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Creating a low carbon, environmentally sustainable and socially just value chain for rare earth magnets. Final Report, Project 1008431 (2025)
Report
Wadhawan, J., Lawrence, N., McNeice, D., Dias, D., Martin, F., Smith, L., Winter, T., Van Alstine, J., Busch, J., Izod, W., & Tucker, B. (2025). Creating a low carbon, environmentally sustainable and socially just value chain for rare earth magnets. Final Report, Project 1008431. Innovate UK

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The Project aimed to explore the potential effectiveness of socio-economic extended input-output modelling and to explore the possible overall impacts of potential interventions across the rare earth magnet value chain to decrease... Read More about Creating a low carbon, environmentally sustainable and socially just value chain for rare earth magnets. Final Report, Project 1008431.

Maximising E-waste leachate adsorption: multi-component isotherm models and mechanisms with scalable mesoporous sugarcane bagasse-derived biochar (2025)
Journal Article
Al-Gailani, A., Bongosia, J. G., Hornsby, K., & Taylor, M. J. (2025). Maximising E-waste leachate adsorption: multi-component isotherm models and mechanisms with scalable mesoporous sugarcane bagasse-derived biochar. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 75, Article 107979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107979

Heavy metal contamination is a primary environmental and health concern contributing to organ damage, neurological disorders and developmental issues. Adsorption is an efficient, cost-effective method for removing heavy metals from contaminated water... Read More about Maximising E-waste leachate adsorption: multi-component isotherm models and mechanisms with scalable mesoporous sugarcane bagasse-derived biochar.

Are redox catalytic reaction rates accelerated in microdroplets on electrode surfaces? (2025)
Journal Article
Lawrence, N. S., & Wadhawan, J. D. (online). Are redox catalytic reaction rates accelerated in microdroplets on electrode surfaces?. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-025-06283-4

Homogeneous redox catalysis within electrochemically supported microdroplets immobilised on an electrode surface and bathed by an immiscible electrolyte solution is characterised using finite difference numerical methods, after conformal transformati... Read More about Are redox catalytic reaction rates accelerated in microdroplets on electrode surfaces?.

Editorial: Current Advances in Fuel Cell Technology (2025)
Journal Article
Rosli, M. I., & Ismail, M. S. (2025). Editorial: Current Advances in Fuel Cell Technology. Energies, 18(8), https://doi.org/10.3390/en18081950

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Fuel cell technology is a significant contributor to the global push towards clean energy, offering high efficiency and low emissions ideal for applications such as electric vehicles and stationary power systems. This Special Issue of... Read More about Editorial: Current Advances in Fuel Cell Technology.

A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study (2025)
Journal Article
Rabea, K., Michailos, S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 124, 140-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.03.441

Hydrogen is projected to be a major contributor to the renewable and sustainable energy mix in the near future. Among the different routes of hydrogen production, the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) approach has gained much interest... Read More about A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study.

A Performance Modeling Study for Zero Fossil CO2 Stack Operation and Solvent Thermal Reclaiming in Post-Combustion Capture Industrial Applications (2025)
Journal Article
Michailos, S., Lucquiaud, M., Benz, A. D., Mullen, D., Elliott, W., & Gibbins, J. (2025). A Performance Modeling Study for Zero Fossil CO2 Stack Operation and Solvent Thermal Reclaiming in Post-Combustion Capture Industrial Applications. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 64(13), 7100–7114. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c04530

Post-combustion capture (PCC) of CO2 is widely recognized as the most mature technology to mitigate CO2 emissions from existing fossil fuel-based power plants and industrial sources, and successful deployment will predominantly rely on the ability of... Read More about A Performance Modeling Study for Zero Fossil CO2 Stack Operation and Solvent Thermal Reclaiming in Post-Combustion Capture Industrial Applications.

A comprehensive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a power to ammonia process (2025)
Journal Article
Cuevas-Castillo, G. A., Michailos, S., Hughes, K., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). A comprehensive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a power to ammonia process. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments an international journal, 76, Article 104278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2025.104278

Ammonia is currently produced through H2 derived from fossil sources and hereby alternative low carbon ammonia routes are essential for mitigating emissions. The present study for the first time investigates the feasibility of the whole supply chain... Read More about A comprehensive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a power to ammonia process.

Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of power-to-formic acid production using direct air capture and green hydrogen (2025)
Journal Article
Cuevas-Castillo, G. A., Michailos, S., Hughes, K., Ingham, D., Navarro-Pineda, F., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of power-to-formic acid production using direct air capture and green hydrogen. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 26, Article 100929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2025.100929

The chemical industry is responsible for a significant portion of global carbon emissions. Defossilising the chemical industry is crucial for achieving climate change targets. Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) has emerged as a promising alternativ... Read More about Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of power-to-formic acid production using direct air capture and green hydrogen.

Comparative analysis and optimization of performance of air-breathing and conventional PEM fuel cells (2025)
Journal Article
Abdulrahman, F., Ismail, M. S., & Sarathy, S. M. (2025). Comparative analysis and optimization of performance of air-breathing and conventional PEM fuel cells. Fuel, 390, Article 134723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134723

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are a critical part of the energy transition as they can be sustainably powered by hydrogen fuel. They have gained significant attention recently due to their compact design and simplified system, whic... Read More about Comparative analysis and optimization of performance of air-breathing and conventional PEM fuel cells.

Noise Attenuation Using Acoustic Resonators: A Multifactorial Investigation and Characterisation of Performance Factors (2025)
Thesis
Houston, B. (2025). Noise Attenuation Using Acoustic Resonators: A Multifactorial Investigation and Characterisation of Performance Factors. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5132751

Unwanted or harmful sound is considered noise. If not addressed, it can cause psychological and physiological harm and have detrimental effects on structures and machinery. Despite the widespread use of acoustic resonators for noise reduction, there... Read More about Noise Attenuation Using Acoustic Resonators: A Multifactorial Investigation and Characterisation of Performance Factors.