Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Chemical and Life Science Engineering

Faculty & staff

Dr. McHugh
Dr. Mark A. McHugh
Professor
Phone: (804) 827-7031
Fax: (804) 828-3846
E-mail: mmchugh@vcu.edu
Address
601 West Main Street, Room 442
P.O. Box 843028
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3028

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1981
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1975

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Research interests

  • Polymer solution behavior at high pressures
  • Scattering phenomena in polymer solutions at high pressures
  • Supercritical fluid solvent technology

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Honors and awards

  • Kipping Visiting Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Nottingham, March 1996
  • Visiting Professor, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, May–December 1994
  • JHU Oraculum Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, fall 1992, fall 1993, spring 1994, spring 1995
  • Battelle Memorial Institute Research Award, October 1984

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Professional employment experience

  • 1999 - present: Professor, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
  • 1991 - 1999: Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
  • 1987 - 1991: Associate professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
  • 1985 - 1987: Assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
  • 1981 - 1985: Assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.
  • 1975 - 1976: Process engineer, FMC Corp., Chemical R&D, Princeton, N.J.

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Professional activities

  • ACS: Polymer Mat. Science and Eng. Division; Polymer Chem. Division
  • APS: High Polymer Physics

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Editorial advisory board

  • Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 1990 – present
  • Chemical and Engineering Data, 1998 – 2001
  • Chemical & Engineering Technology, 1998 – present

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Scientific committee member

  • Eighth International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Kyoto, Japan, November 2006
  • NSF Science and Technology Center External Advisory Board, Chemistry Department, University of North Carolina, July 2002 - April 2003
  • Fourth International Symposium on High Pressure Process Tech. & Chemical Engineering, Venice, Italy, September 2002
  • Sixth International World Congress of Chemical Engineering, High Pressure Processes, Australia, September 2001
  • Fifth International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Atlanta, April 2000
  • Fourth International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Sendai, Japan, May 1997
  • First International Symposium on Science, Engineering, Tech. of Intensive Processing, Nottingham, U.K., September 1995
  • Third International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Strasbourg, France, October 1994

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Advanced courses in supercritical fluid technology

  • “Supercritical Fluid Extraction: Principles and Practice,” a two-and-a-half day course, Boston (1990 – 2000), University of Notre Dame (1984 – 85), Battelle Northwest Laboratories in Pasco, Wash. (1985), Johns Hopkins University (1986 – 89) and at the Jysk Institute, Denmark (1989); co-lecturer: V.J. Krukonis.
  • “Thermodynamics of Supercritical Fluid Systems,” a two-day course, Los Alamos, N.M., March 1997; co-lecturer: M.E. Paulaitis.
  • “Processing With Supercritical Fluids,” a one-day course presented at AIChE Meetings (1989 – 90; 1983 – 85), co-lecturer: V.J. Krukonis.

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Books authored

  • McHugh, M.A. and V.J. Krukonis, “Supercritical Fluid Extraction: Principles and Practice,” Butterworth, Stoneham, Mass., First Edition, April 1986; 2nd Edition, 512 pages, January 1994.

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Books edited

  • McHugh, M.A., ed., “Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids,” May 1991.
  • Penninger, J.M.L., Radosz, M., McHugh, M.A., and V.J. Krukonis, eds., “Symposium Proceedings on Supercritical Fluid Technology,” Elsevier Science Publishers, October 1985.

