Chemical Engineering Research Seminars

Speaker: Sanjay Lad, University of Chester

Contamination of water sources, from perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), remains a growing concern from a biological and ecological perspective. Currently, they are considered an emerging pollutant that is linked to a myriad of adverse health effects such as cancers and gastrointestinal diseases in mammals. Its presence in water is ubiquitous...

Speaker: Aydin Oryou, University of Chester

The market’s desire to find a new method to replace fossil fuels is growing and this, together with climate change on our planet are acting as a reminder to innovative contrivance methods in the future. Microalgae is a leading candidate having attracted the attention of several types of research to...

Speaker: Robert Swierczewski, University of Chester

The origins of water purification methods lie in prehistory. The first documented use of solar energy for water purification was described by the ancient Roman philosopher Lucius A. Seneca in a series of philosophical essays titled Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, published around 65AD. Ancient Romans were skilled in using solar...

Speaker: Dr Maria Sotenko, University of Chester

Over the past two decades, the concept of “sustainable development” has been widely adopted in science. Yet, the sustainable development of products and processes with limited resources and zero waste still poses a significant challenge for researchers and manufacturers. Here we propose to look at the concept of sustainable development...

Speaker: Callum Davies

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular disease (ACVD) is the leading cause of mortality globally. There are an array of risk factors for CVD. However elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), also know as “bad cholesterol” remains the gold standard risk factor. Cholesterol metabolism is maintained by a complex system set of interacting negative feedback...

Speaker: Prof Steve Wilkinson, University of Chester

Student Seminar as part of Development Week.

Speaker: Kagya Nyanin, Technical Manager, Less Common Metals Ltd

This presentation looks at the Chinese Rare Earth Industry and how Less Common Metals Ltd is working with European partners to create a supply chain for Rare Earth permanent magnets. Pilot processes will be developed for the innovative extraction, separation and transformation of rare earth elements. SecREEts pilots will focus...

Speaker: Georgios Balia, University of Chester

Since the world depends greatly on oil and gas, oil refineries and other facilities that process hydrocarbons operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to meet the demand and maximise efficiency. In order to understand how important, the efficiency of a refinery is, it is worth mentioning that...

Speaker: Various

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Air Quality Network, of which the University of Chester is a collaborator, is working with academic partners to convene this online workshop, which will bring together air quality, virology, aerosol, metrology, climate, health and built environment researchers. This meeting is being arranged at...

Speaker: Prof. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Heriot-Watt University

The Government have mandated that by 2050, the UK will cut greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero. A key technology that the UK is well placed to exploit is carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Of the variety of technologies available to decarbonise the UK Energy System, the latest modelling by...