Education

University of British Columbia, 1976, Ph.D.

University of British Columbia, 1971, M.A.Sc.

Nanyang University, Singapore, 1968, B.Sc.

Research areas:

Biomass and fossil fuels; Spouted bed; Gas-particle system hydrodynamics, heat transfer; Hydrogen production

Dr. Jim Lim is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at UBC and a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering. His research has been focused on the fundamentals of spouting and fluidization phenomena, and the application of these technologies to environmentally friendly processes and clean energy production. His current research interests include: 1) biomass gasification with CO₂ capture in a circulating fluidized bed; 2) hydrogen production in a fluidized bed membrane reactor from steam reforming of higher hydrocarbons; 3) performance of limestone for CO₂ capture from a high-temperature/pressure reactor over many calcinations/carbonation cycles; 4) chemical looping combustion for CO₂ separation; 5) development of thin Pd-based composite membrane suitable for hydrogen separation at high temperature/pressure; 6) process modeling and simulation. He is also an active member of China-Canada Bioenergy Centre (C-CBC) and of UBC’s Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group (BBRG).