Dr. James T. Richardson
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
S222 Engineering Building 1
University of Houston
4800 Calhoun Ave.
Houston, TX 77204-4004
Office Location: S329
Telephone: (713) 743-4324
Fax: (713) 743-4323
E-mail: jtr "at-sign" uh "dot edu

EDUCATION

— Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Rice University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Professor Richardson’s research involves experimental heterogeneous catalysis as related to industrial catalytic processes. Topics include:

› Heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic processes, reactor engineering, catalyst preparation and characterization, catalyst design
› Solar energy, solar receiver design, solar related chemical processes
› Catalytic processes for the destruction of hazardous wastes
› Gas to liquid conversion processes
› High temperature superconductivity and processing of ceramic superconductors
› Solid oxide fuel cells, ceramic membrane reactors
› Combinatorial Catalysis

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Honors & Activities

—2001: President-elect, University of Houston chapter of Sigma Xi.
—1999: Best Applied Paper Award, South Texas Section, AIChE
—1997: Abraham Dukler Distinguished Faculty Award, Cullen College of Engineering Alumni, University of Houston
—1993: Senior Faculty Research Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
—1989: Best Applied Paper Award, South Texas Section, AIChE

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Courses Taught

CHEE 2331 Chemical Processes
CHEE 3366 Topics in Physical Chemistry
CHEE 6366 Fundamentals of Catalysis
CHEE 6388 Catalytic Processes

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Graduate Students Supervised

S. A. Brown
U. Fitzi
H. Gadala
D. Hill**
B. LeClerc
S. Modi
Y. Peng
J. T. Richtie*
M. Shafiei

* joint with D. Luss
**joint with R. C. Willson

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Current Funded Projects

"Catalyst Lifetime Studies for Chlorinated Steam Reforming", Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center.

"More Efficient Catalysts for Exothermic Chemical Processes", Texas Coordinating Board ATP Program.

"SHS and Ceramic Membrane Reactors", Materials Science and Engineering Center at the University of Houston. Jointly with Prof. D. Luss.

"Improved Halogen Resistance of Catalytic Oxidation Through Efficient Catalyst Testing", Gulf Coast Hazardous Substances Research Center. Jointly with Prof. R. C. Willson.

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Recent PUBLICATIONS

Books:

1. J. T. Richardson, "Principles of Catalyst Development," Plenum Press, NewYork NY, 1989.
2. Richardson, J.T., M. Spencer and M.V. Twigg, "The Catalyst Manual," Plenum Press (in preparation, 2002).

Journals (last five years):

