Publications

Selected Publications

  • Yu, J.T., Dehkhoda, A.M., Ellis, N., “Development of Biochar-based Catalyst for Transesterification of Canola Oil”, Energy & Fuels (in print, 2010).
  • Reaume, S.J., Ellis, N., “Optimizing Reaction Conditions for the Isomerization of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Methyl Esters to their Branch Chain Products”, J Am Oil Chem Soc (in print, 2010).
  • Mahecha-Botero, A., Reaume, S., Grace, J.R., Ellis, N., “Independent Research as a Teaching Tool in Graduate Chemical Reaction Engineering. Case Study: Modelling Isomerization of Unsaturated Fatty Acids with Catalyst Deactivation”, Education for Chemical Engineers (in print, 2010).
  • van Ommen, J.R., Yurteri, C., Ellis, N., and Kelder, E., “Scalable Gas-Phase Processes to Create Nanostructured Particles”, Particuology (in print, 2010).
  • Sakaguchi, M., Watkinson, A.P., Ellis, N., “Steam Gasification Reactivity of Char from Rapid Pyrolysis of Bio-oil/Char Slurry”, Fuel, 89(10), 3078-3084 (2010).
  • Dehkhoda, A., West, A., Ellis, N., “Biochar Based Solid Acid Catalyst for Biodiesel Production”, Appl. Cat. A, 382, 197-204 (2010).
  • Fouilland, T., Grace, J.R., Ellis, N., “Review of recent advances in fluidized bed technology in biomass processes”, Biofuels, 1(3), 409-433 (2010).Janaun, J., Ellis, N., “Role of Silica Template in the Preparation of Sulfonated Mesoporous Carbon Catalysts”, Appl. Catalysis A: General (accepted December, 2010). 28. 
  • Janaun, J., Ellis, N., “Perspectives on Biodiesel as a Sustainable Fuel”, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14(4), 1312-1320 (2010).
  • Jiang. X., Ellis, N., “Upgrading Bio-oil through Emulsification with Biodiesel – Mixture Production”, Energy & Fuels 24(2), 1358-1364 (2010).
  • Janaun, J., Ellis, N., “Glycerol Etherification by tert-Butanol Catalyzed by Sulfonated Carbon Catalyst”, Journal of Applied Science, 21(10), 2633-2637 (2010).
  • Rahaman, M.S., Mavinic, D.S., Ellis, N., “Phosphorus Recovery from Anaerobic Digester Supernatant by Struvite Crystallization: Model-based Evaluation of a Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Water Science & Technology 58(6), 1321-1327 (2008).
  • Xu, M., Ellis, N., Lim, C.J., Ryu, H.-J., “Mapping of the Operating Conditions for an Interconnected Fluidized Bed Reactor for CO2 Separation by Chemical Looping Combustion”, Chem. Eng. and Tech., 32, 404-409 (2009).
  • Beetstra, R., Nijenhuis, J., Ellis, N. and van Ommen, J.R., “Assessing the Influence of the Particle Size Distribution on Fluidized Bed Hydrodynamics Using High-Throughput Experimentation”, AIChE Journal, 55, 2013-2023 (2009).
  • Vejahati, F., Mahinpey, N., Ellis, N., Nikko, M.B., “CFD Simulation of Gas-Solid Bubbling Fluidized Bed: A New Method for Adjusting Drag Law”, Canadian Journal of Chem. Eng., 87, 19-30 (2009).
  • Sobrino, C., Ellis, N., de Vega, M, “Distributor Effects Near the Bottom Region of Turbulent Fluidized Beds”, Powder Technology, 189, 25-33 (2009).
  • Ellis, N., Guan, F., Chen, T., Poon, C., “Monitoring Biodiesel Production (Transesterification) Using In-Situ Viscometer”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 138, 200-206 (2008). 
  • Rahaman, M.S., Ellis, N., Mavinic, D.S., “Effects of Various Process Parameters on Struvite Precipitation Kinetics and Subsequent Determination of Rate Constants”, Water Science and Technology, 57, 647-654 (2008). 
