Marc A. Deshusses
- Office Location: 127C Hudson Hall Engineering Building
- Office Phone: (919) 660-5480
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Email Address:
- Web Page: http://deshusses.pratt.duke.edu
Research Area(s): Water, Resources and Treatment
Microbial Engineering, biological remediation
TEACHING (Fall 2009)
CE 265.01, ADVANCED TOPICS,TEACHING (Spring 2010)
CE 124L.001, BIO PRINCIPLES IN ENV ENG,CE 124L.01L, BIO PRINCIPLES IN ENV ENG,
CE 124L.02L, BIO PRINCIPLES IN ENV ENG,
CE 244.001, BIO PROCESSES IN ENV ENG,
Recent Publications (More Publications)
- E. Kan and M. A. Deshusses, Modeling of a foamed emulsion bioreactor: I. Model development and experimental validation, Biotechnology And Bioengineering, vol. 99 no. 5 (2008), ppt. 1096 -- 1106
- M. Fortuny and J. A. Baeza and X. Gamisans and C. Casas and J. Lafuente and M. A. Deshusses and D. Gabriel, Biological sweetening of energy gases mimics in biotrickling filters, Chemosphere, vol. 71 no. 1 (2008), ppt. 10 -- 17
- C. M. Hangarter and M. Bangar and S. C. Hernandez and W. Chen and M. A. Deshusses and A. Mulchandani and N. V. Myung, Maskless electrodeposited contact for conducting polymer nanowires, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 92 no. 7 (2008)
- S. Kim and M. A. Deshusses, Determination of mass transfer coefficients for packing materials used in biofilters and biotrickling filters for air pollution control - 2: Development of mass transfer coefficients correlations, Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 63 no. 4 (2008), ppt. 856 -- 861
- S. Kim and M. A. Deshusses, Determination of mass transfer coefficients for packing materials used in biofilters and biotrickling filters for air pollution control. 1. Experimental results, Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 63 no. 4 (2008), ppt. 841 -- 855
Education:
- PhD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich - ETHZ, 1994
- BS, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, 1990
Research Interests:
- Dr. Deshusses' broad research interests are related to the design, analysis and application of processes for the bioremediation of contaminated air, water and soils. One area of on-going research is bioreactors for air pollution control. Results from this work have resulted among others in a better fundamental understanding of how volatile organics and odors are biodegraded in waste air biofilters and biotrickling filters. It has also been used recently to convert odor control chemical scrubbers to high efficiency
biotrickling filters at wastewater treatment plants. Another area of ongoing research is the development of biotreatment processes to treat groundwater contaminated with gasoline additives MTBE and TBA and rocket propellant perchlorate. Results from this work are being applied in the field. Other ongoing research include the development of gas-phase sensors based on functionalized nanomaterials, the use of
biomolecular techniques for monitoring microorganisms in complex mixed cultures, fundamental study of biofouling mechanisms, biofilms, combined chemical and biological treatment of wastes, indoor air quality, and mathematical modeling of environmental bioprocesses.
Professional Society Service:
- Member American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Air and Waste Management Association, Water Environment Federation, American Society for Engineering Education
- Member [by invitation], External Advisory Committee, NASA Purdue Advanced Life Support Center NSCORT [03-06, Chair of that committee for 2003-2004]
- Co-Editor: Chemical Engineering Journal (Environmental Chemical Engineering Section)
- Editorial boards: Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology [99 - 02; 03 - present]; Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology [03 – present]
- Reviewer of a over 200 papers for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering Science, Environmental Science and Technology, J. of Environmental Engineering, Environmental Catalysis, J. of the Air & Waste Management Association, Environmental Progress, J. of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, TIBTECH, etc.
