Chemical Engineering Archives - Senior Design Day

3. Programs Archive

Saint Gobain – Understanding Diffusion in Microporous Adsorbents

The diffusion of carbon dioxide into Zeolite 13X is evaluated through three methods: a TGA, an AutoChem II, and a PBR coupled with a TCD.

Characterization of Vapor Phase Concentrations for iCVD

This project aims to build and design a continuous concentration measurement system for a low-volatile monomer in the vapor phase.

Tickler impellers to mitigate solids heeled in drained slurry tanks

Ticklers prevent heel formation from occurring and allow for most, if not all, material to drain through the tank. The goal of this project is to design a system to test different tickler impeller configurations to optimize slurry draining performance.

Continuous Reactor Resign to Prepare Arylamines from Nitro Arenes

The purpose of this project was to identify and optimize factors for a continuous reactor that can be used to prepare aryl amines from nitro arenes using an acid/proton donor system and a heterogeneous palladium catalyst.

Developing a Method to Inhibit Refermentation in Sweetened Beer

Team Stonefish researched novel treatments for inhibiting post-canning refermentation in sweetened beer, which can cause profit loss and recalls.

Adsorption of PFAS in Landfill Leachate Using Biochar

Investigating the use of biochar made from woody yard waste stored in the Waste Management landfill in Fairport, NY as a PFAS removal treatment for the landfill leachate

Ethanol Reuse for Cannabinoid Extraction

In order to decrease costs of NoWave’s cannabis extraction process, methods were investigated to increase yield and allow for more reuse of the ethanol

Treatment of PFAS via Foam Fractination in Landfill Leachate

This project explores the most effective foam fractionation system for PFAS removal from landfill leachate.