Professor Masuku’s research focuses on Process Synthesis and Development; Systems Engineering and Design; and Process Intensification and Optimization. This involves development of novel equipment designs that produce dramatic process improvements including reduction in size, waste production elimination, energy consumption efficiency and process safety. Which is an essential enabling strategy for new opportunities that greatly benefit the process industries.

Professor Masuku has a vision of optimal utilization of available resources while also developing renewable energy options. This includes synthesizing sustainable processes while accounting for costs, design complexity, safety, and environmental constraints. With the drive to bring back manufacturing back to the United States, Professor Masuku’s skills and expertise in Process Synthesis provide unparalleled advantages in terms of exploring options and production pathways for new chemical processes. 

C. Cui, N.D. Vo, Y. Zhao, M. Qi, M. Xia, D. Ramkrishna, C.M. Masuku, Rigorous development and comparison of multi-dimensional reactor models encompassing the catalyst domains for steam methane reforming, Chemical Engineering Journal 496 (2024) 153581.

Y. Zhao, C. Cui, C.M. Masuku, Simulation and comparative analysis of conventional steam-methane reforming models for reactor electrification, Systems and Control Transactions 3 (2024) 111150.

C. Cui, Y. Zhao, C.M. Masuku, Evaluation of two-dimensional pseudo-homogeneous and heterogeneous modeling approaches in steam-methane reforming reactors, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 53 (2024) 739–744.

C. Cui, M. Qi, X. Zhang, J. Sun, Q. Li, A.A. Kiss, D.S.H. Wong, C.M. Masuku, M. Lee, Electrification of distillation for decarbonization: An overview and perspective, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 199 (2024) 114522.

C.M. Masuku, R.S. Caulkins, J.J. Siirola, Process decarbonization through electrification, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 44 (2024) 101011.