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Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

College of Engineering

All Publications

T.C. Ho, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

T.C. Ho, Ph.D.

Special Issue Guest Editor

  • Waste Management, Volume 18 (1998)
  • Waste Management, Volume 19 (1999)
  • Waste Management, Volume 20 (2000)
  • Waste Management, Volume 21 (2001)
  • Waste Management, Volume 22 (2002)
  • Environmental Engineering Science, Volume 21, No. 1 (2004)
  • Powder Technology, Volume 151 (2005)
  • Powder Technology, Volume 152 (2006)
  • Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers, Volume 37, No. 5 (2006)
  • Powder Technology, Volume 153 (2007)

Handbook Chapter Contributions

  • T. C. Ho, "Basic Combustion and Incineration," Chapter 2.2 in Handbook of Environmental Engineering Calculations edited by C. C. Lee and Shun Dar Lin, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, ISBN 0-07-038183-6 (2000).
  • T. C. Ho, “Incompressible Flow,” Chapter 8 in Fluid Flow Handbook edited by Dr. Jamal Saleh, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, ISBN 0-07-136372-6 (2002).
  • T. C. Ho, “Modeling,” Chapter 9 in the Handbook of Fluidization and Fluid-Particle Systems edited by Dr. W. C. Yang, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, ISBN: 0-8247- 0259-X, p.239-255 (2003).
  • T. C. Ho, “Mass Transfer,” Chapter 11 in the Handbook of Fluidization and Fluid- Particle Systems edited by Dr. W. C. Yang, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, ISBN: 9 0-8247-0259-X, p.287-307 (2003).
  • L. Y. Lin and T. C. Ho, “Control of Heavy Metals in Emission Streams,” Chapter 5 in Advanced Air and Noise Pollution Control edited by L. K. Wang, Volume 2 of Handbook of Environmental Engineering, Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey, ISBN 1-59259-779-3 (2005).

Other Scholarly Activities

  • Conference Presentations – More than 90 presentations conducted.
  • Technical Session Chairpersonship – Numerous Meetings and Conferences.
  • Program Advisory Committee – AIChE Fluidization Committee, International Incineration Conference, ASME Industrial Waste, and Coalition for Responsible Waste Incineration.
  • Proposal and Journal Paper Reviewer – NSF proposal and panel reviewer, DOE, ACS, EPA, Journal, Environmental Progress, Chemical Engineering Science, Powder Technology, Combustion Science and Technology and etc.
  • Thesis and Field Study Major Advisor – 12 doctoral and 32 MES theses completed.

List of Journal/Proceedings Publications

  • Fan, L. T., Tho-Ching Ho, S. Hiraoka and W. P. Walawender, "Pressure Fluctuations in a Fluidized Bed," AIChE J., 27, 388 (1981).
  • Fan, L. T., Tho-Ching Ho and W. P. Walawender, "Measurements of the Rise Velocities of Bubbles, Slugs, and Pressure Waves in a Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed Using Pressure Fluctuation Signals," AIChE J., 29, 33 (1983).
  • Fan, L. T., Tho-Ching Ho, N. Yutani and W. P. Walawender, "Statistical Study of the Frequency of Free Bubbling in a Shallow Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed," in Fluidization IV, Fourth International Conference on Fluidization, p. 1-3-1, Kashikojima, Japan, May 29- June 3, 1983.
  • Yutani, N., Tho-Ching Ho and L. T. Fan, "Statistical Study of the Jet Zone Behavior in a Shallow Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed Using a Mini-Capacitance Probe," Chemical Engineering Science, 38, 575 (1983).
