Charpentier Research GroupWestern Engineering

Publications

Issued Patents

US Patent 7,763,357; July 27, 2010; One-Step Synthesis of Polymeric Composites via reactions of Polymerization and Hydrolysis in One Reactor; Inventors - Paul A. Charpentier; Li.  Xinsheng.

WO 2010/078649; July 15, 2010; Self-Cleaning Coatings; Inventors - Paul A. Charpentier; Kevin D. Burgess.

US Patent 7,410,620; August 12, 2008; Apparatus for Continuous Production of Polymers in Carbon Dioxide; Inventors - Paul A. Charpentier; Joseph M. DeSimone; George W. Roberts.

US Patent 6,914,105 ; July 5, 2005; Continuous Process for Making Polymers in Carbon Dioxide; Inventors - Paul A. Charpentier; Joseph M. DeSimone; George W. Roberts

US Patent 6,716,945; April 6, 2004; Multimodal Fluoropolymers and Methods of Making the Same; Inventors - Joseph M. DeSimone; George W. Roberts; Paul A. Charpentier

Book Chapters

Xu, William Z.; Charpentier, Paul A. Quantum Dots in Polymer Films for Light Selectivity, in Functional Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion, edited by Q. Wang and L. Zhu, Volume 1034, Chapter 10, 137-154,  American Chemical Society, 2010.

Sui, Ruohong; Lucky, Rahima A.; Charpentier, Paul A. One-Pot Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanostructures in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, in Metal Oxide Nanostructures and Their Applications, edited by A. Umar and Y Hahn, Volume 1, Chapter 3, 109-136, American Scientific Publishers, 2010.

Charpentier, Paul A.; DeSimone, Joseph M.; Roberts, George W. Continuous Polymerizations in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, in Clean Solvents, edited by M.A. Abraham and L. Meons, Volume 819, Chapter 9, 113-135, American Chemical Society, 2002.

Publication in Referred International Journal

Sui, Ruohong; Rizkalla, Amin S.; Charpentier, Paul A., Experimental Study on the Morphology and Porosity of TiO2 Aerogels Synthesized in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2011), 142(2-3), 688-695.

Youssef, Emhemmed A.; Nakhla, George; Charpentier, Paul A., Oleic Acid Gasification over Supported Metal Catalysts in Supercritical Water: Hydrogen Production and Product Distribution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2011), 36(8), 4830-4842.

Chowdhury, Rajib R.; Charpentier, Paul A.; Ray, Madhumita B., Photodegradation of 17-β Estradiol in Aquatic Solution under Solar Irradiation: Kinetics and Influencing Water Parameters. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry (2011), 219(1), 67-75.

Lucky, Rahima A.; Gonzalez, Yaocihuatl M.; Charpentier, Paul A., Effect of Zr Doping on One-Dimensional Titania Nanomaterials Synthesized in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Langmuir (2010), 26(24), 19014-19021.

Gonzalez, Yaocihuatl M.; Xu, William Z.;  Chen, Bo; Farhanghi, Nasrin; Charpentier, Paul A., CdS and CdTeS Quantum Dots Decorated TiO2 Nanowires. Synthesis and Photoefficiency. Nanotechnology (2011) 22(6), 065603.

Xiao, Shude; Charpentier, Paul. A., 2-[(Methoxycarbonothioyl)sulfanyl]-acetic acid. Acta Crystallographica Section E (2011), 67(3) o575.

Xiao, Shude; Charpentier, Paul. A., 2-[(Dodecylsulfanyl)carbonothioylsulfanyl] propanoic acid. Acta Crystallographica Section E (2011), 67(4) o811.

Khaled, S.M.Z.; Charpentier, Paul A.; Rizkalla, Amin S., Physical and Mechanical Properties of PMMA Bone Cement Reinforced with Nano-sized Titania Fibers.   Journal of Biomaterials Applications (2011), 25(6), 515-537.

Youssef, Emhemmed A.; Elbeshbishy, Elsayed; Hafez, Hisham; Nakhla, George; Charpentier, Paul A., Sequential Supercritical Water Partial Oxidation and Gasification for Hydrogen Production from Hog Manure. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2010), 35(21), 11756-11767.

