Professor
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
College of Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
207O OTHM Lincoln NE 68588-0643
glarsen1@unl.edu
Research Interests:
Catalysis, adsorption, and materials design. There are currently seven major areas of sponsored research in the laboratory:
1. Partial oxidation reactions over hybrid (organic/inorganic) Ti-containing gels
2. Synthesis of inorganic oxide materials with tailored porosities and well-defined (catalytically active) metal particle sizes using macromolecular templates
3. Design of zeolite- and amorphous silica/cellulose composites for separation applications
4. Molecularly imprinted inorganic, and hybrid (organic/inorganic) oxides
5. Design of macroporous supports for immobilized enzymes utilized in reactions involving bulky biomolecules (with H. Noureddini, Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Eng., UNL)
6. Design of catalytic nanofibers based on electrospinning of sol-gels (with Y. Dzenis, Engineering Mechanics Dept., UNL.)
7. Computational chemistry of alkoxides and alcogel formation
2006
Solution chemistry control to make well defined submicron continuous fibres by electrospinning: the (CH3CH2CH2O)4Ti/AcOH/poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) system, Dr.Gustavo Larsen and Dr.Maciej Skotak
2005
Preparation and evaluation of the electrospun chitosan/PEO fibers for potential applications in cartilage tissue engineering, Anuradha Subramanian, David Vu, Gustavo Larsen, and Hsin YIi Lin
2004
Stable zeolite/cellulose composite materials and method of preparation, Dr.Gustavo Larsen
Final Report: Engineering Design of Stable Immobilized Enzymes for the Hydrolysis and Transesterification of Triglycerides, Dr.Hossein Noureddini and Gustavo Larsen
2003
Manufacturing of Novel Continuous Nanocrystalline Ceramic Nanofibers with Superior Mechanical Properties, Youris A. Dzenis, Ruqiang Feng, Gustavo Larsen, Joseph Turner, and Xiao Zeng
2000
Facile sol-gel synthesis of porous silicas using poly(propylene)imine dendrimers as templates, Gustavo Larsen, Edgar Lotero, and Manuel Marquez
1996
Sulfur tolerant bimetallic zeolitic reforming catalysts, Dr.Gustavo Larsen