Keywords: biomass; pyrolysis; upgrading;biofuels Expertise: Technical Director EBRI, Aston University Expertise on biomass to fuels and chemicals by thermal processing, especially fast pyrolysis. Contact: Website: https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/tony-bridgwater
Keywords: NMR spectroscopy; surface characterisation; advanced materials; organic-inorganic interfaces; host-guest interactions Expertise: My expertise is in the development of solid-state NMR spectroscopy, with the aim to better understand some of the intricacies of materials science. In particular, my research involves determining the atomic-scale structures of surfaces and interfaces, as well…
Keywords: Biorefining Biofuels Process intensification Photocatalysis Catalyst manufacturing Expertise: I am a member of the Process Intensification Group and my research focus on heterogeneous catalysis and reaction engineering. My main interest is gaining a fundamental understanding of the synthesis processes for catalytic materials and how to translate that into optimal catalyst activity and…
Keywords: Enzymes Metalloproteins Protein engineering Hydrogen Hydrogenases Expertise: My expertise is in protein biochemistry and enzymatic catalysis. Within this field, I have a keen interest in the discovery of novel enzymes, in protein engineering and in enzyme characterisation. This requires a broad spectrum of experimental techniques including: recombinant protein expression…
Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis volatile organic compounds elimination and biomass waste polymers municipal solid waste conversion environmentally friendly fuels Expertise: Maria, who is originally from Romania and has more than 37 years’ experience in teaching and research, came to Teesside University in January 2007. After leaving Romania in 1999, where she,…
Keywords: XPS STM Surface science Photocatalysis Carbon Expertise: Surface Chemistry:Interested in the fundamental surface processes that underlie phenomena such as catalysis, corrosion and adhesion. These are influenced by many different factors and our work therefore encompasses aspects such as the elemental composition, chemistry and topography of a surface. Our expertise…
Keywords: Homogeneous catalysis C-H borylation Copper Rhodium Boron Expertise: My expertise is in homogeneous transition metal catalysis and organoboron chemistry. I have expertise developing and applying reactions using metals such as iridium and rhodium, for C-H borylation and processes involving C-H activation. More recently, my research group has focussed on…
Keywords: Continuous flow Organic synthesis Multiphasic reactions Reaction data Asymmetric catalysis Expertise: Interested in the development and application of catalytic reaction and processes, from multiphasic catalytic systems using continuous flow technology, to the design of catalysts for asymmetric reactions. Mimi Hii is currently Director of the Imperial Centre for Rapid Online Analysis…
Keywords: Enzyme engineering, Biocatalysis, Artificial metalloenzymes, Chemo-enzymatic catalysis, Thermostability Expertise: My group has expertise in the design and engineering of enzymes with an expanded reaction scope, beyond what they have naturally evolved to catalyse. We apply genetic and chemical protein modification techniques, in order to modify the functionality of enzymes.…
Keywords: Heterogeneous catalysis Cofactor regeneration NADH/NAD+ Hydrogenation Cooperative/tandem catalysis Expertise: Xiaodong has recently been appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at Lancaster University (September 2019). Prior to this, he was a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Aberdeen (2015-2019), Postdoctoral Research Associate at Heriot-Watt University, where he…