Xiao, Shude; Charpentier, Paul. A., 2-[(Isopropoxycarbonothioyl)sulfanyl]acetic acid. Acta Crystallographica Section E (2010) 66(12), o3103.

Hojjati, Behnaz; Charpentier, Paul A., Synthesis of TiO2-Polymer Nanocomposite in Supercritical CO2 via RAFT Polymerization. Polymer, (2010), 51(23), 5345-5351.

Khaled, S.M.Z.; Charpentier, Paul A.; Rizkalla, Amin S., Synthesis and Characterization of PMMA based Experimental Bone Cements Reinforced with TiO2-SrO Nanotubes. Acta Biomaterialia (2010), 6(8), 3178-3186.

Briens, Cedric; Charpentier, Paul A.; Ray, Ajay K., Green Process Engineering. The Journal of Policy Engagement (2010), 2(4), 16-19.

Chowdhury, Rajib R.; Charpentier, Paul A.; Ray, Madhumita B., Photodegradation of Estrone in Solar Irradiation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, (2010) 49(15), 6923-6930.

Lucky, Rahima A.; Charpentier, Paul A., N-doped ZrO2/TiO2 Bimetallic Materials Synthesized in Supercritical CO2: Morphology and Photocatalytic Activity. Applied Catalysis B:  Environmental, (2010), 96(3), 516-523.

Youssef, Emhemmed A.; Chowdhury, Muhammad B.I.; Nakhla, George; Charpentier, Paul. A., Effect of Nickel Loading on Hydrogen Production and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Destruction from Glucose Oxidation and Gasification in Supercritical Water. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2010), 35(10), 5034-5042.

Sui, Ruohong; Liu, Suya; Lajoie, Gilles A.; Charpentier, Paul A., Preparing Titania Aerogel Monolithic Chromatography Columns using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Journal of Separation Science (2010), 33(11), 1604-1609.

Lucky, Rahima A.; Sui, Ruohong; Lo, John M.H.; Charpentier, Paul A., Effect of Solvent on the Crystal Growth of One-Dimensional ZrO2-TiO2 Nanostructures. Crystal Growth & Design (2010), 10(4), 1598-1604.

Chowdhury, Muhammad B.I.; Sui, Rouhong;  Lucky, Rahima A.; Charpentier, Paul A., One-Pot Procedure to Synthesize High Surface Area Alumina Nanofibers Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Langmuir (2010), 26(4), 2707-2713.

Khaled, S.M.Z.; Miron, Richard J.; Hamilton, Douglas W.; Charpentier, Paul A.; Rizkalla, Amin S., Reinforcement of resin based cement with titania nanotubes. Dental Materials (2010), 26(2), 169-178.

Sui, Ruohong;  Lo, John M.H.; Charpentier, Paul A., Infrared and Computational Studies on Interactions of Carbon Dioxide and Titania Nanoparticles with Acetate GroupsThe Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2009), 113(50), 21022-21028.

Sakhbakhi, Yousef; Charpentier, Paul A.; Rohani, Sohrab, The Solubility of Beclomethasone-17,21-dipropionate in Selected Organic Solvents: Experimental Measurement and Thermodynamic Modeling. Organic Process Research & Development (2009), 13(6), 1322-1326.

Lucky, Rahima A.; Charpentier, Paul A., Thermal Behavior of ZrO2 modified TiO2 Nanotubes Synthesized in scCO2. Nanotechnology (2009), 20(19), 195601.

Lucky, Rahima A.; Charpentier, Paul A., Synthesis of Fe Doped TiO2 Nanostructures in Supercritical CO2: Morphology and Photocatalytic Properties. Science of Advanced Materials (2009), 1(2), 167-174.

Chen, Bo; Yang, Dongfang; Charpentier, Paul A.; Zeman, Micro, Al3+-Doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films Deposited by PLD. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2009), 93(9), 1550-1554.

Xu, William Z.; Charpentier, Paul A., Light-Selective Nanofilms of Quantum Dot-Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) Synthesized with Supercritical CO2. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2009), 113(16), 6859-6870.

Charpentier, Paul A.; Li, Xinsheng; Sui, Ruohong, Study of the Sol-Gel Reaction Mechanism in Supercritical CO2 for forming SiO2 Nanocomposites. Langmuir (2009), 25(6), 3748-3754.

