{"id":8,"date":"2017-10-03T14:26:30","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T21:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nellis\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2017-10-03T15:12:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T22:12:29","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nellis\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #0000cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Selected Publications<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nellis\/files\/2017\/10\/publication-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nellis\/files\/2017\/10\/publication-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nellis\/files\/2017\/10\/publication-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nellis\/files\/2017\/10\/publication-624x355.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nellis\/files\/2017\/10\/publication.jpg 841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Yu, J.T., Dehkhoda, A.M., Ellis, N., &#8220;Development of Biochar-based Catalyst for Transesterification of Canola Oil&#8221;, Energy &amp; Fuels (in print, 2010).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Reaume, S.J., Ellis, N., &#8220;Optimizing Reaction Conditions for the Isomerization of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Methyl Esters to their Branch Chain Products&#8221;, J Am Oil Chem Soc (in print, 2010).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Mahecha-Botero, A., Reaume, S., Grace, J.R., Ellis, N., &#8220;Independent Research as a Teaching Tool in Graduate Chemical Reaction Engineering. Case Study: Modelling Isomerization of Unsaturated Fatty Acids with Catalyst Deactivation&#8221;, Education for Chemical Engineers (in print, 2010).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">van Ommen, J.R., Yurteri, C., Ellis, N., and Kelder, E., &#8220;Scalable Gas-Phase Processes to Create Nanostructured Particles&#8221;, Particuology (in print, 2010).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Sakaguchi, M., Watkinson, A.P., Ellis, N., &#8220;Steam Gasification Reactivity of Char from Rapid Pyrolysis of Bio-oil\/Char Slurry&#8221;, Fuel, <b>89<\/b>(10), 3078-3084 (2010).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Dehkhoda, A., West, A., Ellis, N., &#8220;Biochar Based Solid Acid Catalyst for Biodiesel Production&#8221;, Appl. Cat. A, <b>382<\/b>, 197-204 (2010).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Fouilland, T., Grace, J.R., Ellis, N., &#8220;Review of recent advances in fluidized bed technology in biomass processes&#8221;, Biofuels, <b>1<\/b>(3), 409-433 (2010).Janaun, J., Ellis, N., &#8220;Role of Silica Template in the Preparation of Sulfonated Mesoporous Carbon Catalysts&#8221;, Appl. Catalysis A: General (accepted December, 2010). 28.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Janaun, J., Ellis, N., &#8220;Perspectives on Biodiesel as a Sustainable Fuel&#8221;, Renewable &amp; Sustainable Energy Reviews, <b>14<\/b>(4), 1312-1320 (2010).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Jiang. X., Ellis, N., &#8220;Upgrading Bio-oil through Emulsification with Biodiesel &#8211; Mixture Production&#8221;, Energy &amp; Fuels <b>24<\/b>(2), 1358-1364 (2010).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Janaun, J., Ellis, N., &#8220;Glycerol Etherification by tert-Butanol Catalyzed by Sulfonated Carbon Catalyst&#8221;, Journal of Applied Science, <b>21<\/b>(10), 2633-2637 (2010).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Rahaman, M.S., Mavinic, D.S., Ellis, N., &#8220;Phosphorus Recovery from Anaerobic Digester Supernatant by Struvite Crystallization: Model-based Evaluation of a Fluidized Bed Reactor&#8221;, Water Science &amp; Technology <b>58<\/b>(6), 1321-1327 (2008).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Xu, M., Ellis, N., Lim, C.J., Ryu, H.-J., &#8220;Mapping of the Operating Conditions for an Interconnected Fluidized Bed Reactor for CO2 Separation by Chemical Looping Combustion&#8221;, Chem. Eng. and Tech., <b>32<\/b>, 404-409 (2009).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Beetstra, R., Nijenhuis, J., Ellis, N. and van Ommen, J.R., &#8220;Assessing the Influence of the Particle Size Distribution on Fluidized Bed Hydrodynamics Using High-Throughput Experimentation&#8221;, AIChE Journal, 55, 2013-2023 (2009).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Vejahati, F., Mahinpey, N., Ellis, N., Nikko, M.B., &#8220;CFD Simulation of Gas-Solid Bubbling Fluidized Bed: A New Method for Adjusting Drag Law&#8221;, Canadian Journal of Chem. Eng., <b>87<\/b>, 19-30 (2009).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Sobrino, C., Ellis, N., de Vega, M, &#8220;Distributor Effects Near the Bottom Region of Turbulent Fluidized Beds&#8221;, Powder Technology, <b>189<\/b>, 25-33 (2009).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Ellis, N., Guan, F., Chen, T., Poon, C., &#8220;Monitoring Biodiesel Production (Transesterification) Using In-Situ Viscometer&#8221;, Chemical Engineering Journal, <b>138<\/b>, 200-206 (2008).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Rahaman, M.S., Ellis, N., Mavinic, D.S., &#8220;Effects of Various Process Parameters on Struvite Precipitation Kinetics and Subsequent Determination of Rate Constants&#8221;, Water Science and Technology, <b>57<\/b>, 647-654 (2008).