Colin Scholes

Methanol Vapor Retards Aging of PIM-1 Thin Film Composite Membranes in Storage

Ming Yu, Andrew B Foster, Colin A Scholes, Sandra E Kentish, Peter M Budd

Journal article  |  2023  |  ACS MACRO LETTERS

Physical aging of glassy polymers leads to a decrease in permeability over time when they are used in membranes. This hinders the ..

Compatibility of High-Density Polyethylene Piping and Associated Elastomers with the Renewable Fuels Ammonia and Dimethyl Ether

Yuecheng Zhang, Sandra Kentish, Colin A Scholes

Journal article  |  2022  |  ENERGY & FUELS

Ammonia (NH3) and dimethyl ether (DME) have been identified as sustainable hydrogen carrier fuels in a low-carbon-emission economy..

Internal polymeric coating materials for preventing pipeline hydrogen embrittlement and a theoretical model of hydrogen diffusion through coated steel

Y Lei, E Hosseini, L Liu, CA Scholes, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2022  |  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

This work develops a theoretical analysis of the coating permeability necessary for use as internal coatings of transmission pipel..

A Rigorous Membrane Gas-Solvent Contactor Model for Flowsheet Simulation of the Carbon Capture Process

Ehsan Soroodan Miandoab, Colin A Scholes

Journal article  |  2022  |  INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

A rate-based membrane gas-solvent contactor model was programmed in Aspen Custom Modeler (ACM) and interfaced with the Aspen Plus ..

Vibration-induced enhanced mass transfer within membrane contactors for efficient CO(2 )capture

Elaheh Hosseini, Ehsan Soroodan Miandoab, Geoffrey Stevens, Colin A Scholes

Journal article  |  2022  |  SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Membrane gas-solvent contactors are a hybrid separation technology that has significant potential to replace conventional solvent ..

Engineered assembly of water-dispersible nanocatalysts enables low-cost and green CO2 capture

Masood S Alivand, Omid Mazaheri, Yue Wu, Ali Zavabeti, Andrew J Christofferson, Nastaran Meftahi, Salvy P Russo, Geoffrey W Stevens, Colin A Scholes, Kathryn A Mumford

Journal article  |  2022  |  NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Catalytic solvent regeneration has attracted broad interest owing to its potential to reduce energy consumption in CO2 separation,..

The compatibility of high-density polyethylene piping and elastomers with the future fuel methanol

Yuecheng Zhang, Mohamed H Abdellah, Sandra Kentish, Colin A Scholes

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH

Methanol is an attractive hydrogen carrier that can assist the transition away from natural gas (NG) as a source of fuel. In this ..

Water-Dispersible Nanocatalysts with Engineered Structures: The New Generation of Nanomaterials for Energy-Efficient CO2 Capture

Masood S Alivand, Omid Mazaheri, Yue Wu, Ali Zavabeti, Geoffrey W Stevens, Colin A Scholes, Kathryn A Mumford

Journal article  |  2021  |  ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES

The high energy demand of CO2 absorption-desorption technologies has significantly inhibited their industrial utilization and impl..

Helium separation using membrane technology: Recent advances and perspectives

Zhongde Dai, Jing Deng, Xuezhong He, Colin A Scholes, Xia Jiang, Bangda Wang, Hongfang Guo, Yulie Ma, Liyuan Deng

Journal article  |  2021  |  SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Helium is an unrenewable noble gas produced from natural gas with a wide range of scientific, medical, and industrial applications..

Chemical engineering design project undertaken through remote learning

Colin A Scholes

Journal article  |  2021  |  EDUCATION FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

The design project represents the culmination of a chemical engineering student's degree, which is intended to enable students to ..