CHEE 421 Research Project (This list will be updated as additional project offerings become known/available)

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1 8. Project Offerings (This list will be updated as additional project offerings become known/available) BEFORE beginning work in the lab and during the two terms of the project, all students MUST complete the following tasks: Attend all orientation sessions and workshops. Complete WHMIS training. Complete and submit to the Department Safety Officer, Kelly Sedore, the three required safety forms. Submit a literature review and research proposal. Receive training on the use of equipment and laboratory protocols. Meet with the research supervisor every two weeks to discuss progress and to evaluate the next step. It is the responsibility of the student to arrange this meeting. Discuss with the supervisor their experimental approach before work is done. Keep an up-to-date record in a hard cover notebook of all research activities including lab work, literature search, research meetings, etc.. Projects Supervisor/s Dr. Pascale Champagne Civil/ Ellis pascale.champagne@queensu.ca Dr. Dominik Barz Dupuis x79470 dominik.barz@queensu.ca Project Title Positions Available/ Remainin g* ) Zeta Potential Measurement of PMMA Particles in a Nonpolar Medium 2) Heavy Metal Removal by Capacitive Deionization (CDI) 3) Feasibility Study for Long-Term Storage of Deuterium Student/s Confirmed 3) Matthew Medri 9-

2 Dr. Juan Beltran Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Royal Military College of Canada x6989 Dr. Michael Cunningham Dupuis Dr. Aris Docoslis Dupuis Dr. Carlos Escobedo Dupuis Dr. Ahmad Ghahreman Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining Goodwin Biosensor for Detection of Uropathogenic E. coli in Real Time ) Selective Lithium Extraction from Licontaining Chloride-based Natural Brines 2) Oxidative Leaching of Copper Sulfide Minerals by Inductive Electron Transfer; a Novel Approach 3) Electrochemical Oxidation of Fine Solid Particles in Carbon-Based Porous Media 4) Recycling of Lithium Ion Batteries: Selective Recovery of Valuable Metals by Organic Acid 5) Wireless Sensors to Measure Key Process Parameters (ph, ORP) in Large Scale Heap Leaching Operations 6) Crystallization of Potassium Sulfate from? Steacy Coombs? ) Jung Lee 9-2

3 Complex Sulfate Brines 7) Separation of Nickel and Cobalt in Sulphate Solutions by Selective Crystallization Dr. Jeffrey Giacomin Dupuis ) Characterization of Polymeric Liquids for Light Scattering Analysis 2) Molecular Structure and the Elasticity of Polymeric Liquids? ) Nicole Wirawan Dr. Jeffrey Giacomin Dupuis giacomin@queensu.ca Oscillatory Shear Flow of Polymeric Liquids? Dr. Martin Guay Dupuis guaym@queensu.ca Real Time Optimization and Control for Uncertain Systems 0 Graeme Strathdee Dr. Thomas Harris Summerhill tom.harris@queensu.ca Not Available F/W NA Dr. Nicolas Hudon Dupuis G nicholas.hudon@queensu.ca ) Cybersecurity of Controlled Chemical Processes 2) Dynamics and Control of Cogeneration Power Plants 3) Modeling and Control of Spray Dryers for Milk Powder Production 0 ) Avery Ngo 2) Stephen Stokreef Dr. Paul Hungler Beamish-Munro x78788 paul.hungler@queensu.ca Distributed Robust Control of a Chemical-looping Combustion and Gasification Process 9-3

4 Dr. Robin Hutchinson Dupuis Dr. Marianna Kontopoulou Dupuis a Dr. Xiang Li Dupuis Dr. Kim McAuley Gordon x77562 Dr. James McLellan Dupuis Dr. Louise Meunier Dupuis x78048 louise.meunier@queensu.ca ) Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling of Gastro-intestinal Fluids 2) Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling of Nanoparticle Transport in the Human Body 3) Bioaccessibility Method Development of Physiologicallyrepresentative Gastrointestinal Fluid Movement 4) Bioaccessibility of Hexavalent Chromium from Contaminated Soils and Tailings 9-4

5 Dr. Scott Parent Dupuis Dr. Brant Peppley Dupuis G Dr. Chris Pickles Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining Goodwin ) Bioaccessibility of Rare Earth Elements from Mine Waste 6) Environmental Fate of Oil Sands Tailings Adsorbed onto Biodegradable Polymers Kinetic Study of Methanol- Steam Reforming Reaction Over Co-Precipitated Catalyst Coatings * N.B. If the number of positions available is listed as: "NA", means that the prospective supervisor is not available to supervise a 4th year research project "?", means that the prospective supervisor has not provided any information regarding the availability of research projects for the coming year "0", means that the supervisor and a CHEE 42 student have already agreed to work together on the proposed project "" or more: means there may be or more positions available - however, it is also possible that a supervisor and a student have already agreed to work together on a project, but have not yet notified the lab coordinator to update the project availability This table will be updated whenever the lab coordinator receives updates on project availability from supervisors and students. Project Descriptions Dr. Brant Peppley: Kinetic Study of Methanol-Steam Reforming Reaction over Co-precipitated Catalyst Coatings 9-5

6 The motivation for this work is to develop a new method of coating catalyst onto a high heat transfer surface. The idea is to use heat exchanger equipment as a reactor vessel to reduce the number of components in a chemical process (also referred to as process intensification). Successful catalyst coatings used in heat exchangers could potentially reduce the capital cost of processes and permit the development of small-scale hydrogen generators for fuel cell electrical generators. The objective of this research project is to study the reaction kinetics and rate data of the methanol steam reforming reaction at varied feed compositions, feed flowrates, temperatures, and pressures. This study will be completed for both an alumina plate that has Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 spread evenly across it and an alumina plate that has the same catalyst generated/precipitated across it. The reaction kinetics over both forms of generated catalyst will be validated and compared with literature models to determine if the kinetics improve when the catalyst is generated directly on the alumina plate. Last updated Sep.,

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