Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications by Prof. Jason E. Bara

2021

104.  Sappidi, P.; Bara, J. E.; Turner, C. H.  Molecular-Level Behavior of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Mixtures.  Chem. Eng. Sci.  2021, 229, 116073.  doi:10.1016/j.ces.2020.116073

2020

103.  Scalfani, V. F.; Ralph, S. C.; Bara, J. E.  Compiling Cheminformatcs Data and Literature from PubChem Using Matlab.  Chem. Eng. Educ.  2020, 54, 230-241.  doi:10.18260/2-1-370.660-115508.

102.  Qian, S.; Liu, X.; Emel’yanenko, V.; Sikorski, P.; Kammakamam, I.; Flowers, B. S.; Jones, T. A.; Turner, C. H.; Verevkin, S. P.; Bara, J. E.  Synthesis and Properties of 1,2,3-triethoxypropane: A Glycerol-Derived Green Solvent Candidate.  Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.  2020, 59, 20190-22000.  doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.0c03789

101.  Kammakakam, I.; Bara, J. E.; Jackson, E. M.  Dual Anion-Cation Crosslinked Poly(ionic liquid) Composite Membranes for Enhanced CO2 Separation.  ACS Appl. Polym. Mater.  2020, 2, 5067-5076. doi:10.1021/acsapm.0c00877

100.  O’Harra, K. E.; Sadaba, N.; Ruipérez, F.; Aguirresarobe, R. H.; Sardon. H.; Bara, J. E.  3D-printing and Rheology of a Self-Healing, Shape-Memory Polyamide Ionene Elastomer.  ACS Appl. Polym. Mater.  2020, 2, 4352-4359. doi:10.1021/acsapm.0c00799

99.  Liu, X.; O’Harra, K. E.; Bara, J. E.; Turner, C. H.  Molecular Insight into the Anion Effect and Free Volume Effect of CO2 Solubility in Multivalent Ionic Liquids.  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.  2020, 22, 20618-20633.  doi:10.1039/D0CP03424J

98.  Bara, J. E.; Ford Versypt, A. N.; Getman, R.; Kieslich, C.; Voronov, R.  Apps for Chemical Engineering Education: Off the Shelf and Do It Yourself Options.  Chem. Eng. Educ. 2020, 54, 137-142.  *Invited Contribution – CAChE 50th Young Faculty Special Issue.

97.  Bara, J. E.; McLemore, J. P.  Unit Conversions in the 21st Century: Insights into a Routine yet Critical Scientific and Engineering Task as Measured through User Interactions with a Mobile App.  Chem. Eng. Educ.  2020, 54, 112-120.  *Invited Contribution – CAChE 50th Young Faculty Special Issue

96.  Dennis, G. P.; O’Harra, K. E.; Kammakakam, I.; Jones, T. A.; Tian, Y.; Jackson, E. M.; Bara, J. E.  6FDA-containing Polyimide-Ionene + Ionic Liquid Gas Separation Membranes.  J. Polym. Sci.  2020, 58, 2664-2674. doi:10.1002/pol.20200325 *Invited Contribution – Polymeric Membranes: Chemistry, Physics and Applications.

95.  Qian, S.; Liu, X.; Dennis, G. P.; Turner, C. H.; Bara, J. E.  Properties of Symmetric 1,3-Diethers Based on Glycerol Skeletons for CO2 Absorption.  Fluid Phase Equilibr.  2020, 521, 112718.  doi:10.1016/j.fluid.2020.112718  *Invited Contribution – Sandler Virtual Special Issue.

94.  Corder, R. D.; Dudick, S. C.; Bara, J. E.; Khan, S. A.  Photorheology and Gelation During Polymerization of Coordinated Ionic Liquids.  ACS Appl. Polym. Mater.  2020, 2, 2397-2405.   doi:10.1021/acsapm.0c00343

93.  Demarteau, J; O’Harra, K.E.; Bara, J. E.; Sardon, H.  Valorization of Plastic Wastes for the Synthesis of Monomers for Imidazolium Based Self-Supported Shape Memory Ionenes.  ChemSusChem  2020, 13, 3122-3126. doi:10.1002/cssc.202000505  *Featured in Angewandte Chemie Special Collection on Polymer Chemistry

