Mark C. Thies, Ph.D., P.E. -- Publications

Refereed Publications

Burgess, W. A.; Thies, M. C. SAFT–LC:  Predicting mesophase formation from a statistical mechanics-based equation of state. Fluid Phase Equilib., accepted for publication, 2007.

Burgess, W. A.; Zhuang, M. S.; Hu, Y., Hurt, R. H.; Thies, M. C. SAFT–LC: An Equation of State for Predicting Liquid Crystalline Phase Behavior in Carbonaceous Pitches. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., accepted for publication, 2007.

Cervo, E. G.; Thies, M. C. Control of the Molecular Weight Distribution of Petroleum Pitches via Dense-Gas Extraction. Chem. Eng. Tech. 2007, 30, 742-748.

Weber, M.; Thies, M. C. A Simplified and Generalized Model for the Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions. J. Supercrit. Fluids 2007, 40, 402-419.

Sane, A.; Thies, M. C. Effect of Material Properties and Processing Conditions on RESS of Poly(L-lactide). J. Supercrit. Fluids 2007, 44, 134-143.

Brunner, E.; Thies, M. C.; Schneider, G. M. Fluid mixtures at high pressures: phase behavior and critical phenomena for binary mixtures of water with aromatic hydrocarbons. J. Supercrit. Fluids 2006, 39, 160-173.

Edwards, W. F.; Thies, M. C. Fractionation of Pitches by Molecular Weight using Continuous and Semibatch Dense-Gas Extraction. Carbon 2006, 44, 243-252.

Sane, A.; Thies, M. C. The Formation of Fluorinated Tetraphenylporphyrin Nanoparticles via Rapid Expansion Processes: RESS vs. RESOLV. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 19688-19695.

O’Brien, C.P.; Thies, M.C.; Bruce, D.A. Supercritical Water Oxidation of the PCB Congener 2-Chlorobiphenyl in Methanol Solutions: A Kinetic Analysis. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 6839-6844.

Edwards, W. F.; Thies, M. C. Dense-Gas Extraction and MALDI Characterization of Carbonaceous Pitches, Energy & Fuels, 2005, 19, 984-991.

Hong, L.; Thies, M. C.; Enick, R. M. Global Phase Behavior of CO2-Philic Solids That Melt in Dense, CO2-Rich Fluids. J. Supercrit. Fluids 2005, 34, 11-16.

Blasig, A.; Thies, M. C. Rapid Expansion of Cellulose Triacetate from Ethyl Acetate Solutions. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2005, 95, 290-299.

Edwards, W. F.; Thies M. C. Dense-Gas Fractionation of Mixtures of Petroleum Macromolecules. Fluid Phase Equilibria 2004, 224, 231-236.

Meziani, M. J.; Pathak, P.; Hurezeanu, R.; Thies, M. C.; Enick, R. M.; Sun, Y.-P. Supercritical Fluid Processing Technique for Nanoscale Polymer Particles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 704-707.

Sane, A.; Taylor, S.; Sun, Y.-P.; Thies, M. C. A Semicontinuous Flow Apparatus with Microsampling for Measuring the Solubility of Solids in Supercritical Solutions, J. Supercrit. Fluids 2004, 2-3, 277-285.

Sane, A.; Taylor, S.; Sun, Y.-P.; Thies, M.C. RESS for the preparation of fluorinated porphyrin nanoparticles. Chem. Commun. 2003, 21, 2720-2721.

Edwards, W. F.; Jin, L.; Thies, M. C. MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry: Obtaining Reliable Mass Spectra for Insoluble Carbonaceous Pitches. Carbon 2003, 41, 2761-2768.

Ting, P. D.; Joyce, P. C.; Jog, P. K.; Chapman, W. G.; Thies, M. C. Phase Equilibrium Modeling of Mixtures of Long-Chain and Short-Chain Alkanes Using Peng-Robinson and SAFT. Fluid Phase Equilibria 2003, 206, 267-286.

Zhuang, M. S.; Fail, A. W.; Thies, M. C. Multistage Fractionation of Petroleum Pitches with Supercritical Solvents. Petr. Sci. Tech. 2003, 21(3-4), 663-672.

