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FOOD, ENERGY & WATER
LABORATORY FOR SUSTAINABILITY 

"Our mission is to study and develop integrated  technologies for producing sustainable food & feed products, fuels, chemicals, and potable freshwater for our future generations"

 

"Our ultimate goal is not to simply feed our curiosity. We thrive in creating, studying and developing technologies that are part of conceptual systems, which are optimized for environmental sustainability and economical profitability. We hope our holistic research approach can offer a clear difference to our society."

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Ana Rita C. Morais

FEWLS Principal Investigator 

FEWLS Areas of Focus

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Research

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Education

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Outreach

Our Laboratory

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The University of Kansas - C&PE

At The University of Kansas, world renowned faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative teaching and research prepare students to solve problems and positively impact the world.

Institutional Affiliations

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CEBC

At the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC), we know that changing how chemicals are manufactured can make a world of difference.  

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WISE

At the Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering (WISE), we focus on solutions that can be applied to real world issues, while promoting the societal, economic, and environmental benefits of sustainable and green engineering.

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EARTH

EARTH is founded on four ERC pillars: convergent research, impact and belonging, engineering workforce development, and innovation ecosystem, which will impact the engineering and scientific communities, the HVACR industry, and society.

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Principal Investigator

Ana Rita C. Morais, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Deputy-Director of the Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering
Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
The University of Kansas

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Highlighted Publications

Development of an ammonia pretreatment that creates synergies between biorefineries and advanced biomass logistics models

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Ana Rita C Morais, Jian Zhang, Hui Dong, William G Otto, Thapelo Mokomele, David Hodge, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce E Dale, Rafal M Lukasik, Leonardo da Costa Sousa

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Green Chemistry, 2022, 24, 4443 - 4462

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In 2022 HOT Article Collection from RSC Green Chemistry

Work highlighted in the issue front cover

Thank You to Our Sponsors

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