92.  O’Harra, K. E.; Noll, D. M.; Kammakakam, I.; DeVriese, E. M.; Solis, G. C.; Jackson, E. M.; Bara, J. E.  Designing Imidazolium Poly(amide-amide) and Poly(amide-imide) Ionenes and Their Interactions with Mono- and Tris(imidazolium) Ionic Liquids.  Polymers  2020, 12, 1254. doi:10.3390/polym12061254  *Invited Contribution – Innovative Polymer Electrolytes Special Issue

91.  Kammakakam, I.; Bara, J. E.; Jackson, E. M.; Lertxundi, J.; Mecerreyes, D.; Tome, L. C.  Tailored CO2-philic Anionic Poly(ionic liquid) Composite Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization and Gas Transport Properties.  ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng.  2020, 8, 5954-5965.  doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00327

90.  O’Harra, K. E.; Kammakakam, K. E.; Noll, D. M.; Turflinger, E. M.; Dennis, G. P.; Jackson, E. M.; Bara, J. E.  Synthesis and Performance of Aromatic Polyamide Ionenes as Gas Separation Membranes.  Membranes  2020, 10, 51. doi:10.3390/membranes10030051   *Invited Contribution – Ionic Liquid-based Materials for Membrane Processes

89.  Esfahani, M. R.; Taylor, A.; Parkerson, Z. J.; Serwinowski, N.; Firouzjaei, M. D.; Esfahani, A. R.; Kammakakam, I.; Bara, J. E.; Mahmoodi, S. N.; Hu, M. Z.  Sustainable Novel Bamboo-based Membranes for Water Treatment Fabricated by Regeneration of Bamboo Waste Fibers.  ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng.  2020, 8, 4225-4235. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07438

88.  Szala-Bilnik, J.; Crabtree, E.; Abedini, A.; Bara, J. E.; Turner, C. H.  Solubility and Diffusivity of CO2 in Ionic Polyimides with [C(CN)3]x[OAc]1-x Anion Composition.  Comp. Mater. Sci.  2020, 174, 109468.  doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.109468

87.  Gaálová, J.; Yalcinkaya, F.; Cuřínová, P.; Kohout, M.; Koštejn, M.; Jirsák, J.; Stibor, I.; Bara, J. E.; Van der Bruggen, B.; Izák, P.  Separation of Racemic Compound by Nanofibrous Composite Membranes with Chiral Selector.  J. Membr. Sci. 2020, 596, 117728.  doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117728

86.  Verevkin, S. P.; Siewert, R.; Emel’yanenko, V. N.; Bara, J. E.; Pimerzin, A. A.; Cao, H.  Di-Phenyl Ether Derivatives as a Potential Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers: Thermochemical and Computational Study. J. Chem. Eng. Data  2020, 65, 1108-1116.  doi:10.1021/acs.jced.9b00502   *Hans Hasse Special Issue

85.  Atkinson, H.; Bara, J. E.; Turner, C. H.  Molecular-Level Analysis of the Wetting Behavior of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids on Bismuth Telluride Surfaces.  Chem. Eng. Sci.  2020, 211, 115270.  doi:10.1016/j.ces.2019.115270

84.  Otmar, M.; Gaálová, J.; Žitka, J.; Brožová, L.; Cuřínová, P.; Kohout, M.; Hovorka, S.; Bara, J. E.; Izák, P.  Preparation of PSEBS Membranes Bearing (S)-(-)-methylbenzylamine as Chiral Selector.  Eur. Polym. J.  2019, 109381. doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109381

2019

83.  Bara, J. E.; Finotello, A.; Magee, J. W.; Qian, S.; O’Harra, K. E.; Dennis, G. P.; Noble, R. D.  Properties of Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids Bearing Both Benzylic and n-Alkyl Substituents.  Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.  2019, 58, 17956-17964.  doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03159  *Invited contribution – 110th Anniversary of I&EC Research Virtual Special Issue

82.  Szala-Bilnik, J.; Abedini, A.; Crabtree, E.; Bara, J. E.; Turner, C. H.  Molecular Transport Behavior of CO2 in Ionic Polyimides and Ionic Liquid Composite Membrane Materials.  J. Phys. Chem B  2019, 123, 7455-7463.  doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b05555

81.  Bara, J. E.; O’Harra, K. E.  Recent Advances in Ionene Design – Toward Convergence with High-Performance Polymers.  Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics  2019, 220, 1900078.  doi:10.1002/macp.201900078