Blasig, A.; Shi, C.; Enick, R. M.; Thies, M. C. Effect of Concentration and Degree of Saturation on RESS of a CO2-Soluble Fluoropolymer. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2002, 41, 4976-4983.

Zhuang, M. S.; Gast, K.; Thies, M. C. Stagewise Fractionation of Petroleum Pitches with Supercritical Toluene. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2002, 41, 78-84.

Beauharnois, M. E.; Edie, D. D.; Thies M. C. Carbon fibers from mixtures of AR and supercritically extracted mesophases. Carbon 2001, 39, 2101-11.

Zhuang, M. S., and Thies, M. C., "Extraction of Petroleum Pitch with Supercritical Toluene: Experiment and Prediction," Energy & Fuels, 14 (1), 70-75 (2000).

Joyce, P. C.; Gordon, J.; Thies, M. C. Vapor-Liquid Equilibria for the Hexane + Tetracosane and Hexane + Hexatriacontane Systems at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures. J.Chem. Eng. Data 2000, 45, 424-427.

Joyce, P. C., Leggett, B. E., and Thies, M. C., "Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for Model Fischer-Tropsch Waxes (Hexadecane, 1-Hexadecene, and 1-Hexadecanol) in Supercritical Hexane," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 158-160, 723-731 (1999).

Joyce, P. C. and Thies, M. C., "Vapor-Liquid Equilibria for the Hexane + Hexadecane and Hexane + 1-Hexadecanol Systems at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 43, 819 (1998).

Dauché, F. M., Barnes, A. B., Gallego, N. C., Edie, D. D., and Thies, M. C., "Ribbon-Shaped Carbon Fibers from Supercritically Extracted Mesophase Pitches," Carbon, 36, 1238 (1998).

Dauché, F. M., Bolaños, G., Blasig, A., and Thies, M. C., "Control of Mesophase Pitch Properties by Supercritical Fluid Extraction," Carbon, 36, 953 (1998).

Barnes, A. B., Dauché, F. M., Gallego, N. C., Fain, C. C., and Thies, M. C., "As-spun Orientation as an Indication of Graphitized Properties of Mesophase-Based Carbon Fiber", Carbon, 36, 855 (1998).

Aniedobe, N. E., and Thies, M. C., "Formation of Cellulose Acetate Fibers by the Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Methanol Solutions", Macromolecules, 30, 2792 (1997).

Joyce, P. C., and Thies, M. C., "Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for Mixtures of Hexane and Squalane at Temperatures from 469.8 K to 623.3 K", J. Chem. Eng. Data, 42, 321 (1997).

Bolaños, G.; Thies, M. C. Supercritical Toluene-Petroleum Pitch Mixtures: Liquid-Liquid Equilibria and SAFT Modeling. Fluid Phase Equilibria 1996, 117, 273-280.

Briones, J. A.; Mullins, J. C.; Thies, M. C. Liquid-Liquid Equilibria for the Oleic Acid-<-Sitosterol-Water System at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1994, 33, 151-156.

Stevenson, R. L.; LaBracio, D. S.; Beaton, T. A.; Thies, M. C. Fluid Phase Equilibria and Critical Phenomena for the Dodecane-Water and Squalane-Water Systems. Fluid Phase Equilibria 1994, 93, 317-336.

Bolaños, G., Liu, G.-Z., Hochgeschurtz, T., and Thies, M. C., "Producing a Carbon Fiber Precursor by Supercritical Fluid Extraction," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 82, 303 (1993).

Coats, R. A., Mullins, J. C., and Thies, M. C., "Fluid Phase Equilibria for the Methyl Chloride-Water System," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 65, 327 (1991).

Hutchenson, K. W., Roebers, J. R., and Thies, M. C., "Fractionation of Petroleum Pitch with Supercritical Toluene," J. Supercritical Fluids, 4, 7 (1991).

Hutchenson, K. W., Roebers, J. R., and Thies, M. C., "Fractionation of Petroleum Pitch by Supercritical Fluid Extraction," Carbon, 29, 215 (1991).

