UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering

C. Jim Lim

Professor

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Years with CHBE: Since 1982
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Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1976
M.A.Sc., University of British Columbia, 1971
B.Sc., Nanyang University, Singapore, 1968

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research has been focused on the fundamentals of spouting and fluidization phenomena, and the application of these technologies to environmentally friendly processes and clean energy production. My current research interests include biomass gasification with CO2 capture in a circulating fluidized bed, hydrogen production in a fluidized bed membrane reactor from steam reforming of higher hydrocarbons, performance of limestone for CO2 capture from a high-temperature/pressure reactor over many calcinations/carbonation cycles, chemical looping combustion for CO2 separation, development of thin Pd-based composite membrane suitable for hydrogen separation at high temperature/pressure, and process modeling and simulation. I am also an active member of UBC’s Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group (BBRG), and our research activities are presented on the website: http://www.biomass.ubc.ca/.

RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Mahecha-Botero Andrés, John R Grace, C Jim Lim, SSEH Elnashaie, Tony Boyd, and Ali Gulamhusein, “Pure Hydrogen Generation in a Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactor: Application of the Generalized Comprehensive Reactor Model”. Chem. Eng. Science, 64, 17, 3826-3896 (2009).
  • Mahecha-Botero Andrés, John R Grace, SSEH Elnashaie, and C Jim Lim “Advances in Modeling of Fluidized-Bed Catalytic Reactors: A Comprehensive Review”, Chem. Eng. Communications, 196, 11, 1375-1405 (2009).
  • Kuang Xingya, Tumuluru Jaya Shankar, Shahab Sokhansanj, C Jim Lim, Xiaotao T Bi, and Staffan Melin, “Effects of Headspace and Oxygen Level on Off-Gas Emissions from Wood Pellet in Storage”, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 53, 8, 807-813 (2009).
  • Kuang Xingya, Tumuluru Jaya Shankar, Xiaotao Bi, C Jim Lim, Shahab Sokhansanj and Staffan Melin, “Rate and Peak Concentration of Off-Gas Emissions in Stored Wood Pellets – Sensitivities to Temperature, Relative Humidity and Headspace Volume”, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 53, 8, 789-796 (2009).
  • Xu M, N Ellis, C Jim Lim and HJ Ryu, “Mapping of the Operating Conditions for an Interconnected Fluidized Bed Reactor for CO2 Separation by Chemical Looping Combination”, Chemical Engineering Technology, 32, 3 (2009).
  • Mahecha-Botero Andres, Zhongxiang Chen, John R Grace, SSEH Elnashaie, C Jim Lim, Modammad Rakib, Isamu Yasuda, and Yoshinori Shirasaki, “Comparison of Fluidized Bed Flow Regimes for Steam Methane Reforming in Membrane Reactors: A Simulation Study”, Chem. Eng. Science, 64, 16, 3598-3613 (2009).
  • Ye Genyin, Donglai Xie, Weiyan Qiao, John R Grace, and C Jim Lim, “Modeling of Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactors for Hydrogen Production from Steam Methane Reforming with Aspen Plus”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34, 4755-4762 (2009).
  • Xie Donglai, C Jim Lim, John R Grace, and Alla-Eldin M Adris, “Gas and Particle Circulation in an Internally Circulating Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactor Cold Model”, Chem. Eng. Science, 64, 2599-2606 (2009).
  • Kuang Xingya, TJ Shankar, XT Bi, S Sokhansanj, C Jim Lim, and S Melin, “Characterization and Kinetics Study of Off-Gas Emissions from Stored Wood Pellets”, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 52, 8, 675-683 (2008).
  • Sun Ping, John R Grace, C Jim Lim, and Edward J Anthony, “Investigating of Attempt to Improve Cyclic CO2 Capture by Sorbent Hydration and Modification”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 47, 2024-2032 (2008).
  • Sun Ping, C Jim Lim, and John R Grace, “Cyclic CO2 Capture by Limestone-Derived Sorbent during Prolonged Calcinations/Carbonation Cycling”, AIChE, 54(6), 1668-1677 (2008).
  • Mahecha-Botero A, T Boyd, A Gulamhusein, N Comyn, C Jim Lim, JR Grace, Y Shirasaki, and I Yasuda, “Pure Hydrogen Generation in a Fluidized-Bed Membrane Reactor: Experimental Findings”, Chem. Eng. Science, 63, 10, 2752-2762 (2008).
