Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Restrepo PSE Lab
Led by Juan Manuel Restrepo-Flórez · Chemical Engineering
What we study
The lab uses computer models and optimization tools to design sustainable energy systems and separation technologies, focusing on waste materials and carbon-neutral processes.
What working here is like
- Computational
- No organisms (data only)
- Coding required
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Methane photolysis to clean hydrogen and carbon nanotubes
2025 · Energy & Environmental Science
Splits methane with light to make hydrogen and carbon nanotubes.
- A Superstructure-Based Lignin Valorization Process Optimization Model for Lignocellulosic Biorefineries through Biological Upgrading
2024 · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Finds the best way to turn plant waste into valuable chemicals.
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- Ethylene production via photocatalytic dehydrogenation of ethane using LaMn1−xCuxO3
2024 · Nature Energy
- Advanced diesel from ethanol: a pathway to produce sustainable and high-quality drop-in biofuels
2024 · Sustainable Energy & Fuels
- Carbon photochemistry: towards a solar reverse boudouard refinery
2023 · Energy & Environmental Science
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