1. J. T. Richardson, J. D. Ortego, N. Coute and M. V. Twigg, "Chloride Poisoning of Water Gas Shift Activity on Nickel Catalysts During Steam Reforming, Catal. Lttrs., 41, 17 (1996).
2. F. C. Moates, M. Somani, J. Annamalai, J. T. Richardson, D. Luss and R. C. Willson, "Infrared Thermographic Screening of Combinatorial Libraries of Heterogeneous Catalysts", by I&EC Res., 35, (1996) 4801.
3. J. T. Richardson, B. Turk, and M. V. Twigg, "Reduction of Model Steam Reforming Catalysts: Effect of Oxide Additives", Appl. Catal. A. General, 148, 97 (1996).
4. T. Kohav, K. M. Forster, J. T. Richardson and D. Luss, "Effects of CO2 Concentration on Yb2Cu3O6+x Formation", AIChE J., 43, 1091 (1997).
5. J. D. Ortego, Jr., J. T. Richardson and M. V. Twigg, Catalytic Steam Reforming of Chlorocarbons: Methlychloride", Appl. Catal. B. Environ.,.12, 339 (1997)
6. Q. Ming, M. Nersesyan, K. Ross, J. T. Richardson and D. Luss, "Reaction Steps and Microstructure Formation During SHS of La0.8Sr0.2CrO3", Combust. Sci. and Tech., 128, 279 (1997).
7. J. T. Richardson and M. V. Twigg, "Reduction of Impregnated NiO/ a -Al2O3: Association of Al3+ions with NiO", Appl. Catal. A. Gen. 167, 57 (1998).
8. Q. Ming, J. Hung, Y. L. Yang, M. D. Nersesyan, A. J. Jacobson, J. T. Richardson and D. Luss, "Combustion Synthesis of La0.2Sr0.8Cr0.2Fe0.8O3-x", Combust. Sci. and Tech., 138, 279, (1998).
9. N. Coute, J. D. Ortego, Jr., J. T. Richardson and M. V. Twigg, "Catalytic Steam Reforming of Chlorocarbons: Trichloroethane, Trichloroethylene and Perchloroethylene", Appl. Catal. B. Environ, 19, 175 (1998).
10. Q. Ming, M. D. Nersesyan, S. Lin, J. T. Richardson and D. Luss, "Chemical Rate Processes Involved in SHS of La0.9Sr0.1CrO3-x", Int. J. SHS, 4, 447 (1998).
11. K. Intarajang and J. T. Richardson, "Catalytic Steam Reforming of Chlorocarbons: Catalyst Comparisons", Appl. Catal. B. Environ., 22, 27 (1999).
12. Q. Ming, M. D. Nersesyan, A. Wagner, J. Ritchie, J. T. Richardson and D. Luss, A. J. Jacobson and Y. L. Yang, "Combustion Synthesis and Characterization of Sr and Ga Doped LaFeO3", Solid State Ionics, 122, 113 (1999).
13. A. Wagner, A. J. Jacobson, J. T. Richardson, D. Luss, "Reaction Characteristics of La0.84Sr0.16CrO3 Formation", J. Mater. Sci., 34, 3035 (1999).
14. M. D. Nersesyan, J. R. Claycomb, Q. Ming, J. H. Miller, Jr., J. T. Richardson, and D. Luss, "Chemomagnetic Fields Produced by Solid Combustion Reactions", Appl. Phys. Lttrs., 75, 1170 (1999).
15. J. T.Richardson and M. V. Twigg, "A Simple Method for Determining the Size of Nickel Oxide Crystallites in Catalysis", J. Catal., 188, 226 (1999).
16. F. C. Moates, T. E. McMinn and J. T. Richardson, "A Radial Reactor for Trichloroethylene Steam Reforming", AIChE J, 45, 2411 (1999).
17. M. V. Twigg and J. T. Richardson, "Effects of Alumina Incorporation in Coprecipitated NiO-Al2O3 Catalysts", Appl. Catal. A. General, 190, 61 (2000).
18. N. Coute and J. T. Richardson, "Steam Reforming of Chlorocarbons: Chlorinated Aromatics", Appl. Catal. B. Environ. 26 (2000) 217.
19. N. Coute and J. T. Richardson, "Catalytic Steam Reforming of Chlorocarbons: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)", Appl. Catal. B. Environ. 26 (2000) 265.
20. Q. Ming, M. D. Nersesyan, J. T. Richardson, D. Luss and A. A. Shiryaev, "A New Route to Synthesize La1-xSrxMnO3", J. Mat. Res., 35 (2000) 3599-3606.
21. J. T. Richardson, Y. Peng and D. Remue, "Properties of Ceramic Foam Catalyst Supports: Pressure Drop", Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 204 (2000)19.
22. Nersesyan, M.D., J.R. Claycomb, J.T. Ritchie, J.H. Miller, Jr., J.T. Richardson and D. Luss, "Electric and Magnetic Fields Generated by SHS," J. Mat. Syn. and Proc., 9, 63 (2001).
23. T. E. McMinn , F. C. Moates, and J. T. Richardson, "Catalytic Steam Reforming of Chlorocarbons: Catalyst Deactivation." Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 31, 93 (2001).
24. Twigg, M.V. and J.T. Richardson, "Theory and Application of Ceramic-Foam Catalysts," IchemE Trans. Part A – Chem. Eng. Res. & Design 80, 183 (2002).
25. Nersesyan, M.D., J.T. Ritchie, I.A. Filimonov, J.T. Richardson and D. Luss, "Electric Fields Produced by High-Temperature Metal Oxidation," J. Electrochem. Soc. 149, J11 (2002).

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