  • Li Anwu, C Jim Lim, Tony Boyd, and John R Grace, “Simulation of Autothermal Reforming in Staged-Separation Membrane Reactor for Pure Hydrogen Production”, Can. J. of Chem. Engineering, 86, 387–394 (2008).
  • Oliveira WP, CRF Souza, CJ Lim, and JR Grace, “Evaluation of Flow Regimes in a Semi-Cylindrical Spouted Bed through Statistical, Mutual Information, Spectral and Hurst’s Analysis”, Can. J. of Chem. Engineering, 86, 582–597 (2008).
  • Dai Jianjun, Shahab Sokhansanj, John R Grace, Xiaotao Bi, C Jim Lim, and Staffan Melin, “Overview and Some Issues Related to Co-Firing Biomass and Coal”, Can. J. of Chem. Engineering, 86, 367–386 (2008).
  • Rakip MA, JR Grace, SSEH Elnashaie, CJ Lim, and YG Bolkan, “Kinetic Simulation of Compact Reactor System for Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming of Higher Hydrocarbons”, Can. J. of Chem. Engineering, 86, 403–412 (2008).
  • Chen Z, CJ Lim, and JR Grace, “Hydrodynamics of Slot-Rectangular Spouted Beds – Effect of Slot Configuration on the Local Flow Structure”, Can. J. of Chem. Engineering, 86, 598–604 (2008).
  • Chen Z, JR Grace, and CJ Lim, “Limestone Particle Attrition and Size Distribution in a Small Circulating Fluidized Bed”, Fuel, 87(7), 1360-1371 (2008).
  • Chen Z, F Po, JR Grace, CJ Lim, S Elnashaie, A Mahecha-Botero, M Rakib, Y Shirasaki, and I Yasuda, “Sorbent-Enhanced/Membrane-Assisted Steam Methane Reforming”, Chem. Eng. Science, 63(1), 170-182 (2008).
  • Sun P, JR Grace, CJ Lim, and EJ Anthony, “A Discrete-Pore-Size-Distribution-Based Gas-Solid Model and Its Application on the CaO+CO2 Reaction”, Chem. Eng. Science, 63(1), 57-70 (2008).
  • Sun P, JR Grace, CJ Lim, and EJ Anthony, “Determination of Intrinsic Rate Constants of the CaO-CO2 Reaction”, Chem. Eng. Science, 63(1), 47-56 (2008).
  • Li A, CJ Lim, and JR Grace, “Staged-Separation Membrane Reactor for Steam Methane Reforming”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 138, 452-459 (2008).
  • Abo-Ghander NS, JR Grace, SSEH Elnashaie, and CJ Lim, “Modeling of a Novel Membrane Reactor to Integrate Dehydrogenation Reaction of Ethylbenzene to Styrene with Hydrogenation Reaction of Nitrobenzene to Aniline”, Chem. Eng. Science, 63 (7), 1817-1826 (2008).
  • Stefanova A, XT Bi, CJ Lim, and JR Grace, “Heat Transfer from Immersed Vertical Tube in a Fluidized Bed of Group A Particles near the Transition to the Turbulent Fluidization Flow Regime”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 51(7-8), 2020-2028 (2008).
  • Li A, JR Grace, and CJ Lim, “Preparation of Thin Pd-Based Composite Membrane on Planar Metallic Substrate Part II – Preparation of Membrane by Electroless Plating and Characterization”, J of Membrane Science, 306 (1+2), 159-165 (2007).
  • Mahecha-Botero A, JR Grace, SSEH Elnashaie, and CJ Lim, “A Comprehensive Approach to Reaction Engineering”, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 5, A17, 1-26 (2007).
  • Boyd T, JR Grace, CJ Lim, and AM Adris, “Cold Modeling of an Internally Circulating Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactor”, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 5, A26, 1-15 (2007).
  • Chen Zhongxiang, JR Grace, C Jim Lim, and A Li, “Experimental Studies of Pure Hydrogen Production in a Commercialized Fluidized-Bed Membrane Reactor with SMR and ATR Catalysts”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32(13), 2359-2366 (2007).
  • Li Anwu, John Grace, and Jim Lim, “Preparation of Thin Pd-Based Composite Membrane on Planar Metallic Substrate Part I – Pre-Treatment of Porous Stainless Steel Substrate”, J of Membrane Science, 298, 175-181 (2007).
  • Sun P, JR Grace, CJ Lim, and EJ Anthony, “The Effect of CaO Sintering on Cyclic CO2 Capture in Energy System”, AIChE, 53, 2433-2442 (2007).
  • Sun P, JR Grace, CJ Lim, and EJ Anthony, “Sequential Capture of CO2 and SO2 under FBC Conditions”, Environmental Science & Technology, 41, 2943-2949 (2007).
  • Sun P, JR Grace, C Jim Lim, and EJ Anthony, “Co-Capture of H2S and CO2 in a Pressurized Gasifier Based Process”, Energy & Fuel, 21, 836-844 (2007).
  • Constantineau JP, JR Grace, CJ Lim, and GG Richards, “Generalized Bubbling-Slugging Fluidized Bed Reactor Model”, Chem. Eng. Science, 62(1-2), 70-81 (2007).
  • Chen Z, CJ Lim, and JR Grace, “Study of Limestone Impact Attrition”, Chem. Eng. Science, 62 (3), 867-877 (2007).
  • Sun Ping, JR Grace, C Jim Lim, and EJ Anthony, “Removal of CO2 by Calcium-Based Sorbents in the Presence of SO2”, Energy & Fuel, 21, 163-170 (2007).
