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Richard S. Parnas is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with notable work in several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their recent publications focus on various aspects of biodiesel production and related chemical processes. These publications include:

  • "Shortcut design of sulfur reduction distillation system using pseudo-component description of biodiesel and the sulfur contaminants" (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Desulfurization of biodiesel produced from waste fats, oils and grease using β-cyclodextrin" (2022, Separation and Purification Technology)

The scientist's work centers around key topics such as Biodiesel Production and Applications, Process Optimization and Integration, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion.

Richard S. Parnas has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Cong Liu
  • Yukui Li
  • Anthony A. Provatas

Their research findings have appeared in scientific journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal and Separation and Purification Technology, highlighting contributions to chemical engineering and separation process methodologies.

Their research combines principles from multidisciplinary engineering areas and applies them to sustainable biofuel technologies, focusing especially on improving biodiesel production processes and contaminant removal.

Best Publications

  • Investigation of basalt fiber composite mechanical properties for applications in transportation

    Qiang Liu;Montgomery T. Shaw;Richard S. Parnas;Anne-Marie McDonnell

  • Continuous production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil in a reactive distillation column catalyzed by solid heteropolyacid: optimization using response surface methodology (RSM)

    I. Noshadi;I. Noshadi;N.A.S. Amin;Richard S. Parnas

  • Investigation of the Thermal Mechanical and Fracture Properties of Alumina / Epoxy Composites.

    Laura M. McGrath;Laura M. McGrath;Richard S. Parnas;Saskia H. King;John L. Schroeder

  • Permeability characterization. Part 1: A proposed standard reference fabric for permeability

    Richard S. Parnas;J. Grant Howard;Thomas L. Luce;Suresh G. Advani

  • The effect of heterogeneous porous media on mold filling in resin transfer molding

    R. S Parnas;F. R Phelan

  • Separation of 1-butanol by pervaporation using a novel tri-layer PDMS composite membrane

    Si-Yu Li;Ranjan Srivastava;Richard S. Parnas

  • Modelling of permeability of textile reinforcements: lattice Boltzmann method ☆

    E.B. Belov;S.V. Lomov;Ignaas Verpoest;T. Peters

  • EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TRANSVERSE FLOW THROUGH ALIGNED CYLINDERS

    T.A.K. Sadiq;S.G. Advani;R.S. Parnas

  • Liquid composite molding

    Richard S. Parnas

  • A comparison of the unidirectional and radial in-plane flow of fluids through woven composite reinforcements

    Richard S. Parnas;Andrew J. Salem

  • New set-up for measurement of permeability properties of fibrous reinforcements for RTM

    Kris Hoes;Daniela Dinescu;Hugo Sol;Marleen Vanheule

  • A permeability database for composites manufacturing

    Richard S. Parnas;Kathleen M. Flynn;Mary E. Dal-Favero

  • The interaction between micro- and macro-scopic flow in RTM preforms

    Richard S. Parnas;Andrew J. Salem;Thomas A.K. Sadiq;Hsin-Peng Wang

  • Investigation of basalt fiber composite aging behavior for applications in transportation

    Qiang Liu;Montgomery T. Shaw;Richard S. Parnas;Anne-Marie McDonnell

  • Designing new materials from wheat protein.

    Dara L Woerdeman;Wim S Veraverbeke;Richard S Parnas;Dave Johnson

  • Optical coherence tomography of glass reinforced polymer composites

    Joy P. Dunkers;Richard S. Parnas;Carl G. Zimba;Richard C. Peterson

  • Electrospun fibers from wheat protein: investigation of the interplay between molecular structure and the fluid dynamics of the electrospinning process.

    Dara L. Woerdeman;Peng Ye;Suresh Shenoy;Richard S. Parnas

  • Study of nesting induced scatter of permeability values in layered reinforcement fabrics

    Kris Hoes;Daniela Dinescu;Hugo Sol;Richard S. Parnas

  • Wheat Gluten−Thiolated Poly(vinyl alcohol) Blends with Improved Mechanical Properties

    Rebecca M. Dicharry;Peng Ye;Gobinda Saha;Eleanor Waxman

  • Conversion of Polyethylene Terephthalate Based Waste Carpet to Benzene-Rich Oils through Thermal, Catalytic, and Catalytic Steam Pyrolysis

    Shoucheng Du;Julia A. Valla;Richard S. Parnas;George M. Bollas

  • Permeability characterization. Part 2: Flow behavior in multiple‐layer preforms

    Thomas L. Luce;Suresh G. Advani;J. Grant Howard;Richard S. Parnas

Frequent Co-Authors

Bin Liang
Bin Liang Sichuan University
Suresh G. Advani
Suresh G. Advani University of Delaware
Yoram Cohen
Yoram Cohen University of California, Los Angeles
Nor Aishah Saidina Amin
Nor Aishah Saidina Amin University of Technology Malaysia
Baikun Li
Baikun Li University of Connecticut
Nicholas E. Leadbeater
Nicholas E. Leadbeater University of Connecticut

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