Paul A. Charpentier
Professor
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Email: pcharpentier@eng.uwo.ca
Office: CMLP 3333
Phone: 519-661-2111,
Ext. 83466

Research Home Page

www.eng.uwo.ca/people/pcharpentier/index.html

Research Interests
1. Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials
2. Solar Devices and Catalysts
3. Self-Cleaning Coatings
4. Nanomedicines & Nutraceuticals

Selected Publications
1. Sui, Ruohong; Rizkalla, Amin S.; Charpentier, Paul A., "Experimental Study on the Morphology and Porosity of TiO2 Aerogels Synthesized in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide". Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2011), 142(2-3), 688-695.
2. Youssef, Emhemmed A.; Nakhla, George; Charpentier, Paul A., "Oleic Acid Gasification over Supported Metal Catalysts in Supercritical Water: Hydrogen Production and Product Distribution". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2011), 36(8), 4830-4842.
3. Chowdhury, Rajib R.; Charpentier, Paul A.; Ray, Madhumita B., "Photodegradation of 17-β Estradiol in Aquatic Solution under Solar Irradiation: Kinetics and Influencing Water Parameters". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry (2011), 219(1), 67-75.
4. Lucky, Rahima A.; Gonzalez, Yaocihuatl M.; Charpentier, Paul A., "ffect of Zr Doping on One-Dimensional Titania Nanomaterials Synthesized in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide". Langmuir (2010), 26(24), 19014-19021.
5. Gonzalez, Yaocihuatl M.; Xu, William Z.;  Chen, Bo; Farhanghi, Nasrin; Charpentier, Paul A., "CdS and CdTeS Quantum Dots Decorated TiO2 Nanowires. Synthesis and Photoefficiency". Nanotechnology (2011) 22(6), 065603.