  • Yutani, N., Tho-Ching Ho and L. T. Fan, "The Bubble Behavior in the Gas-Bubble Fluidized Bed," Can. J. Chem. Engg., 61, 121 (1983).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, N. Yutani, L. T. Fan and W. P. Walawender, "The Onset of Slugging in a Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed," Powder Technology, 35, 249 (1983).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, N. Yutani, L. T. Fan and W. P. Walawender, "Stochastic Modeling of the Formation of Bubbles in a Shallow Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed," Can J. Chem. Engg., 61, 654 (1983).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, T. K. Chen, and J. R. Hopper, "Pressure Drop across the Distributor in Fluidized Beds with Regular and Irregular Distributor Design," AIChE Symp. Series, 80, No. 241, 34 (1984).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, Hom-Ti Lee, and J. R. Hopper, "Simulation of Desulfurization in a Fluidized Bed Limestone Reactor," AIChE J., 32, 1754 (1986).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, R. C. Wang, and J. R. Hopper, "Characteristics of Grid Zone Heat Transfer in a Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed," AIChE J., 33, 843 (1987).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, S. J. Yau, and J. R. Hopper, "Hydrodynamics of Semifluidization in Gas- Solid Systems," Powder Technology, 50, 25 (1987).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, M. O. Kirkpatrick, and J. R. Hopper,"Modeling of Solids Mixing in a Coal-Limestone Fluidized Bed," AIChE Symp. Series, 83, No. 255, 42 (1987).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, M. O. Kirkpatrick, and J. R. Hopper, "Dynamic Solids Mixing Between Coal and Limestone in a Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed," Chemical Engineering Communications, 60, 47 (1987).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, K. N. Ko, C. C. Chang, and J. R. Hopper, "Dynamic Simulation of a Shallow Jetting Fluidized Bed Coal Combustor," Powder Tech., 53, 247 (1987).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, P. Ku, and J. R. Hopper, "Kinetic Study of Biological Sludge Incineration in a Fluidized Bed," AIChE Symp. Series, 84, No. 262, 126 (1988).
  • Peng, S. H., K. Y. Li, and T. C. Ho, "Hydrochlorination of Silicon in a Fluidized Bed Reactor," AIChE Symp. Series, 84, No. 262, 114 (1988).
  • Ho, T. C., P. Ku, and J. R. Hopper, "Modeling of Biological Sludge Incineration in a Batch Fluidized Bed," Proceedings of the Conferences on Hazardous Waste Research, p. 112, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, May 25, 1988.
  • Ho, T. C., M. Kirkpatrick, and J. R. Hopper, "Mixing and Combustion in a Shallow Coal- Limestone Fluidized Bed Combustor," Can. J. Chem. Eng., 67, 207 (1989).
  • Ho, Tho-Ching, P. Ku, and J. R. Hopper, "Drying and Devolatilization During Fluidized Bed Incineration of Biological Sludge," Fluidization VI, Proceedings of the Sixth Fluidization Conference, p. 393, Banff, Canada, May 7-12, 1989.
  • Li, K. Y., S. H. Peng and T. C. Ho, "Prediction of Silicon-Powder Elutriation in a Fluidized Bed Reactor for the Silane Decomposition Reaction," AIChE Symp. Series, 85, No. 270, 77 (1989).
  • Ho, T. C., J. M. Chen and J. R. Hopper, "Novel Fluidized Bed Technology for Metal Emissions Control During Waste Incineration," Proceedings of the Second Asian Conference on Fluidized Bed and Three-Phase Reactors, p. 136, Kenting, Taiwan, February 18-20, 1990.
  • Ho, T. C., J. M. Chen, S. Shukla and J. R. Hopper, "Metal Capture During Fluidized Bed Incineration of Solid Wastes," AIChE Symp. Series, 86, No. 276, 51 (1990).
  • Ho, T. C., L. Tan, C. H. Chen and J. R. Hopper, "Characteristics of Metal Capture during Fluidized Bed Incineration," AIChE Symp. Series, 87, No. 281, 118 (1991).
  • Ho, T. C., R. C. Wang and J. R. Hopper, "Grid-Region Heat Transfer in a Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed," Journal of Chinese Inst. of Chem. Eng., 22, 345 (1991).
  • Ho, T. C., C. Chen, J. R. Hopper and D. Oberacker, "Characteristics of Metal Capture in Fluidized Bed Incinerators and Waste Heat Boilers," Proceedings of the Seventh International Fluidization Conference, p. 463, Broadbeach, Australia, May 3-8, 1992.
  • Ho, T. C., M. W. Lin and J. R. Hopper, "Heat Transfer in Gas-Liquid-Solid Fluidized Beds Equipped with Inline Static Mixers," Proceedings of the Third Asian Conference on Fluidized-Bed and Three-Phase Reactors, p. 324, Kyong-Ju, Korea, May 31-June 4, 1992.
