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YCN Newsletter 21 - Research in Spot by Chien-Hua (Jeffery) Chen
3D Printing Technology for Process Intensification in Chemical Engineering
Principal Investigator (PI) of the Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Laboratory at National Ilan Univsrsity, my research interests include Ceramic, Metal and Catalysts 3D Printing, Membrane Separation, and Nanoporous Materials. Our research focuses on 3D Printing Technology for Process Intensification in Chemical Engineering. The primary 3D printing technology we develop is of the slurry-based vat photopolymerization type, and the particle materials we use include alumina, zirconia, titanium dioxide, copper, stainless steel, and various nano-catalysts. In terms of applications, we use ceramic 3D printing technology to prepare alumina ultrafiltration membranes (with pore sizes around 50 nm), which represent the latest in ceramic separation membrane fabrication technology, as shown in included Figure. We have also developed 3D printing technology for alumina substrates with hierarchical porous structures that serve as catalyst carriers and are applied in the photodegradation of organic pollutants in water.[1] Furthermore, we have developed scalable production of 3D printed photocatalytic reactors with Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) structures, which effectively promote the progression of novel catalysts from development to industrial application.[2] We welcome those interested in the innovative applications of 3D printing technology to contact us and explore collaboration opportunities.
[1] C.C. Hu*, L.L. Chang, W. Chen, S.C. Chien, W.Y. Hsu, C.H. Chen, Y.T. Lin, K.L. Tung, “3D-printed Al2O3 framework supported carbon-bridged tri-s-triazine of g-C3N4 for photocatalytic tetracycline oxidation,” Chem. Eng. J., 2024.03.11 Accepted (IF: 15.1, Rank: 5/142=3.5%, Chemical Engineering)
[2] C.H. Chen*, S.C. Wang, H.W. Chen, T.Y. Chou, C.S. Chang, “High-Efficiency Photocatalytic Reactors Fabricated via Rapid DLP 3D Printing: Enhanced Dye Photodegradation with Optimized TiO2 Loading and Structural Design,” ACS EST Water. 2024.03.16 Accepted (IF: 5.3, Rank: 16/131=12.2%, Water Resources)
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2024 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 4th call!
In the frame of the 2024 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a 4th call, this time to allow grants to European Students to attend the 88th Annual Session of the Indian Ceramics Society and International Conference in Advanced Ceramics for Sustainability which will be organised by the Indian Ceramic Society in the campus of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (located in Chennai, India), from 28th to 30th November 2024.
ACerS is offering travelling grants of 1.500 $ to attend the two 2024 ECerS Summer Schools
The grants can be allowed to undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students from non-European based universities. The 2024 ECerS Summer Schools will be held prior to Electroceramics XIX (Vilnius, Lithuania - School: 17-18 August 2024) and Shaping 9 (Warsaw, Poland - School: 24-25 September 2024)!
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