DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Gustavo Larsen, Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
207O Othmer Hall
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0643 United States
glarsen1@unl.edu
Research Interests:

Catalysis, adsorption, and materials design.

There are 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, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UNL)
6. Design of catalytic nanofibers based on electrospinning of sol-gels (with Y. Dzenis, Department of Engineering Mechanics, UNL)
7. Computational chemistry of alkoxides and alcogel formation