  • Wei W, X Bao, CJ Lim, and HT Bi, “Prediction of Minimum Spouting Velocity at Elevated Pressure and Temperature”, Petroleum Science, 3, 81-84 (2006).
  • Cui Heping, J Grace, C McKnight, T Zhang, I Rose, X Bi, Jim Lim, and D Burgardt, “Jet Configuration for Improved Fluidized Bed Stripping”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 125, 1–8 (2006).
  • Wang ZG, HT Bi, and CJ Lim, “Numerical Simulations of Hydrodynamic Behaviors in Conical Spouted beds”, China Particuology, 4, 3-4, 194-203 (2006).
  • Ryu Ho-Jung, RJ Grace, and C Jim Lim, “Simultaneous CO2/SO2 Capture Characteristics of Three Limestones in a Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Energy & Fuel, 20, 1621-1628 (2006).
  • Jamal Aqil, A Meisen, and C Jim Lim, “Kinetics of Carbon Dioxide Absorption and Desorption in Aqueous Alkanolamine Solutions using a Novel Hemispherical Contactor II: Experimental Results and Parameter Estimation”. Chem. Eng. Science, 61, 6590-6603 (2006).
  • Jamal Aqil, A Meisen, and C Jim Lim, “Kinetics of Carbon Dioxide Absorption and Desorption in Aqueous Alkanolamine Solutions using a Novel Hemispherical Contactor I: Experimental Apparatus and Mathematical Modeling”, Chem. Eng. Science, 61, 6571-6589 (2006).
  • Song Xuqi, JR Grace, HT Bi, C Jim Lim, E Chan, B Knapper, and CA McKnight, “Experimental Simulation of the Reactor Section of Fluid Cokers: Comparison of FCC and Fluid Coke Particles”, Can J. Chem. Engineering, 84(2), 161-169 (2006).
  • Cui H, M Strabel, D Rusnell, XT Bi, K Mansaray, JR Grace, CJ Lim, CA McKnight, and D Bulbuc, “Gas and Solids Mixing in a Dynamically Scaled Fluid Coker Stripper”, Chem. Eng. Science, 61, 388-396 (2006).
  • Maheccha-Botero Andres, J Grace, SSEH Elnashaie, and C Jim Lim, “Comprehensive Modeling of Gas Fluid-Bed Reactors Allowing for Transients, Multiple Flow Regimes and Selective Removal of Species”, International Journal Chemical Reaction Engineering, 4, A11, 1-19 (2006).
  • Johnsen K, HJ Rye, JR Grace, and CJ Lim, “Sorption-Enhanced Steam Reforming of Methane in a Fluidized Bed Reactor with Dolomite as CO2-Acceptor”, Chem. Eng. Science, 61, 1191-1198 (2006).
  • Li Yan, S Buchi, JR Grace, and C Jim Lim, “SO2 Removal and CO2 Capture by Limestone from Calcinations/Sulfation/Carbonation Cycles”, Energy & Fuel, 19(5), 1927-1934 (2005).
  • Boyd Tony, J Grace, C Jim Lim, and AM Adris, “Hydrogen from an Internally Circulating Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactor”, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 3, A58, 1-12 (2005).
  • Ross I, HP Cui, TZ Zhang, CA McKnight, JR Grace, HT Bi, and Jim Lim, “Towards an Ultimate Fluidized Bed Stripper”, Powder Technology, 158, 124–132 (2005).
  • Grace John, SSEH Elnashaie, and C Jim Lim, “Hydrogen Production in Fluidized Beds with In-Situ Membrane“, International Journal of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3, A41, 1-17 (2005).
  • Wang ZG, HT Bi, and CJ Lim, “Particle Interlocking in Conical Spouted Beds”, Chem. Eng. Science, 60, 5276–5283 (2005).
  • Zhu Qunyi, C Jim Lim, N Epstein, and HT Bi, “Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Powder-Particle Spouted Bed with Powder Entrained in Spouting Gas”, Can. J. Chem. Engineering, 83, 644-651 (2005).
  • Song Xuqi, JR Grace, HT Bi, C Jim Lim, E Chan, B Knapper, and CA McKnight, “Gas Mixing in the Reactor Section of Fluid Cokers”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 44, 6067-6074 (2005).
  • Bi HT, JR Grace, CJ Lim, D Rusnell, CA McKnight, and D Bulbuc, “Hydrodynamics of the Stripping Section of Fluid Cokers”, Can. J. Chem. Engineering, 83, 161-168 (2005).
  • Mitsutani K, JR Grace, and CJ Lim, “Residence Time Distribution of Particles in a Continuous Liquid-Solid Classifier”, Chem. Eng. Science, 60, 2703-2713 (2005)


PATENTS

  • Grace JR, CJ Lim, AM Adris, D Xie, DT Boyd, WM Wolfs, and CMH Brereton, “Internally Circulating Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactor System”, US Patent No. 7, 141,231 B2, November 28, 2006. 

OTHER AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

TEACHINGCHBE 356 - Process Dynamics and Control

  • CHBE 376 - Computer Flowsheeting and Fluid Properties Estimation
  • CHBE 452 - Environmental Process Design Project
  • CHBE 453 - Biotechnology Process Design Project
  • CHBE 454 - Process Design Project
  • CHBE 464 - Chemical and Biological Engineering Laboratory

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