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Refereed article

  • Kostko, A.F., Lee, S.H., Liu, J., DiNoia, T.P., Kim, Y., and M.A. McHugh, “Cloud-point behavior of poly(ethylene-co-20.2 mol%-1-butene) (PEB10) in ethane and deuterated ethane and of deuterated PEB10 in pentane isomer,” Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, in press, April 2008.
  • Liu, J, Li, D., Byun, H.-S., and M.A. McHugh, “Impact of fluorine on the phase behavior of bis-p-tolyl propane in supercritical CO2, 1,1-difluoroethane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, in press, February 2008.
  • Shen, Z., Huvard, G.S., Warriner, C.S., McHugh, M.A., Banyasz, J.L., and M.K. Mishra, “CO2-assisted fiber impregnation,” Polymer, 49, 1579-1586 (2008).
  • Churchley, D., Barbu, E., Ewen, R.J., Shen, Z., Kim, Y.C., McHugh, M.A., Zhang, Z.Y., Nevell, T.G., Rees, G.D., and J. Tsibouklis, “Synthesis and characterization of low surface energy fluoropolymers as potential barrier coatings in oral care,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 84A, 994-1005 (2008).
  • Liu, J., Li, D., Byun, H.S., and M.A. McHugh, “Impact of fluorine on the phase behavior of bisphenol-type compounds in supercritical CO2, 1,1-difluoroethane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 47, 524-529 (2008).
  • Byun, H.-S. and M.A. McHugh, “High pressure phase behavior of poly[isopropyl acrylate] and poly[isopropyl methacrylate] in supercritical fluid (SCF) solvent and SCF solvent + cosolvent mixtures,” Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 41, 482-491 (2007).
  • Liu, J., Spraul, B.K., Topping, C., Smith Jr., D.W., and M.A. McHugh, “Effect of hexafluoroisopropylidene on perfluorocyclobutyl aryl ether copolymer solution behavior in supercritical CO2 and propane,” Macromolecules, 40, 5973-5977 (2007).
  • Shen, Z., Thompson, B.E., and M.A. McHugh, “Electrospinning in near-critical CO2,” Macromolecules, 39, 8553-8555 (2006).
  • Shen, Z., Li, D., Kim, Y., and M.A. McHugh, “Solubility of pyrazine and its derivatives in supercritical carbon dioxide,” Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 51, 2056-2064 (2006).
  • Liu, J., Kim, Y.C., and M.A. McHugh, “Phase behavior of the vanillin-CO2 system at high pressures,” Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 39, 201-205 (2006).
  • Liu, J., Kim, Y.C., and M.A. McHugh, “Phase behavior of diisobutyl adipate-carbon dioxide mixtures,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, 248, 44-49 (2006).
  • Wright, M.E., Gorish, C.E., Shen, Z., and M.A. McHugh, “5-Dichloro-1-(ROSO2)benzene [R = C6H5, C6F5, and CH2(CF2)4H]: Synthesis, molecular structure, and solubility in supercritical CO2,” Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 127, 330-336 (2006).
  • Kostko, A.F., McHugh, M.A., and J.H. van Zanten, “Coil-coil interactions for poly(dimethyl siloxane) in compressible supercritical CO2,” Macromolecules, 39, 1657-1659 (2006).
  • Shen, Z., Lott, K.M., Wright, M.E., and M.A. McHugh, “Impact of configuration and fluorination on the solubility of octyl ester benzoate dimers in CO2,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, 238, 210-219 (2005).
  • DiNoia, T.P, Park, I.-H, McHugh, M.A., and J.H. van Zanten, “Observation of polymer chain contraction near the overlap concentration,” Macromolecules, 38, 9393-9395 (2005).
  • Li, D., M.A. McHugh, M.A., and J.H. van Zanten, “Density induced phase separation in poly(ethylene-co-1-butene)-dimethyl ether solutions,” Macromolecules, 38, 2837-2843 (2005).
  • Shen, Z., McHugh, M.A., Smith, D.W., Abayashinghe, N.K., and J. Jin, “Impact of hexafluoroisopropylidene on the solubility of aromatic-based polymers in supercritical fluids,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 97, 1736-1743 (2005).
  • Kermis, T.W., Li, D., Guney-Altay, O., Park, I.-H., van Zanten, J.H., and M.A. McHugh, “High-pressure dynamic light scattering of poly(ethylene-co-1-butene) in ethane, propane, butane, and pentane at 130°C and kilobar pressures,” Macromolecules, 37, 9123-9131 (2004).
  • Baradie, B., Shoichet, M.S., Shen, Z., McHugh, M.A., Hong, L., Wang, Y., Johnson, J.K., Beckman, E.J., and R.M. Enick, “Synthesis and solubility of linear poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-vinyl acetate) in dense CO2: Experimental and molecular modeling results,” Macromolecules, 37, 7799-7807 (2004).
