Projects
🤖 Fabric Pneumatic Artificial Muscle with a Gripper
L. Xing, Y. Xi
- Presented an extensive and robust soft robot made of the pneumatic artificial muscle and the universal grippers
- Behaved like a pneumatic muscle and a universal gripper when pressurized
- Can lift objects up to 11 cm and move from left to right to about 11 cm
🧪 Production of Benzene by Hydrodealkylation of Toluene
L. Xing, S. Liu, Y. Ross
- Designed a conceptual process and techno economic analysis for the conversion of propane and bromine to produce 100 kta of propylene in Alkyl Products Limited Company
- Used 3 PFRs, 1 electrochemical reactor, and 6 distillation columns
- Calculated project NPV = $18 MM, NPV% = 0.69%, IRR = 12%. after 13 years of operation
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🧪 Production of Benzene by Hydrodealkylation of Toluene
L. Xing, S. Liu, Y. Ross
- Designed a conceptual process and techno economic analysis for the conversion of toluene and hydrogen to produce 100 kta of benzene in Alkyl Products Limited Company
- Used a PFR reactor and a separation system consisting of 1 flash drum, 1 PSA, and 2 distillation columns
- Calculated project NPV = $ 108.6MM, NPV% =16, IRR = 33% after 13 years of operation
🧹 A Novel No-Scrub Window Cleaner for Skyscrapers
L. Xing, Y. Xi, G. Wang, D. Lai
- Designed a novel non-scrub window cleaner for skyscrapers
- Used soft matter concepts to clean dust with diameters ranging from 1 to 100 µm
- Used water as a solvent, with various surfactants, acidic components, hydrophobic coating agents, and foam stabilizers
- Specified the ingredients, yield strength, and viscosity ranges in the cleaner