Selected Topics Related to Energy and Chemicals
Prof. Arvind Varma
Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering
In the presentation, some selected research programs to produce energy carriers and valuable chemicals from new or renewable sources, currently being conducted in my group, will be discussed. They include (i) hydrogen generation for vehicle applications, (ii) catalytic upgrading of bio-oils, (iii) utilization of glycerol, a biodiesel waste product, for its purification and production of valuable chemicals, and (iv) oxidative coupling of methane.
Biographical Information
Dr. Arvind Varma is the R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor and Jay & Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head, School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. He is also the Director of the Purdue-Mexico Center for Sustainability. His research interests are in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering, and clean energy technology. He has published over 280 archival journal research articles in these areas, co-authored three books and co-edited two books. He is the founding Editor (1996-present) of the Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering, a series of textbooks and monographs published by the Cambridge University Press. He has received a number of awards for his research and teaching from AIChE, ASEE and ACS, and in 2010 was elected as a foreign member of Mexico’s Academy of Engineering.