Research Overview
Turning Mechanisms and Data into Optimised Real-World Systems!
Our research focuses on developing and applying predictive modelling and model-based optimisation frameworks to gain insight into, and improve the design and operation of chemical, environmental, biological and biomedical systems.

Research Topics
Chemical & Environmental Systems

Packed Bed
Catalytic Reaction, Absorption, Stripping

Pressure Swing Adsorption
Hydrogen Purification, Air Separation, Gas separation

Electrolysis
Hydrogen Production, Oxygen Production, Ammonia Recovery

Autothermal Reforming
Syngas Production

Crystallisation
Resource Recovery, Pharmaceutical Production

Membrane Distillation
Desalination, Recovery of Volatile Compounds, Wastewater Treatment

Rotating Packed Bed
Carbon Capture, Distillation

Scrubber
Air Pollution Control, Removal of Acidic Gases, Off-gas Treatment

Biopolar Membrane Electrodialysis
Organic Acid Recovery, Wastewater Valorisation

Steam Methane Reforming
Syngas Production

Reverse Electrodialysis
Power Generation, Energy Recovery

Forward Osmosis
Desalination, Wastewater Treatment

Cryogenic Gas
Cryogenic Transport, Boil-off Gas

Swirl Furnace
Combustion, Cofiring

Electrified Reactor
Reforming, Shift Reaction

Gas Separation Membrane
Carbon Capture, Air Separation, Natural Gas Sweetening

Pressure Retarded Osmosis
Power Generation, Energy Recovery

Reverse Osmosis
Desalination, Wastewater Treatment, Chemical Concentration & Purification

Depolymerisation
Plastic Recycleing, Waste-to-Chemical Conversion

Heat-not-Burn Device
Aerosol Generation, Cigaretts

Dry Reforming of Methane
Syngas Production

Membrane Contactor
Ultrapure Water Production, Carbon Capture, Ammonia Recovery

Nanofiltration
Selective Ion Separation, Lithium Recovery, Pretreatment for Desalination
Biomedical & Biochemical Systems

Thrombolysis
Acute Ischaemic Stroke Treatment

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Cardiopulmonary Life Support

Gene Amplification
Molecular Diagnostics, Biosensors

Thrombectomy
Ischaemic Stroke Treatment

Stent Graft
Cardiovarscular Treatment

3D Printed Drug
Personalised Drug Delivery

Thrombosis
Aortic Dissection, Coagulation Cascade

Chemotherapy
Targeted Drug Delivery

Nanomedicine
Targeted Drug Delivery for Cancer Treatment, Targeted Thrombolysis

Microfluidics System
Sample Enrichment, Lab-on-a-Chip