Dr. Zoran R. Jovanovic

Expertise

Fluidization Engineering, Solids Handling, Gas-Solids Reaction Engineering, Lab Design and Automation, Scale-up and Troubleshooting of Chemical Processes.

Selected Publications

1. Z. R. Jovanovic, J.-P. Lange, M. Ravi, A. J. Knorpp, V. L. Sushkevich, M. A. Newton, D. Palagin, and J. A. van Bokhoven: "Oxidation of methane to methanol over Cu-exchanged zeolites: Scientia gratia scientiae or paradigm shift in natural gas valorization?", J. Catal., 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.02.001.
   
2. Adrian Coray and Zoran R. Jovanovic:” On the prevailing reaction pathways during magnesium production via carbothermic reduction of magnesium oxide under low pressures”, React. Chem. Ing., 2019, DOI: 10.1039/c8re00295a.
3. Yi Cheng Ng, LiZhong Yang, and Zoran R. Jovanovic:” The Development and Validation of a Closed-Loop Experimental Setup for Investigating CO2 and H2O Coadsorption Kinetics under Conditions Relevant to Direct Air Capture”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2018, 57 (42), pp 13987–13998.
4. S. Viereck, A. Haselbacher, Z. R. Jovanovic and A. Steinfeld: ”Investigation of Na2SO4 removal from a supercritical aqueous solution in a dip-tube salt separator”, The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 133: 146-155, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2018.
5. S. Viereck, J. Keller, A. Haselbacher, Z. R. Jovanovic and A. Steinfeld: ”Assessment of heat exchangers for the integration of concentrated solar energy into the catalytic hydrothermal gasification of biomass”, Energy Technology 5 (11): 2086-2099, Weinheim: Wiley-Blackwell, 2017.
6. S. Stroehle, A. Haselbacher, Z. R. Jovanovic, and A. Steinfeld: “Upgrading sensible-heat storage with a thermochemical storage section operated at variable pressure: An effective way toward active control of the heat-transfer fluid outflow temperature”, Applied Energy 196 (2017) 51–61.
7. D. Weibel, Z.R. Jovanovic, A. Steinfeld: “Exploiting Kinetics to Unravel the Role of a ZnO Diluent in the Production of CO via Oxidizing Zn Particles with CO2”, Chemical Engineering Science 165 (2017) 96–107.
8. S. Stroehle, A. Haselbacher, Z. R. Jovanovic, and A. Steinfeld: “The effect of the gas–solid contacting pattern in a high-temperature thermochemical energy storage on the performance of a concentrated solar power plant”, Energy Environ. Sci., (2016), 9, 1375-1389.
9. Kruesi M., Jovanovic Z.R., Haselbacher A., Steinfeld A.: “Analysis of Solar-Driven Gasification of Biochar Trickling Through an Interconnected Porous Structure”, AIChE Journal, Vol. 61, 867-879, 2015.
10. Weibel, D., Jovanovic, Z.R, Gálvez E., Steinfeld, A.: “Mechanism of Zn Particle Oxidation by H2O and CO2 in the Presence of ZnO”, Chem. Mater., 26, 6486−6495, 2014.
11. Stroehle S., Haselbacher A., Jovanovic Z.R., Steinfeld A.: ”Transient Discrete-Granule Packed-Bed Reactor Model for Thermochemical Energy Storage”, Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 117, pp. 465-478, 2014.
12. Kruesi M., Jovanovic Z.R., Steinfeld A.: ”A Two-Zone Solar-Driven Gasifier Concept: Reactor Design and Experimental Evaluation with Bagasse Particles”, Fuel, Vol. 117, pp. 680-687, 2014.
13. Kruesi M., Jovanovic Z.R., dos Santos E., Yoon H.C., Steinfeld A.: ” Solar-driven steam-based gasification of sugarcane bagasse in a combined drop-tube and fixed-bed reactor – Thermodynamic, kinetic, and experimental analyses”, Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 52, pp. 173-183, (2013).
