Carl Lira

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Carl Lira

Associate Professor

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Biography

Thermodynamics of complex systems; adsorption behavior, molecular simulations; property measurements, mixture behavior and separation design for biorenewable fuels and chemicals.

Publications

Windom, B.; Huber, M.L.; Bruno, T.J.; Lown, A.L.; Lira, C.T. “Measurements and Modeling Study on a High-Aromatic Diesel Fuel,” Energy and Fuel, 26(3), 1787-1797, (2012). doi: 10.1021/ef201861b

Orjuela, A.; Yanez, A. J.; Santhanakrishnan, A; Lira, C. T.; Miller, D. J. “Kinetics of mixed succinic acid/acetic acid esterification with Amberlyst 70 ion exchange resin as catalyst” Chem. Eng. J. 188, 98-107, (2012). doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.01.103

Hassan, A.M; Vu, D.T.; Bernard-Brunel, D.; Elliott, J.R.; Miller, D.J; Lira, C.T, “Application of SPEAD to bioderived esters and acetals” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 51(8), 3209-3214, (2012). doi: 10.1021/ie2009058

Orjuela, A.; Kolah, A.; Hong, Xi; Lira, C.T.; Miller, D.J. "Diethyl Succinate Synthesis by Reactive Distillation," Sep. and Pur. Tech. 88, 151-162 (2012). doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.11.033

Awards

Withrow Teaching Excellence Award, College of Engineering, Michigan State University, 2004 and 1992.

Outstanding Professor of the Year, Selected by ChE Undergraduates, 1999, 1998, 1991.

Education

Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign 1986

M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign 1984

Departments

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

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