80.  O’Harra, K. E.; Kammakakam, I.; DeVriese, E. M.; Noll, D. M.; Bara, J. E.; Jackson, E. M.  Synthesis and Gas Separation Performances of Membranes Comprised of 6-FDA-Derived Polyimide Ionenes and Ionic Liquids.  Membranes  2019, 9, 79. doi:10.3390/membranes9070079

79.  O’Harra, K. E.; Kammakakam, I.; Bara, J. E.; Jackson, E. M.  Understanding the Roles of Backbone and Anions in the Structure and Thermal Stability of Imidazolium Polyimide-Ionenes.  Polymer International  In Press.  doi:10.1002/pi.5825

78.  Kammakakam, I.; O’Harra, K. E.; Dennis, G. P.; Jackson, E. M.;  Bara, J. E.  Self‐Healing Imidazolium‐based Ionene‐Polyamide Membranes: An Experimental Study on Physical and Gas Transport Properties.  Polymer International  2019, 68, 1123-1129.  doi:10.1002/pi.5802

77.  Kammakakam, I.; O’Harra, K. E.; Bara, J. E.; Jackson, E. M.  Design and Synthesis of Imidazolium-Mediated Tröger’s Base-Based Ionene Polymers for Advanced CO2 Separation Membranes.  ACS Omega 2019, 4, 3439-3448.  doi:10.1021/acsomega.8b03700.

76.  Abedini, A.; Crabtree, E.; Bara, J. E.; Turner, C. H.  Molecular Analysis of Selective Gas Adsorption within Composites of Ionic Polyimides and Ionic Liquids as Gas Separation Membranes.  Chemical Physics 2019, 516, 71-83.  doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2018.08.039

2018

75.  Scalfani, V. F.; Al Alshaikh, A. A.; Bara, J. E.  Analysis of the Frequency and Diversity of 1,3-Dialkylimidazolium Ionic Liquids Appearing in the Literature.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2018, 57, 15971-15981.  doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02573

74.  Whitley, J. W.; Horne, W. J.; Andrews, M. A.; Terrill, K. L.; Hayward, S. S.; Yue, S.; Mittenthal, M. S.; O’Harra, K. E.; Shannon, M. S.; Bara, J. E.  Impact of Imidazolium Cation Substituents on the Conversion of Ionic Liquid Monomers to Poly(ILs) Using Photopolymerization.  Journal of Polymer Science – Part A: Polymer Chemistry.  2018, 56, 2364-2375.  doi:10.1002/pola.29211

73.  Zak, M.; Friess, K; Bara, J. E.; Izak, P.  Single-Step Purification of Raw Biogas to Biomethane Quality by Hollow Fiber Membranes – A Radical Innovation in Biogas Upgrading.  Separation & Purification Technology  2018, 203, 36-40.  doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2018.04.024

72.  Yue, S.; Roveda, J. D.; Mittenthal, M. S.; Shannon, M. S.; Bara, J. E.  Experimental Densities and Calculated Fractional Free Volumes of Ionic Liquids with Tri- and Tetra-substituted Imidazolium Cations.  Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data  2018, 63, 2522-2532.  *Invited contribution – Emerging Investigators Special Issue
doi:10.1021/acs.jced.7b01033

2017

71.  Kelley, S. P.; Flores, L. A.; Rogers, R. D.; Shannon, M. S.; Bara, J.E.  Understanding Carbon Dioxide Solubility in Ionic Liquids by Exploring the Link with Liquid Clathrate Formation. Chemistry – A European Journal  2017, 23, 14332-14337.  doi:10.1002/chem.201703117

70.  Abedini, A.; Crabtree, E.; Bara, J. E.; Turner, C. H. Molecular Simulation of Ionic Polyimides and Composites with Ionic Liquids for Gas Separation Membranes. Langmuir 2017, 33, 11377-11389.  (Special Issue – Tribute to Keith Gubbins, Pioneer in the Theory of Liquids)  doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01977

69.  Mittenthal, M. S.; Flowers, B. S.; Bara, J. E.; Whitley, J. W.; Spear, S. K.; Roveda, J. D.; Wallace, D. A.; Holler, R.; Martens, R.; Daly, D. T. Ionic Polyimides: Hybrid Polymer Architectures and Composites with Ionic Liquids for Advanced Gas Separation Membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research Just Accepted Manuscript. (Invited contribution – I&ECR Class of 2017 Influential Researchers Virtual Special Issue)  doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00462

