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Christiaan Petrus Richter - Professor
–
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Christiaan Petrus Richter
Íslenska
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Location
VR-2 / V02-153
Email
cpr [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6563-4923
Research portal – Christiaan Petrus Richter
Courses 2024 - 2025
EVF601M - Process Design
EVF401M - Separations
EVF301G - Applied Chemical Thermodynamics
VÉL303G - Thermodynamics and chemical reactions
EVF501G - Seminar in Chemical Engineering
Education
2008
,
PhD
,
Northeastern University
,
Chemical Engineering
2004
,
MS
,
University of Nebraska
,
Applied Mathematics
2001
,
MS
,
University of Nebraska
,
Chemical Engineering
1998
,
BSc Hons
,
University of Pretoria
,
Mathematics
1997
,
BA
,
University of Pretoria
,
Education
Professional Experience
2018 -
,
Professor,
University of Iceland
2016 -
2018,
Associate Professor,
University of Iceland
2010 -
2016,
Assistant Professor,
Rochester Institute of Technology
2008 -
2010,
Postdoctoral Associate,
Yale
Published works
2024
Enhanced Hydrogen Generation through Low-Temperature Plasma Treatment of Waste Aluminum for Hydrolysis Reaction
Materials
Hydrogen from industrial aluminium scraps: Hydrolysis under various conditions, modelling of pH behaviour and analysis of reaction by-product
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2023
Studies on Water–Aluminum Scrap Reaction Kinetics in Two Steps and the Efficiency of Green Hydrogen Production
Energies
Studies of Water-Aluminum Scrap Reaction Kinetics in Two Steps and Efficiency of the Green Hydrogen Production
Seaweed Pellets as a Renewable Fuel Feedstock
Biomass
Revisiting the reaction scheme of slow pyrolysis of woody biomass
Energy
2022
Dioxin Formation in Biomass Gasification: A Review
Energies
Mathematical Modeling and Experiments on Pyrolysis of Walnut Shells Using a Fixed-Bed Reactor
ChemEngineering
2021
Bioethanol Production via Herbaceous and Agricultural Biomass Gasification Integrated with Syngas Fermentation
Fermentation
Gasification of Woody Biomasses and Forestry Residues: Simulation, Performance Analysis, and Environmental Impact
Fermentation
Modeling of Hydrogen Production by Applying Biomass Gasification: Artificial Neural Network Modeling Approach
Fermentation
2020
Effect of coronavirus disease 2019 on co
2
emission in the world
Aerosol and Air Quality Research
Artificial neural network integrated with thermodynamic equilibrium modeling of downdraft biomass gasification-power production plant
Energy
The equivalence of stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric methods for modeling gasification and other reaction equilibria
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Dataset of biomass characteristics and net output power from downdraft biomass gasifier integrated power production unit
Data in Brief
Simulation and Performance Analysis of Integrated Gasification-Syngas Fermentation Plant for Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production
Fermentation
Performance analysis and environmental assessment of small-scale waste biomass gasification integrated CHP in Iceland
Energy
2019
A review of biomass gasification modelling
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy of graphene nanoflakes embedded in polymer matrix
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Development of a new stoichiometric equilibrium-based model for wood chips and mixed paper wastes gasification by Aspen plus
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
2018
On Authority in Academia
2018 28th EAEEIE Annual Conference, EAEEIE 2018
Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes as Model Systems for Electrosorption Studies
Nanomaterials
2017
Oxygen Scavengers Based on Titanium Oxide Nanotubes for Packaging Applications
Packaging Technology and Science
Electrosorption of monovalent alkaline metal ions onto highly ordered mesoporous titanium dioxide nanotube electrodes
Electrochimica Acta
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy characterization of carbon nanostructures embedded in polymer
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2016
Terahertz spectroscopy of isolated graphene flakes inside polymer-based nanocomposite samples
International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz
Oxygen scavengers based on titanium oxide nanotubes for packaging applications (13)
IAPRI 2016 - 20th World Conference on Packaging: Innovation, Development and Sustainability in Packaging, Proceedings
2015
Accurate simulation of terahertz transmission through doped silicon junctions
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Reversible oxygen scavenging at room temperature using electrochemically reduced titanium oxide nanotubes
Nature Nanotechnology
Demonstration of high-resolution doping profile mapping using terahertz time domain spectroscopy with electrochemical anodization
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
2014
Doping profile recognition in silicon using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Optical properties of titanium dioxide nanotube arrays
Journal of Applied Physics
Doping profile recognition applied to silicon photovoltaic cells using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology
Sample thickness measurement with THz-TDS: Resolution and implications
Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves
Ultrafast carrier dynamics in nanostructures for solar fuels
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
Silicon wafer thickness measurement using terahertz time domain spectroscopy main
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
2012
Synthesis of nanomaterials using self-assembled nanotemplates
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
2011
Fluctuation-induced tunneling conductivity in nanoporous TiO
2
thin films
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
2010
Effect of water on electron injection and optical properties of dye-sensitized solar cells
ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Using time-resolved THz spectroscopy to study carrier dynamics in TiO
2
nanotubes
ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Electron mobility and trapping in TiO
2
nanotubes revealed by time-resolved THz spectroscopy
ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Exciton-like trap states limit electron mobility in TiO
2
nanotubes
Nature Nanotechnology
Photoconductivity in TiO
2
nanotubes measured by time resolved terahertz spectroscopy
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
Impact of adsorbed alkali ions on photoelectrochemical hydrogen production by titania nanotubes
Energy and Environmental Science
2009
Electron transfer and transport measured in nanotube and nanoparticle photoanodes by ultrafast THz spectroscopy
ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Effect of potassium adsorption on the photochemical properties of titania nanotube arrays
Journal of Materials Chemistry
Controlled attachment of gold nanoparticles on ordered titania nanotube arrays
Journal of Materials Chemistry
Synergistic effect between anatase and rutile TiO
2
nanoparticles in dye-sensitized solar cells
Dalton Transactions
Hydroxamate anchors for water-stable attachment to TiO
2
nanoparticles
Energy and Environmental Science
2008
High-aspect ratio nano-noodles of alumina and titania
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
A study of titania nanotube synthesis in chloride-ion-containing media
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
2007
Pattern formation in nanoporous titania templates
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Ultrahigh-aspect-ratio titania nanotubes
Advanced Materials
Titania nanotubes prepared by anodization in fluorine-free acids
Journal of Materials Research
A study of anodization process during pore formation in nanoporous alumina templates
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
2006
Titania nanotubes as templates for the solar production of hydrogen
AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings
Size dependence of energetic properties in nanowire-based energetic materials
Journal of Applied Physics
2005
Ignition in Al-Fe
2
O
3
nanocomposites
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Electrochemical self-assembly of porous alumina templates
AIChE Journal
2003
Effective thermal conductivity estimates of particulate mixtures
Journal of Applied Physics
2002
A combinatorial approach to surface contacts in solid phase reactions
Thermochimica Acta
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