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Nwike Iloeje

Principal Scientist

Biography

Chukwunwike is a Research Scientist in the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Analysis division. His research combines fundamental engineering sciences with computational modeling to explore questions at the intersection of sustainable energy and material transformations. His research activity includes thermodynamic modeling and techno-economic optimization of critical materials recovery; development, design and optimization of energy conversion systems with CO2 capture; AI-driven optimization of chemical manufacturing processes; and reverse supply chain network optimization. Nwike is also actively involved in STEM related educational outreach initiatives both within and outside Argonne.

Interests

  • Energy conversion, storage, and CO2 capture
  • Multiphase separations for critical materials recovery
  • Data-driven modeling of energy and manufacturing systems

Publications

Iloeje, C. O. Modeling Liquid-Liquid Extraction for Critical Elements Separations: an Overview. In Multidisciplinary Advances in Efficient Separation Processes, ACS Symposium Series, 2020, Chapter 11, pp 335-365 

Iloeje, C. O.; Khalid, Y.; Cresko, J.; Graziano, D. J. Assessing the Techno-Economic Feasibility of Solvent-Based, Critical Material Recovery from Uncertain, End-of-Life Battery Feedstock. In Energy Technology 2020: Recycling, Carbon Dioxide Management, and Other Technologies; Chen, X., et al., Eds.; The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 2020, pp 269-284  

Iloeje C.O., Jové Colón C. F., Cresko J., Graziano D. J., Gibbs Energy Minimization Model for Solvent Extraction with Application to Rare-Earths Recovery, Environmental Science & Technology 2019, 53 (13), 7736-7745

Iloeje C.O., Zhao, Z., Ghoniem A. F., Design and techno-economic optimization of a rotary chemical looping combustion power plant with CO2 capture, Applied Energy, 2018,Vol 231, pp 1179-1190

Iloeje C.O., Zhao, Z., Ghoniem A. F., A reduced fidelity model for the rotary chemical looping combustion reactor, Applied Energy, 2017, 190, 725-739

Iloeje C.O., Zhao, Z., Ghoniem A. F., Efficient cycles for carbon capture CLC power plants based on thermally balanced redox reactors, IJGGC, 2015, Vol 41, pp 302-315

Iloeje C.O., Zhao, Z., Ghoniem A. F., Analysis of thermally coupled chemical looping combustion-based power plants with carbon capture, IJGGC, 2015, Vol 35, pp 56-70

Iloeje C.O., Field, R. P., Ghoniem A. F., Modeling and parametric analysis of nitrogen and sulfur oxide removal from oxy-combustion flue gas using a single column absorber, Fuel, 2015, Vol 160, pp 178-188

Zhao, Z., Iloeje, C. O., Chen, T., Ghoniem, A. F., Design of a rotary reactor for chemical-looping combustion. Part 1: Fundamentals and design methodology, Fuel, 2014, 121, 327-343

Software Contributions

RELOG: Reverse Logistics Optimization 
GymSolventX: OpenAI Gym environment for chemical process design with Deep Reinforcement Learning
SolventX: Solvent Extraction Model for multicomponent separations