Briones, J. A., Mullins, J. C., and Thies, M. C., "Solvent Extraction of Fatty Acids from Natural Oils with Liquid Water at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 67, 852 (1990).

Hutchenson, K. W., Roebers, J. R., and Thies, M. C., "Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for Phenanthrene/ Toluene Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 60, 309 (1990).

Roebers, J. R. and Thies, M. C., "An Equilibrium View Cell for Measuring Phase Equilibria at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 29, 1568 (1990).

Briones, J. A., Mullins, J. C., and Thies, M. C., "Liquid-Liquid Equilibria for Oleic Acid-Water Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 52, 475 (1989).

McCully, M. A., Mullins, J. C., Thies, M. C., and Hartley, I. J., "Dehydration of Acetic Acid-Water Mixtures with Supercritical Fluid Solvents," Sep. Sci. Tech., 23, 2065 (1988).

Thies, M. C., Daniel, W. E., and Todd, M. A., "Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for Tetralin/Toluene Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 33, 134 (1988).

Briones, J. A., Mullins, J. C., Thies, M. C., and Kim, B.-U., "Ternary Phase Equilibria for Acetic Acid-Water Mixtures with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 36, 235 (1987).

Watanasiri, S., Thies, M. C., and Paulaitis, M. E., "Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for Quinoline/ Methanol and Tetralin/Methanol Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 31, 180 (1986).

Thies, M. C. and Paulaitis, M. E., "Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for 1-Naphthol/Methanol and Naphthalene/Methanol Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," J. Chem. Eng. Data 31, 23 (1986).

Thies, M. C. and Paulaitis, M. E., "Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for 1-Methylnaphthalene/Methanol Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 29, 438 (1984).

Conference Proceedings (Unreviewed-post 1990 only)

Burgess, W.A.; Thies, M.C. Predicting Mesophase Formation from a Statistical-Mechanics-Based Equation of State. Presented at Carbon 2006. An International Conference on Carbon [CD-ROM]; The Robert Gordon University: Aberdeen, Scotland, July 2006; Paper SA-494.

Thies, M.C.; Cervo, E.G.; Edwards, W.F. Isolating Pitch Oligomers by Dense-Gas Fractionation. Presented at Carbon 2006. An International Conference on Carbon [CD-ROM]; The Robert Gordon University: Aberdeen, Scotland, July 2006; Paper SA-493.

Cervo, E.G.; Thies, M.C. Fractionation of carbonaceous pitches by molecular weight using dense-gas extraction. Presented at High Pressure Chemical Engineering [CD-ROM]; University of Erlangen: Erlangen, Germany, May 2006.

Burgess, W.A.; Thies, M.C. Prediction of Mesophase Formation in Carbonaceous Pitches. 231st ACS National Meeting, Chemistry of Carbon Materials and Nanomaterials Symposium, Atlanta, GA, March 2006; Paper 119.

Sane, A.; Thies, M. C. The Formation of Organic Nanoparticles by Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions. ISSF2005.  International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids [CD-ROM]; ISSF2005: Orlando, FL, May 1-4, 2005; Paper 318.

Edwards, W. F.; Thies, M. C. Dense-Gas Fractionation for the Molecular Characterization of Insoluble Petroleum Pitches. Carbon2004. An International Conference on Carbon at Brown University [CD-ROM]; American Carbon Society: Brown University, Providence, RI, July 11-16, 2004.

Edwards, W. F.; Jin, L.-W.; Hammett, R.; Thies, M. C. MALDI-TOF-MS for the Characterization of Insoluble Carbonaceous Pitches. Carbon2004. An International Conference on Carbon at Brown University [CD-ROM]; American Carbon Society: Brown University, Providence, RI, July 11-16, 2004.

Jin, L.-W.; Hurt, R. H.; Thies, M. C. An Equation of State for Predicting Mesophase Formation in Carbonaceous Pitches. Carbon2004. An International Conference on Carbon at Brown University [CD-ROM]; American Carbon Society: Brown University, Providence, RI, July 11-16, 2004.

Edwards, W. F.; Jin, L.; Thies, M. C. Dense-Gas Fractionation of Petroleum Macromolecules. 12th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery [CD-ROM]; EAGE, 2003: Kazan, Russia, 8-10 September, 2003, ISBN 90-73781-30-2.

