Department of Chemical Engineering

 

 

Dr. Sidney Lin

Assistant Professor

 

 

Education

 

Ph.D. (Ch.E.), University of Houston, Houston, 1993

M.S. (Ch.E.), National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 1987

B.S. (Ch.E.), National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 1984

 

 

 

Research Interests

 

Renewable Energy:

Development of fuel cells and hydrogen storage devices.

Materials Science:

            Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis (SHS) of advanced materials.

            Materials development for fuel cell applications.

Separation Process:

            Oxygen separation using Mixed Ionic Electronic Conducting (MIEC) membranes.

Reaction Engineering:

            Ceramic membrane reactor for synthesis gas production by partial oxidation.

 

 

Illustrative Papers/ Presentations

 

• Combustion Synthesis of Advanced Ceramics for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Applications.

• Combustion Synthesis of Hydrogen Storage Materials.

• SHS of Doped La-Cr-O for High Temperature Applications.

• SHS of Cd-In-Ga-O Powder for GaN Thin Film Substrate.

• High-pressure SHS of Silicon Carbide-Silicon Nitride Composites.

• Chemical Rate Processes Involved in SHS of La-Sr-Cr-O.

• A Continuous Synthesis of High Tc Superconductor by Thermal Explosion in a Rotary Kiln.

• Vertical Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis of Superconductor.

• Continuous Co-precipitation Process for the Production of 1-2-3 Precursors.

• Hydrolysis of Dioxouranium (VI) in Sodium Nitrate Solution.

• Alkylation of Isobutyraldehyde with Benzyl Chloride using a Phase Transfer Catalyst.

 

 

Honor/Award

 

• Listed in Empire Who's Who Executives and Professionals 2002.

• Listed in International Who's Who of Professionals 1999.

 

Contact Information

 

Phone: (409)-880-2314
Fax:     (409)-880-2197
Email:  Sidney.Lin@Lamar.edu

 

 

                                                                                                                                     

 

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