People John MaranoAdjunct Research Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
EducationPhD (Chemical Engineering), University of Pittsburgh, 1996 Professional InterestsAreas of interest include process modeling, simulation and optimization of energy and environmental systems. Past research has focused on applications for the petroleum, petrochemical and synthetic fuels industries. Current research have considered the integration of fuels and power co-production, and fossil and renewable resources co-processing. Other areas of interest include the thermodynamics and properties of Fischer-Tropsch fluids, distributed rate-based modeling of three-phase reactors, requirements for and production of fuels for fuel cell vehicles, and biocatalysis for fuel processing. Selected Publications“An Approach for Assessing the Variability of Desulfurization Costs within the U.S. Refining Industry” J.J. Marano with J.P. Ciferno, H.G. McIlvried and J. Hackworth, AIChE 2002 Spring National Meeting/Proceedings of the 5 th International Conference on Refinery Processes, March 11-14, 2002, New Orleans, LA, pp. 330-337. “Life-Cycle Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Inventory For Fischer-Tropsch Fuels” J.J. Marano with J.P. Ciferno, AIChE 2002 Spring National Meeting/Proceedings of the 2 nd Topical Conference on Natural Gas Utilization, March 11-14, 2002, New Orleans, LA. “Process System Optimization for Life Cycle Improvement” J.J. Marano with S.Rogers, Environmental Progress , Vol.18, No.4, pp. 267-272, AIChE, Winter 1999. “Fischer-Tropsch Thermophysical Property Data: A Needs Assessment for Process Design” J.J. Marano with M.A. Nowak and M.C. Thies, Proceedings of Gas-to-Liquids 99, San Antonio, Texas, May 17-19, 1999. “Characterization of Fischer-Tropsch Liquids for VLE Calculations” J.J. Marano with G.D. Holder, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 138 , pp. 1-21, 1997. “Effects of Slurry Composition on The Reaction Rate of The Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis” J.J. Marano with R. Gormley, Proceedings of The 1997 Coal Liquefaction & Solid Fuels Contractors Conference, September 3-4, 1997. “Life-Cycle Assessment of Biomass-Derived Refinery Feedstocks for Reducing CO 2 Emissions” J.J. Marano with S. Rogers, P.L. Spath, and M.K. Mann, Proceedings of The Third Biomass Conference of The Americas, Montreal, Quebec, August 25-28, 1997, pp. 325-337. “The Prediction of Bulk Properties of Fischer-Tropsch Derived Liquids” J.J. Marano with G.D. Holder, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, 36 , pp. 2409-2420, 1997. “A General Equation for Correlating The Thermophysical Properties of n-Paraffins, n-Olefins and Other Homologous Series, Part I: Formalism for Developing Asymptotic Behavior Correlations” J.J. Marano with G.D. Holder, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, 36 , pp. 1887-1894, 1997. “A General Equation for Correlating The Thermophysical Properties of n-Paraffins, n-Olefins and Other Homologous Series, Part II: Asymptotic Behavior Correlations for PVT Properties” J.J. Marano with G.D. Holder, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, 36 , pp. 1895-1907, 1997. “A General Equation for Correlating The Thermophysical Properties of n-Paraffins, n-Olefins and Other Homologous Series, Part III: Asymptotic Behavior Correlations for Thermal and Transport Properties” J.J. Marano with G.D. Holder, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, 36 , pp. 2399-2408, 1997. |
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