Benjamin A. McCool
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View article: Investigation of Moisture Swing Adsorbents for Direct Air Capture by Dynamic Breakthrough Studies
Investigation of Moisture Swing Adsorbents for Direct Air Capture by Dynamic Breakthrough Studies Open
Adsorbent materials with humidity-modulated CO2 sorption capacities are essential for direct air capture (DAC) based on moisture swing adsorption (MSA) processes. These materials have seldom been studied in the context of dynamic breakthro…
View article: Life cycle analysis of a hybrid direct air capture system enabling combined carbon dioxide and water extraction from ambient air
Life cycle analysis of a hybrid direct air capture system enabling combined carbon dioxide and water extraction from ambient air Open
This study details a life cycle analysis (LCA) of a hybrid direct air capture (HDAC) system which integrates moisture swing adsorption (MSA) and atmospheric water extraction (AWE) technologies for the simultaneous capture of CO2 and water …
View article: Hydrophobic polyamide nanofilms provide rapid transport for crude oil separation
Hydrophobic polyamide nanofilms provide rapid transport for crude oil separation Open
Hydrocarbon separation relies on energy-intensive distillation. Membrane technology can offer an energy-efficient alternative but requires selective differentiation of crude oil molecules with rapid liquid transport. We synthesized multibl…
View article: Solution Processable Polytriazoles from Spirocyclic Monomers for Membrane-based Hydrocarbon Separations
Solution Processable Polytriazoles from Spirocyclic Monomers for Membrane-based Hydrocarbon Separations Open
The thermal distillation of crude oil mixtures is an energy intensive process conducted on massive scale worldwide. Membrane-based separations are, in principle, much more efficient in energetic terms, if useful fractions can be obtained. …
View article: Twin-free, directly synthesized MFI nanosheets with improved thickness uniformity and their use in membrane fabrication
Twin-free, directly synthesized MFI nanosheets with improved thickness uniformity and their use in membrane fabrication Open
Zeolite nanosheets can be used for the fabrication of low-defect-density, thin, and oriented zeolite separation membranes. However, methods for manipulating their morphology are limited, hindering progress toward improved performance. We r…
View article: Theoretically Self-Consistent Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Glassy Polymer Theory for the Solubility of Vapors and Liquids in Glassy Polymers
Theoretically Self-Consistent Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Glassy Polymer Theory for the Solubility of Vapors and Liquids in Glassy Polymers Open
The nonequilibrium thermodynamics of glassy polymer (NETGP) theory provides a formalism to calculate solubilities of volatile species in glassy polymers using equilibrium free energies. The classic NETGP approach of Sarti and Doghieri assu…
View article: Mathematical modeling and parameter estimation of <scp>MFI</scp> membranes for para/ortho‐xylene separation
Mathematical modeling and parameter estimation of <span>MFI</span> membranes for para/ortho‐xylene separation Open
A mathematical model of a membrane with a thin, oriented, and selective MFI layer, which also includes contributions from defects, pore blockages, support layer, and external mass transfer, was formulated based on the Maxwell‐Stefan equati…
View article: <i>N</i> -Aryl–linked spirocyclic polymers for membrane separations of complex hydrocarbon mixtures
<i>N</i> -Aryl–linked spirocyclic polymers for membrane separations of complex hydrocarbon mixtures Open
Separating organics without distillation Hydrocarbon distillation is a widespread and energy-intensive process. Membranes might offer an alternative approach, but few can survive immersion in organic solvents nor are they able to extract r…