  • Shen, Z., McHugh, M.A., Lott, K.M., and M.E. Wright, “Solubility of semi-fluorinated and nonfluorinated alkyl dichlorobenzoates in supercritical CO2,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, 216, 1-12 (2004).
  • Shen, Z., Sandhu, G., Li, D., Bara, C.E., Waldrup, S.B., Siddiqui, S., Dillon, C.R., MacIver, B.K., and M.A. McHugh, “Solubility of chemical warfare agent simulants in supercritical carbon dioxide: Experiments and Modeling,” Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 30, 273-280 (2004).
  • McHugh, M.A., “Solubility of polymers in supercritical CO2,” in Green Chemistry Using Liquid and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, J.M. DeSimone and W. Tumas, Eds., Oxford University Press, pg 125-133, 8 January 2004.
  • Li, D. and McHugh, M.A., “Solubility behavior of ethyl cellulose in supercritical fluid solvents,” Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 28, 225-231 (2004).
  • Li, D. and McHugh, M.A., “Limited polysulfone solubility in supercritical fluid (SCF) solvent + cosolvent mixtures,” Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 28, 79-83 (2004).
  • Lesemann, M., Nathan, H., DiNoia, T.P., Kirby, C.F., McHugh, M.A., van Zanten, J.H., and M.E. Paulaitis, “Self-assembly at high pressures: SANS study of the effect of pressure on microstructure of C8E5 micelles in water,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 42, 6425-6430 (2003).
  • Li, D., Shen, Z., McHugh, M.A., Tsibouklis, J., and E. Barbu, “Solubility of poly (perfluoromonoitaconates) and poly (perfluorodiitaconates) in supercritical CO2,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 42, 6499-6504 (2003).
  • DiNoia, T.P., van Zanten, J.H., Kline, S.R., Garach-Domech, A., McHugh, M.A., Wright, P.J., and L.J. Fetters, “Impact of supercritical fluid solvent quality on polymer conformation in semidilute solutions: SANS data for poly (ethylene-co-1-butene) in dimethyl ether to kilobar pressures,” Macromolecules, 36, 7372-7378 (2003).
  • Wright, M.E., Lott, K.M., Shen, Z., and M.A. McHugh, “Synthesis of fluorinated and hydrocarbon ester functionalized poly(p-phenylenes) and their solubility in supercritical fluids,” Macromolecules, 36, 2242-2247 (2003).
  • Shen, Z., McHugh, M.A., Xu, J., MacPhearson, H., Kilic, S., Mesiano, A., Bane, S., Karnikas, C., Beckman, E., and R. Enick, “CO2-solubility of oligomers and polymers that contain the carbonyl group,” Polymer, 44, 1491-1498 (2003).
  • McHugh, M.A., Garach-Domech, A., Park, I.H., Barbu, E., Graham, P., and J. Tsibouklis, “Impact of fluorination and side-chain length on poly(methylpropenoxyalkylsiloxane) and poly(alkyl methacrylate) solubility in supercritical carbon dioxide,” Macromolecules, 35, 6479-6482 (2002).
  • Lee, S.-H. and M.A. McHugh, “Phase behavior of 4-methoxyphenyl acetic acid in carbon dioxide,” Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 47, 792-795 (2002).
  • Garach-Domech, A., Rock, D., Sandhu, G., Russell, J., McHugh, M.A., and B.K. MacIver, “Phase behavior of diethyl methylphosphonate and 2-chloroethyl methyl sulfide in supercritical carbon dioxide,” Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 47, 984-986 (2002).
  • McHugh, M.A., Park, I.-H., Ren, Y., Reisinger, J.J., Lodge, T.P., and M.A. Hillmyer, “Solubility of CF2-modified polybutadiene and polyisoprene in supercritical carbon dioxide,” Macromolecules, 35, 4653-4657 (2002).
  • McHugh, M.A., Wang, J.D., and F.S. Mandel, “Supercritical fluid processing of polymeric materials,” in “Supercritical Fluid Technology in Materials Science: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications,” Y.-P. Sun, ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., 227-254 (2002).
  • Conway, S.E., Lim, J.S., McHugh, M.A., Wang, J.D., and F.S. Mandel, “Phase behavior of a semi-crystalline polyester resin in supercritical fluid (SCF) solvents and solvent mixtures: Implications for SCF processing,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 81, 2642-2648 (2001).
  • Conway, S.E., Byun, H.-S., McHugh, M.A., Wang, J.D., and F.S. Mandel, “Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) solution behavior in supercritical CO2, CHF3, and CHClF2,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 80, 1155-1161 (2001).
