Raul F. Lobo
Education
- Doctorate - 1994 California Institute of Technology
- Masters - 1993 California Institute of Technology
- Bachelors - 1989 University of Costa Rica
"Zeolites and other ordered nanoporous materials are truly fascinating. Not only their wide range of applications which include catalytic, adsorption and ion exchange unit operations, but also their symmetry, their structural complexity and the possibility to fine tune their properties to fit a particular application has made them a subject of research of ever increasing importance. The availability of materials with different pore shapes and sizes always of the same length scale of small organic molecules and all of the same size due to their crystalline nature are a challenge to scientists and engineers who want to make a meaningful contribution to the chemical industries and the environment.
The goal of this research program is to gain fundamental understanding of the properties of these materials and the relations of these properties with the materials structure and chemical composition. Chemical engineering principles are then used to modify the properties of the microporous solids to fulfill the requirements of a specific application such as a chemical reaction, the selective adsorption of a particular molecule, enhanced thermochemical stability, etc."
Selected Publications
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- J. M. Fedeyko, D. G. Vlachos, and R. F. Lobo, "Formation and structure of self-assembled silica nanoparticles in basic solutions of organic and inorganic cations", Langmuir 21, 5197, (2005)
- H. Koller, C. Fild, and R. F. Lobo, "Variable anchoring of boron in zeolite beta", Micropor. Mesopor. Mater 79, 215, (2005)
- A. Kumar, R. F. Lobo, and N. J. Wagner, "Porous Amorphous Carbon Models from Periodic Gaussian Chains of Amorphous Polymers", Carbon (2005)
- M. M. Martinez-Inesta and R. F. Lobo, "Investigation of the negative thermal expansion mechanism of zeolite chabazite using the pair distribution function method", J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 9389, (2005)
- J. D. Rimer, J. M. Fedeyko, D. G. Vlachos, and R. F. Lobo, "Silica Self-Assembly and the Synthesis of Microporous and Mesoporous Silicates", Chem. Eur. J. (2005)
- J. D. Rimer, D. G. Vlachos, and R. F. Lobo, "Evolution of Self-Assembled Silica-Tetrapropylammonium Nanoparticles at High Temperatures", J. Phys. Chem. B (2005)
- J. D. Rimer, D. G. Vlachos, and R. F. Lobo, "Physical Basis for the Formation and Stability of Silica Nanoparticles in Basic Solutions of Monovalent Cations", Langmuir (2005)
- M. A. Smith and R. F. Lobo, "The Local and Surface Structure of Ordered Mesoporous Carbons from Nitrogen Sorption, NEXAFS and Synchrotron Radiation Studies", Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. (2005)
- J.M. Fedeyko; J.D. Rimer; D.G. Vlachos; R.F. Lobo, "Spontaneous Formation of Silica Nanoparticles in Basic Solutions of Small Tetraalkylammonium Cations", Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108, 12271, (2004)
- W.M. Heijboer; P. Glatzel; K.R. Sawant; R.F. Lobo; U. Bergmann; R.A. Barrea; D.C. Konings berger; B.M. Weckhuysen; F.M. de Groot, "K-beta Detected XANES of Framework-Substituted Fe-ZSM-5 Zeolites", Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108, 10002, (2004)
Patents
- Process for Preparing Methylamines Using Acidic Molecular Sieve Catalysts. (60-109975): D. Corbin, R. F. Lobo, S. Schwarz, 1998
- Process for Preparing Methylamines Using Acidic Chabazite-type Zeolite Catalysts. (60-064493): D. Corbin, S. Schwarz, R. F. Lobo, 1997
- Zeolite CIT-1. (5512267): R. F. Lobo and M. E. Davis, 1996
Selected Awards
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- Ipatieff Prize (American Chemical Society: 2004)
- Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar: 1999
- Young Scholar of the Frances Alison Society: 1999
- Outstanding Young Faculty of the College of Engineering: 1999
- Recipient of the CAREER Award for Young Investigators of the NSF: 1997
