Phone: (419) 530-8088, Fax:
(419) 530-8086, E-mail: glenn.lipscomb@eng.utoledo.edu
Education
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1981 B.S.Ch.E., University
of Missouri - Rolla
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1986 Ph.D. in Chemical
Engineering, University of California - Berkeley
Research and Teaching Interests
Current research projects arise
from problems encountered in separating gas or liquid mixtures and the
development of improved polymeric materials. We are exploring the use of
novel membrane separation systems to address the former. Ongoing projects
include: characterizing gas-membrane interaction by high pressure calorimetry,
forming asymmetric hollow fiber membranes, controlling mass transfer within
membrane systems, as well as pursuing hybrid applications in gas separation
and liquid filtration. To aid polymeric material development, we are currently
evaluating the effect of block copolymers on polymer blend rheology and
determining the thermal and mechanical degradation rates of a family of
biodegradable polyesters.
Selected Publications
- J. Lemanski and G. G. Lipscomb, “Effect of Fiber Variation on the Performance of Counter-current Hollow Fiber Gas Separation Modules,” Journal of Membrane Science 167 (2000) 241-252.
- T. Banerjee and G. G. Lipscomb, “A Comparison of Analytic Thermodynamic Models for Gas Solubility, Volume Dilation, and Heat of Sorption in Glassy Polymeric Materials,” Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science 10 (2000) 437-445.
- B. Liu, X. Wu, G. G. Lipscomb, and J. Jensvold, “Novel Internally Staged Permeator Designs Using a Hollow Fiber Fabric,” Separation Science and Technology 35 (2000) 1153-1177.
- A. Frank, G. G. Lipscomb, and M Dennis, “Visualization of Concentration Fields in Hemodialyzers by Computed Tomography,” Journal of Membrane Science 175 (2000) 239-251.
- A. Frank, A. Varma, G. G. Lipscomb, and M. Dennis, “Visualizing the Entrapment of Air Pockets in the Shell of a Hemodialyzer During Wet-out,” Chemical Engineering Communications 184 (2001) 139-155.
- B. Liu, G. G. Lipscomb, and J. A. Jensvold, “Experimental and Theoretical Comparison of Optimal Internally Staged Permeator and Two-stage Module Designs,” Separation Science and Technology 36 (2001) 2385-2409.
- B. Liu, G. G. Lipscomb, and J. A. Jensvold, “Staging of Modules with Fiber Variation to Improve Performance,” AIChE Journal 47 (2001) 2206-2219.
- J. Lemanski and G. G. Lipscomb, “Influence of Shell-side Flows on Gas Separation Module Performance,” Journal of Membrane Science 195 (2002) 215-228.
- L. Bao and G. G. Lipscomb, “Well-developed Mass Transfer in Axial Flows Through Randomly Packed Fiber Bundles with Constant Wall Flux,” Chemical Engineering Science 57 (2002) 125-132.
- L. Bao and G. G. Lipscomb, “Mass Transfer in Axial Flows Through Randomly Packed Fiber Bundles with Constant Wall Concentration,” Journal of Membrane Science, 204 (2002) 207-220.
- L. Bao and G. G. Lipscomb, “Effect of Random Fiber Packing on the Performance of Shell-fed Hollow Fiber Gas Separation Modules,” Desalination, 146 (2002) 243-248.
- L. Bao and G. G. Lipscomb, “Mass Transfer in Axial Flows Through Randomly Packed Fiber Bundles,” accepted New Insights Into Membrane Science and Technology: Polymeric, Inorganic, and Biofunctional Membranes, D. Bhattacharyya and D. A. Butterfield, Eds.
- G. G. Lipscomb, “A Compendium of Open-ended Membrane Problems in the Curriculum,” in press Chemical Engineering Education.