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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.

Conceptual design and thermodynamic investigation of novel energy and fuel generation systems from municipal waste coupled with carbon capture and storage (2025)
Journal Article
Arifianti, Q. A. M. O., Michailos, S., Michaga, M. F. R., Rabea, K., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). Conceptual design and thermodynamic investigation of novel energy and fuel generation systems from municipal waste coupled with carbon capture and storage. Energy Nexus: Water. Food. Power, 18, Article 100460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2025.100460

Waste generation and energy demand are increasing and both require innovative energy symbiosis strategies to meet climate targets. Traditional waste-to-energy processes rely on incineration, but more efficient and sustainable solutions are needed. Th... Read More about Conceptual design and thermodynamic investigation of novel energy and fuel generation systems from municipal waste coupled with carbon capture and storage.

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. (2025). Are redox catalytic reaction rates accelerated in microdroplets on electrode surfaces?. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 29, 2321–2334. 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.

Torrefaction, carbonization and pyrolysis: Valorising woody wastes towards energy generation via solid biofuels production. (2025)
Book Chapter
Skoulou, V., & Arcelus-Arillagha, P. (2025). Torrefaction, carbonization and pyrolysis: Valorising woody wastes towards energy generation via solid biofuels production. In B. Török (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Green Chemistry (39). (Elsevier). Elsevier

To align with international policies regarding climate change, resource efficiency and environmental protection when using woody biomass wastes for energy generation, wastes need upgrading to acquire better characteristics as energy carriers. In this... Read More about Torrefaction, carbonization and pyrolysis: Valorising woody wastes towards energy generation via solid biofuels production..

An Experimental Investigation Of Optimum Conditions For Continuous Two-Stage Reclaiming Of MEA Solvent Inventories From Commercial Plants (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pokora, M., Joel, L., Ibrahim, A., Lucquiaud, M., Michailos, S., & Gibbins, J. (2024, October). An Experimental Investigation Of Optimum Conditions For Continuous Two-Stage Reclaiming Of MEA Solvent Inventories From Commercial Plants. Presented at 17th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-17), Calgary, Canada

This paper describes a series of tests to investigate the optimum conditions for continuous two-stage reclaiming of used monoethanolamine (MEA) solvent from an operating commercial plant, plus process modelling to assess the impact of fully integrate... Read More about An Experimental Investigation Of Optimum Conditions For Continuous Two-Stage Reclaiming Of MEA Solvent Inventories From Commercial Plants.

SMART - Solvent Management At Reduced Throughput – A Prototype Demonstration Plant (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Joel, L., Pokora, M., Ibrahim, A., Lucquiaud, M., Michailos, S., & Gibbins, J. (2024, October). SMART - Solvent Management At Reduced Throughput – A Prototype Demonstration Plant. Presented at 17th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-17), Calgary, Canada

It is important to verify in advance by pilot testing that amine solvents used for a post-combustion capture application can be maintained in good condition indefinitely and that emissions can be kept at acceptable levels as the solvent ages. UK perm... Read More about SMART - Solvent Management At Reduced Throughput – A Prototype Demonstration Plant.

Combined AHP-GIS methodology for floating offshore wind site selection in South Africa (2024)
Journal Article
Umoh, K., Hasan, A., & Kenjegaliev, A. (2025). Combined AHP-GIS methodology for floating offshore wind site selection in South Africa. Ocean engineering, 317, Article 120037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.120037

A sustainable approach to site selection can enhance the techno-economic feasibility of floating wind projects. This is because site selection is a multicriteria problem including technical, environmental, social, and economic factors. The issue is m... Read More about Combined AHP-GIS methodology for floating offshore wind site selection in South Africa.

A techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a new power and biomass to liquids (PBtL) configuration with negative emissions for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) (2024)
Journal Article
Rojas-Michaga, M. F., Michailos, S., Cardozo, E., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). A techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a new power and biomass to liquids (PBtL) configuration with negative emissions for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Energy Conversion and Management: X, 25, Article 100841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2024.100841

A novel configuration of the hybrid Power-and-Biomass to Liquids (PBtL) pathway for producing sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) has been developed and assessed from a techno-economic and environmental perspective. The proposed configuration can achiev... Read More about A techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a new power and biomass to liquids (PBtL) configuration with negative emissions for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Characterisation of double-sided graphene microporous layers for improved polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance (2024)
Journal Article
Ruscillo, F., Ismail, M. S., Gautama, Z. A., Nishihara, M., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). Characterisation of double-sided graphene microporous layers for improved polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 98, 576-589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.12.094

This study experimentally evaluates the effects of double-sided microporous layer coated gas diffusion layers, comparing conventional Vulcan black with graphene-based microporous layers. Key properties and fuel cell performance were analysed. The res... Read More about Characterisation of double-sided graphene microporous layers for improved polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance.

Enhancing Thermal–Hydraulic Performance in Nuclear Reactor Subchannels with Al2O3 Nanofluids: A CFD Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Sardar, M. A., Rahman, M., & Rubini, P. (2024). Enhancing Thermal–Hydraulic Performance in Nuclear Reactor Subchannels with Al2O3 Nanofluids: A CFD Analysis. Energies, 17(21), Article 5486. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17215486

In this paper, the performance of aluminum-based nanofluids with a possible application in pressurized water reactors is numerically investigated. A 605 mm long 4-rod array square (2 × 2) subchannel geometry with a uniform heat flux of 50 kW/m2 has b... Read More about Enhancing Thermal–Hydraulic Performance in Nuclear Reactor Subchannels with Al2O3 Nanofluids: A CFD Analysis.

D1.1. State of the Art Report on Industrial Symbiosis topic and its different sub areas (2024)
Report
Giacomi, . E., Anastasovski, A., Ryan, . Y., Skoulou, V., Chrabak, P., Erceg, A., & Krzeminski, P. (2025). D1.1. State of the Art Report on Industrial Symbiosis topic and its different sub areas. LIAISE COST Action

3. Evaluation: What criteria are necessary to assess the potential for Industrial Symbiosis implementation?

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Assessing the potential for Industrial Symbiosis (IS) implementation involves several critical criteria that help dete... Read More about D1.1. State of the Art Report on Industrial Symbiosis topic and its different sub areas.

Study of hydrogen liquefaction process through modelling and simulation (2024)
Thesis
Ahmad, A. (2024). Study of hydrogen liquefaction process through modelling and simulation. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4927474

Hydrogen is viewed as a promising alternative energy source to reduce dependence on conventional fuels, helping to tackle issues such as environmental challenges (climate changes) coming especially from the energy sector. Storing and delivering hydro... Read More about Study of hydrogen liquefaction process through modelling and simulation.