Blasig, A.; Thies, M. C. Rapid Expansion of Near and Supercritical Solutions Containing Cellulose Triacetate. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids ISSF [CD-ROM]; International Society for the Advancement of Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, 28-30 April, 2003.

Edwards, W. F.; Jin, L.; Thies, M. C. Mixtures of Petroleum Macromolecules: Their Fractionation, Characterization, and Phase Behavior. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids ISSF [CD-ROM]; International Society for the Advancement of Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, 28-30 April, 2003.

Edwards, W. F.; Jin. J.; Thies, M. C. Mixtures of Petroleum Macromolecules: Their Fractionation, Characterization, and Phase Behavior. Equifase 2002. VI Iberoamerican Conference on Phase Equilibria for Process Design [CD-ROM]; Foz de Iguazú, Brazil, October 12-16, 2002.

Zhuang, M. S.; Fail, A. W.; Thies, M. C. Multistage Fractionation of Petroleum Pitches with Supercritical Solvents. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling, New Orleans, LA, March 10-14, 2002, p 277-282.

Hu, Y.; Hurt, R. H.; Zhuang, M. S.; Thies, M. C. SAFT-LC: A New Equation of State for Predicting Mesophase Formation in Carbonaceous Materials. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling, New Orleans, LA, March 10-14, 2002, p 211-217.

Edwards, W. F.; Jin, L.; Bowers, G. S.; Thies, M. C. MALDI-TOF-MS for the Characterization of Polymerized Anthracene Pitches. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling, New Orleans, LA, March 10-14, 2002, p 66-72.

Zhuang, M.; Thies, M. C. Fractionation and Characterization of Heavy Petroleum Pitch Fractions. Carbon '01. An International Conference on Carbon [CD-ROM]; American Carbon Society: Lexington, KY, July 14-19, 2001.

Hu, Y.; Hurt, R. H.; Zhuang, M. S.; Thies, M. C. A Unified Model of Solvent Extraction and Mesophase Formation I: Pitch Materials. Carbon '01. An International Conference on Carbon [CD-ROM]; American Carbon Society: Lexington, KY, July 14-19, 2001.

Thies, M. C. "Superrcritical Fluid Extraction: Experiment, Prediction, and Economic Analysis", 2nd Int'l Symposium on High Pressure Chemical Engineering [CD-ROM]; Hamburg, Germany (March 2001).

Thies, M. C., Zhuang, M. S., and Wince, J. E., "Extraction of Petroleum Pitch with Supercritical Toluene: Experiment and Prediction," Fifth International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Atlanta, GA, 28 (April 2000).

Blasig, A., Norfolk, C. W., Weber, M., and Thies, M. C., "Processing Polymers by RESS: The Effect of Concentration on Product Morphology," Fifth International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Atlanta, GA, 90 (April 2000).

Weber, M., and Thies, M. C., "Improving the Prediction of RESS Particle Sizes," Fifth International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Atlanta, GA, 60 (April 2000).

Beauharnois, M. E., Zhuang, M. S., Thies, M. C., and Edie, D. D., "Stabilization Behavior of Carbon Fibers Melt-Spun from Mesophase Pitch Mixtures," 24th Biennial Conference on Carbon, Charleston, SC, 116-117 (July 1999).

Pigott, R. T., and Thies, M. C., "Economic Analysis of Mesophase Production by Supercritical Extraction," 24th Biennial Conference on Carbon, Charleston, SC, 724-725 (July 1999).

Sheikh, S. Y., Zhuang, M. S., Thies, M. C., and Edie, D. D., "The Effect of Mesophase Composition on Rheology and Final Fiber Properties," 24th Biennial Conference on Carbon, Charleston, SC, 484-485 (July 1999).

Thies, M. C., "Processing Carbonaceous Pitches in Dense Supercritial Fluids: Opportunities and Challenges," 24th Biennial Conference on Carbon, Charleston, SC, 424-426 (July 1999).