14. Stamatiou A., Steinfeld A., Jovanovic Z.R.: ”On the effect of the presence of solid diluents during Zn oxidation by CO2 “, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 52, 1859-1869 (2013).
15. Suter C., Jovanovic Z.R., Steinfeld A.: “A 1 kWe Thermoelectric Stack for Geothermal Power Generation ― Modeling and Geometrical Optimization”, Applied Energy, Vol. 99, pp. 379-385, (2012).
16. Hänchen M., Stiel A., Jovanovic Z. R., Steinfeld A.: “A Thermally-Driven Copper Oxide Redox Cycle for the Separation of Oxygen from Gases”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 51, 7013-7021 (2012).
17. D.A. Hickman, M.E. Jones, Z.R. Jovanovic, M.M. Olken, S.G. Podkolzin, E.E. Stangland, and R.K. Thompson: “Reactor Scale-up for Fluidized Bed Conversion of Ethane to Vinyl Chloride”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 49 (21), 10674–10681 (2010).
18. D.H. West, V. Balakotaiah, and Z.R. Jovanovic: “Experimental and theoretical investigation of the mass transfer controlled regime in catalytic monoliths”, Catalysis Today 88 3–16 (2003).
19. Z.R. Jovanovic: "Kinetics of Direct Nitridation of Pelletized Silicon Grains in a Fluidized Bed: Experiment, Mechanism and Modeling", J. Mater. Sci., 33 (9) (1998).
20. L. Sajc, G. Jovanovic, Z. Jovanovic, B. Bugarski, J. Vukovic and G. Vunjak-Novakovic, "Liquid Dispersion in a Magnetically Stabilized Fluidized Bed (MSFB)", Chapter 31 in “Advances in Engineering Fluid Mechanics Series: Mixed-Flow Hydrodynamics”, edited by N.P. Cheremisinoff, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston TX, 713-740 (1996).
21. Z.R. Jovanovic, G.N. Jovanovic and G. Vunjak-Novakovic, "Bubble Properties in a Gas-Solid Magnetically Stabilized Fluidized Beds", J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 61 (4-5) 267-282 (1996).
22. L. Sajc, Z. Jovanovic, G. Jovanovic, B. Bugarski and G. Vunjak-Novakovic, "The Interfacial Stability of Magnetically Stabilized Fluidized Beds", J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 61 (4-5) 319-329 (1996).
23. Z.R. Jovanovic: "On the Applicability of the Sharp Interface Model in Modeling the Kinetics of the Direct Nitridation of Silicon", J. Mater. Sci. Lett., 14 1263-1267 (1995).
24. Z. Jovanovic and S. Kimura: "Use of Two-Phase Standards of Unknown Composition to Determine Calibration Constants for Powder XRD by Linear Regression", J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 77 [8] 2226-2228 (1994).
25. Z. Jovanovic, S. Kimura and O. Levenspiel: "Effects of Hydrogen and Temperature on the Kinetics of the Fluidized Bed Nitridation of Silicon", J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 77 [1] 186-192 (1994).
26. L.M. Sajc, Z.R. Jovanovic, G. Vunjak-Novakovic, G.N. Jovanovic, R.D. Pesic and D.V. Vukovic: "Liquid Dispersion in Magnetically Stabilized Fluidized Beds", Trans IChemE. 72 (A) 236-240 (1994).
27. L.M. Sajc, Z.R Jovanovic, G.N. Jovanovic, G.V. Novakovic, LJ. Kundakovic, B. Obradovic and D.V. Vukovic: "Flow Behavior of Fluidized Beds in a Magnetic Field", J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 57 (5-6) 297-307 (1992).
28. G.N. Jovanovic, Z.R. Jovanovic, G. Vunjak-Novakovic and D.V.Vukovic: "Bubble Size in Magnetically Controlled Fluidized Beds", in Fluidization VI, edited by J.R. Grace and M. Bergougnou, Plenum Press, New York and London, 237-244 (1989).

