KEVIN WHITTY
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Orcid identifier0000-0002-2562-5870 (opens in a new tab)
- ProfessorChemical Engineering
- 801-585-9388 (Work)
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 CONTRACTCHARACTERIZATION OF E-WASTE WHEN EXPOSED TO HIGH-TEMPERATURE GASIFICATION ENVIRONMENTS1 Jun 2026 - 31 Jan 2027
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTPYROPREP: A PRESSURIZED PYROLYTIC SOLID WASTE CONDITIONING SYSTEM1 May 2026 - 31 Oct 2027
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTKINETIC MODELING OF DYNAMIC FORMIC ACID DECOMPOSITION22 Dec 2025 - 31 Aug 2027
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTLEHIGH LIBS/MACHINE LEARNING-BASED SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION IN GASIFICATION-BASED CLEAN HYDROGEN SYSTEMS18 Dec 2024 - 17 Dec 2026
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTLEHIGH LIBS/MACHINE LEARNING-BASED SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION IN GASIFICATION-BASED CLEAN HYDROGEN SYSTEMS18 Dec 2024 - 17 Dec 2026
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTREI TDA OFC COAL SLURRY COMBUSTION TESTINGREACTION ENGINEERING INTL25 Apr 2024 - 31 Aug 2024
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTREI TDA OFC COAL SLURRY COMBUSTION TESTING25 Apr 2024 - 25 Apr 2024
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTENTRAINED-FLOW BIOMASS GASIFICATION WITH SYNGAS FERMENTATION FOR PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS1 Oct 2023 - 1 Nov 2027
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTADVANCING ENTRAINED-FLOW GASIFICATION OF WASTE MATERIALS AND BIOMASS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONDOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LAB1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTPROCESS INTENSIFICATION OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION THROUGH SORPTION-ENHANCED GASIFICATION OF BIOMASSDOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LAB9 Aug 2022 - 30 Sep 2025
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTENABLING ENTRAINED-FLOW GASIFICATION OF BLENDS OF COAL, BIOMASS AND PLASTICS1 Jun 2021 - 30 Sep 2023
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTPHOENIX PTGAPHOENIX BIOPOWER AB1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTEASTMAN PLASTICS 01 - PARTIAL OXIDATION OF PLASTICS AND COAL/PLASTIC MIXTURES14 Oct 2020 - 30 Dec 2023
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTCLC ENABLING TECH DOE 2016DOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY10 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2021
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTREI DOE HP OXY-COAL 2016REACTION ENGINEERING INTL10 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2021
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTWHITTY DOE CLOU 2015DOE NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY6 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2019
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTTRI Gasification Studies - Task Order 6Thermochem Recovery International12 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTWYOMING CLOUUNIVERSITY OF WYOMING12 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2015
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTSTANFORD-DOE - TDL SENSORSSTANFORD UNIVERSITY10 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2012
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTRTI BIOMASS SYNGAS TO FUELSRESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE10 Jan 2008 - 2 Jan 2012
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTEASTMAN TO-1: COAL AND PETCOKEEASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY9 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2010
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTCASE ProjectUS DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY7 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2010
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTUT CLEAN COAL CENTER - GASIFICATION STUDIESU.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY7 Mar 2006 - 31 Dec 2009
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTSCERP HW-06-3: ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM SOLID WASTEARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (FLOWTHROUGH FROM EPA/SCERP)6 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2009