Summary
Biography
| Date | Role |
|---|---|
| 2014- | Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London |
| 2008-2014 | Reader in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London |
| 2007 | Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo |
| 2006-2008 | Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London |
| 2002-2005 | Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University |
| 1995-2002 | Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University |
| 1995 | Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London |
| 1991-1994 | PhD and DIC, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London |
| 1989-1991 | Research Assistant, Oil, Gas and Coal Institute, University of Karlsruhe (now Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) |
| 1984-1990 | Dipl. Ing. (TH) in Chemical Engineering, University of Karlsruhe (now Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) |
Research Areas
Sustainable Reaction Engineering and Catalysis
Algae and cyanobacteria (hydrogen, biofuels, biomass, bioceuticals)
Biomass Reforming (APR, biogas, oxygenates),
Biofuels (biodiesel, pyrolysis oil upgrading),
Bio-photolytic and photo-electrochemical Hydrogen Production,
Hydrothermal and supercritical fluids processing (algae, biomass, heavy oil)
Flow Chemistry (multiphase electrochemical flow, partial oxidations, aminations, esterification, amide reduction)
Unconventional Fuel Cells (Carbon/Air, reverse sold oxide, sulphide)
Flux Response Technology,
Hydrotreating (HDS, HDN, HDM – heavy oils)
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Zotova N, Roberts FJ, Kelsall GH, et al., 2012, Catalysis in flow: Au-catalysed alkylation of amines by alcohols, Green Chemistry, Vol:14, ISSN:1463-9262, Pages:226-232
Tamburic B, Zemichael FW, Maitland GC, et al., 2011, Parameters affecting the growth and hydrogen production of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol:36, ISSN:0360-3199, Pages:7872-7876
Tamburic B, Zemichael FW, Crudge P, et al., 2011, Design of a novel flat-plate photobioreactor system for green algal hydrogen production, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol:36, ISSN:0360-3199, Pages:6578-6591
Zotova N, Hellgardt K, Kelsall GH, et al., 2010, Catalysis in flow: the practical and selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones, Green Chemistry, Vol:12, ISSN:1463-9262, Pages:2157-2163