Presentations/Posters at conferences

1. The Discreet Charm of Gas-Solid Reactions: Unraveling the Mechanism of Powdered Zn Oxidation by CO2 and H2O, AIChE 2015 Annual Meeting: Proceedings, (2015) Salt Lake City, UT (259b).
2. “A method for monitoring salt deposition in a salt separator of a hydrothermal biomass gasification process”, (Sebastian Viereck, Zoran R. Jovanovic, Andreas Haselbacher, Aldo Steinfeld, and Frederic Vogel), Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division 2015: Core Programming Area at the 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting : Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 8-13 November 2015, (2015) Salt Lake City, UT: AIChE.
3. “Investigation of CO2-H2O co-adsorption on amine functionalized cellulose in a closed-loop differential bed. (Yi Cheng Ng, Zoran R. Jovanovic, and Aldo Steinfeld) AIChE 2015 Annual Meeting: Proceedings, (2015) Salt Lake City, UT.
4. “The Mechanism and Kinetics of Solid Zn Oxidation by CO2 in the Presence of ZnO”, (with D. Weibel, Tian. D.A., and Steinfeld A.) No. 589f, AIChE 2014 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 15-21 November 2014.
5. "Heat, Mass Transfer Analysis of Solar-Driven Steam-Based Gasification of Biochar", (with M. Kruesi, A. Haselbacher, and A. Steinfeld), No. 297e, AIChE 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 3-8 November 2013.
6. “One-Dimensional Heat and Mass Transfer and Discrete Granule Model of a Tubular Packed Bed Reactor for Thermochemical Storage of Solar Energy”, (with S. Ströhle, A Haselbacher, and A. Steinfeld), HT2013-17301, ASME 2013 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Minneapolis, MN USA, (2013). 
7. "Characteristics of Silicon Nitride Production from Silicon Powder in a High Temperature Fluidized Bed Reactor", (with S. Kimura and O. Levenspiel), No. 75e, AIChE 1993 Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 7-12 November 1993.
8. "A Novel Approach in Controlling Performance of Fluidized Beds: Bubble Size and Fluidization Regimes in Magnetically Controlled Fluidized Beds", (with G. Jovanovic), No. 28i, AIChE 1993 Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 7-12 November 1993.
9. "Production of -Silicon Nitride from Silicon Powder in a Fluidized bed Reactor", (with S. Kimura and O. Levenspiel), No. 188h, AIChE 1992 Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 1-6 November 1992.
10. "Development of a Continuous Fluidized Bed Process for the Production of -Silicon Nitride from Silicon Powder ", (with S. Kimura and O. Levenspiel), Poster No. 184w, AIChE 1992 Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 1-6 November 1992. (Awarded as the best poster presentation in the Materials and Engineering Sciences Poster Session).
11. "Characteristics of a Gas -Solid (ferromagnetic particles) Fluidized Bed in Magnetic Field; Experimental Study " (with G. Jovanovic and G. Novakovic) in The Proceedings of CHISA'90 Conference, Prague-Czechoslovakia, No.346 (1990).

Invited Presentations

1. “High-temperature thermochemical energy storage: Getting the most of it”, No. 557a, AIChE 2016 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 13-18 2016.
2. “Renewable Energy for Metals Extraction”, Advanced Thermo/Electrochemical Metals Extraction (A-TEME) - an ARPA-E Thematic Workshop, Arlington VA, January 2013.
3. “The Transformation of Solar Energy”, Global Alliance of Technological Universities Programme Workshop on Energy Research for Global Sustainability, IIT Bombai, India, December 7-8, 2011.

Patents

1. Z. Jovanovic, B. Schramm, C. Perkins, C. Hilton, W. Simmons, “Systems and methods for biomass grinding and feeding”, US 9,150,803 (2015).
2. C. Perkins, Z. Jovanovic, C. Hilton, W. Simmons, A. Minden: “Systems and methods for an integrated solar driven chemical plant“, US 8,378,151 (2014).
3. C. Perkins, Z. Jovanovic, S. Strand, D. Kelley, A. Minden, R. Ridley: “Systems and methods for biomass gasifier reactor and receiver configuration “, US 8,821,599 B2 (2014).
4. C. Hilton, Z. Jovanovic, B. Schramm, C. Perkins, W. Simmons: “Systems and methods for quenching, gas clean up, and ash removal “, US 8,709,112 B2 (2014).
5. W. Simmons, C. Perkins, Z. Jovanovic: “Systems and methods for solar-thermal gasification of biomass“, US 8,771,387 B2 (2014).
6. C. Perkins, Z. Jovanovic, T. Laska: “Various methods and apparatuses for a radiant-heat driven chemical reactor “, US 8,814,961 B2 (2014).
7. S.A. Wallin. C.P. Christenson, D.H. West, M.C. Cornell, Z.R. Jovanovic, and H.J.M. Gruenbauer: “Catalytic devices and method of making said devices” US 6,953,554 (2005).

Other Publications

Z.R. Jovanovic: "Solutions to Problems in 2nd ed. of D. Kunii & O. Levenspiel's Fluidization Engineering ", Department of Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, (1993) (limited distribution, document available per request).

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Zoran R. Jovanovic