Professor Timko’s research focuses on clean energy technologies, in particular liquid transportation fuels and integrated process technology to address reliance on petroleum-based products and the human and environmental risks they pose.
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Cheng, F., Tompsett, G. A., Fraga Alvarez, D. V., Romo, C. I., McKenna, A. M., Niles, S. F., Nelson, R. K., Reddy, C. M., Granados-Fócil, S., Paulsen, A. D., Zhang, R., & Timko, M. T. (2021). Metal oxide supported Ni-impregnated bifunctional catalysts for controlling char formation and maximizing energy recovery during catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of food waste. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 5(4),941–955.
Belden, E. R., Kazantzis, N. K., Reddy, C. M., Kite-Powell, H., Timko, M. T., Italiani, E., & Herschbach, D. R. (2021). Thermodynamic feasibility of shipboard conversion of marine plastics to blue diesel for selfpowered ocean cleanup. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(46), e2107250118.
Ekwe, N. B., Tyufekchiev, M. V., Salifu, A. A., Tompsett, G. A., LeClerc, H. O., Belden, E. R., Onche, E. O., Ates, A., Schmidt-Rohr, K., Yuan, S., Zheng, Z., Soboyejo, W. O., & Timko, M. T. (2022). Mechanochemical Pretreatment for Waste-Free Conversion of Bamboo to Simple Sugars: Utilization of Available Resources for Developing Economies. Advanced Sustainable Systems, n/a(n/a), 2100286.
Zhang, Z., Tompsett, G. A., Granados-Focil, S., Lambert, C. R., & Timko, M. T. (2021). Rational design of solid-acid catalysts for cellulose hydrolysis using colloidal theory. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 23(17), 10236–10243.