Prausnitz, John M. - University of California, Berkeley - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

个人简介

Faculty Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Ph.D. Princeton (1955). Member, National Academy of Sciences (1973); Member, National Academy of Engineering (1979); Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1988). Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Univ. of L'Aquila, Italy (1983); Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Tech. Univ. of Berlin, Germany (1989); Honorary Doctor of Science, Princeton (1995); Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Univ. of Padua; National Medal of Science (2003).

研究领域

Molecular thermodynamics of phase equilibria The purpose of our research is to obtain, interpret and correlate thermodynamic properties of a variety of mixtures as required for process and product design in the chemical and related industries, including biotechnology. Toward that end, we obtain experimental data, perform Monte-Carlo molecular simulations and develop molecular-thermodynamic models based on the statistical mechanics of fluids and solids. Attention is given to crude oils, natural gas, polymers, ionic liquids, and protein solutions. While these research studies contribute to our fundamental understanding of condensed matter, their primary application is for economic, industrial-scale chemical engineering design.

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Steady-state diffusion of water through soft-contact-lens materials. Biomaterials (2005) 26 5704. (with F. Francesco, F. Krull and C. J. Radke) Molecular thermodynamics for swelling of a mesoscopic ionomer gel in 1:1 salt solutions. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2006) 8, 264-278. With A. Victorov and C. Radke. Solubilities in ionic liquids and molten salts from a simple perturbed-hard-sphere theory. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., (2006) 45, 5518-5523 with Qin. Thermodynamic representation of ternary liquid-liquid equilibria near-to and far-from the plait point. FPE 240 (2006) 67-72. with Qin and B.H. Lee. Effect of single-point sequence alterations on the aggregation propensity of a model protein. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2006) 128, 1683-1691 (with Bratko, Cellmer and Blanch). Three-Dimensional Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations of Model Proteins. IV. Proteins at an Oil-Water Interface. Langmuir, (2006) 22, 3265-3272 (with Leonhard and Radke). Sorption-kinetics and equilibrium uptake for water vapor in soft-contact-lens hydrogels. J Biomed Mater Res A. (2006) May;77(2):230-41. (with Weinm�ller, Langel, Fornasiero, Radke). Post-lens tear-film depletion due to evaporative dehydration of a soft contact lens. Journal of Membrane Science (2006) 275 229-243 (with F. Fornasiero and C.J. Radke) Aqueous Two-Phase System (ATPS) Containing Gemini (12-3-12,2Br�) and SDS 1: Phase Diagram and Properties of ATPS, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology (2006) 27:335-339. (with Hu, Shang and Liu) Studies of ionic liquids in lithium-ion battery test systems. ECS Transactions (2006) 1 (26) 107-118. (with Salminen and Newman) Synthesis and Properties of Seven Ionic Liquids Containing 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium or 1-Butyl-4- methylpyridinium Cations. J. Chem. Eng. Data (2006) 51, 1389-1393 (with Papaiconomou, Yakelis, Salminen and Bergman). Effect of Salt Identity on the Phase Diagram for a Globular Protein in Aqueous Electrolyte Solution. J. Phys. Chem. B (2006) 110, 24757-24760 (with M. Bostr�m, F.W. Tavares, B.W. Ninham). Kinetics of Protein L Aggregation and Disaggregation. Biophysical Chemistry 125 (2007) 350-359. (with H. Blanch, T. Cellmer) Physico-chemical properties of hydrophobic ionic liquids containing 1-octylpyridinium, 1-octyl-2-methylpyridinium or 1-octyl-4-methylpyridinium cations. Forthcoming J. Chem. Eng. Data (2007) (with J. Salminen, N. Papaiconomou, J.M. Lee) Molecular Simulation of Protein Aggregation. Biotechnology and Bioengineering (2007) Vol. 96 (1) 1-8 (with D. Bratko, T. Cellmer, and H.W. Blanch) Effect of Salt Identity on the Phase Diagram for a Globular Protein in Aqueous Electrolyte Solution. J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 24757-24760 (with M. Bostr�m, F.W. Tavares, B.W. Ninham). Phase behavior and microstructure of the Gemini (12-3-12,2Br-)-SDS-H2O ternary. Colloids and Surfaces A 2007, 294 203-211. (with Y. Shang, H. Liu, Y. Hu). Carbon Dioxide in chemical Processes. In Developments and Applications in Solubility, TM Letcher, Ed. Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing 2007. (with J. Salminen) Protein aggregation in silico. TRENDS in Biotechnology. (2007) 25, 6, 254. (with T. Cellmer, D. Bratko and H.W. Blanch) Effect of salts on the aqueous two-phase system in mixed solutions of Gemini (12-3-12,2Br-) and sodium dodecyl sulfate. Colloids and Surfaces A 2007, 302, 58-66. (with Y. Shang, H. Liu, Y. Hu). Physicochemical properties and toxicities of hydrophobic piperidnium and pyrrolidinium ionic liquids. Forthcoming, Fluid Phase Equilibria. (with J. Salminen, N. Papaiconomou, R.A. Kumar, J-M. Lee, J. Kerr). Selective Extraction of copper, mercury, silver and palladium ions from water using hydrophobic ionic liquids. Forthcoming, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, O�Connell special issue 2007. (with N. Papaiconomou, J-M. Lee, J. Salminen, M. Von Stosch) Three Frontiers in the Thermodynamics of Protein Solutions. Pure and Applied Chemsitry Vol 79, #8, (2007). (with L. Hagar)