KEVIN WHITTY

Professor

Chemical Engineering

  • Professor
    Chemical Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Research interests include thermal conversion of biomass and waste to high-value products including hydrogen, sustainable transportation fuels, chemicals and electric power while capturing CO2 and recovering useful metals.

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    CHARACTERIZATION OF E-WASTE WHEN EXPOSED TO HIGH-TEMPERATURE GASIFICATION ENVIRONMENTS
    1 Jun 2026 - 31 Jan 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PYROPREP: A PRESSURIZED PYROLYTIC SOLID WASTE CONDITIONING SYSTEM
    1 May 2026 - 31 Oct 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    KINETIC MODELING OF DYNAMIC FORMIC ACID DECOMPOSITION
    22 Dec 2025 - 31 Aug 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    LEHIGH LIBS/MACHINE LEARNING-BASED SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION IN GASIFICATION-BASED CLEAN HYDROGEN SYSTEMS
    18 Dec 2024 - 17 Dec 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    LEHIGH LIBS/MACHINE LEARNING-BASED SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION IN GASIFICATION-BASED CLEAN HYDROGEN SYSTEMS
    18 Dec 2024 - 17 Dec 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    REI TDA OFC COAL SLURRY COMBUSTION TESTING
    REACTION ENGINEERING INTL25 Apr 2024 - 31 Aug 2024
    REACTION ENGINEERING INTL
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    REI TDA OFC COAL SLURRY COMBUSTION TESTING
    25 Apr 2024 - 25 Apr 2024
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ENTRAINED-FLOW BIOMASS GASIFICATION WITH SYNGAS FERMENTATION FOR PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
    1 Oct 2023 - 1 Nov 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ADVANCING ENTRAINED-FLOW GASIFICATION OF WASTE MATERIALS AND BIOMASS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
    DOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LAB1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    DOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LAB
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PROCESS INTENSIFICATION OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION THROUGH SORPTION-ENHANCED GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS
    DOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LAB9 Aug 2022 - 30 Sep 2025
    DOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LAB
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ENABLING ENTRAINED-FLOW GASIFICATION OF BLENDS OF COAL, BIOMASS AND PLASTICS
    1 Jun 2021 - 30 Sep 2023
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PHOENIX PTGA
    PHOENIX BIOPOWER AB1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
    PHOENIX BIOPOWER AB
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    EASTMAN PLASTICS 01 - PARTIAL OXIDATION OF PLASTICS AND COAL/PLASTIC MIXTURES
    14 Oct 2020 - 30 Dec 2023
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    CLC ENABLING TECH DOE 2016
    DOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY10 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2021
    DOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    REI DOE HP OXY-COAL 2016
    REACTION ENGINEERING INTL10 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2021
    REACTION ENGINEERING INTL
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    WHITTY DOE CLOU 2015
    DOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY6 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2019
    DOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    TRI Gasification Studies - Task Order 6
    Thermochem Recovery International12 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
    Thermochem Recovery International
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    WYOMING CLOU
    UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING12 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2015
    UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    STANFORD-DOE - TDL SENSORS
    STANFORD UNIVERSITY10 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2012
    STANFORD UNIVERSITY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    RTI BIOMASS SYNGAS TO FUELS
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE10 Jan 2008 - 2 Jan 2012
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    EASTMAN TO-1: COAL AND PETCOKE
    EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY9 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2010
    EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    CASE Project
    US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY7 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2010
    US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    UT CLEAN COAL CENTER - GASIFICATION STUDIES
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY7 Mar 2006 - 31 Dec 2009
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    SCERP HW-06-3: ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM SOLID WASTE
    ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (FLOWTHROUGH FROM EPA/SCERP)6 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2009
    ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (FLOWTHROUGH FROM EPA/SCERP)