Ph.D., Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
B.S., Environmental Engineering Science, University of California, Berkeley
Teaching Areas
Alternative energy sources
Introduction to engineering
Material and energy balances
Process design and green design
Separations and mass transport
Research Interests
Sustainability and green engineering
Biomass and waste valorization
Green solvents
Critical materials
Supercritical carbon dioxide
Selected publications
Dodge, M.L., Goodhope, L., Pisacane, Q.,Tang, R., Harrill, S., LaFrance, H., Lehman-Chong, A.M., Stanzione III, J.F., Soh, L.*; Gordon, M.* Thermosets from Birch Bark: A Holistic Approach Using Green Solvents and Processes. ACS Omega. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c05162
Neefe, S.R., Carroll, M.J., Bala, A.M. & Soh, L. Recycling Binary Solvent Mixtures Using Distillation and Membrane Separations: Implications for End-of-Life Considerations. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2023; 11(33), 2445-12457.
Zyaykina, N.N., Hua, I., Soh, L., Miller, C.A., VanDermark, R.J., Donohoe, B.C., Proctor, C.R., Yip, N.Y., Wang, G. and Shah, A.D., Presence of Critical Materials in Select US Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachates. Environmental Science & Technology. 2026. 60(32), 22988-22998.
Dougher, M., Soh, L. & Bala, A.M. Techno-Economic Analysis of Interesterification for Biodiesel Production.Energy & Fuels. 2023; 37(4), 2912-2925.
Berry R.T.,Dach, E., Melhorn, J.A., Yip, N.Y., & Soh, L. Assessing the Temperature-Dependent Tunable Polarity of N,NDimethylcyclohexylamine (DMCHA) and Water Mixtures. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2022; 10(11), 3726-3734.
Tian, Y.,Xiang, J., Verni, C., Soh, L. Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Production via Ferric Sulfate Catalyzed Interesterification. Biomass and Bioenergy. 2018; 115, 82-87.
Leggieri, P.A., Senra, M.J, Soh. L. Cloud Point and Crystallization in Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester Biodiesel Mixtures with and without Additives. Fuel. 2018; 222, 243-249.
Soh, L. & Eckelman, M.J. Green Solvents in Biomass Processing. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 2016, 4(11), 5821-5837