  • Ho, T. C., H. T. Lee, J. R. Hopper and Yu-Min Chang, "Metal Behavior During Fluidized Bed Thermal Treatment of Metal-Contaminated Soil," Proceedings of the Third Asian Conference on Fluidized-Bed and Three-Phase Reactors, p. 574, Kyong-Ju, Korea, May 31-June 4, 1992.
  • Ho, T. C., C. H. Chen, J. R. Hopper and D. Oberacker, "Metal Capture During Fluidized Bed Incineration of Wastes Contaminated with Lead Chloride," Combustion Science and Technology, 85, 101 (1992).
  • Hopper, J. R., C. L. Yaws, M. Vichailak, and T. C. Ho, "Waste Minimization by Process Modification," in Industrial Environmental Chemistry, Plenum Press, New York, pp. 25- 43, 1992.
  • Ho, T. C., H. W. Chu, and J. R. Hopper, "Metal Volatilization and Separation during Incineration," Waste Management, 13, 455 (1993).
  • Ho, T. C., C. Lin, H. T. Lee, and J. R. Hopper, "Characteristics of Lead and Cadmium Capture by Sorbent during Fluidized Bed Combustion," Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Fluidized Bed Combustion, 1, 31 (1993).
  • Hopper, J. R., C. L. Yaws, M. Vichailak, and T. C. Ho, "Waste Minimization by Process Modification," Waste Management, 13, 3 (1993).
  • Ho, T. C., H. T. Lee, T. H. Kuo, D. Chen, and W. D. Bostick, "Analysis of Incinerator Performance and Metal Emissions from Recent Trial and Test Burns," Hazardous Waste & Hazardous Materials, 11, No. 1, 53-70 (1994).
  • Ho, T. C., M. J. Ke, F. Chen, H. Chu, and J. R. Hopper, "Metal Retention by Sorbents in a Simulated Waste Heat Boiler," Proceedings of the 1994 International Incineration Conference held in Houston, pp. 559-562, May 9-13, 1994.
  • Ho, T. C., H. T. Lee, H. W. Chu, J. R. Hopper, and W. D. Bostick, "Metal Capture by Sorbents during Fluidized Bed Combustion," Fuel Processing Technology, 39, 373 (1994).
  • Ho, T. C., L. F. Tsau, J. R. Hopper, W. D. Bostick, and D. P. Hoffmann, "Transformation of Chromium from Cr(III) to Cr(VI) in a Simulated Wet Scrubber," Proceedings of the 1995 International Incineration Conference held in Bellevue, Washington, pp. 569-573, May 8-12, 1995.
  • Ho, T. C., R. Ramanarayan, J. R. Hopper, W. D. Bostick, and D. P. Hoffmann, "Lead and Cadmium Capture by Various Sorbents during Fluidized Bed Combustion/Incineration," Proceedings of the 8th International Fluidization Conference held in Tours, France, pp. 899-906, May 14-19, 1995.
  • Wang, R. C., W. C. Cho, and T. C. Ho, "Modeling of Grid Region Heat Transfer in a Shallow Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed," Can. J. of Chem. Eng., 73, 66 (1995).
  • Ho, T. C., H. T. Lee, C. C. Shiao and J. R. Hopper, "Metal Behavior during Fluidized Bed Thermal Treatment of Soil," Waste Management, 15, 325 (1995).
  • Ho, T. C., C. Shie, K. Wang and J. R. Hopper, "Effect of Chlorine and Sulfur on Metal Capture by Sorbents During Fluidized Bed Incineration," Proceedings of the 1996 International Incineration Conference held in Savannah, George, pp. 415-422, May 6-10, 1996.
  • Lee, H. T., T. C. Ho and C. C. Hsiao, "Dynamic Volatilization Characteristics of Heavy Metals During the Thermal Treatment of Contaminated Soil," Proceedings of the Fifth Asian Conference on Fluidized-Bed & Three-Phase Reactors held in Hsitou, Taiwan, pp. 200-206, December 16-20, 1996.