68.  Whitley, J. W.; Benefield, S. C.; Liu, H.; Burnette, M. T.; Turner, C. H.;
Bara, J. E. Photopolymerization Behavior of Coordinated Ionic Liquids Formed from Organic Monomers with Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Bistriflimide Salts.
Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics  2017, 218, 1600358.  doi:10.1002/macp.201600358

67.  Flowers, B. S.; Mittenthal, M. S.; Jenkins, A. H.; Wallace, D. A; Whitley, J. W.; Dennis, G. P.; Wang, M.; Turner, C. H.; Emel’yanenko, V. N.; Verevkin, S. P.; Bara, J. E.  1,2,3-Trimethoxypropane: A Glycerol-Derived Physical Solvent for CO2 Absorption.  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering  2017, 5, 911-921.  doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02231

2016

66.  Scalfani, V. F.; Williams, A. J.; Tkachenko, V.; Karapetyan K.; Pshenichnov, A.; Hanson, R. M.; Liddie, J. M.; Bara, J. E.  Programmatic Conversion of Crystal Structures into 3D Printable Files Using Jmol.  Journal of  Cheminformatics  2016, 8:66   doi:10.1186/s13321-016-0181-z

65.  Zarca, G.; Horne, W. J.; Ortiz, I.; Urtiaga, A.; Bara, J. E.  Synthesis and Gas Separation Properties of Poly(Ionic Liquid)-Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes Containing a Copper Salt.  Journal of Membrane Science  2016, 515, 109-114.
doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2016.05.045

64.  Whitley, J. W.; Adams, I. A.; Terrill, K. L.; Hayward, S. S.; Burnette, M. T.; Bara, J. E.  Photopolymerization of Coordinated Ionic Liquid Monomers: Realizing the Benefits of Structured Media Using Only Common Reagents.  Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry  2016, 54, 2004-2014.  doi:10.1002/pola.28067

63.  Hamdan, S.; Moore, L.; Lejeune, J.; Hasan, F.; Carlisle T. K.; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; LaFrate, A. L.; Noble, R. D.; Spivak, D. A.; Warner, I. M.  Ionic Liquid Crosslinkers for Chiral Imprinted NanGUMBOS.  Journal of Colloid and Interfacial Science  2016, 1, 29-36. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2015.10.033

62.  Zaitsau, D. H.; Verevkin, S. P.; Varfolomeev, M. A.; Stanton, A. D.; Hindman, M. S.; Bara, J. E.  Structure-Property Relationships in Ionic Liquids: Influence of Branched and Cyclic Groups on Vaporization Enthalpies of Imidazolium-based ILs.  Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics  2016, 93, 151-156.  doi:10.1016/j.jct.2015.09.033

2015

61.  Zaitsau, D. H.; Yermalayeu, A. V.; Verevkin, S. P.; Bara, J. E.; Wallace, D. A.  Structure-Property Relationships in Ionic Liquids: Chain Length Dependence of the Vaporization Enthalpies of Imidazolium Based ILs with Fluorinated Substituents.  Thermochimica Acta  2015, 622, 38-43.  doi:10.1016/j.tca.2015.04.021

60.  Scalfani, V. F.; Turner, C. H.; Rupar, P. A.; Jenkins, A. H.; Bara, J. E.  3D Printed Block Copolymer Nanostructures.  Journal of Chemical Education  2015, 92, 1866-1870. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00375

59.  Hamilton, J. R.; Abedini, A.; Zhang, Z.; Whitley, J. W.; Bara, J. E.; Turner C. H.  Enhancing the Pre-Polymerization Coordination of 1-Vinylimidazole.  Chemical Engineering Science 2015, 13, 9-16. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2015.08.045

58.  Verevkin, S. P.; Zaitseva, K. V.; Stanton, A. D.; Hindman, M. S.; Irvin, A. C.; Bara, J. E.  Building Blocks for Ionic Liquids: Vapor Pressures and Vaporization Enthalpies of N-Functionalized Imidazoles with Branched and Cycloalkyl Substituents.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2015, 54, 9850-9856.  doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.5b01599

