David R. Shonnard Explained
David R. Shonnard is an American engineer. He is a Richard and Bonnie Robbins Chair[1] in Sustainable Use of Materials and former director of the Michigan Technological University Sustainable Futures Institute.[2] He has expertise in systems analysis for sustainability, environmental life cycle assessments of renewable energy technologies, and chemical recycling of waste plastics for a circular economy.[3]
Biography
Shonnard earned a Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis and had appointments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley prior to joining Michigan Technological University in 1993.[4] He has served on advisory committees for the DOE, UDSA, and the REMADE Institute in areas of biomass research and development and materials circular economy. He is co-author of two green engineering and sustainable engineering textbooks[5] [6] and has published over 200 works appearing in peer-reviewed research journals, technical reports, and conference proceedings.[7]
Research interests
Shonnard has broad research interests that include diffusion and adsorption of pollutants in soils, atmospheric transport of hazardous compounds, environmental risk assessment, in-situ subsurface remediation, environmentally-conscious design of chemical processes, advanced biofuels reaction engineering, and applications of pyrolysis to waste plastics recycling. Sponsors of his research program include federal (NSF, DOE, DARPA, USDA, FAA), state (MI MTRAC), and numerous industrial firms. He holds patents in enzymatic and chemical conversion technologies and is founder of a company, SuPyRec, to commercialize chemical recycling of waste plastics.
Select publications
- Kulas . Daniel G. . Zolghadr . Ali . Chaudhari . Utkarsh S. . Shonnard . David R. . 2023 . Economic and environmental analysis of plastics pyrolysis after secondary sortation of mixed plastic waste . Journal of Cleaner Production . en . 384 . Article 135542 . 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135542 . 254386536 . 0959-6526. free .
- Kulas . Daniel G. . Zolghadr . Ali . Shonnard . David R. . 2022 . Liquid-fed waste plastic pyrolysis pilot plant: Effect of reactor volume on product yields . Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis . en . 166 . Article 105601 . 10.1016/j.jaap.2022.105601 . free .
- Pyrolysis-Aided Microbial Biodegradation of High-Density Polyethylene Plastic by Environmental Inocula Enrichment Cultures . ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2022 . 2022, 10, 6, 2022–2033. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c05318 . Byrne . Emily . Schaerer . Laura G. . Kulas . Daniel G. . Ankathi . Sharath K. . Putman . Lindsay I. . Codere . Kierstyn R. . Schum . Simeon K. . Shonnard . David R. . Techtmann . Stephen M. . 6 . 2022–2033 . 246462337 . free .
Notes and References
- Web site: Richard and Bonnie Robbins . May 1, 2022.
- Web site: 2021-11-07 . Sustainable Futures Institute (SFI) Research Michigan Technological University . 2023-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107184603/https://www.mtu.edu/research/about/centers-institutes/sfi/ . November 7, 2021 .
- Web site: Dr David Routt Shonnard . May 1, 2022.
- Web site: David R. Shonnard InformIT . 2023-02-27 . www.informit.com.
- Spargo . Peter L. . 2004-11-01 . Green Engineering: Environmentally Conscious Design of Chemical Processes By David T. Allen and David R. Shonnard. Prentice Hall PTR: New Jersey. 2002. 552 pp. £51.99. ISBN 0-13-061908-6. . Organic Process Research & Development . en . 8 . 6 . 1083 . 10.1021/op049881a . 1083-6160.
- Book: Allen, David T. . Sustainable engineering : concepts, design, and case studies . 2012 . Prentice Hall . en.
- Web site: David Shonnard - Profile AIChE Engage . 2023-02-27 . engage.aiche.org.
