Marylin C. Huff
Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

 
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Texas A & M University
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota
 

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Research Interests

Catalytic partial oxidation of hydrocarbons over supported metal catalysts.
High temperature, non-equilibrium, catalytic processes in millisecond reactors.
Preparation of novel catalyst supports and analysis of effects of support on reaction behavior.
Methods of improving the selectivity by the manipulation of the catalyst surface.
Involvement of homogeneous reactions in catalytic systems.
Deposition of Si by CVD techniques for photovoltaic applications.
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Awards and Honors

  • DuPont Young Professor Award, 1998-2001
  • Innovation Recognition Program - Union Carbide, 1997-99.
  • DARPA-NDSEG Graduate Fellowship, 1990 - 93.
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.

Selected Publications

A. Pant, T. W. F. Russell, M. C. Huff, R. Aparicio, and R. W. Birkmire, “Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon from Silane: Effect of Process Conditions, “ Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 40 (2001) 1377-1385

A. Pant, M. C. Huff, and T. W. F. Russell, “Reactor and Reaction Model for the Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon from Silane, “ Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 40 (2001) 1386-1396.

R. Martinez, M. C. Huff, and M. A. Barteau, “Synthesis of Ketenes from Carboxylic Acids on Functionalized Silica Monoliths at Short Contact Times,” Appl. Catal. A 5251 (2000) 1-10..

T. M. Raybold, M. C. Huff, “Syngas Production by CO2 Reforming of CH4 in a Pd Membrane Reactor,” Chemical Technology (Jan/Feb 2000).

M. C. Huff, I. P. Androulakis, J. H. Sinfelt, and S. C. Reyes, “The Contribution of Gas-Phase Reactions in the Pt-Catalyzed Conversion of Ethane-Oxygen Mixtures,” J. Catal. 191 (2000) 46-54..

T. M. Raybold and M. C. Huff, “Oxidation of Isobutane over Supported Noble Metal Catalysts in a Palladium Membrane Reactor,” Catal. Today 56 (2000) 35-44.