57.  Bara, J. E.,* Turner, C. H.; Zhang, Z.; Hawkins, C. I.  Tangible Visualization of Molecular Dynamics Simulations Using 3-D printing.  Education for Chemical Engineers  2015, 13, 9-16. doi:10.1016/j.ece.2015.07.001

56.  Horne, W. J.; Andrews, M. A.; Terrill, K. L; Hayward, S. S.; Marshall, J. E.; Belmore, K. A.; Shannon, M. S.; Bara, J. E.  Poly(Ionic Liquid) Superabsorbent for Polar Organic Solvents.  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces  2015, 7, 8979-8983. doi:10.1021/acsami.5b01921

55.  Horne, W. J.; Andrews, M. A.; Shannon, M. S.; Terrill, K. L.; Moon, J. D.; Hayward, S. S.; Bara, J. E.  Effect of Branched and Cycloalkyl Functionalities on CO2 Separation Performance of Poly(IL) Membranes.  Separation & Purification Technology  2015, 155, 89-95. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2015.02.009

54.  Shannon, M. S.; Irvin, A. C., Liu, H.; Moon, J. D.; Hindman, M. S.; Turner, C. H.; Bara, J. E.  Chemical and Physical Absorption of SO2 by N-Functionalized Imidazoles: Experimental Results and Molecular-level Insight.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2015, 54, 462-471. doi:/10.1021/ie503752h

2014

53.  Whitley, J. W.; Horne, W. J.; Danielsen, S. P. O.; Shannon, M. S.; Marshall, J. E.; Hayward, S. S.; Gaddis, C. J.; Bara, J. E.  Enhanced Photopolymerization Rate & Conversion of 1-vinylimidazole in the Presence of Lithium Bistriflimide.  European Polymer Journal  2014, 60, 92-97.  doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.08.015

52.  Liu, H.; Bara, J. E.; Turner, C. H.  Tuning the Adsorption Interactions of Imidazole Derivatives with Specific Metal Cations.  Journal of Physical Chemistry A  2014, 118, 3944-3951. doi:10.1021/jp502222z

51.  Horne, W. J.; Shannon, M. S.; Bara, J. E.  Correlating Fractional Free Volume to CO2 Selectivity in [Rmim][Tf2N] Ionic Liquids.  Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics  2014, 77, 190-196. doi:10.1016/j.jct.2014.03.012 

50.  Liu, H.; Zhang, Z.; Bara, J. E.; Turner, C. H.  Electrostatic Potential within the Free Volume Space of Imidazole-​Based Solvents: Insights into Gas Absorption Selectivity. Journal of Physical Chemistry B  2014, 118, 255-264.  doi:10.1021/jp410143j

2013

49.  Zaitsau, D. H.; Yermalayeu, A. V.; Verevkin, S. P.; Bara, J. E.; Stanton, A. D. Structure-​property relationships in Ionic Liquids: A Study of the Influence of N(1) Ether and C(2) Methyl Substituents on the Vaporization Enthalpies of Imidazolium-​based Ionic Liquids.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research  2013, 52, 16615-16621.  doi:10.1021/ie402664c

48.  Bara, J. E.; Hawkins, C. I.; Neuberger, D. T.; Poppell, S. W.  3-D Printing for CO2 Capture and Chemical Engineering Design.  Nanomaterials and Energy  2013, 2, 235-243.  doi: 10.1680/nme.13.00021

47.  Hindman, M. S.; Stanton, A. D.; Irvin, A. C.; Wallace, D. A.; Moon, J. D.; Reclusado, K. R.; Liu, H.; Belmore, K. A.; Liang, Q.; Shannon, M. S.; Turner, C. H.; Bara, J. E.  Synthesis of 1,2-dialkyl-, 1,4(5)–dialkyl- and 1,2,4(5)–trialkyl-Imidazoles via a One-Pot Method. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research  2013, 52, 11880-11887. doi:10.1021/ie401861b

46.  Shannon, M. S.; Tedstone, J. M.; Danielsen, S. P. O.; Hindman, M. S.; Bara, J. E.  Properties and Performance of Ether-functionalized Imidazoles and Solvents for CO2 Separations.  Energy & Fuels  2013, 27, 3349-3357.  doi:10.1021/ef400362b

