University of Arkansas
Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering
3202 Bell Engineering Center
Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201
Phone: (479) 575-4951
Fax: (479) 575-7926
Jamie Hestekin
Dr. Jamie Hestekin
Assessment of hazards from airborne contaminants and from fire and explosion phenomena
Dr. Hestekin’s research has been applied to the separation of ions from grape juices, biofuel cell ion removal, and the modeling and selective separation of organic acids from fermentations.
The extraction of oils and carbohydrates from algae and their ultimate production into both biodiesel and butanol
Dr. Hestekin’s research includes the extraction of oils and carbohydrates from algae and their ultimate production into both biodiesel and butanol. Projects in this area include enhancement of butyric acid fermentation with electrodeionization for continuous product separation, direct conversion of algae into butanol, the production of biodiesel from lipids using continuous supercritical methanol esterifications, and the extraction of carbohydrates and lipids from algae using mechanical disruption coupled with sonication.