Publications

An updated list of publications can be found at my Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=4PaCmS0AAAAJ

Selected Publications

Thermochemical conversion of agroforestry biomass and solid waste using decentralized and mobile systems for renewable energy and products
K Kang, NB Klinghoffer, I ElGhamrawy, F Berruti, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 149, (2021) 111372

Role of metals in biochar production and utilization in catalytic applications: A review
P Shrestha, DD Chun, K Kang, AE Simson, NB Klinghoffer, Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-26 (2021) 

Functional use of CO2 for environmentally benign production of hydrogen through catalytic pyrolysis of polymeric waste
S Jung, D Choi, YK Park, YF Tsang, NB Klinghoffer, KH Kim, EE Kwon, Chemical Engineering Journal 399, (2020) 125889 

Enhanced catalytic performance of Zr modified CuO/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst for methanol and DME synthesis via CO2 hydrogenation
S Ren, X Fan, Z Shang, WR Shoemaker, L Ma, T Wu, S Li, NB Klinghoffer, M Yu, X Liang, Journal of CO2 Utilization 36, (2020) 82-95 

Effects of mixing methods of bifunctional catalysts on catalyst stability of DME synthesis via CO2 hydrogenation
S Ren, S Li, N Klinghoffer, M Yu, X Liang, Carbon Resources Conversion 2 (1), (2019) 85-94 

Highly active and selective Cu-ZnO based catalyst for methanol and dimethyl ether synthesis via CO2 hydrogenation
S Ren, WR Shoemaker, X Wang, Z Shang, NB Klinghoffer, S Li, Miao Yu, X He, TA White, X Liang, Fuel 239, (2019) 1125-1133 

Bio-mimetic oxygen separation via hollow fiber membrane contactor with O2 carrier solutions 
M Fathizadeh, K Khivantsev, TJ Pyrzynski, NB Klinghoffer, A Shakouri, M Yu and S Li., ChemComm, 54 (2018) 9454-9457. 

Scale-up of PEEK hollow fiber membrane contactor for post-combustion CO2 capture 
S Li, TJ Pyrzynski, NB Klinghoffer, T Tamale, Y Zhong, JL Aderhold, SJ Zhou, HS Meyer, Y Ding, B Bikson, Journal of Membrane Science, 527 (2017) 92-101. 

Influence of char composition and inorganics on catalytic activity of char from biomass gasification 
NB Klinghoffer, MJ Castaldi, and A Nzihou, Fuel, 57 (2015) 37-47. 

Catalyst properties and catalytic performance of char from biomass gasification 
NB Klinghoffer, MJ Castaldi, and A Nzihou, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 40 (2012) 13113-13122. 

Autothermal reforming of JP8 on a Pt/Rh catalyst: Catalyst durability studies and effects of sulfur 
NB Klinghoffer, F Barrai, and MJ Castaldi, Journal of Power Sources, 196 (2011) 6374-6381.

 

Patents

Membrane Absorption Process for CO2 Capture<
S Li, T Pyrzynski, H Meyer, N Klinghoffer, T Tamale, US Patent no. US 2019/0282953 A1, Issued Sept. 19, 2019 

Process for Conversion of Methane to Higher Hydrocarbons, Including Liquid Fuels
T Marker, M Linck, J Wangerow, P Oritz-Toral, NB Klinghoffer, US Patent no. US 9,963,399 B2, Issued May 8, 2018. 

Catalytic Membrane Reactor for Dimethyl Ether Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen 
NB Klinghoffer, S Li, US Patent no. US 10,150,721 B2, Issued December 11, 2018.

 

Book Contributions

Applications of biochar in gas/water purification and in contaminated soil remediation 
H. Bamdad, G. Loebsack, N.B. Klinghoffer, K. Yeung, K. Hawboldt and F. Berruti.
book chapter in Biochar: Emerging Applications IOP (2020) 3.3.1-3.3.15, Editors Alberto Tagliaferro, Carlo Rosso, Mauro Giorcelli.

Waste to Energy Conversion Technology 
Co-editors: NB Klinghoffer, and MJ Castaldi, Woodhead Publishing, 2013.

Gasification and Pyrolysis of MSW 
NB Klinghoffer and MJ Castaldi, book chapter in Waste to Energy Conversion Technology”, Woodhead Publishing (2013) Editors: Naomi B Klinghoffer and Marco J Castaldi.