Fred Cannon

• Professor of Environmental Engineering
• 225 Sackett Building
• University Park
• Telephone: (814) 863-8754
• FAX: (814) 863-7304
• E-mail: fcannon@psu.edu
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• Department faculty webpage
• Research webpage

Keywords:

• Carbon Compounds
• Chemistry (Environmental)
• Chemistry (Surface)
• Environmental Engineering
• Foundries
• Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)
• Odor Management or Removal
• Perchlorate
• Physical and Chemical Adsorption
• Pollution Prevention
• Water Resources
• Water Treatment

Active Research Projects:

• Arsenic Removal by Iron-Modified Activated Carbon
• Arsenic Removal from Water with Iron-Tailored Activated Carbon: Fundamental Redox Characterization
• Enhancing End-of-Tap Activated Carbon with Nanofibers
• Evaluation of Modified Media for Treatment of Perchlorate and Arsenic
• Moving to Sustainability: Improving and Valuing Materials Flow in the Metal Casting Industry
• Reclaiming Waste Green Sand in Foundries
• Reclaming Waste Green Sand in Foundries with Novel Ultrasonic-Cavitation Cleaning of Sand
• Reducing ion exchange treatment costs by up to 40% using tailored activated carbon

Completed Research Projects:

• A Technology Evaluation from Groundwater Remediation at Camp Edward, Massachusetts Military Reservation
• Adapting Tailored Activated Carbon for End-of-Tap Applications
• Arsenic removal techniques: via activated carbon that is tailored with organic Carboxyl-Iron complexes
• Arsenic treatment solutions for very small systems: arsenic removal with activated carbon that is tailored with organic Corboxyl-metal complexes that perform at neutral pH
• Carbon Comparison Test Matrix
• Characterization of Volatiles that are Thermally Decomposed from Core Binders and Green Sand via TGA-MS, Curie-Point Pyrolysis-GC-FIC, and TGA-Capture-GC-FID
• Chlorofrom isotherms for preloaded activated carbons
• Concurrent removal of perchlorate, trichloroethylene, and dibromochloropentane from groundwater with tailored activated carbon
• Continuing the Tailoring of Activated Carbon for Odorant Removal (#4)
• Demonstration Round 3: Organic monomer tailoring of granular activated carbon to remove perchlorate at Redlands, California
• Demonstration-scale testing: organic monomer tailoring of granular activated carbon to remove perchlorate and nitrate at Redlands, California
• Develop Mesoporous Carbon Media for Analytical Chromatography
• Diminishing Materials Use and Air Pollutants in Foundries Via An Integrated Advanced Oxidation Process: Characterization of Material and Pollutants at The Nano-Scale
• Enhancing Cincinnati, Ohio Reactivaed GAC for Protecting Against Organic Spills and Removing Disinfection by Product
• Enhancing the Reactivation of Granular Activated Carbon in a Manner that Improves Sorption
• Exploring Granulated Activated Carbons for Odorant Control
• Fundamentals of a Novel Advanced Oxidation Process for Foundries that Improves Green Sand Performance and Diminishes Air Emissions
• Innovative arsenic removal onto activated carbon that is preloaded with organic-iron complexes - Phase II
• Innovative arsenic removal onto activated carbon that is preloaded with surfactant-ion complexes
• Investigation of Methods for Perchlorate Destruction in Aqueous Waste Streams: Phase 2 Work Plan
• Investigation of Methods of Perchlorate Destruction in Aqueous Waste Streams (PHASE III)
• Novel Tailoring of Granular Activated Carbon for Removing Taste and Odor Compounds from Drinking Water
• Penn State Interface with Norit Americas, Inc. in Testing Commercial Norit Pacs Relative to Their Ability to Remove C-MIB
• Reducing Foundry Emissions and Green Sand Waste Via Integrated Advanced Oxidation Underwater Plasma Processing
• Tailored activated carbon capacity to adsorb targeted organic species
• Tailoring Granular Activated Carbon for Enhanced Removal of MIB and Other Odorants from Water