Dr. Sergio Mendez, Editor 

Thermo@LB is an online repository of non-peer-reviewed research articles written by mostly CSULB graduate students.  The general topic is chemical engineering thermodynamics.  This student research was supervised by Dr. Mendez

Volume 1, fall 2021

1. Carlos Fernandez and Rutvik Nasit "Production and Pro/II Simulation of Oxygen-enriched air via desorption from water"

2. Derek Chau and Changhee Song "Thermal Management of Lithium-Ion Battery with Air Cooling"

3. Jack Hanson, Zachary Johnson and Mana Hassanpour "Methanol from Biogas: A Case Study for Renewable Energy with PRO/II"

4. Joseph Pham and Son Luong "CO2 Absorption using MEA"

5. Fernando Arellano, Nader Gasmi, Obiekwe Nzekwe and Hussein Dagher "Liquefaction Process"

6. Juliette Harper and Nathan Wu "Liquid-liquid extraction of azo dye from water with organic solvents using Avera PRO/II Simulation Software"

7. Ren Nagata, Ruben Luevano and Diego Monge "Treatment of Laboratory Wastewater"

8. Ahmad Mardini, Zarlasht Baschshi, Salama Sheren and Kevin Tlaxcalteca "Interaction Parameter modeling using Newton Raphson Method through Matlab of a Non-Ideal Binary Mixture based on Azeotropic Conditions"

Volume 2, fall 2022

1. Lisa Bell and Byron Leon "ENHANCEMENT POSSIBILITIES OF POST-COMBUSTION CO2 ABSORPTION WITH MEA USING ASPEN HYSYS SIMULATION"

2. Jack Brubaker and Kevin Medina "Investigation of Battery Coolant Methods using COMSOL"

3. Jose Charles and Fernando Sevillano "Comparison of yields and energy consumption for the process of petroleum distillation"

4. Rupak Patel and Tarun Anagani "Oxy-dry reforming of biogas with CO2 sequestration: Thermodynamic Equilibrium Analysis using Aspen HYSYS"

5. Zack Sherwood and Riley Gomez "Alternative Fluids to Water to Dissolve and Extract Oxygen to make Oxygen-Enriched Air"

Volume 3, fall 2023

1. Camille Abeyta and Alexandra Montoya "Effects of Varying Cryogenic Temperature & Pressure on a Two Stage Flue Gas Desulfurization System"

2. Erik Alvarez and Brian Novoa "Glycerol and Ionic Liquid Entrainer Mixture for Azeotropic Distillation"

3. Lucian Bubui and Jason Simpson "Carbon Capture using Amine: Simula6on studies using Aspen HYSYS"

4. Jose Antonio Charles and Jaqueline Garcia "Desalination of Crude Oil with Chemical Demulsifiers"

5. Daniel Gonzalez, Chengyan Ye, and Bryan Aguirre "Production of Biogas Using Aspen Plus: Sensitivity Analysis"

6. Aishwarya Mallampati , Pavan Kalyan , Akshat "Biomass Gasification"

7. Ahmeduz Zaman, Alex Gillespie, Galo Orquera "Hydrogen Production and Process Optimization from Biogas: ASPEN Plus"

Volume 4, fall 2024

1. Chintamani, "PRODUCTION OF 10 KG OF OXYGEN ON SOUTH  POLE OF MOON IN 1 LUNAR DAY" 

2. Hu "Purification of Pharmaceuticals with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide"

3.  Rodriguez "Development of an Excel-Based Algorithm for Generating Saturated and Superheated Steam Tables for Water"

4.  Savaliya "Generate 14 KG Oxygen In Lunar  Surface per 1 lunar day by using solar- Driven Vapor Phase Pyrolysis"

5. Chaparro "Boron Nitride Nanotube Enhancement in Thermal Conductivity, Chemical, and Piezoelectric  Properties to Produce Oxygen and Metal In-Situ Lunar Regolith"

6. Akolly "Extraction of 10KG of Oxygen Per Lunar Day (14 Earth  Days) From Lunar Regolith"

7.  Abedi "The Effect of Thermodynamic Models on Simulation Results of Azeotropic Distillation"

8. Omenwu "Thermodynamic performance of a combined Supercritical Water Gasification (SCWG) - Oxidation (SCWO) system aimed at treating sewage sludge" 

9. Thakkar "Outcomes of Producing Methanol from Carbon Dioxide Without Catalyst Using  Tutorial"