  • West, A., Posarac, D., Ellis, N., “A Technological and Economic Assessment of Four HYSYS-based Biodiesel Production Processes” Bioresource Technology, 99, 6587-6601 (2008).
  • Cornelissen, J., Taghipour, F., Escudie, R., Ellis, N., Grace, J.R., “Numerical Investigations of a Steady State Liquid-Solid Fluidized Bed” Chemical Engineering Science, 62, 6334-6348 (2007).
  • West, A.H., Posarac, D., Ellis, N., ” Simulation, Case Studies and Optimization of a Biodiesel Process with a Solid Acid Catalyst”, submitted to International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol. 5, A37 (2007).
  • Taghipour, F., Ellis, N., and Wong, C., “Experimental and Computational Study of Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed Hydrodynamics”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 60, 6857-6867 (2005).
  • Briens, L.A., and Ellis, N., “Hydrodynamics of Three-Phase Fluidized Bed Systems Examined by Statistical, Fractal, Chaos and Wavelet Analysis Methods”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 60, 6094-6106 (2005).
  • Ellis, N., Bi, H.T., Lim, C.J. and Grace, J.R., “Hydrodynamics of Turbulent Fluidized Beds of Different Diameters”, Powder Tech., 141, 124-136 (2004). 
  • Ellis, N., Bi, H.T., Lim, C.J. and Grace, J.R., “Influence of Probe Scale and Analysis Methods on Measured Hydrodynamic Properties of Gas-Fluidized Beds”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 59, 1841-1851 (2004).
  • Ellis, N. and Herrmann, F.J., “Multifractal Analysis of Voidage Signals from Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds Using Wavelet Transformation”, in Fluidization 2003, Proceedings of Eighth China-Japan Symp. on Fluidization, pp. 116-123 (2003).
  • Ellis, N., Briens, L.A., Grace, J.R., Bi, X.T. and Lim, C.J., “Characterization of Dynamic Behaviour in Gas-Solid Turbulent Fluidized Bed Using Chaos and Wavelet Analysis”, Chem. Eng. J., 96, 105-116 (2003).
  • Taghipour, F., Ellis, N. and Wong, C., “CFD Modeling of a Two-Dimensional Fluidized-Bed Reactor”, CFD 2003: The Eleventh Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, May 28-30, Vancouver (2003).
  • Ellis, N., Lim, C.J., Grace, J.R., Bi, H.T. and Lim, K.S., “Frequency Analysis of Pressure Fluctuations in Turbulent Fluidized Beds”, in Circulating Fluidized Bed Technology VII, Eds. Grace, J.R., Zhu, J.-X., and de Lasa, H., pp. 287-294 (2002).
  • Ellis, N., Bi, X.T., Lim, C.J. and Grace, J.R., “Two-phase Microstructure of Turbulent Fluidized Beds”, Conference Presentation at 52nd Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Vancouver, October 20-23 (2002).
  • Ellis, N., Lim, C.J., Grace, J.R., Bi, X.T., Lim, K.S., Joyce, T., Close, R. and Zakhari, A., “Scale-Up Effect on Transition Velocity and Voidage in Turbulent Fluidized Beds”, in “Proc. 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering“ (2001).
  • Lim, K.S., Joyce, T., Close, R., Zakhari, A., Ellis, N., Lim, C.J. and Grace, J.R., and Bi X.T., “Scale-up Effect on Transition to Turbulent Fluidisation“, CSIRO Internal Annual Conference, February (2001).
  • Bi, H.T., Ellis, N, Abba, I.A. and Grace, J.R., “A State-of the Art Review of Gas-Solid Turbulent Fluidization”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 55, 4789-4825 (2000).
  • Ellis, N., Margaritis, A., Briens, C.L. and Bergougnou, M.A., “Fluidization Characteristics of Biobone Particles Used for Biocatalysts“, AIChE Journal, 42, 87-95 (1996).