Xu, William Z.; Charpentier, Paul A., FTIR Study on Measuring the Monomer Reactivity Ratios for Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Polymerization in Supercritical CO2. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2009), 48(3), 1384-1390.

Sui, Ruohong;  Rizkalla, Amin S.; Charpentier, Paul A., Kinetics Study on Sol-Gel Reactions in Supercritical CO2 by Using In Situ ATR-FTIR Spectrometry. Crystal Growth & Design (2008), 8(8), 3024-3031.

Chen, Bo; Yang, Dongfang; Charpentier, Paul A.; Suwas, Nikumb, Optical and Structural Properties of Pulsed Laser Deposited Ti:Al2O3 Thin FilmsSolar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2008), 92(9), 1025-1029.

Hojjati, Behnaz; Charpentier, Paul A., Synthesis and Kinetics of Graft Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate from the RAFT Coordinated Surface of Nano-TiO2. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2008), 46(12), 3926-3937.

Lucky, Rahima A.; Charpentier, Paul A., A One-Step Approach to the Synthesis of ZrO2 Modified TiO2 Nanotubes in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Advanced Materials (2008), 20(9), 1755-1759.

Charpentier, Paul A.; Jia, Ming; Lucky, Rahima A., Study of the RESS Process for Producing Beclomethasone-17,21-Dipropionate Particles Suitable for Pulmonary Delivery. AAPS PharmSciTech 2008, 9(1) 39-46.

Dodds, Shawn; Woods, Jeffery A.; Charpentier, Paul A., Modeling of the GAS Process for Crystallization of Beclomethasone Dipropionate using Carbon Dioxide. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2007), 46(24), 8009-8017.

Hojjati, Behnaz; Sui, Ruohong; Charpentier, Paul A., Synthesis of TiO2/PAA Nanocomposite by RAFT Polymerization. Polymer (2007), 48(20), 5850-5858.

Charpentier, Paul A.; Xu, William Z.; Li, Xinsheng, A Novel Approach to the Synthesis of SiO2–PVAc nanocomposites using a One-Pot Synthesis in Supercritical CO2. Green Chemistry (2007), 9, (7), 768-776.

Lucky, Rahima A; Sui, Ruohong;  Charpentier, Paul A., Jennings, M.C, Decakis(µ2-acetato-κ2O:O')bis(µ2-isopropoxy-κ2O:O')tetraisopropoxytetra-µ3-oxo-tetratitaniumdizirconium. Acta Crystallographica Section E (2007), 63(9), m2429–m2430.

Khaled, S.M.Z.; Sui, Ruohong; Charpentier, Paul A.; Rizkalla, Amin S., Synthesis of TiO2-PMMA Nanocomposite: Using Methacrylic Acid as a Coupling Agent. Langmuir (2007), 23(7), 3988-3995.

Xu, William Z.; Li, Xinsheng; Charpentier, Paul A., In Situ ATR-FT-IR Study of the Thermal Decomposition of Diethyl Peroxydicarbonate in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Polymer (2007), 48(5), 1219-1228.

Nasir, Mohammad I.; Bernards, Mark A.; Charpentier, Paul A., Acetylation of Soybean Lecithin and Identification of Components for Solubility in Supercritical Carbon DioxideJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2007), 55(5), 1961-1969.

Wood, Jeffery A.; Bernards, Mark A.; Wan, Wan-kei; Charpentier, Paul A., Extraction of Ginsenosides from North American Ginseng using Modified Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Journal of Supercritical Fluids (2006), 39(1), 40-47.

Ruohong Sui; Charpentier, Paul A.; Rizkalla, Amin S.; Jennings, M.C., Hexakis(m-acetato-κ2O,O') hexaisopropoxyhexa-µ3-oxo-hexatitanium. Acta Crystallographica Section E (2006), 62(2), m373-m375.

Sui, Ruohong; Rizkalla, Amin S.; Charpentier, Paul A., FTIR Study on the Formation of TiO2 Nanostructures in Supercritical CO2. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2006), 110(33), 16212-16218.

Sui, Ruohong; Rizkalla, Amin S.; Charpentier, Paul A., Direct Synthesis of Zirconia Aerogel Nanoarchitecture in Supercritical CO2. Langmuir (2006), 22(9), 4390-4396.