Zhuang, M. S., and Thies, M. C., "Fractionation and Thermodynamic Modeling of Petroleum Pitch with Supercritical Toluene," 24th Biennial Conference on Carbon, Charleston, SC, 298-299 (July 1999).

Roberts, G. W., Biales, J. M., Dodge, E. L., Kilpatrick, P. K., and Thies, M. C., "Separation of Fischer-Tropsch Wax Using Near-Critical Extraction," In Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Inc. Preprints, 44(1), American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 65-68 (1999).

Joyce, P. C. and Thies, M. C., "Fluid Phase Equilibria for Model Fischer-Tropsch Waxes in Supercritical Hexane," 8th International Conference on Properties and Phase Equilibria for Product and Process Design, The Netherlands (April 26 - May 1, 1998).

Dauché, F. M., Barnes, A. B., Gallego, N. C., Fain, C. C., Edie, D. D., and Thies, M. C., "High Thermal Conductivity Carbon Fibers from Supercritically Extracted Mesophase Pitch," 23rd Biennial Conference on Carbon, Penn State, PA (1997).

Dauché, F. M., Gallego, N. C., Barnes, A. B., Fain, C. C., Edie, D. D., and Thies, M. C., "Carbon Fibers from Supercritically Extracted Mesophase Pitch," The European Carbon Conference "Carbon 96", Newcastle, UK, p. 391 (July 1996).

Dauché, F., Bolaños, G., and Thies, M. C., "Control of Mesophase Pitch Properties by Supercritical Fluid Extraction," 22nd Biennial Conference on Carbon, San Diego, CA (July 1995).

Bolaños, G. and Thies, M. C., "Liquid-Liquid Equilibria for Petroleum Pitch-Toluene Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," 3rd International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Strasbourg, France (October 1994).

Bolaños, G., Davis, J. K., Liu, G.-Z., and Thies, M. C., "Production of Mesophase Pitch by Supercritical Fluid Extraction: An Exploration of Operating Conditions," 21st Biennial Conference on Carbon, p. 260, Buffalo, NY (June 1993).

Liu, G.-Z., McHugh, J. J., Edie, D. D., and Thies, M. C., "Processing Carbon Fibers from Three Sources of Mesophase Pitch," Carbon 92, p. 795, Essen, Germany (June 1992).

Bolaños, G., Hochgeschurtz, T., and Thies, M. C., "Production of Mesophase Pitch by Supercritical Fluid Extraction," Twentieth Biennial Conference on Carbon, p. 164, Santa Barbara, CA (June 1991).

Bolaños, G., Hochgeschurtz, T., and Thies, M. C., "Production of Mesophase Pitch by Supercritical Fluid Extraction," 2nd International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, p. 78, Boston, MA (May 1991).

Hutchenson, K. W., Roebers, J. R., Mullins, J. C., and Thies, M. C., "Fractionation of Petroleum Pitch by SCF Extraction: Part I. Experimental and Predicted Phase Behavior of Pitch and Supercritical Toluene," Carbone 90, p. 300, Paris, France (July 1990).

Roebers, J. R., Hutchenson, K. W., Thies, M. C., and Lickfield, G. C., "Fractionation of Petroleum Pitch by SCF Extraction: Part II. Quantitative Chemical Analysis of the Pitch Fractions," Carbone 90, p. 360, Paris, France (July 1990).

Books and Monographs

Edwards, W. F.; Thies M. C. Dense-Gas Fractionation of Mixtures of Petroleum Macromolecules. In Progress in Mining and Oilfield Chemistry, Vol. 5. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003, pp. 307-318.

Weber, M.; Thies, M. C. Understanding the RESS Process. In Supercritical Fluid Technology in Materials Science and Engineering: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications; Sun, Y.-P., Ed.; Marcel Dekker: New York, 2002; pp387-437.

Hochgeschurtz, T., Hutchenson, K. W., Roebers, J. R., Liu, G.-Z., Mullins, J. C., and Thies, M. C., "Production of Mesophase Pitch by Supercritical Fluid Extraction," in Supercritical Fluid Engineering Science. Fundamentals and Applications. Kiran, E. and Brennecke, J., Eds., 1993; pp 347-362, ACS Symposium Series 514; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC.

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