Bioenergy research activities at School of Engineering at the University of Hull. Dr. Chunfei Wu

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1 Bioenergy research activities at School of Engineering at the University of Hull Dr. Chunfei Wu 1

2 Contents 1. Background 2. Research activities by academics/topics 2

3 1. Background Key bioenergy-related research activities are carried out in Chemical Engineering at the University of Hull. Chemical Engineering is a new department at Hull University, having about 12 academic staff. 3

4 2. Bioenergy research activities Biomass pyrolysis and gasification Bio-oil production and upgrading Syngas tar conversion Hydrogen production from catalytic steam reforming of bio-ethanol Biodiesel production Catalyst/material development for bioprocessing 4

5 Novel low energy plasma/catalytic gas cleaning process to deliver high quality syngas from the gasification of waste biomass Prof. Meihong Wang & Dr. Chunfei Wu EPSRC Grand Challenge on Bio-Energy: EP/M013162/1 University of Leeds University of Liverpool University of Hull University of Surrey 5

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7 Feasibility study of ultrasoundenhanced catalytic esterification of pyrolysis bio-oil Dr. Chunfei Wu and Prof. Jiawei Mi SuperGen Bioenegy Hub small project Pressure control using N 2 P T Ultrasound generator control & feedback Special sonotrode Feedstock and catalyst Heater & temperature control 7

8 Upgrading of bio-oil produced from biomass pyrolysis Dr. Chunfei Wu Royal Society International Exchange Scheme Collaborated with Prof. Dekui Shen (Southeast University) 1) Develop advanced Ni-Mo- or Co-Mo- based catalysts using carbon nanotubes as supports, which will be produced from waste plastics 2) Test the developed catalyst using a batch hydrothermal reactor 3) Enhance oxygen removal from the crude pyrolysis oil using the advanced catalysts and at optimized process conditions e.g. temperature and pressure 4) Reduce coke formation on the surface of the reacted catalyst 8

9 Dr. Sharfi Zein Maximizing the Real Value of Lignin (MaRVeL) BBSRC funded project in collaboration with Warwick University, Imperial College London, University of St Andrews and Glasgow University Enhancing environmental resilience & energy security by developing efficient novel methods for converting palm oil waste to biodiesel and fertiliser Newton Fund British Council funded project collaboration with Malaysia Preparation and characterization of calcium phosphate cement reinforced with biofunctionalized carbon nanotubes for medical application British Council 9

10 Dr. Xuebin Ke High performance Ceramic Nanofibre Membranes for Bioseparation and Bioprocessing Fabricating porous materials for sustainable processes. Study involves synthesis, characterisation, catalysis and separation of porous materials. Production of chemicals from cellulose Xuebin Ke, Xingguang Zhang, Jian Zhao, Sarina Sarina, John Barry, Huaiyong Zhu, Selective reductions using visible light photocatalysts of supported gold nanoparticles, Green Chem. 2013, 15, Huaiyong Zhu, Xuebin Ke, Xuzhuang Yang, Sarina Sarina, Hongwei Liu, Reduction of nitroaromatic compounds on supported gold nanoparticles by visible and ultraviolet light, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, Lina Wang, Jan Zhang, Lixiong Zhang, Song Xue, William O. S. Doherty, Ian M. O Hara, Xuebin Ke, Sustainable conversion of cellulosic biomass to chemicals under visible-light irradiation, RSC Adv. 2015, 5,

11 Dr. Vassiliki Skoulou Thermochemical treatment (pyrolysis and gasification) of foodforest waste, lignocellulosic and biomass, fossil fuels and waste for bioenergy-biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials production. Michopoulos, A., Skoulou, V., Voulgari, V., Tsikaloudaki, A., Kyriakis, N.A. The exploitation of biomass for building space heating in Greece: Energy, Environmental and Economical Considerations, Environmental Protection and Management, 2014;78: Skoulou, V.K*, Zabaniotou, A.A. Co-gasification of crude glycerol with agro biomass for enhanced syngas production. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2013; 99, Skoulou, V.K.*, Manara, P., Zabaniotou, A.A. H 2 enriched fuels from copyrolysis of crude glycerol with biomass. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2012; 97:

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