Bakhbakhi, Yousef; Charpentier, Paul A.; Rohani, Sohrab, Experimental Study of the GAS Process for Producing Microparticles of Beclomethasone-17,21-Dipropionate Suitable for Pulmonary Delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2006) 309(1-2), 71-80.

Charpentier, Paul A.; Maguire, Anne; Wan, Wan-Kei, Surface Modification of Polyester to Produce a Bacterial Cellulose-Based Vascular Prosthetic Device. Applied Surface Science (2006), 252(18), 6360-6367.

Sui, Ruohong; Rizkalla, Amin S.; Charpentier, Paul A., Formation of Titania Nanofibers:  A Direct Sol−Gel Route in Supercritical CO2. Langmuir (2005), 21(14), 6150-6153.

Bakhbakhi, Yousef; Rohani, Sohrab; Charpentier, Paul A., Micronization of Phenanthrene Using the GAS Process. Part 1. Experimental Study and Use of FTIRIndustrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2005), 44(19), 7337-7344.

Bakhbakhi, Yousef; Rohani, Sohrab; Charpentier, Paul A., Micronization of Phenanthrene Using the GAS Process: Part 2. Theoretical Study. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2005), 44(19), 7345-7351.

Bakhbakhi, Yousef; Charpentier, Paul A.; Rohani, Sohrab, The Solubility of Phenanthrene in Toluene: In-situ ATR-FTIR, Experimental Measurement, and Thermodynamic Modelling. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (2005), 83(2), 267-273.

Sui, Ruohong; Rizkalla, Amin S.; Charpentier, Paul A., Synthesis and Formation of Silica Aerogel Particles By a Novel Sol−Gel Route in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2004), 108(32), 11886-11892.

Saraf, Manish. K.; Gerard, Sylvain; Wojcinski, Louis M.; Charpentier, Paul A.; DeSimone, Joseph M.; Roberts, George W., Continuous Precipitation Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Formation of Polymers with Bimodal Molecular Weight Distribution. Macromolecules (2002), 35(21), 7976-7985.

Saraf, Manish. K.; Wojcinski, Louis M.; Kennedy, K.A.; Gerard, Sylvain.; Charpentier, Paul A.; DeSimone, Joseph M.; Roberts, George W., Continuous Precipitation Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Molecular Weight Distribution. Macromolecular Symposia (2002), 182(1), 119-129.

Charpentier, Paul A.; DeSimone, Joseph M.; Roberts, George W., Decomposition of Polymerisation Initiators in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: A Novel Approach to Reaction Kinetics using a CSTR. Chemical Engineering Science (2000), 55(22), 5341-5349.

Charpentier, Paul A.; DeSimone, Joseph M.; Roberts, George W., Continuous Precipitation Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Modeling the Rate of Polymerization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2000), 39(12), 4588-4596.

Kolodka, E.; Wang, W.J.; Charpentier, Paul A.; Zhu, S.; Hamielec, A.E., Long-Chain Branching in Slurry Polymerization of Ethylene with Zirconocene Dichloride/Modified Methylaluminoxane. Polymer (2000), 41(11), 3985-3991.

Charpentier, Paul A.; Kennedy, K.A.; DeSimone, Joseph M.; Roberts, George W., Continuous Polymerizations in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Chain-Growth Precipitation Polymerizations. Macromolecules (1999), 32(18), 5973-5975.

Wang, W.J.; Yan, Dajing; Charpentier, Paul A.;  Zhu, Shiping; Hamielec, A.E.; Sayer, B.G., Long Chain Branching in Ethylene Polymerization using Constrained Geometry Metallocene Catalyst. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics (1998), 199(11), 2409-2416.

Charpentier, Paul A.; Zhu, S.; Hamielec, A.E.; Brook Michael A., Effect of Aluminoxane on Semi-Batch Polymerization of Ethylene using Zirconocene Dichloride. Polymer (1998), 39(25), 6501-6511.

Charpentier, Paul A.; Zhu, S.; Hamielec, A.E.; Brook Michael A., Continuous Solution Polymerization of Ethylene Using Metallocene Catalyst System, Zirconocene Dichloride/Methylaluminoxane/Trimethylaluminum. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (1997), 36(12), 5074-5082.