45.  Bara, J. E.; Moon, J. D.; Reclusado, K. R.; Whitley, J. W.  COSMOTherm as a Tool for Estimating the Thermophysical Properties of Alkylimidazoles as Solvents for CO2 Separations.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research  2013, 52, 5498-5506.  doi:10.1021/ie400094h

44.  Liu, H.; Bara, J. E.; Turner, C. H.  DFT Study on the Effect of Exocyclic Substituents on the Proton Affinity of 1-Methylimidazole.  Chemical Physics  2013, 416, 21-25.  doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2013.02.029

43.  Bara, J.E.  Considering the Basis of Accounting for CO2 Mole Fractions in Ionic Liquids and its Influence on the Interpretation of Solution Non-Ideality.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research  2013, 52, 3522-3529.  doi:10.1021/ie3034416

2012

42.  Garist, I. V.; Verevkin, S. P.; Samarov, A. A.; Bara, J. E., Hindman, M. S.; Danielsen, S. P. O.  Building Blocks for Ionic Liquids: Vapor Pressures and Vaporization Enthalpies of Alkoxy Derivatives of Imidazole and Benzimidazole.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research  2012, 51,  15517-15524. doi:10.1021/ie302383t

41.  LaFrate, A. L.; Huffman, M. C.; Brown, N.; Shannon, M. S.; Belmore, K.;
Bara, J. E.; Brown, A. E.  Accelerated Aging and Degradation Analysis of CO2 Capture Solvents Containing Ionic Liquids.  Energy & Fuels  2012, 26, 5345-5349.  doi:10.1021/ef300731a

40.  Shannon, M. S.; Hindman, M. S.; Danielsen, S. P. O.; Tedstone, J. M.;
Gilmore, R. D.; Bara, J. E.  Properties of Alkylbenzimidazoles for CO2 and SO2 Capture and Comparisons to Ionic Liquids.  Science China: Chemistry  2012, 55, 1638-1647.  doi:10.1007/s11426-012-4661-3

39.  Turner, C. H.; Cooper, A. L.; Zhang, Z.; Shannon, M. S.; Bara, J. E.  Molecular Simulation of the Thermophysical Properties of N-Functionalized Alkylimidazoles. Journal of Physical Chemistry B  2012, 116, 6529-6535. doi:10.1021/jp3029787

38.  Bara, J. E.; Shannon, M. S.  Beyond 1,3-difunctionalized Imidazolium Cations. Nanomaterials and Energy  2012, 1, 237-242. doi:10.1680/nme.12.00011

37.  Garist, I. V.; Verevkin, S. P.; Bara, J. E.; Hindman, M. S.; Danielsen, S. P. O. Building Blocks for Ionic Liquids: Vapor Pressures and Vaporization Enthalpies of 1-(n-Alkyl)-benzimidazoles.  Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data  2012, 57, 1803-1809. doi:10.1021/je300312c

36.  Bara, J. E.  What Chemicals Will We Need to Capture CO2? Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology  2012, 2, 1-10.  doi:10.1002/ghg.1279

35.  Shannon, M. S.; Tedstone, J. M.; Danielsen, S. P. O.; Hindman, M. S.; Irvin, A. C.; Bara, J. E.  Free Volume as the Basis of Gas Solubility and Selectivity in Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research  2012, 51, 5565-5576. doi:10.1021/ie202916e

34. Shannon, M.S.; Tedstone, J. M.; Danielsen, S. P. O.; Bara, J. E.  Evaluation of Alkylimidazoles as Physical Solvents for CO2/CH4 Separation.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research  2012, 51, 515–522.  doi:10.1021/ie202111k

33.  Shannon, M. S.; Bara, J. E.  Reactive & Reversible Ionic Liquids for CO2 Capture and Acid Gas Removal.  Separation Science & Technology  2012, 47, 178-188.  doi:10.1080/01496395.2011.630055

32.  Miller, A. L.; Carlisle, T. K.; LaFrate, A. L.; Voss, B. A.; Bara, J. E.; Hudiono,
Y. C.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.  Design of Functionalized Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Materials for CO2 Separations and Selective Blocking of
Hazardous Chemical Vapors.  Separation Science & Technology  2012, 47, 169-177.  doi:10.1080/01496395.2011.630054

31.  Bakker, M. G.; Frazier, R. M.; Burkett, S.; Bara, J. E.; Chopra, N.; Spear, S.; Pan, S.; Xu, C.  Perspectives on Supercapacitors, Pseudocapacitors and Batteries.  Nanomaterials and Energy  2012. doi:10.1680/nme.11.00007