  • Ho, T. C., A. N. Ghebremeskel, K. S. Wang and J. R. Hopper, "Trace Metal Capture by Various Sorbents During Fluidized Bed Coal Combustion," Proceedings of the Fifth Asian Conference on Fluidized-Bed & Three-Phase Reactors held in Hsitou, Taiwan, pp. 207-212, December 16-20, 1996.
  • Ho, T. C., T. H. Kuo, and J. R. Hopper, “Trace Metal Capture by Various Sorbents during Fluidized Bed Coal Combustion,” Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems held in Clearwater, FL, March 16-19, pp. 877-888 (1997).
  • Ho, T. C., K. S. Wang, S. Rajagopalan and J. R. Hopper, "Metal Vaporization and Metal Binding by Additives or Sorbents during High Temperature Thermal Treatment," pp. 761-768, Proceedings of the 1997 Incineration Conference held in Oakland, CA, May 12- 16, 1997.
  • Ho, T. C., A. R. Ghai, F. Guo, K. S. Wang, and J. R. Hopper, “Adsorption and Desorption of Mercury on Sorbents at Elevated Temperatures, Combustion Science and Technology, 134, 263-289 (1998).
  • Ho, T. C., P. Yang, K. S. Wang and J. R. Hopper, “Characteristics of Mercury Desorption from Spent Sorbents during Regeneration at Elevated Temperatures, Proceedings of the 1998 International Incineration Conferences held in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 11-15, pp.709-714 (1998).
  • Ho, T. C., P. Yang, T. H. Kuo, and J. R. Hopper, “Characteristics of Mercury Desorption from Sorbents at Elevated Temperatures,” Waste Management, 18, 445-452 (1998).
  • Ho, T. C., K. S. Wang, C. C. Shie, and J. R. Hopper, “Simultaneous Sulfur and Metal Capture by Lime during Fluidized Bed Coal Combustion,” Proceedings of the 9th Engineering Conference on Fluidization held in Durango, CO, May 17-22, pp. 749-756 (1998).
  • Chu, H. W., B. Limsakul, T. H. Kuo and T. C. Ho, “Statistical Analysis for Temporal and Spatial Variations of PM10 Measurements in Southeast Texas,” proceedings of the 1999 International Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems held in Cocoa Beach, FL, March 8-10, pp. 460-465 (1999).
  • Ho, T. C., T. H. Kuo and J. R. Hopper, “Thermodynamic Study of the Behavior of Uranium and Plutonium during Thermal Treatment under Reducing and Oxidizing Modes,” Waste Management, 20, 355-361 (2000).
  • Ho, T. C., T. C. Chuang, S. Chelluri, K. Kobayashi, and J. R. Hopper, “Capture of Metal, Sulfur and Chlorine by Various Sorbents during Fluidized bed Incineration,” pp. 12-036 to12-040, Proceedings of the Third Joint China/USA Chemical Engineering Conference held in Beijing, China, Sept. 25-28, 2000.
  • Chu, H. W., B. Limsakul, T. H. Kuo and T. C. Ho, “Statistical Analysis of Airborne Particulate Matter in the Houston Metropolitan Area,” pp. 369-374, Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems held in Cocoa Beach, FL, March 13-15, 2000.
  • Ho, T. C., T. C. Chuang, S. Chelluri, Y. Lee, and J. R. Hopper, “Simultaneous Capture of Metal, Sulfur, and Chlorine by Sorbents during Fluidized Bed Incineration,” Waste Management, 21, 435 (2001).
  • Ho, T. C., N. Kobayashi, Y. K. Lee, C. J. Lin, and J. R. Hopper, “Semi-fluidized Bed Application for Mercury Emission Control during Combustion,” pp. 699-705, Proceeding of the 10th International Fluidization Conference held in Beijing, China, May 20-25, 2001.
  • Chu, H. W., U. Tosirisuk, B. Limsakul, V. Zaloom, and T. C. Ho, "Using Linear Goal Programming to Solve Chemical Mass Balance Model," paper accepted for proceedings publication by the 2001 International Conference on Information Systems in Engineering and Construction held in Cocoa Beach, FL, June 7-8, 2001.
  • Chu, H. W., U. Tosirisuk, B. Limsakul, V. Zaloom, and T. C. Ho, "Analysis of the Effect of Air Transport on PM2.5 Using NOAA HYSPLIT4 through Internet Applications," paper accepted for proceedings publication by the 2001 International Conference on Information Systems in Engineering and Construction held in Cocoa Beach, FL, June 7- 8, 2001.