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">West, A., Posarac, D., Ellis, N., &#8220;A Technological and Economic Assessment of Four HYSYS-based Biodiesel Production Processes&#8221; Bioresource Technology, <b>99<\/b>, 6587-6601 (2008).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Cornelissen, J., Taghipour, F., Escudie, R., Ellis, N., Grace, J.R., &#8220;Numerical Investigations of a Steady State Liquid-Solid Fluidized Bed&#8221; Chemical Engineering Science, <b>62<\/b>, 6334-6348 (2007).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">West, A.H., Posarac, D., Ellis, N., &#8221; Simulation, Case Studies and Optimization of a Biodiesel Process with a Solid Acid Catalyst&#8221;, submitted to International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol. 5, A37 (2007).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Taghipour, F., Ellis, N., and Wong, C., &#8220;Experimental and Computational Study of Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed Hydrodynamics&#8221;, Chem. Eng. Sci., <b>60<\/b>, 6857-6867 (2005).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Briens, L.A., and Ellis, N., &#8220;Hydrodynamics of Three-Phase Fluidized Bed Systems Examined by Statistical, Fractal, Chaos and Wavelet Analysis Methods&#8221;, Chem. Eng. Sci., <b>60<\/b>, 6094-6106 (2005).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Ellis, N., Bi, H.T., Lim, C.J. and Grace, J.R., &#8220;Hydrodynamics of Turbulent Fluidized Beds of Different Diameters&#8221;, Powder Tech., <b>141<\/b>, 124-136 (2004).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Ellis, N., Bi, H.T., Lim, C.J. and Grace, J.R., &#8220;Influence of Probe Scale and Analysis Methods on Measured Hydrodynamic Properties of Gas-Fluidized Beds&#8221;, Chem. Eng. Sci., <b>59<\/b>, 1841-1851 (2004).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Ellis, N. and Herrmann, F.J., &#8220;Multifractal Analysis of Voidage Signals from Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds Using Wavelet Transformation&#8221;, in <i>Fluidization 2003<\/i>, Proceedings of Eighth China-Japan Symp. on Fluidization, pp. 116-123 (2003).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Ellis, N., Briens, L.A., Grace, J.R., Bi, X.T. and Lim, C.J., &#8220;Characterization of Dynamic Behaviour in Gas-Solid Turbulent Fluidized Bed Using Chaos and Wavelet Analysis&#8221;, Chem. Eng. J., <b>96<\/b>, 105-116 (2003).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Taghipour, F., Ellis, N. and Wong, C., &#8220;CFD Modeling of a Two-Dimensional Fluidized-Bed Reactor&#8221;, CFD 2003: The Eleventh Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, May 28-30, Vancouver (2003).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Ellis, N., Lim, C.J., Grace, J.R., Bi, H.T. and Lim, K.S., &#8220;Frequency Analysis of Pressure Fluctuations in Turbulent Fluidized Beds&#8221;, in Circulating Fluidized Bed Technology VII, Eds. Grace, J.R., Zhu, J.-X., and de Lasa, H., pp. 287-294 (2002).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Ellis, N., Bi, X.T., Lim, C.J. and Grace, J.R., &#8220;Two-phase Microstructure of Turbulent Fluidized Beds&#8221;, Conference Presentation at 52<sup>nd<\/sup> Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Vancouver, October 20-23 (2002).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Ellis, N., Lim, C.J., Grace, J.R., Bi, X.T., Lim, K.S., Joyce, T., Close, R. and Zakhari, A., &#8220;Scale-Up Effect on Transition Velocity and Voidage in Turbulent Fluidized Beds&#8221;, in <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Proc. 6<sup>th<\/sup> World Congress of Chemical Engineering<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\"> (2001).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Lim, K.S., Joyce, T., Close, R., Zakhari, A., Ellis, N., Lim, C.J. and Grace, J.R., and Bi X.T., &#8220;Scale-up Effect on Transition to Turbulent Fluidisation<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">, CSIRO Internal Annual Conference, February (2001).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Bi, H.T., Ellis, N, Abba, I.A. and Grace, J.R., &#8220;A State-of the Art Review of Gas-Solid Turbulent Fluidization&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">, Chem. Eng. Sci., <b>55<\/b>, 4789-4825 (2000).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Ellis, N., Margaritis, A., Briens, C.L. and Bergougnou, M.A., <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">Fluidization Characteristics of Biobone Particles Used for Biocatalysts<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;\">, AIChE Journal, <b>42<\/b>, 87-95 (1996).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Publications Yu, J.T., Dehkhoda, A.M., Ellis, N., &#8220;Development of Biochar-based Catalyst for Transesterification of Canola Oil&#8221;, Energy &amp; Fuels (in print, 2010). Reaume, S.J., Ellis, N., &#8220;Optimizing Reaction Conditions for the Isomerization of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Methyl Esters to their Branch Chain Products&#8221;, J Am Oil Chem Soc (in print, 2010). 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