  • Byun, H.-S. and M.A. McHugh, “Impact of 'free' monomer concentration on the phase behavior of supercritical carbon dioxide-polymer mixtures,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 39, 4658-4662 (2000).
  • Byun, H.-S., Kim, K., and M.A. McHugh, “Phase behavior and modeling of supercritical carbon dioxide-organic acid mixtures,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 39, 4580-4587 (2000).
  • DiNoia, T.P., Kirby, C.F., van Zanten, J.H., and M.A. McHugh, “SANS study of polymer-supercritical fluid solutions: Transitions from liquid to supercritical fluid solvent quality,” Macromolecules, 33, 6321-6329 (2000).
  • DiNoia, T.P., Conway, S.E., Lim, J.-S., and M.A. McHugh, “Solubility of vinylidene fluoride polymers in supercritical CO2 and halogenated solvents,” Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 38, 2832-2840 (2000).
  • Byun, H.-S., DiNoia, T.P., and M.A. McHugh, “High pressure densities of ethane, pentane, pentane-d12, 25.5 wt% ethane in pentane-d12, 2.4 wt% deuterated poly(ethylene-co-butene) (PEB) in ethane, 5.3 wt% hydrogenated PEB in pentane, 5.1 wt% hydrogenated PEB in pentane-d12, and 4.9 wt% hydrogenated PEB in pentane-d12 + 23.1 wt% ethane,” Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 45, 810-814 (2000).
  • Beyer, C., Oellrich, L.R., and M.A. McHugh, “Effect of copolymer composition and solvent polarity on the phase behavior of mixtures of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) with cyclopentane and cyclopentene,” Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 71, 1306-1310 (1999) also in Chemical Engineering Technology, 23, 592 (2000).
  • Mertdogan, C.A., McHugh, M.A., and W.H. Tuminello, “Cosolvency effect of SF6 on the solubility of poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-19 mol% hexafluoropropylene) in supercritical CO2 and CHF3,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 74, 2039-2045 (1999).
  • Lora, M. and M.A. McHugh, “Phase behavior and modeling of the poly(methyl methacrylate)-CO2-methyl methacrylate system,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, 157, 285-297 (1999).
  • Lora, M., Rindfleisch, F., and M.A. McHugh, “Influence of the alkyl tail on the solubility of poly(alkyl acrylates) in ethylene and CO2 at high pressures: Experiment and Modeling,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 73, 1979-1991 (1999).
  • Lora, M., Lim, J.-S, and M.A. McHugh, “Comparison of the solubility of PVF and PVDF in supercritical CH2F2 and CO2 and in CO2 with acetone, dimethyl ether, and ethanol,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 103, 2818-2822 (1999).
  • Kirby, C.F. and M.A. McHugh, “Phase behavior of polymers in supercritical fluid solvents,” Chemical Reviews, 99, 565-602 (1999).
  • McHugh, M.A., Rindfleisch, F., Kuntz, P.T., Schmaltz, C., and M. Buback, “Cosolvent effect of alkyl acrylates on the phase behavior of poly(alkyl acrylates)-supercritical CO2 mixtures,” Polymer, 39, 6049-6052 (1998).
  • Lee, S-H and M.A. McHugh, “Phase behavior of copolymer-copolymer-solvent mixtures at high pressures,” Polymer, 39, 5447-5451 (1998).
  • Mertdogan, C.A., McHugh, M.A., Barth, H.G., Walls, D.J., and W.H. Tuminello, “Supercritical fractionation of a perfluorinated copolymer,” International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, 4, 231-246 (1998).
  • DiNoia, T.P., M.A. McHugh, Cocchiaro, J.E., and J.B. Morris, “Solubility and phase behavior of PEP binder polymers in supercritical carbon dioxide,” Waste Management, 17, 151-158 (1998).
  • McHugh, M.A., Mertdogan, C.A., DiNoia, T.P., Anolick, C., Tuminello, W.H., and R. Wheland, “Impact of melting temperature on poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) solubility in supercritical fluid solvents,” Macromolecules, 31, 2252-2254 (1998).
  • Mertdogan, C.A., DiNoia, T.P., McHugh, M.A., “The impact of backbone architecture on the solubility of fluorocopolymers in supercritical CO2 and halogenated supercritical solvents: Comparison of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-22 mol% hexafluoropropylene) to poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-19 mol% hexafluoropropylene),” Macromolecules, 30, 7511-7515, (1997).
