Alia Cooper
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Richland, WA 99352
(509) 375-6884
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Biography
Alan Cooper has been with PNNL since 2005 working on a variety of projects related to catalysis and the conversion of renewable feedstock to fuels and chemicals. He has worked extensively on combinatorial catalysis and has experience with batch reactors as well as lab-scale continuous flow reactors.
Research Interests
- Catalysis and reaction engineering
- Fuels from biomass and renewable feedstock
- Reduction of environmental emissions and waste streams
- Chemical processes that produce higher-value chemical intermediates from synthesis gases, sugars, and oils.
Education and Credentials
- B.S. Chemistry, Washington State University
PNNL Patents
- U.S. Patent No. 10,005,974, June 26, 2018, "SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR CONVERSION OF ETHYLENE FEEDSTOCKS TO HYDROCARBON FUELS ".
- U.S. Patent No. 9,932,531, April 3, 2018, "Systems and processes for conversion of ethylene feedstocks to hydrocarbon fuels".
- U.S. Patent No. 9,771,533, September 26, 2017, "SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR CONVERSION OF ETHYLENE FEEDSTOCKS TO HYDROCARBON FUELS".
- U.S. Patent No. 9,663,416, May 30, 2017, "SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR CONVERSION OF ETHYLENE FEEDSTOCKS TO HYDROCARBON FUELS ".
PNNL Publications
2023
- Doll C.G., A.E. Plymale, M.J. O'Hara, C.J. Thompson, A.R. Cooper, H. Wang, and M.V. Olarte. 2023. "Demonstration of low-level biogenic fuel content using quench curve and direct liquid scintillation counting (LSC) methods." Fuel 334, no. Part 1:Art. No. 126468. PNNL-SA-173920. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126468
2022
- Cronin D.J., S. Subramaniam, C.O. Brady, A.R. Cooper, Z. Yang, J.S. Heyne, and C. Drennan, et al. 2022. "Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Wet-Wastes." Energies 15, no. 4:Art. No. 1306. PNNL-SA-169987. doi:10.3390/en15041306
2020
- Dagle V., J. Saavedra Lopez, A.R. Cooper, J. Luecke, M.S. Swita, R.A. Dagle, and D.J. Gaspar. 2020. "Production and Fuel properties of Iso-Olefins with Controlled Molecular Structure and Obtained from Butene Oligomerization." Fuel 277. PNNL-SA-152680. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118147
2019
- Davidson S.D., J.A. Lopez-Ruiz, M.D. Flake, A.R. Cooper, Y. Elkasabi, M. Tomasi Morgano, and V. Dagle, et al. 2019. "Cleanup and Conversion of Biomass Liquefaction Aqueous Phase to C3-C5 Olefins over ZnxZryOz Catalyst." Catalysts 9, no. 11:923. PNNL-SA-148421. doi:10.3390/catal9110923
- Davidson S.D., J.A. Lopez-Ruiz, Y. Zhu, A.R. Cooper, K.O. Albrecht, and R.A. Dagle. 2019. "Strategies to Valorize the Hydrothermal Liquefaction-Derived Aqueous Phase into Fuels and Chemicals." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7, no. 24:19889-19901. PNNL-SA-135076. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b05308
2018
- Cai Q., J.A. Lopez-Ruiz, A.R. Cooper, J. Wang, K.O. Albrecht, and D. Mei. 2018. "Aqueous-Phase Acetic Acid Ketonization over Monoclinic Zirconia." ACS Catalysis 8, no. 1:488-502. PNNL-SA-112607. doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b03298
2017
- Lopez-Ruiz J.A., A.R. Cooper, G. Li, and K.O. Albrecht. 2017. "Enhanced Hydrothermal Stability and Catalytic Activity of LaxZryOz Mixed Oxides for the Ketonization of Acetic Acid in the Aqueous Condensed Phase." ACS Catalysis 7, no. 10:6400-6412. PNNL-SA-123248. doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b01071
- Lopez-Ruiz J.A., A.R. Cooper, G. Li, and K.O. Albrecht. 2017. "Enhanced Hydrothermal Stability and Catalytic Activity of LaxZryOz Mixed Oxides for the Ketonization of Acetic Acid in the Aqueous Condensed Phase." ACS Catalysis 7, no. 10:6400-6412. PNNL-SA-125061. doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b01071
2014
- Liu W., F. Zheng, J. Li, and A.R. Cooper. 2014. "An Ionic Liquid Reaction and Separation Process for Production of Hydroxymethylfurfural from Sugars." AIChE Journal 60, no. 1:300-314. PNNL-SA-88017. doi:10.1002/aic.14289