  • Ho, T. C., N. Kobayashi, Y. K. Lee, C. J. Lin, and J. R. Hopper, “Modeling of Mercury Sorption by Activated Carbon in a Confined, a Semi-Fluidized, and a Fluidized Bed,” Waste Management, 22, 391 (2002).
  • Ho, T. C., N. Kobayashi, Y. Lee, J. Lin, and J. R. Hopper, “Experimental and Kinetic Study of Mercury Adsorption on Various Activated Carbons in a Fixed Bed Absorber,” paper published in the CD Proceedings of the 2002 International Incineration Conference held in New Orleans, May 13-17, 2002.
  • Ho, T.C., S. Annapareddy, Y. Lee, H. Chu, J. Lin, and V. Zaloom, “Neural Network Application for Analyzing the Performance of a Complex Industrial Process,” paper published in the CD Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on Information Systems in Engineering and Construction held in Cocoa Beach, FL, June 12-14, 2002.
  • Zhang, W. R., H. W. Chu, and T. C. Ho, “An Information System Approach to Multiagent Neural-Fuzzy Sensing/Control,” paper published in the CD Proceedings of the 6th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics held in Orlando, FL, July 14-18, 2002.
  • Ho, T.C., Y. Lee, N. Kobayashi, J. R. Hopper, and J. Lin, “Measurement and Modeling of Elemental Mercury Sorption on Various Activated Carbons in a Fixed Bed Absorber,” J. of Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers, 34, 17 (2003).
  • Ho, T. C., Y. Lee, H. W. Chu, J. Lin and T. H. Kim, “Microwave Technology for Environmental Applications,” paper published in the CD Proceedings of the 2003 International Incineration Conference held in Orlando, Florida, May 12-16, 2003.
  • Lin, C. J., T. C. Ho, H. Chu, T. Erdemli, H. Yang, P. Chiou, and J. R. Hopper, “A Comparative Study of the USEPA NET96 and NEI99 Emission Inventories,” Proceedings of CMAQ Users Workshop, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 22–25, 2003.
  • Lin, C. J., T. C. Ho, H. Chu, H. Yang, S. Chandru, N. Krishnarajanagar, P. Chiou, and J. R. Hopper, “Effect of Emission Inventory Changes on the Peak Concentration of Ground-Level Ozone in Southeast Texas,” Proceedings of CMAQ Users Workshop, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 22–25, 2003.
  • Ho, T. C., Y. Lee, H. W. Chu, C. J. Lin, and J. R. Hopper, “Modeling of Mercury Desorption from Activated Carbon at Elevated Temperatures under Fluidized/Fixed Bed Operations, paper published in the proceedings of the AIChE 2003 Annual Meeting held in San Francisco, November 16-21, 2003.
  • Ho, T. C., N. Kobayashi, Y. Lee, C. J. Lin, and J. R. Hopper, “Experimental and Kinetic Study of Mercury Adsorption on Various Activated Carbons in a Fixed-Bed Absorber,” Environmental Engineering Science, 21, 21 (2004).
  • Ho, T. C., Y. Lee, H. W. Chu, C. J. Lin, and J. R. Hopper, “Modeling of Mercury Sorption/Desorption from Activated Carbon at Various Temperatures Under Fluidized/Fixed Bed Operations,” paper published in the Proceedings of the 9th Conference on Fluidized-Bed and Three-Phase Reactors held in Wan-Li, Taiwan, pp. 133-138, November 21-24, 2004.
  • Ho, T. C., Y. Lee, H. W. Chu, C. J. Lin, and J. R. Hopper, “Modeling of Mercury Desorption from Activated Carbon at Elevated Temperatures Under Fluidized/Fixed Bed Operations,” paper published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp.617-620, June 27-July 2, 2004.
  • Lin C.-J., Lindberg S.E., Yang H., Ho T. C., and Chu H., “Development of a Prototype Vegetative Hg Emission Processor in BEIS3 for Atmospheric Mercury Modeling,” the 7th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2004.
