Phillip Savage
Department Head and Walter L. Robb Family Chair of Chemical Engineering
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121D Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
University Park, PA - pes15@psu.edu
- 814-867-5876
Research Summary
Chemical reaction kinetics, algae biofuel, catalysis, sustainability, supercritical fluids.
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Most Recent Publications
Influence of Metal Salts on the Hydrolysis of Postconsumer Poly(ethylene Terephthalate)
Patrícia Pereira, Willem Slear, Peter M. Guirguis, Phillip E. Savage, Christian W. Pester, 2025, ACS ES and T Engineering on p. 1140-1148
General component additivity, reaction engineering, and machine learning models for hydrothermal liquefaction
Peter Guirguis, Phillip Savage, 2025, RSC Sustainability on p. 1788-1799
Understanding PET Hydrolysis via Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Experimental Investigation
Shuangxiu Ma, Patrícia Pereira, C Pester, Phillip Savage, Bhavik Bakshi, Li Lin, 2025, Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Renewable Fuels and Chemical Recycling of Plastics via Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Phillip E. Savage, 2024, Accounts of Chemical Research on p. 3386-3396
Fast hydrolysis for chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Patrícia Pereira, Willem Slear, Angelo Testa, Kevin Reasons, Peter Guirguis, Phillip E. Savage, Christian W. Pester, 2024, RSC Sustainability on p. 1508-1514
Review and assessment of models for predicting biocrude yields from hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass
Peter M. Guirguis, Mahadevan Subramanya Seshasayee, Bita Motavaf, Phillip E. Savage, 2024, RSC Sustainability on p. 736-756
Acid catalyst screening for hydrolysis of post-consumer PET waste and exploration of acidolysis
Patrícia Pereira, Phillip E. Savage, Christian W. Pester, 2024, Green Chemistry on p. 1964-1974
Reflections on Twelve Years with I&EC Research
Phillip E. Savage, 2023, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research on p. 21883-21884
Announcing the 2023 Class of Influential Researchers - Asia and Pacific
Phillip E. Savage, 2023, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research on p. 20471-20472
Hydrothermal liquefaction of starch using homogeneous and heterogeneous co-catalysts
Xin Ding, Seshasayee Mahadevan Subramanya, Yuqi Wang, Phillip E. Savage, 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal
Most-Cited Papers
Hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge under isothermal and fast conditions
Lili Qian, Shuzhong Wang, Phillip E. Savage, 2017, Agricultural Wastes on p. 27-34
Synergistic and Antagonistic Interactions during Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Soybean Oil, Soy Protein, Cellulose, Xylose, and Lignin
Jianwen Lu, Zhidan Liu, Yuanhui Zhang, Phillip E. Savage, 2018, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering on p. 14501-14509
Hydrothermal Reactions of Biomolecules Relevant for Microalgae Liquefaction
Shujauddin M. Changi, Julia L. Faeth, Na Mo, Phillip E. Savage, 2015, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research on p. 11733-11758
Oil from plastic via hydrothermal liquefaction: Production and characterization
Mahadevan Subramanya Seshasayee, Phillip E. Savage, 2020, Applied Energy
Trash to Treasure: From Harmful Algal Blooms to High-Performance Electrodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Xinghua Meng, Phillip E. Savage, Da Deng, 2015, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 12543-12550
A quantitative kinetic model for the fast and isothermal hydrothermal liquefaction of Nannochloropsis sp.
David C. Hietala, Julia L. Faeth, Phillip E. Savage, 2016, Agricultural Wastes on p. 102-111
Fast and isothermal hydrothermal liquefaction of sludge at different severities: Reaction products, pathways, and kinetics
Lili Qian, Shuzhong Wang, Phillip E. Savage, 2020, Applied Energy
Modeling the effects of microalga biochemical content on the kinetics and biocrude yields from hydrothermal liquefaction
James D. Sheehan, Phillip E. Savage, 2017, Agricultural Wastes on p. 144-150
Effect of Process Variables on Food Waste Valorization via Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Bita Motavaf, Phillip E. Savage, 2021, ACS ES and T Engineering on p. 363-374
Synergistic interactions during hydrothermal liquefaction of plastics and biomolecules
Mahadevan Subramanya Seshasayee, Phillip E. Savage, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
News Articles Featuring Phillip Savage
Aug 24, 2023
Douglas Wolfe named AVP for Research, director of strategic initiatives
Douglas E. Wolfe has been named the new associate vice president for Research, director of strategic initiatives (AVPR-SI) within the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (OSVPR) at Penn State, effective Sept. 18.
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Jul 26, 2022
Interim associate vice president for research named
Phillip Savage, currently the head of Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named interim associate vice president for research and director of strategic initiatives in the Penn State Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (OSVPR), effective Aug. 22.
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