M. Steinberg, "A Diffusion Cell Method for Studying Heterogeneous Kinetics in the Chemical Reaction/Diffusion Controlled Regime. Kinetics of the Reaction C + CO2 at C," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam., 16, 235 (1977).