  • Lin C.-J., Ho T. C., Pongprueksa P., Chu H., and Jang C., “Development of Mercury Modeling Schemes Within CMAQ Framework: Science and Model Implementation Issues,” Proceedings of 2004 CMAQ Users Workshop, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 2004.
  • Lin C.-J., Lindberg S.E., Ho T. C., Yang H., Chu H., Krishnarajanagar N., and Jang C., “Preparation of Biogenic Mercury Emission Using BEIS3 - Prototype Development and Preliminary Processing,” Proceedings of 2004 CMAQ Users Workshop, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 2004.
  • Ho, T. C., Y. K. Lee, H. Chu, C. J. Lin, and J. R. Hopper, “Modeling of Mercury Desorption from Activated Carbon at Elevated Temperatures under Fluidized/Fixed Bed Operations,” Powder Technology, 151, 54 (2005).
  • Ho, T.C., Lee Y. K., Lin C.-J., Kobayashi N., and Hopper J. R., “Mercury Emission Control from Combustion Flue Gas Employing Semi-Fluidized Bed Activated Carbon Adsorption,” Journal of Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers, 36, 285 (2005).
  • Lin C.-J., Lindberg S. E., Ho T. C. and Jang C., “Development of a Processor in BEIS3 for Vegetative Mercury Emission Processing in the Continental United States," Atmospheric Environment, 39, 7529 (2005).
  • Lin C.-J., Ho T. C., Chu H., Yang H., Mojica M. J., Krishnarajanagar N., Chiou P., and Hopper J. R., “A Comparative Study of US EPA 1996 and 1999 Emission Inventory in West Gulf Coast of Mexico Region, USA ,” Journal of Environmental Management, 75, 315 (2005).
  • Lin C.-J., Ho T. C., Chu H., Yang H., Chandru S., Krishnarajanagar N., Chiou P., and Hopper J. R., “Sensitivity of Ground-Level Ozone Formation to Emission Adjustments in Southeast Texas Cities,” Journal of Environmental Management, 75, 303 (2005).
  • Kim, T. H., H. Rupani, S. Pallavkar, J. R. Hopper, C. J. Lin and T. C. Ho, “Destruction of Toxic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in a Microwave-Assisted Catalyst Bed,” Journal of Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers, 37, 519 (2006).
  • Pongprueksa, P., C. J. Lin and T. C. Ho, “Sensitivity Evaluation of Gas phase Reduction Mechanism of Divalent Mercury using CMAQ-Hg in a Continental US Domain,” proceedings of the Fifth Annual CMAS (Community Modeling and Analysis System) Conference held at the Friday Center, UNC-Chapel Hill, October 16-18, 2006.
  • Lin, C. J., P. Pongprueksa, T. Vanjani, T. C. Ho, H. W. Chu, C. Jang, D. G. Street, and J. S. Fu, “Trans-Pacific Chemical Transport of Mercury: Sensitivity Analysis on Potential Asian Emission Contribution to Mercury Deposition in North America Using CMAQHg,” proceedings of the Fifth Annual CMAS (Community Modeling and Analysis System) Conference held at the Friday Center, UNC-Chapel Hill, October 16-18, 2006.
  • Lin C.-J., Pongprueksa P., Bullock O.R., Lindberg S.E., Pehkonen S.O., Jang C., Braverman T., Ho T.C., “Scientific Uncertainties in Atmospheric Mercury Models II: Sensitivity Tests over the Continental United States,” Atmospheric Environment 41, 6544-6560, 2007.
  • Pour-Biazar A., McNider R.T., Roselle S.J., Suggs R., Jedlovec G., Byun D.W., Kim S., Lin C.-J., Ho T.C., Haines S., Dornblaser B., Cameron R., “Correcting Photolysis Rates on the Basis of Satellite Observed Clouds,” Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmosphere 112 (D10): D10302, 2007.
  • Pongprueksa P., Lin C.-J., Lindberg S.E., Jang C., Braverman T., Bullock O.R., Ho T.C., Chu H., “Scientific Uncertainties in Atmospheric Mercury Models III: Boundary and Initial Conditions, Model Grid Resolution, and Hg(II) Reduction Mechanism,” Atmospheric Environment, 42, 1828-18451 (2008).
