My name is Ana Flávia Monteiro. I graduated from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in May 2019 and joined Dr. Bhattacharyya’s research group right after.
Education:
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 2019-2025
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Beckley, WV, 2015-2019
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My research is part of the Carbon Capture Simulation for Industry Impact (CCSI² ) and focuses on developing and optimizing multi-scale models of radial flow fixed bed contactors for post-combustion CO2 capture using solid sorbents.
Monteiro A, Bhattacharyya D, “Uncertainty Quantification of Solid Sorbent-Based CO2 Capture Processes ”, Chapter 13 in “Optimization of Sustainable Process Systems: Multiscale Models and Uncertainties”, Ed. C. Li, 2026, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, USA, ISBN: 978-1-394-20557-8
Monteiro A, Gribble D, Jayaraman A, Alptekin G, Hughes R, Kotamreddy G, Omell B, Matuszewski M, Bhattacharyya D, “Multi-Scale Dynamic Modeling and Validation of Radial Flow Fixed Bed Contactors for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Using Bench Scale and Pilot Plant Data”, 147, 104481, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2025
Monteiro A F, Bhattacharyya D, "Multi-Scale Dynamic Modeling of Radial Flow Fixed Bed Contractors for CO2 Capture Using a Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework", 38, 21052-21064, Energy & Fuels, 2024
Monteiro A, Bhattacharyya D, “Multi-Scale Dynamic Modeling, and Techno-Economic Optimization of a Radial Flow Fixed Bed Contactor for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture”, Paper 617d, AIChE Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 5-10, 2023
Monteiro A, Hughes R, Bhattacharyya D, “Multi-Scale Dynamic Modeling and Techno-Economic Analysis of a Radial Flow Fixed Bed Contactor for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture”, Paper 289b, AIChE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, November 13-18, 2022
Morgan J, Omell B, Matuszewski M, Hughes R, Monteiro A, Bhattacharyya D, “CCSI2 Process Modeling and Optimization Highlights”, 2022 Carbon Management Project Review Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, August 17, 2022
Monteiro A, Hughes R, Kotamreddy G, Bhattacharyya D, “Multi-Scale Dynamic Modeling and Optimization of a Radial Flow Fixed Bed Contactor for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Using a Metal–Organic Framework”, Paper 700d, AIChE Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 7-19, 2021