Ken
C
McCarley
, Ph.D.
- Patent Engineer
- English
Dr. Ken McCarley is a patent engineer with a background in chemical engineering. Ken brings extensive experience in the refining, chemicals, and power industries. He assists with patent preparation and prosecution for domestic and international clients.
Prior to joining OBWB, Ken worked as a technical director at Fractionation Research, Inc. - a leading globally recognized distillation research program which supports commercial innovation. His leadership contributions to this global research consortium consisting of over 80 petroleum, chemical and engineering companies, led to the development of research engineer teams that delivered world class results.
Select Publications & Presentations
- Ken McCarley, “The Uncertainty of Predicting Liquid Entrainment in Trayed Columns”, Kister Distillation Symposium, AIChE Spring Meeting (2021)
- Jose Bravo, Ken C. McCarley, “Distillation Technology: Is It Really Mature as We Approach 2020?,” Kister Distillation Symposium, AIChE Spring Meeting, April (2019)
- Ken McCarley, Anand Vennavelli, Tony Cai, Chao Wang, “Evolution of Random Packing Performance with a Focus on Geometry”, Advances in Distillation Technology I, AIChE Spring Meeting (2018)
- J. Askander, R. Agarwal, J. Luk, S. Lanka, R. Hiwale, K. McCarley, M. Pontbriand, G. Lombardo, Chilled Ammonia Process at Technology Center Mongstad–First Results, Proceedings of PowerGen Europe (2013)
- Anandram Venkatasubramanian, Milad Navaei, Kevin R. Bagnall, Ken C. McCarley, Sankar Nair, and Peter J. Hesketh, “Gas Adsorption Characteristics of Metal–Organic Frameworks via Quartz
- Crystal Microbalance Techniques”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 29, 116 ( 2012 )
- Membrane Panel Contributor, “Report of the Basic Energy Sciences Workshop for Carbon Capture: Beyond 2020,” http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/reports/files/CCB2020_rpt.pdf
- R.P. Singh, K.C. McCarley and J.D. Way, “Development of a Model Surface Flow Membrane by Modification of Porous Vycor Glass with a Fluorosilane”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, , 43 (12), 3033– 3040 (2004)
- Ken C. McCarley and J. Douglas Way, “Development of a Model Surface Flow Membrane by Modification of Porous – Alumina with Octadecyltrichlorosilane”, Separation and Purification Technology, 25, 195 (2001)
- • A.W. Ott, J.W. Klaus, J.M. Johnson, S.M. George, K.C. McCarley and J.D. Way, “Modification of Porous Alumina Membranes using Al2O3 Atomic Layer Controlled Deposition”, Chemistry of Materials No. 3, v9, 707 (1997)
- Ken C. McCarley, “Quantum Mechanical Modeling of Adsorption and Surface Flow on Silica Surfaces”, ACS, presented at the Annual Rocky Mountain Conference, Golden, CO, December (1996)
- A.W. Ott, K.C. McCarley and S.M. George, “Atomic Layer Controlled Deposition of Al2O3 Films using Binary Reaction Sequence Chemistry”, Applied Surface Science, v 107, 128 (1996)
- Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1999
- B.S. Chemical Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1993
