Publications


  • “A Graduate Laboratory Course on Biodiesel Production - Emphasizing Professional, Teamwork and Research Skills." Silas J. Leavesley, Kevin N. West. Chemical Engineering Education, 2011, 45(4), 248-256. - Link

  • “Functionalized Ionic Liquids with Highly Polar Polyhydroxylated Appendages and their Rapid Synthesis via Thiol-ene Click Chemistry.” Richard A. O’Brien, Arsalan Mirjafari, Vijayakumari Jajam, Erin N. Capley, Alexandra C. Stenson, Kevin N. West and James H. Davis. Tetrahedron Letters, 2011, 52(40), 5173-5175. - Link

  • “The Fluid-Mosaic Model, Homeoviscous Adaptation, and Ionic Liquids: Dramatic Lowering of the Melting Point by Side-Chain Unsaturation.” Samuel M. Murray, Richard A. O'Brien, Kaila M. Mattson, Christopher Ceccarelli, Richard E. Sykora, Kevin N. West, James H. Davis Jr. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2010, 49(15), 2755–2758. - Link

  • “Analysis of Ammonia Decomposition Reactor to Generate Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Applications.” V. Alagharu, S. Palanki, and K.N. West. Journal of Power Sources, 2010, 195, 829-833. - Link

  • “CO2-Induced Miscibility of Fluorous and Organic Solvents for Recycling Homogeneous Catalysts.” K.N. West, J.P. Hallett, R.S. Jones, D. Bush, C.L. Liotta, C.A. Eckert. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2004, 43(16), 4827-4832. - Link

  • “Use and Recovery of a Homogeneous Catalyst with Carbon Dioxide as a Solubility Switch.” C.D. Ablan, J.P. Hallett, K.N. West, R.S. Jones, C.A. Eckert, C.L. Liotta, P.G. Jessop. Chemical Communications, 2003, 2972-2973. - Link

  • “Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Higher Hydrocarbons at Millisecond Contact Times: Decane, Hexadecane, and Diesel Fuel.” J.J. Krummenacher, K.N. West and Lanny D. Schmidt. Journal of Catalysis, 2003, 215, 332-343. - Link

  • “Syngas in Millisecond Reactors: Higher Alkanes and Fast Lightoff.” L.D. Schmidt, E.J. Klein, C.A. Leclerc, J.J. Krummenacher and K.N. West. Chemical Engineering Science, 2003, 58, 1037-1041. - Link

  • “Ionic Liquids as Catalytic Green Solvents for Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions.” C. Wheeler, K.N. West, C.L. Liotta and C.A. Eckert. Chemical Communications, 2001, 10, 887-888. - Link

  • “In Situ Formation of Alkylcarbonic Acids with CO2.” K.N. West, C. Wheeler, J.P. McCarney, K.N. Griffith, D.M. Bush, C.L. Liotta and C.A. Eckert. Journal of Physical Chemistry A., 2001, 105, 3947-3948. - Link