David Simakov
Assistant Professor
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Dr. David Simakov, received his PhD in Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. Professor Simakov’s research focuses on advanced heterogeneous catalysis and reactor design for sustainable reaction engineering, including conversion of greenhouse gases into renewable synthetic fuels. Similarly to the way plants use photosynthesis to convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into their food, synthetic molecules can be generated from carbon dioxide and water using renewable energy. Our research group uses state-of-the-art catalysis and advanced reactor design to develop processes for generation of synthetic fuels and platform chemicals from greenhouse gases using wind, solar and other renewable sources of energy. The ultimate goal is to develop sustainable technologies that will decrease our dependence on fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
Research Interest
Emerging catalytic materials for CO2 activation Nano-structured catalysts for thermo-catalytic conversion of CO2 Reactor design for CO2 conversion into renewable natural gas and methanol System design for production of renewable synthetic fuels from biogas
Publications
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Simakov DS, Sheintuch M. Experimental optimization of an autonomous scaled-down methane membrane reformer for hydrogen generation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2009 Nov 18;49(3):1123-9.
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Simakov DS, Sheintuch M. Design of a thermally balanced membrane reformer for hydrogen production. AIChE journal. 2008 Oct 1;54(10):2735-50.
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Simakov DS, Sheintuch M. Demonstration of a scaled-down autothermal membrane methane reformer for hydrogen generation. international journal of hydrogen energy. 2009 Nov 30;34(21):8866-76.
