Expertise
Reaction engineering; chemical kinetics; catalysis; sustainability principles
Research Interests
Waste utilization and upcycling; alternative fuels; process intensification
Education
- Postdoc: Chemical Engineering, (2005), Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA
- Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, (2003), Northwestern University - Evanston, IL
- BS: Chemical Engineering, (1996), National Taiwan University - Taipei, Taiwan
Selected Awards and Honors
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2019)
- North American Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (NASCRE) Travel Award (2019)
- B. J. Martin Dissertation Year Fellowship, Northwestern University (2002)
- International Symposia on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE) Travel Award (2002)
Selected Publications
- F. Sakirler, M. D. Tekbas, and H.-W. Wong, “Catalytic and Inhibitory Effects Induced by Noncovalent Interactions between Cellulose and Lignin during Fast Pyrolysis,” ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2024, 12(26), 9591–9601.
- C. Ayafor, T Burton, N. George, G. Morose, and H.-W. Wong, “Safer Solvents for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Purification using Column Chromatography,” ACS Environ. Au, 2024, 4(5), 236–247.
- F. Sakirler, M. D. Tekbas, and H.-W. Wong, “Molten Plastics Induced Noncovalent Interactions for Tunable Cellulose Fast Pyrolysis,” Green Chem., 2023, 25, 10010–10019.
- F. Sakirler and H.-W. Wong*, “Cellulose Fast Pyrolysis Activated by Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 2022, 126(43), 7806–7819.
- P. Yu, Z. Yang, Z. Gu, and H.-W. Wong, “Catalytic Reaction Coupling of Propane Dehydrogenation with Nitrobenzene Hydrogenation over Pt/Al2O3,” Catal. Commun., 2022, 166, 106449.
- P. Yu, Y. Liu, P. Deshlahra, and H.-W. Wong, “Detailed Kinetic Modeling of NOx–Mediated Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2021, 60(37), 13553–13561.
- M. Nallar, N. Tenaglia, G. Morose, and H.-W. Wong, “Safer Solvent Blends for Food, Dye, and Environmental Analyses using Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography,” Chromatographia, 2021, 84(8), 769–780.
- Sakirler, F., Wong, H. (2022). Cellulose fast pyrolysis activated by intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 126(43), 7806–7819
- Yu, P., Yang, Z., Gu, Z., Wong, H. (2022). Catalytic reaction coupling of propane dehydrogenation with nitrobenzene hydrogenation over Pt/Al2O3. Catalysis Communications, 166, 106449.
- Yu, P., Liu, Y., Deshlahra, P., Wong, H. (2021). Detailed kinetic modeling of NOx-mediated oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 60(37) 13553-13561.
- Nallar, M., Tenaglia, N., Morose, G., Wong, H. (2021). Safer solvent blends for food, dye, and environmental analyses using reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. Chromatographia, 84(8) 769-780.
- Yu, P., Yang, Z., Gu, Z., Wong, H. (2020). Elucidation of the reaction mechanism of catalytic reaction coupling of ethylbenzene dehydrogenation with nitrobenzene hydrogenation over MoO3/TiO2 catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General,602 117562.
- Nallar, M., Wong, H. (2019). Enhanced levoglucosan yields from the copyrolysis of cellulose and high-density polyethylene. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,7(10) 9480-9488.
- Nallar, M., Wong, H. (2019). Hydroxyl group stabilization for increased yields of low-molecular-weight products in the copyrolysis of cellulose and thermoplastics. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,58(25) 10776-10784.
- Yu, P., Wong, H. (2019). Propane pyrolysis facilitated by phenyl radicals: A combined experimental and kinetic modeling study. Chemical Engineering Science,210 115243.
- Zuo, W., Wong, H. (2017). Green synthesis of linear alkylbenzenes via Diels- Alder cycloaddition between furan and linear alkenes over niobic acid catalyst. Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews,10(4) 393-403.