  • Chiou P., Tang W., Lin C.-J., Tadmor R., Chu H., Ho T.C., “Atmospheric Aerosols over Two Sites in a Southeastern Region of Texas,” The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 86, 241-435, 2008.
  • Lin C.-J., Pan L., Shetty S., Streets D.G., Jang C., Ho T.C., Chu H. “Evaluation of Mercury Outflow from East Asia using CMAQ-Hg,“ the 7th CMAS Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 6-8, 2008.
  • Pan L., Lin C.-J., Shetty S., Streets D.G., Jang C., Ho T.C., Chu H. “Study of Mercury Transport over the Pacific,“ the 7th CMAS Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 6-8, 2008.
  • Ho, T. C. , S. Shetty, H. W. Chu, C. J. Lin, and J. R. Hopper, “Simulation of Mercury Emission Control by Activated Carbon under Confined-bed Operations,” Powder technology, 180, 332 (2008).
  • Pallavkar, Sameer, Tae-Hoon Kim, Dan Rutman, Jerry Lin, and Thomas Ho, “Active Regeneration of Diesel Particulate Filter employing Microwave Heating,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 48, 69 (2009).
  • Chiou P., Tang W., Lin C.-J., Chu H., Ho T.C., “Atmospheric Aerosol over a Southeastern Region of Texas: Chemical Composition and Possible Sources,” Environmental Modeling & Assessment, 14, 333-350 (2009).
  • Chiou P., Tang W., Lin C.-J., Tadmor R., Chu H., Ho T.C., “Comparison of atmospheric aerosols between two sites over Golden Triangle of Texas,” International Journal of Environmental Research, 3, 253-270 (2009).
  • Chiou P., Tang W., Lin C.-J., Chu H., Tadmor R., Ho T.C., “Atmospheric Aerosol over a Southwestern Region of Texas,” Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 14, 645- 659 (2009).
  • Chiou P., Shah J., Lin C.-J., Chu H., Tadmor R., Ho T.C., "Source Identification of Houston Aerosol with Carbon Fractions in Positive Matrix Factorization,” to appear in International Journal of Environment and Development, 7, 135-152 (2010).
  • Lin C.-J., Pan L., Streets D.G., Shetty S., Jang C., Feng X., Chu H., Ho T., "Estimating Mercury Emission Outflow from East Asia Using CMAQ-Hg," Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, 10, 1853–1864, 2010.
  • Li Pan, Che-Jen Lin, Gregory R. Carmichael, David G. Streets, Youhua Tang, Jung-Hun Woo, Suraj K. Shetty, Hsing-Wei Chu, Thomas C. Ho, Hans R. Friedli, and Xinbin Feng, “Study of Atmospheric Mercury Budget in East Asia Using STEM-Hg Modeling System,” Science of the Total Environment, 408 (16), 3277-3291, 2010.
  • Chiou P., Shah J., Lin C.-J., Tadmor R., Chu H., Ho T.C., “Source Identification of Houston Aerosol with Carbon Fractions in Positive Matrix Factorization,” International Journal of Environment and Development, 7, 135-152, 2010.
  • Pallavkar S., Kim T.H., Lin J., Hopper J., Ho T., Jo H.J., Lee J.H., “Microwave-Assisted Noncatalytic Destruction of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Ceramic-Based Microwave Absorbing Media,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 49, 8461- 8469, 2010.
  • J. Zhu, S. Wei, M. J. Alexander, D. Cocke, T. C. Ho and Z. Guo, “Electrical Conductivity Manipulation and Switching Phenomena of Poly(p- phenylenebenzobisthiazole) Thin Film by Doping Process,” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20, 568-574 (2010).
  • Zhu, S. Wei*, M. J.. Alexander, T. D. Dang, T. C. Ho and Z. Guo, “Enhanced Electrical Switching and Electrochromic Properties of Poly(p-phenylenebenzobisthiazole) Thin Films Embedded with Nano-WO3,” Advanced Functional Materials, 18, 3076-3084 (2010).
  • Chiou, Paul, Wei Tang, Jalpa Shah, Rafael Tadmor, and T. C. Ho, “Source Identification and Apportionment of Atmospheric Aerosol over Port Arthur of Texas,” International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 2, 363-371 (2011).
