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David King

David King

Hydrocarbon Processing
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 375-3908

Biography

Dr. David King is an expert in the invention and development of chemical and energy-based technologies. A Laboratory Fellow with more than 30 years in the field, King is well known for his work in catalysis and adsorption. He has specific expertise in supported metals, metal and mixed metal oxides, solid acids, zeolites and molecular sieves, and nano-structured materials. In addition to his 30+ publications, 14 patents, and 60+ presentations, he is a project leader, working on several projects at the Laboratory's Institute for Interfacial Catalysis.

Research Interests

  • Developing an effective means of hydrocarbon fuel hydrodesulfurization at a small scale
  • Producing hydrogen from biomass-derived liquids
  • Understanding the microstructural processes occurring at the anode of a solid oxide fuel cell during operation with methane fuel

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D. (Physical) Chemistry, Harvard University
  • A.B. with Highest Honors, Chemistry, University of California, Riverside

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • Dr. King is a member of the American Chemical Society and the North American Catalysis Society. He has been a Symposium organizer and Session Chair at national meetings of the American Chemistry Society.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Elected Secretary of the American Chemical Society's Division of Fuel Chemistry

Selected Publications

2009

  • Holladay JD, J Hu, DL King, and Y Wang. 2009. "An Overview of Hydrogen Production Technologies." Catalysis Today 130(4):244-260. 
  • Liu W, DL King, J Liu, BR Johnson , Y Wang, and Z Yang. 2009. "Critical Material and Process Issues for CO2 Separation from Coal-Powered Plants." JOM. The Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society 61(4):36-44. 

2008

  • Huang X, DA King, F Zheng, VS Stenkamp, WE TeGrotenhuis, BQ Roberts, and DL King. 2008. "Hydrodesulfurization of JP-8 Fuel and its Microchannel Distillate Using Steam Reformate." Catalysis Today 136(3-4):291-300.  doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2008.01.011
  • King DL, JJ Strohm, X Wang, HS Roh, CM Wang, YH Chin, Y Wang, Y Lin, RT Rozmiarek, and P Singh. 2008. "Effect of Nickel Microstructure on Methane Steam-Reforming Activity of Ni-YSZ Cermet Anode Catalyst ." Journal of Catalysis 258(2):356-365.  doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2008.06.031
  • Roh HS, Y Wang, and DL King. 2008. "Selective Production of H2 from Ethanol at Low Temperatures over Rh/ZrO2-CeO2 Catalysts ." Topics in Catalysis 49(1-2):32-37. 

2007

  • Platon A, HS Roh, DL King, and Y Wang. 2007. "Deactivation Studies of Rh/Ce0.8Zr0.2O2 Catalysts in Low Temperature Ethanol Steam Reforming." Topics in Catalysis 46(3-4):374-379.  doi:10.1007/s11244-007-9007-6
  • Wang Y, and DL King. 2007. "Preface." Catalysis Today 120(1):1. 

2006

  • King DL, and L Li. 2006. "Removal of Sulfur Components from Low Sulfur Gasoline Using Copper Exchanged Zeolite Y at Ambient Temperature." Catalysis Today 116(4):526-529.  doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2006.06.026
  • Chin YHC, DL King, HS Roh, Y Wang, and S Heald. 2006. "Structure and Reactivity Investigations on Supported Bimetallic Au-Ni Catalysts Used for Hydrocarbon Steam Reforming." Journal of Catalysis 244(2):153-162. 
  • Huang X, and DL King. 2006. "Gas-Phase Hydrodesulfurization of JP-8 Light Fraction Using Steam Reformate." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 45(21):7050-7056. 
  • Li L, and DL King. 2006. "H2S removal with ZnO during fuel processing for PEM fuel cell applications." Catalysis Today 116(4):537-541.  doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2006.06.024
  • Roh HS, A Platon, Y Wang, and DL King. 2006. "Catalyst Deactivation and Regeneration in Low Temperature Ethanol Steam Reforming with Rh/CeO2-ZrO2 Catalysts." Catalysis Letters 110(1-2):1-6. 
  • Roh HS, Y Wang, DL King, A Platon, and YH Chin. 2006. "Low Temperature and H2 Selective Catalysts for Ethanol Steam Reforming." Catalysis Letters 108(1-2):15-19.  doi:10.1007/s10562-006-0021-2
  • Zheng F, VS Stenkamp, WE TeGrotenhuis, X Huang, and DL King. 2006. "Microchannel Distillation of JP-8 Jet Fuel for Sulfur Content Reduction." In 2006 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, November 12-17, San Francisco, California.  AIChE, New York, NY. 

2005

  • King DL, KP Brooks, CM Fischer, LR Pederson, GC Rawlings, VS Stenkamp, WE TeGrotenhuis, RS Wegeng, and GA Whyatt. 2005. "Fuel Reformation: Catalyst Requirements in Microchannel Architectures." Chapter 7 in Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification, ACS Symposium Series, vol. 914, ed. Yong Wang and Jamelyn D. Holladay, pp. 119-128.  American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. 
  • Brooks KP, JM Davis, CM Fischer, DL King, LR Pederson, GC Rawlings, VS Stenkamp, WE TeGrotenhuis, RS Wegeng, and GA Whyatt. 2005. "Fuel Reformation: Microchannel Reactor Design." Chapter 15 in Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification : ACS Symposium Series, vol. 914, ed. Yong Wang and Jamelyn D. Holladay, pp. 238-257.  Oxford University Press, New York, NY. 
  • Li L, and DL King. 2005. "High-Capacity Sulfur Dioxide Absorbents for Diesel Emissions Control ." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 44(1):168-177. 
  • Li L, and DL King. 2005. "Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Hollandite and its Application in Emission Control." Chemistry of Materials 17(17):4335-4343.  doi:10.1021/cm0506508

2004

  • Li L, and DL King. 2004. "Method for Determining Performance of Sulfur Oxide Adsorbents for Diesel Emission Control Using Online Measurement of SO2 and SO3 in the Effluent ." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 43(15):4452-4456. 

2003

  • King DL, JC Birnbaum, and P Singh. 2003. "SULFUR REMOVAL FROM PIPE LINE NATURAL GAS FUEL: APPLICATION TO FUEL CELL POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS." In 2002 Fuel Cell Seminar: Fuel Cells - Reliable, Clean Energy for the World, November 19-21, 2002, Palm Springs, California., pp. 782-785  2002 Fuel Cell Seminar, Washington, DC. 

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