Mladen Eic Professor Department of Chemical Eng. University of New Brunswick Post Office Box 4400 Fredericton, N.B., E3B 5A3 e-mail: meic@unb.ca phone: (506) 453-4689 fax: (506) 453-3591

BSc (1971) Industrial Chemistry, Sarajevo University
M.Eng. (1974) Chemical Engineering, Zagreb University
M.Sc. (1979) Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
PhD (1987) Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick

Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Laval University
Member, Editorial Board, Adsorption Journal

Research Interests

1. Adsorption equilibrium and diffusion characterization of microporous materials. Use of the novel techniques such as extended ZLC chromatography for diffusive characterization of binary mixtures.
2. Zeolite based adsorption processes in air pollution control.
   
3. Adsorption breakthrough modelling.
4. Inorganic mebranes.

Laboratory Website

Recent Publications

• D.M. Ruthven, S. Brandani and M. Eić: Measurement of Diffusion in Microporous Solids by Macroscopic Methods, Chapter 4, pp. 45-84 in Molecular Sieves-Science and Technology, Vol.7 ,Adsorption and Diffusion;  H. Karge and J. Weitkamp eds. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany, 2008.
• L. Huang, Q. Huang, H. Xiao and M. Eić, “Adsorption and Diffusion Characterization of Mesoporous  Al-MCM-48 as a Potential Hydrotreating  Catalyst Support” accepted for the Proceedings of 4th Int’l FEZA Conference, Elsevier, Sept. 2-6, Paris, France, 2008.
• A. Iliyas, H.M., Zahedi-Niaki, M. Eić, and S. Vasenkov, “Towards Observation of Single-file Diffusion Using TZLC., J. Phys. Chem. B., 112 (12), 3821-3825, 2008
• Q. Huang, A. Malekian and M. Eić, “Performance Optimization of PSA Process to Produce Enriched Hydrogen from Plasma Reactor gas, Sep. Purif. Techn., 62, 22-31, 2008.
• L. Huang, Q. Huang, H. Xiao and M. Eić, “Al-MCM-48 as a Potential Hydrotreating Catalyst Support: I- Synthesis and Adsorption Study”, Microp. Mesop. Mat., 111, 404-410, 2008.
• A. Malekian, H.V. Thang, Q. Huang, M. Eić and S. Kaliaguine, “Evaluation of the Main Diffusion Path in Novel Micro-Mesoporous Zeolitic Materials with the ZLC Method”, Ind.Eng. Chem. Res. 46, 5067-5073, 2007.
• A. Iliyas, M. Eić, M. H. Zahedi-Niaki and S. Kaliaguine, “Control of hydrocarbon cold start emissions: A Search for potential adsorbents”, Microp. Mesop. Mat., 102, 171-177, 2007.
• O. Gobin, Q. Huang, V.H. Thang, F. Kleitz, M. Eić and S. Kaliaguine, “SBA-16 Materials with tailored intrawall porosity; Part 2: Diffusion, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 3059-3065, 2007.
• V.H. Thang, Q. Huang, A. Ungueranu, M. Eić, D. Trong-On and S. Kaliaguine, “Structural and Diffusion Characterizations of Steam-Stable Mesostructured Zeolitic UL-ZSM-5a Materials”, Langmuir 22, 4777-4786, 2006.
• H.V. Thang, Q. Huang, A. Ugrueanu, M. Eić, D. Trong-On and S. Kaliaguine, “Effects of the Acid Properties on the Diffusion of C7 HC’s in UL-ZSM-5 Materials” Microp. and Mesop. Mat. 92, 117-128, 2006.
• Q. Huang, V.H. Thang, A. Malekian, M. Eić, D. Trong-On and S. Kaliaguine, “Adsorption of n-Heptane, Toluene and o-Xylene on Mesoporous UL-ZSM-5 Materials, Microp. and Mesop. Mat. 87, 224-234, 2006.
• H.V. Thang, Q. Huang, M. Eić., D. Trong On and S. Kaliaguine, “Adsorption of C7 HC’s on Bi-porous SBA-15 Mesoporous Silica”, Langmuir 21, 5094-5101, 2005 .
• H.V. Thang, Q. Huang, M. Eić, D. Trong On and S. Kaliaguine, “Structure and Diffusion Characterization of SBA-15 Materials, Langmuir 21, 2051-2057, 2005.
• H.V. Thang, Q. Huang, A. Malekian, M. Eić, D. Trong On and S. Kaliaguine, “Diffusion Characterization of a Novel Mesoporous Zeolitic Material”, Adsorption 11, 421-426, 2005.
• W. Zhu, A. Malekian, M. Eić, F. Kapteijn and J.A. Moulijn, Concentration Dependent Diffusion of Iso-butane in Silicalite-1 Studied by the ZLC Technique”, Chem. Eng. Sci. 59, 3827-3835, 2004.