  • Zhu, J., H. Gu, S. B. Rapole, Z. Luo, S. Pallavkar, N. Haldolaarachchige, T. J. Benson, T. C. Ho, J. Hopper, D. P. Young, S. Wei* and Z. Guo, Looped Carbon Capturing and Environmental Remediation: Case Study of Magnetic Polypropylene Nanocomposites; RSC Advances, 2, 4844-4856 (2012).
  • Cai, T. X., Wang, S. J. Xu, Q., Ho, T.C., “Proactive Abnormal Emission Identification via Air-quality Monitoring Network”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 52, 9189-9202 (2013).
  • Fu, J., Zhao, C. Y., Xu, Q., T.C. Ho “Debottleneck of Multi-stage Material-Handling Processes via Simultaneous Hoist Scheduling and Production Line Retrofit”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 52(1), 123-133 (2013).
  • Zhu, J. , S. Wei, M. Chen, H. Gu, S. Rapole, T.Ho, J. Hopper and Z. Guo*; Magnetic Nanocomposites for Environmental Remediation, Advanced Powder Technology, 24, 459-467 (2013).
  • Zhu, J., S. Pallavkar, M. Chen, N. Yerra, Z. Luo, H. Colorado, H. Lin, N. Haldolaarachchige, A. Khasanov, T. C. Ho, D. Young, S. Wei* and Z. Guo*, “Magnetic Carbon Nanostructures: Microwave Energy-Assisted Pyrolysis vs Conventional Pyrolysis”, Chemical Communications, 49, 258-260 (2013).
  • Qin Qian, Badri Parajuli, Qi Fu, Kaiming Yan, John L. Gossage, and Thomas Ho, “Assessment of Acid Deposition Effects on Water Quality of the Upper Rio Grande River Section in Texas,” Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 5, 792-800 (2013). URL: 
  • Wang, Z. Y., Xu, Q.*, Ho, T. C., “Emission Source Characterization during An Ethylene Plant Shutdown”, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 37, 1-12 (2014).
  • Zhu, J., M. Chen, H. Wei, N. Yerra, N. Haldolaarachchige, Z. Luo, D. P. Young, T. C. Ho, S. Wei and Z. Guo, “Magnetocapacitance in Magnetic Microtubular Carbon Nanocomposites under External Magnetic Field,” Nano Energy, 6, 180–192 (2014).
  • Wang, Z. Y., Zhang J., Xu, Q., Ho, T. C. “Dynamic Simulation for Optimal Operation of Distillation Column Startups in an Ethylene Plan”, Proceedings of the 26th Ethylene Producers' Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, March 30 - April 3, 2014.
  • Zhu, J., H. Gu, J. Guo, M. Chen, H. Wei, Z. Luo, H. A. Colorado, N. Yerra, D. Ding, T. C. Ho, N. Haldolaarachchige, H. Hopper, D. P. Young, S. Wei* and Z. Guo*, “Mesoporous Magnetic Carbon Nanocomposite Fabrics towards Highly Efficient Cr(VI) Removal,” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, 2256-2265 (2014).
  • Gu, H., J. Guo, H. Wei, X. Yan, D. Ding, X. Zhang, Q. He, S. Tadakamalla, X. Wang, T. C. Ho, S. Wei and Z. Guo, “Transparent Anhydride-cured Epoxy Nanocomposites Reinforced with Polyaniline Stabilized Nanosilica,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3, 8152 - 8165 (2015).
  • Ding, D., X. Yan, X. Zhang, Q. He, B. Qiu, D. Jiang, H. Wei, J. Guo, A. Umar, L. Sun, Q. Wang, M. A. Khan, D. P. Young, X. Zhang, B. Weeks, T. C. Ho, Z. Guo and S. Wei, “Preparation and Enhanced Properties of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Reinforced Polyimide Nanocomposites,” Superlattices and Microstructures, 85, 305-320 (2015).
  • Qiu, B., Xu, C., Sun, D., Wang, Q., Gu, H., Zhang, X., Weeks, B.L., Hopper, J., Ho, T.C., Guo, Z., Wei, S., “Polyaniline Coating with Various Substrates for Hexavalent Chromium Removal,” Applied Surface Science, 334, 7 – 14 (2015).