Research group

Sustainability and Materials

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The Sustainability and Materials group uses emerging chemical technologies to address world challenges in catalysis, clean energy, carbon capture, and healthcare diagnostics.

Part of Chemistry

About

Our research covers a range of topics related to sustainability in chemical processes. These topics include:

  • carbon capture
  • utilisation and storage
  • catalytic reactions
  • efficient separation processes
  • water technologies

Our research spans the molecular and macro scales, from molecular synthesis to large-scale process modelling.

Coordination chemistry and solid-state materials also feature prominetly in our work. This includes research into nanoparticles, porous frameworks, mixed anion materials, thin films, and coatings. We use these materials to tackle problems in energy, sustainability, healthcare, and diagnostics.

People, projects and publications

People

Dr Chris Taylor PhD

ADAM Research Fellow
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Dr Darren Bradshaw

Associate Professor
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Dr Evangeline Mcshane

Doctoral Prize Research Fellow
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Dr Geoffrey Hyett

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Functional materials: photocatalysts, p-type conducivity
  • Mixed anion materials
  • Thin films and chemical vapour deposition

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Dr Jeng Yi Chong

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering

Research interests

  • Membranes
  • Separations
  • Porous materials

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Dr Mohamed Hassan- Sayed PhD, MEI, MIET, CEng, MSPE, CMgr MCMI

Associate Professor Chemical Engineering

Research interests

  • Experimental and Numerical Study of High-Pressure Adsorption and Desorption of Methane, Ethane And CO2 and Their Mixtures on Shale Gas and depleted reservoirs to Optimize the economics of recovery and storage

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Professor Peter Wells

Professor

Research interests

  • Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • Operando Spectroscopy
  • Nanoparticle Design

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Dr Rhys King

Research Fellow
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Dr Richard Knighton MChem DPhil MRSC

Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry

Research interests

  • upconversion luminescence
  • d-metals and lanthanides
  • supramolecular chemistry

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Professor Robert Raja

Prof of Materials Chemistry & Catalysis

Research interests

  • Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • Sustainable Chemistry
  • Carbon Capture Storage and Utilisation

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Our multidisciplinary research is at the forefront of sustainable chemical technologies and novel materials for energy storage and conversion
Prof of Materials Chemistry & Catalysis

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