F. Carl Knopf
	Robert D. & Adele Anding Professor of Chemical Engineering Ph.D., Purdue University, 1980 Office: 270 ChE Building Telephone: 225. 578.3065 E-mail: knopf@lsu.edu

Dr. Knopf's current research interests center on novel separation and reaction systems.

Extraction by supercritical fluids (SCF) is a relatively new technology which can offer several advantages over traditional methods, especially the combination of high solubility and rapid diffusion. Ongoing research has evolved into specific fruitful applications including supercritical carbon dioxide reaction with cements to produce novel pH neutral materials.

Dr. Knopf also has interest in transient pump-probe absorption and Raman spectroscopy. These techniques are now being applied to the study of solvent effects on condensed-phase chemical reactions and nonlinear optics. Experiments are performed in real time with femtosecond resolution.

Recent Publications

• F. Carl Knopf, Jia Ma, Dimitris Nikitopoulos, and Richard G. Rice “Pulsing to Improve Bubble Column Performance: Part 1. Low Gas Rates.” AIChE Journal 52(3), 1103-1115 (2006).
• F. Carl Knopf, Jia Ma, Yogesh Waghmare, and Richard G. Rice “Pulsing to Improve Bubble Column Performance: Part 2. Jetting Gas Rates.” AIChE Journal 52(3), 1116-1126 (2006).
• F. Carl Knopf and V. Paul Rodriguez “A Microchannel Reactor with Active Forcing.” Patent Application (January 25, 2005); WEB Patent Disclosure (August, 2006).
• Yogesh Waghmare, F. Carl Knopf, and Richard G. Rice “A New Theory to Explain Transport Enhancement in Pulsed-Flow Bubble Columns: The Bjerknes Effect.” in press AIChE Journal.
• Janardhana Punuru and F. Carl Knopf, “Bridging Excel and C/C++ Codes.” in press Computer App. Eng. Educ.