2011

30.  Bara, J. E.  Versatile and Scalable Method for Producing N-Functionalized Imidazoles.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2011, 50, 13614-13619. doi:10.1021/ie102535c

29.  Shannon, M. S.; Bara. J. E.  Properties of Alkylimidazoles as Solvents for CO2 Capture and Comparisons to Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2011, 50, 8665-8677.  doi:10.1021/ie200259h

2010

28.  Bara, J. E.; Camper, D. E.; Gin, D.L.; Noble, R. D.  Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids and Composite Materials: Platform Technologies for CO2 Capture.  Accounts of Chemical Research,  2010, 43, 152-159.  doi:10.1021/ar9001747

27.  Bara, J. E.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Zeng, X.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.  Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Behavior of Gemini Imidazolium-based Amphiphiles.  Liquid Crystals,  2010, 37, 1587-1599.  doi:10.1080/02678292.2010.521859

26.  Hudiono, Y. C.; Carlisle, T. K.; Bara, J. E.; Zhang, Y.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.  A
Three-Component Mixed Matrix Membrane with Enhanced CO2 Separation
Properties Based on Zeolites and Ionic Liquid Materials.  Journal of Membrane Science, 2010, 350, 117-123.  doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2009.12.018

25.  Carlisle, T. K.; Bara, J. E.; LaFrate, A. L.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.  Main-Chain Imidazolium Polymer Membranes for CO2 Separations: An Initial Study of a New Ionic Liquid-Inspired Platform.  Journal of Membrane Science,  2010, 359, 37-43. doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2009.10.022

24.  Smith, G. D.; Borodin, O.; Magda, J. J.; Boyd, R. H.; Wang, Y.; Bara, J. E.; Miller, S.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.  A Comparison of Fluoroalkyl-Derivatized Imidazolium-TFSI and Alkyl-Derivatized Imidazolium-TFSI Ionic Liquids:  A Molecular Dynamics
Simulation Study.  Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics,  2010, 12, 7064-7076. doi:10.1039/C001387K

23.  Simons, K.; Nijmeijer, K.; Bara, J. E.; Noble, R. D.; Wessling, M.  How Do Polymerized Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Membranes Plasticize During High Pressure CO2 Permeation?  Journal of Membrane Science,  2010, 360, 202-209.  doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2010.05.018

2009

22.  Bara, J. E.; Carlisle, T. K.; Gabriel, C. J.; Camper, D.; Finotello, A.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.  Guide to CO2 Separations in Imidazolium-based Room-Temperature Ionic
Liquids.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,  2009, 48, 2739-2751.  doi:10.1021/ie8016237

21.  Bara, J. E.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.  Effect of “Free” Cation Substituent on Gas Separation Performance of Polymer—Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,  2009, 48, 4607-4610.  doi:10.1021/ie801897r

20.  Bara, J. E.; Gabriel, C.J.; Carlisle, T.K.; Camper, D.; Finotello, A.; Gin, D.L.; Noble, R.D. Gas Separations in Fluoroalkyl-functionalized Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids Using Supported Liquid Membranes. Chemical Engineering Journal,  2009, 147, 43-50. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2008.11.021

19.  Cui, L.; Bara, J. E.; Brun, Y.; Yoo, Y.; Yoon, P. J.; Paul, D. R.  Polyamide- and Polycarbonate-based Nanocomposites Prepared from Thermally Stable Imidazolium Nanoclay.  Polymer,  2009, 50, 2492-2502. doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2009.03.036

18.  Hatakeyama, E. S.; Ju, H.; Gabriel, C. J.; Lohr, J. L.; Bara, J. E.; Noble, R. D.;
Freeman, B. D.; Noble, R. D.  New Protein-resistant Coatings for Water Filtration Membranes Based on Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Polymers.  Journal of Membrane Science, 2009, 330, 104-116.  doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2008.12.049

17.  LaFrate, A. L.; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.  Diol-functionalized Imidazolium-based Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids with Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonimide) Anions that Exhibit Variable Water Miscibility.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2009, 48, 8757-8759.  doi:10.1021/ie900460r

16.  Voss, B. A.; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R.D.  Physically Gelled Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes with Enhanced CO2 Gas Transport.  Chemistry of Materials,  2009, 21, 3027-3029.  doi:10.1021/cm900726p

