T. Alan Hatton

Ralph Landau Prof & Dir, Sch of Chem Engr Practice
Department
Department of Chemical Engineering
Technology Areas
Energy & Distribution: Energy Storage, Hydrocarbons, Electrochemical Devices / Environmental Engineering: Carbon Capture, Water Treatment, Sustainability & Recycling / Chemicals & Materials: Catalysis & Synthesis, Composites, Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials, Polymers, Metals, Fabrics & Textiles / Biotechnology: Biomanufacturing / Drug Discovery and Research Tools: Genomics & Proteomics / Agriculture & Food: Nutrition / Biomaterials & Bioelectronics: Medical Device Coatings / Communication Systems: Optical / Sensing & Imaging: Optical Sensing
Impact Areas
Uncharted Frontiers, Sustainable Future, Advanced Materials, Climate Stabilization, Healthy Living, Connected World

Developing advanced purification and carbon capture technologies to combat climate change and enhance water and air quality.

Background and Experience

T. Alan Hatton is the Ralph Landau Professor and the Director of the David H. Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice at MIT. His work focuses on the development of purification technologies of various kinds for use with air, water, and other substances. As part of the MIT Energy Initiative, he co-directs the Center for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage. 

The Hatton Research Group at MIT focuses primarily on the development of electrochemical processes to facilitate chemical separations and to mediate the transformation of captured waste to useful commodity chemicals.

Technologies

Electrochemically Responsive Heterogeneous Catalysis Using Redox Polymer/Conducting Fibers Hybrids

Technology / Case number: #17438
T. Alan Hatton / Jie Wu / Xianwen Mao / Wenda Tian / Gregory C Rutledge
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials
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