Mond Guo
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Biography
Mond Guo is a staff engineer who joined that Pacific Northwest National Lab to work on heterogeneous catalysis in the renewable space. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California, and his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 2019. Currently, he is researching the catalytic conversion of ethanol-based mixed oxygenate intermediates derived from waste feed sources to promote the development of alternative pathways towards sustainable aviation fuels and chemicals.
Research Interests
- Heterogeneous catalyst development
- Green chemistry development towards renewable fuels and chemicals
- Chemical process development
Education and Credentials
- B.S., Chemical Engineering from University of Southern California: 2008-2012
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering from Washington State University: 2014-2019
- Chemical Engineer at Innovatek Inc. working on fuel cell development: 2012-2013
Affiliations and Professional Service
- Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
PNNL Patents
- U.S. Patent No. 11,851,384, December 26, 2023, "METHOD AND SYSTEM EMBODIMENTS FOR CONVERTING ETHANOL TO PARA-XYLENE AND ORTHO-XYLENE (iEdison No. 0685901-19-0012)".
- U.S. Patent No. 11,492,303, November 8, 2022, "PROCESSES FOR THE CONVERSION OF MIXED OXYGENATES FEEDSTOCKS TO HYDROCARBON FUELS".
- U.S. Patent No. 11,325,873, May 10, 2022, "METHOD AND SYSTEM EMBODIMENTS FOR CONVERTING ETHANOL TO PARA-XYLENE AND ORTHO-XYLENE (iEdison No. 0685901-19-0012)".
- U.S. Patent No. 10,745,330, August 18, 2020, "METHOD OF CONVERTING ETHANOL TO HIGHER ALCOHOLS ".
- U.S. Patent No. 10,221,119, March 5, 2019, "CONVERSION OF ETHANOL TO C5+ KETONES IN SINGLE CATALYST BED ".
PNNL Publications
2023
- Kallupalayam Ramasamy K., M.F. Guo, U. Sanyal, and L. Meyer. 2023. Mixed Oxygenate Conversion to Sustainable Aviation Fuel via Ketones Intermediate. PNNL-34857. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Mixed Oxygenate Conversion to Sustainable Aviation Fuel via Ketones Intermediate
- Kilgore U.J., S. Subramaniam, S.P. Fox, D.J. Cronin, M.F. Guo, A.J. Schmidt, and K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy, et al. 2023. "Wet air oxidation of HTL aqueous waste." Biomass & Bioenergy 176. PNNL-SA-175978. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106889
- Polikarpov E., J.T. Bays, M.A. Lilga, M.F. Guo, and D.J. Gaspar. 2023. "The effect of chemical functional groups on the octane sensitivity of fuel blends for spark-ignited and multimode engines." Fuel 352. PNNL-SA-177943. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129107
2022
- Guo M.F., G.B. Collinge, S.I. Allec, R.J. Rousseau, C.O. Brady, H. Wang, and J.L. Male. 2022. Stable Catalysts for Combined Dry and Steam Reforming of Methane and Carbon Dioxide. PNNL-32738. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Stable Catalysts for Combined Dry and Steam Reforming of Methane and Carbon Dioxide
- Kallupalayam Ramasamy K., and M.F. Guo. 2022. Ethanol to Para-xylene via Methyl Benzaldehyde. PNNL-32862. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Ethanol to Para-xylene via Methyl Benzaldehyde
2021
- Guo M.F., M.J. Gray, H.M. Job, C.A. Alvarez-Vasco, S. Subramaniam, X. Zhang, and L. Kovarik, et al. 2021. "Uncovering the Active Sites and Demonstrating Stable Catalyst for Cost-Effective Conversion of Ethanol to 1-Butanol." Green Chemistry 23, no. 20:8030-8039. PNNL-SA-164007. doi:10.1039/D1GC01979A
- Maddi B., S.D. Davidson, H.M. Job, R.A. Dagle, M.F. Guo, M.J. Gray, and K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy. 2021. "Production of Gaseous Olefins from Syngas over a Cobalt-HZSM-5 Catalyst." Catalysis Letters 151, no. 2:526-537. PNNL-SA-134786. doi:10.1007/s10562-020-03324-7
2020
- Subramaniam S., M.F. Guo, T. Bathena, M.J. Gray, X. Zhang, A.I. Martinez, and L. Kovarik, et al. 2020. "Direct Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to C5+ Ketones: Role of Pd-Zn Alloy on Catalytic Activity and Stability." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59, no. 34:14550-14557. PNNL-SA-148910. doi:10.1002/anie.202005256
2019
- Guo M.F., S. Subramaniam, M.J. Gray, and K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy. 2019. "Selective Butanol Production from Ethanol over an Atomically Dispersed Cu on Mixed Oxide Catalyst." In North American Catalysis Society Meeting (NAM 26), June 23-28, 2019, Chicago, IL. Orefield, Pennsylvania:North American Catalysis Society. PNNL-SA-140256.
- Murugesan V., M.J. Gray, M.F. Guo, H.M. Job, L. Kovarik, A. Devaraj, and S. Thevuthasan, et al. 2019. "Thermally Activated Nucleation and Growth of Cobalt and Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles on Porous Silica." Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: International Journal Devoted to Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films 37, no. 3:Article No. 031101. PNNL-SA-121414. doi:10.1116/1.5080448
2017
- Devaraj A., V. Murugesan, J. Bao, M.F. Guo, M.A. Derewinski, Z. Xu, and M.J. Gray, et al. 2017. "Nanoscale Compositional Mapping of Spent HZSM-5: An Atom Probe Tomography Study." In Proceedings of the North American Catalysis Society Meeting (NAM25), June 4-9, 2017, Denver, CO. PNNL-SA-122368.
- Murugesan V., M.J. Gray, M.F. Guo, H.M. Job, A. Devaraj, C.J. Szymanski, and S. Thevuthasan, et al. 2017. "Thermal Evaluation of Metal Oxides on Silica Supports." In North American Catalysis Society Meeting, June 4-9, 2017, Denver, CO, Paper No. P-T-BRM-44. PNNL-SA-122369.
2016
- Devaraj A., V. Murugesan, J. Bao, M.F. Guo, M.A. Derewinski, Z. Xu, and M.J. Gray, et al. 2016. "Discerning the Location and Nature of Coke Deposition from Surface to Bulk of Spent Zeolite Catalysts." Scientific Reports 6. PNNL-SA-113562. doi:10.1038/srep37586
- Ma R., M.F. Guo, K. Lin, V. Hebert, J. Zhang, M.P. Wolcott, and M. Quintero, et al. 2016. "Peracetic Acid Depolymerization of Biorefinery Lignin for Production of Selective Monomeric Phenolic Compounds." Chemistry - A European Journal 22, no. 31:10884-10891. PNNL-SA-117752. doi:10.1002/chem.201600546