Sibudjing KAWI

Bio

Associate Professor Kawi joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore in 1994. For more than a decade, his research focuses on catalysis and membrane for CO₂ capture & utilization and hydrogen production. He has published > 280 journal papers (h index = 66), 5 patents, 1 book, 3 book chapters, edited 10 special issues (as a Guest Editor of ChemCatChem, Catalysis Today, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Research, J. CO₂ Utilization, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, Environ. Sci. & Pollution Research, Topics in Catalysis, Catalysts) and presented several Plenary / Keynote Lectures at international conferences. He serves on the Editorial Board of ChemCatChem, Reactions, Waste & Biomass Valorization and as Associate Editors of Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization (a specialty section of Frontiers in Energy Research) and Catalytic Engineering (a specialty section of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering). He was the Chair of 2015-ICCDU (13th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization) held in Singapore. He is currently the lead PI for 3 other projects, funded by NEA, AME A*STAR, and MOE (Tier 2).

Education

PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, USA, 1992
MSc Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 1988
BSc Chemical Engineering (Honors), University of Texas, Austin, USA, 1986
BA Chemistry (Honors), University of Texas, Austin, USA, 1985

Research Interests

CO₂ Utilization, Conversion & Capture
Heterogeneous Catalysis for Energy and Environment Applications
Catalytic Membrane Reactor and Gasification System

Selected Publications

Das, J. Pérez-Ramírez, J. Gong, N. Dewangan, K. Hidajat, B.C. Gates, S. Kawi (2020), Core–shell structured catalysts for thermocatalytic, photocatalytic, and electrocatalytic conversion of CO2. Chemical Society Review, 49,2937-3004. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CS00713J
Chen, Z. Wang, J. Hu, M.H. Wai, S. Kawi, Y.S. Lin (2020), High CO2 permeability of ceramic-carbonate dual-phase hollow fiber membrane at medium-high temperature. Journal of Membrane Science,597, 117770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117770
Michele Aresta, Iftekhar Karimi, Sibudjing Kawi (2019) Editors for “An Economy Based on Carbon Dioxide and Water: Potential of Large Scale Carbon Dioxide Utilization”. Springer International Publishing.OnlineISBN 978-3-030-15868-2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15868-2
Subhasis Pati, Jangam Ashok, Nikita Dewangan, Tanjia Chen, Sibudjing Kawi (2019). Ultra-Thin (~1 Μm) Pd–Cu Membrane Reactor for Coupling CO2 H ydrogenation and Propane Dehydrogenation Applications. Journal of Membrane Science, 595, 117496 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117496
Tianjia Chen, Zhigang Wang, Lina Liu, SubhasisPati, Ming Hui Wai, Sibudjing Kawi (2019). Coupling CO2S eparation with Catalytic Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction via Ceramic-Carbonate Dual-Phase Membrane Reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 379, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.122182
Das, J.Ashok, Z.Bian, N.Dewangan, M.H.Wai, A.Borgna, K.Hidajat, S.Kawi(2018). Silica–Ceria sandwiched Ni core–shell catalyst for low temperature dry reforming of biogas: Coke resistance and mechanistic insights. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 230, 220-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.02.041
Kawi, Y. Kathiraser, Jun Ni, Usman Oemar, Z. Li , E.T. Saw (2015). Progress in Synthesis of Highly Active and Stable Nickel-Based Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane. ChemSusChem, 8, 3556-3575. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201500390
T. Saw, U. Oemar, A. Borgna, K. Hidajat, S. Kawi (2014). Bimetallic Ni–Cu catalyst supported on CeO2 for high-temperature water–gas shift reaction: Methane suppression via enhanced CO adsorption. Journal of Catalysis, 314, 32-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2014.03.015
Li, L. Mo, Y. Kathiraser, S. Kawi (2014). Yolk–Satellite–Shell Structured Ni–Yolk@Ni@SiO2 Nanocomposite: Superb Catalyst toward Methane CO2 Reforming Reaction. ACS Catalysis, 4, 1526-1536. https://doi.org/10.1021/cs401027p

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