2008

15.  Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R.D.  Effect of Anion on Gas Separation Performance of Polymer – Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,  2008, 47, 9919-9924.  doi:10.1021/ie801019x

14.  Bara, J. E.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gin, D. L.; Noble R. D.  Improving CO2 Permeability in Polymerized Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Gas Separation Membranes through the Formation of a Solid Composite with a Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid.  Polymers for Advanced Technologies  2008, 19, 1415-1420. doi:10.1002/pat.1209

13.  Bara, J. E.; Gabriel, C. J.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Carlisle, T. K.; Lessmann, S.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.  Improving CO2 Selectivity in Polymerized Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Gas Separation Membranes through Incorporation of Polar Substituents.  Journal of Membrane Science, 2008, 321, 3-7.  doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2007.12.033 

12.  Bara, J. E.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gabriel, C. J.; Lessmann, S.; Gin, D.L.; Noble, R. D.  Synthesis and Light Gas Separations in Cross-linked Gemini Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Polymer Membranes.  Journal of Membrane Science,  2008, 316, 186-191.  doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2007.08.052

11.  Camper, D.; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D.L.; Noble, R.D. Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid – Amine Solutions: Tunable Solvents for Efficient and Reversible Capture of CO2.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,  2008, 47, 8496-8498.  doi:10.1021/ie801002m

10.  Smith, G. D.; Borodin, O.; Li, L.; Kim, H.; Liu, Q.; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.  A Comparison of Ether- and Alkyl-derivatized Imidazolium-based Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study.  Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics,  2008, 41, 6301-6312. doi:10.1039/B808303G

9.  Carlisle, T. K.; Bara, J. E.; Noble, R. D.; Gin D. L.  Interpretation of CO2 Solubility
and Selectivity in Nitrile-Functionalized Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids Using
a Group Contribution Approach.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,  2008, 47, 7005-7012.  doi:10.1021/ie8001217 

8.  Gin, D. L.; Bara, J. E.; Elliott, B. J.; Noble, R. D.  Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies for Membrane Applications.  Macromolecular Rapid Communications,  2008, 29, 367-389. doi:10.1002/marc.200700707

7.  Finotello, A.; Bara, J. E.; Narayan, S.; Camper, D.; Noble, R. D.  Ideal Gas Solubilities and Solubility Selectivities in a Binary Mixture of Room Temperature Ionic Liquids.  Journal of Physical Chemistry B,  2008, 112, 2335-2339.  doi:10.1021/jp075572l

6.  Gin, D. L.; Pecinovsky, C. S.; Bara, J. E.; Kerr, R. L.  “Functional Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Materials” chapter in Liquid Crystalline Functional Assemblies and Their Supramolecular Structures.  Structure & Bonding,  2008, 128, 181-222. doi:10.1007/430_2007_064

5.  Finotello, A.; Bara, J. E.; Camper, D.; Noble, R. D.  Room Temperature Ionic Liquids: Temperature Dependence on Gas Solubility Selectivity.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,  2008, 47, 3453-3459.  doi:10.1021/ie0704142

2007 

4.  Bara, J. E.; Lessmann, S.; Gabriel, C. J.; Hatekeyama, E. S.; Noble, R.D.; Gin, D. L.  Synthesis and Performance of Polymerizable Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Gas Separation Membranes.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,  2007, 46, 5397-5404.  doi:10.1021/ie0704492

3.  Bara, J. E.; Gabriel, C. J.; Lessmann, S.; Carlisle, T. K.; Finotello, A.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.  Enhanced CO2 Separation Selectivity in Oligo(Ethylene Glycol) Functionalized Room Temperature Ionic Liquids.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,  2007, 46, 5380-5386.  doi:10.1021/ie070437g  

2.  Bara, J. E.; Kaminski, A. K.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L. Influence of
Nanostructure on Light Gas Separations in Cross-Linked Lyotropic Liquid Crystal
Membranes.  Journal of Membrane Science,  2007, 288, 13-19.  doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2006.09.023

2006

1. Camper, D.; Bara, J. E.; Koval, C. A.; Noble, R. D. Bulk Fluid Solubility and
Membrane Feasibility of Rmim-based Room Temperature Ionic Liquids.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2006, 45, 6279-6283.  doi:10.1021/ie060177n