  • Kordikowski, A., DiNoia, T.D., Aguiar-Ricardo, A., Robertson, D.G., McHugh, M.A., and M. Poliakoff, “Acoustic determination of the critical surfaces in the ternary systems CO2 + CH2F2 + CF3CH2F and CO + C2H4 + CH3CHCH2 and in their Binary Subsystems,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 101, 5853-5862 (1997).
  • Buback, M., Elstner, U., Rindfleisch, F., and M.A. McHugh, “Modification of ethylene-based copolymers in near-critical water,” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 198, 1189-1196 (1997).
  • Kirby, C.F. and M.A. McHugh, “A simple method for measuring refractive index of supercritical fluids,” Review of Scientific Instruments, 68, 3150-3153 (1997).
  • Lee, S.-H. and M.A. McHugh, “Phase behavior studies with poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) at high pressures,” Polymer, 38, 1317-1322 (1997).
  • Mertdogan, C.A., Byun, H.-S., McHugh, M.A., W.H. Tuminello, “Solubility of poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-19 mol% hexafluoropropylene) in supercritical CO2 and halogenated supercritical solvents,” Macromolecules, 29, 6548-6555 (1996).
  • Rindfleisch, F., DiNoia, T.P., and M.A. McHugh, “Solubility of polymers and copolymers in supercritical CO2,” Journal of Physical Chemistry, 100, 15581-15587 (1996).
  • Lee, S.-H., Hasch, B.M. and M.A. McHugh, “Calculating copolymer solution behavior with Statistical Associating Fluid Theory,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, 117, 61-68 (1996).
  • Pratt, J.A. and M.A. McHugh, “Supercritical fluid fractionation of poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid),” Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 9, 61-66 (1996).
  • Byun, H.-S., Hasch, B.M. and M.A. McHugh, “Phase behavior and modeling of the systems CO2-acetonitrile and CO2-acrylic acid,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, 115, 179-192 (1996).
  • Byun, H.-S., Hasch, B.M., McHugh, M.A., Mähling, F.-O., Busch, M., and M. Buback, “Poly(ethylene-co-butyl acrylate) Phase behavior in ethylene compared to the poly(ethylene-co-methyl acrylate)-ethylene system and aspects of copolymerization kinetics at high pressures,” Macromolecules, 29, 1625-1632 (1996).
  • Lee, S.-H., LoStracco, M. A., and M.A. McHugh, “Cosolvent effect on the phase behavior of poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid)-butane mixtures,” Macromolecules, 29, 1349-1358 (1996).
  • Hasch, B.M., Lee, S.-H., and M.A. McHugh, “Strengths and limitations of SAFT for calculating polar copolymer-solvent phase behavior,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 59, 1107-1116 (1996).
  • Tuminello, W.H., G.T. Dee, and M.A. McHugh, “Dissolving perfluoropolymers in supercritical carbon dioxide,” Macromolecules, 28, 1506-1510 (1995).
  • Hasch, B.M. and M.A. McHugh, “Calculating poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid)-solvent phase behavior with the SAFT equation of state,” Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics, 33, 715-723 (1995).
  • Lee, S.-H., LoStracco, M.A., and M.A. McHugh, “High-pressure, molecular weight dependent behavior of (co)polymer mixtures: experiments and modeling,” Macromolecules, 27, 4652-4658 (1994).
  • McHugh, M.A., V.J. Krukonis, and J.A. Pratt, “Supercritical fractionation of polymers and copolymers,” Trends in Polymer Science, 2, 301-307 (1994).
  • LoStracco, M.A., Lee, S.-H., and M.A. McHugh, “Comparison of the effect of density and hydrogen bonding on the cloud-point behavior of poly(ethylene-co-methyl acrylate)-propane-cosolvent mixtures,” Polymer, 35, 3272-3277 (1994).
  • Hasch, B.M., Maurer, E.J., Ansanelli, L.F., and M.A. McHugh, “(Methanol+Ethene): Phase behavior and modeling with the SAFT equation of state,” Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 26, 625-640 (1994).
  • McHugh, M.A., “Copolymer solution behavior in supercritical fluids,” in “Supercritical fluids - Fundamentals for application,” NATO ASI Series E, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 273, 599-617 (1994).
  • Lee, S.-H., LoStracco, M.A., Hasch, B.M., and M.A. McHugh, “Solubility of poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) in low molecular weight hydrocarbons: Effect of copolymer concentration, solvent quality, and copolymer molecular weight,” Journal of Physical Chemistry, 98, 4055-4060 (1994).

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