Radha Kishan Motkuri

About

Dr. Radha Kishan Motkuri is a senior research scientist with the PNNL Energy Processes and Materials Division. He serves as principal investigator (PI), Co-PI, and project manager in a diverse range of material chemistry and chemical security projects. He has over 19 years of experience in inorganic and materials chemistry, emphasizing nanoporous materials such as zeolites, MOFs, COFs, mesoporous silica, and porous carbon materials for potential applications, including sorption, separation, catalysis, and sensing. A few examples include adsorption cooling/refrigeration, dehumidification, CO2 capture, water cleaning, PFAS capture, sensing and remediation, Xenon/Krypton separation, polar/non-polar solvents, etc., Recent success of his projects, including a series of cooling technology development projects and PNNL’s 2017 R&D 100 Award-winning thermal vapor-compression cooling technology. Also, a new capability development for a novel, continuous and bulk production of MOFs and their composites (U.S. patent filed and licensed). His work supports the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), DOE-EM, ARPA-E, Department of State’s Chemical Security Program (CSP), and PNNL’s LDRD programs. Dr. Motkuri has published more than ~95 peer-reviewed publications (including 12 journal cover articles) with an h-index of 28. Also, Dr. Motkuri has 18 international patents, while NINE are USA patents/applications. Dr. Motkuri organized or co-organized several sessions at American Chemical Society (ACS) meetings, including Functional Porous Materials for Sustainable Energy (253rd ACS National Meeting); Porous Materials for Energy Conversion (246th ACS National Meeting), Carbon Dioxide Management (248th and 257thACS National Meeting). He is an active reviewer for many ACS, Wiley, Springer, and Elsevier journals and grants like DOE-BES and ACS-PRF. He is a editorial board member for the journals <a href=”https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/icv058i001_1246266”> Inorganic Chemistry (American Chemical Society) </a>; <a href=”https://www.journals.elsevier.com/inorganica-chimica-acta/editorial-board”> Inorganica Chimica Acta (Elsevier) </a> and <a href=”https://www.nature.com/srep/about/editorial-board”> Scientific Reports (Nature) </a>.

Research Highlights:

Adsorption Cooling 2022
https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/greener-air-conditioning-warmer-world
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/good-energy/green-air-conditioning-warming-northwest-summers/283-1a929f28-d7d0-4b69-b81f-45fff3199156
Youtube (T.V. interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGBE8dhWbA

World Water Day 2022
https://www.pnnl.gov/events/world-water-day-2022
https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/pnnl-researchers-protect-groundwater-science-based-solutions (DOE-EM website)

Motkuri on National PFAS Podcast
https://www.pnnl.gov/events/motkuri-national-pfas-podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLsCgJFag6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBUvezZ8n4o

Avoiding an Energy Cold Crunch with More Efficient Cooling (September 21, 2021)
https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/avoiding-energy-cold-crunch-more-efficient-cooling

PNNL Papers Lauded as "Noteworthy," "Superior" (August 5, 2021)
https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/pnnl-papers-lauded-noteworthy-superior

Waste Management Symposia Picks PNNL "Superior Papers"
https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/waste-management-symposia-picks-pnnl-superior-papers

Targeting the Perfect MOF Cooling Combination
https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/targeting-perfect-mof-cooling-combination
https://www.technology.org/2020/07/24/targeting-the-perfect-mof-cooling-combination/

PNNL scientists target dangerous 'forever chemicals' contaminating hundreds of U.S. sites
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/pacific-northwest-national-lab/article244315212.html

Detecting Toxic PFAS With A Chip-Sized Sensor
https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/detecting-toxic-pfas-chip-sized-sensor
https://www.wateronline.com/doc/detecting-toxic-pfas-with-a-chip-sized-sensor-0001

Nanoporous Material Nets Contaminant from Water
https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/nanoporous-material-nets-contaminant-water

Cool MOFs - Nanomaterials show promise for chillers
https://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=4440

Study Indicates Engineered Pore Environment Enhances Attachment of Refrigerants
http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/highlights/highlight.asp?sector=0&id=2782

"Dry" Method Whets Appetite for MOF Synthesis
http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/highlights/highlight.asp?id=2376

Harmonic Adsorption Recuperative Power System makes power generation less costly and more efficient
http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/highlights/highlight.asp?id=2433

Magnetic Attraction Extracts Valuable Rare Earth Elements
http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/highlights/highlight.asp?sector=0&id=2344

Molecular Mesh Catches a Chill
http://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=3735

Employment

• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  2008 - Present

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