People

Dates

Postdoctoral Researchers

Project Title(s)

2023-2024

Dr Zhiming Feng 

Ammonium Salts Formation in Impure CO₂ Streams

2023-2024

Dr Lu Ai

In-line measurements of thermophysical properties of alternative fuels.
Measurements of the thermophysical properties of compressed gaseous hydrogen

2022-2023

Dr Xuehui Wang

Thermodynamic Models for Application in Industrial Decarbonisation

2021-2022

Dr Carsten Wedler

Metrology infrastructure for high-pressure gas and
liquified hydrogen flows.
Sustainable advanced flow meter calibration for the transport sector

2014-2020

Dr Geraldine Torin Ollarves

Screening of Novel Solvents for EoR.
Phase behaviour of CO₂-hydrocarbon systems.
Solubility of H₂ in brines.

2016-17

Dr Alejandro Moreau Ortega

Screening for novel solvents for EoR

2014-15

Dr Inês Pereira da Graça

Phase Behaviour of Hydrocarbon Fluids in Mesoporous Media

2014-15

Dr Shane Cadogan

Vapour-Liquid Equilibria of Aqueous Nitric Acid Systems

2013-15

Dr Saif Al Ghafri

Phase behaviour of Mixtures of CO₂ and Hydrocarbons

2012-15

Dr Jiafei Zhang

Thermophysical properties of aqueous amine solutions for CO₂ capture

2011-12

Dr Olivia Fandiño Torres

Next Generation Technology for Carbon Capture Through Physical Separation

2010-13

Dr Shuxin Hou

Phase Behaviour of CO₂ Mixtures with Brines and Hydrocarbons

2010-12

Dr David Vega-Maza

Solubility of CO₂ in Brines; Phase Behaviour of Mixtures of CO₂ With Light Gases

2009-11

Dr Catinca Secuianu

Diffusion Coefficients of CO₂ in Brines at Reservoir Conditions

2007-08

Dr Matthias Kwaterski

Thermodynamic Aspects of CO2 Capture from Oxy-Fuel Power Cycles

2006-08

Dr Gianluca Memoli

Single- and Multi-Bubble Acoustically-Driven Cavitation

2005-05

Dr Simona Lago

Density Measurements of Steam and Moist Compressed Air

2004-05

Dr Nishani Kandaiah

Thermophysical Properties of Diesel Fuels

2003-05

Dr Vania De Stefani

Thermodynamic Properties of Compressed Moist Air

1996-99

Dr Abdel Fenghour

Phase Behaviour of Reservoir Fluids

1994-96

Dr Margarida Costa Gomes

Measurements of the Speed of Sound in Gas Mixtures

1994-96

Prof Agilio Pádua

Applications of Integral Equations

1993-94

Dr Laurence Cusco

Identification of Low-Sound Speed Liquids

Dates

PhD Candidates

Thesis Title

Process development and optimisation of hybrid systems for direct air capture

Geochemical Properties of CO₂-Brine-Mineral Systems Under Carbon Storage Conditions

Phase Behaviour of Asymmetric Mixtures for the Net Zero Transition

Nadine Mostafa (PhD 2023)

Kinetics of CO₂ the Absorption by Amine Solvents

Interfacial Properties of Gas, Brine and Hydrocarbon Systems

Supercritical Adsorption of CO₂ and CH₄ on Shales and Other Porous Media

Malyanah Binti Mohd Taib (PhD 2022)

Transport Properties of Liquids with Dissolved Gases

Sultan Al Habsi (PhD 2019)

Phase Behaviour Studies Related to Biodiesel Production Using Supercritical Methanol

Lorena de Souza (PhD 2018)

Pre-Combustion CO₂ Capture by Low-Temperature Separation

Theodor Videnberg (PhD 2018)

Confinement Effects on the Physical Properties of Shale Oil and Gas

Claudio Calabrese (PhD 2017)

Viscosity of Reservoir Brines Under Addition of CO₂

Experimental and Modeling of Reservoir Minerals Dissolution Following CO₂ Injection

Thermophysical Properties of Hydrocarbons with Dissolved Carbon Dioxide

2013-2017

On the Solubility of Acid and Sour Gases in Water and Brines Under Reservoir Conditions

2013-2017

Florence Chow (PhD 2017)

2012-2016

Christine Seifried (PhD 2016)

Aggregation and deposition of crude oil asphaltenes

2012-2016

Ruien Hu (PhD 2016)

Rheology and phase behaviour of Carbon Dioxide and Crude Oil Mixtures

2012-2016

Malami Mohammed (PhD 2016)

Viscosity and Density of Asymmetric Hydrocarbon Mixtures

2011-2016

Amos B Aleji (PhD 2016)

2011-15

Cheng Peng (PhD 2015)

pH and Chemical Reactivity of Brine-CO₂ Mixtures

2011-15

Shane Cadogan (PhD 2015)

Transport Properties and Processes Involving Supercritical CO₂

2010-13

Xuesong Li (PhD 2013)

Interfacial Tension of Mixtures of Reservoir Fluids with CO₂

2009-14

Chih-Wei Lin (PhD 2014)

Thermophysical Properties of New Fluorocarbon Fluids

2009-13

Mark McBride-Wright (PhD 2013)

Transport Properties of Reservoirs Fluids in Carbonate Formations

2009-13

Saif Al Ghafri (PhD 2013)

Phase Behaviour of Reservoirs Fluids in Carbonate Formations

2009-12

Danlu Tong (PhD 2012)

Vapour-Liquid Equilibria Measurement and Modelling of CO₂-H₂O-amine Systems

2007-11

Esther Forte (PhD, 2011)

Phase Behaviour of Mixtures of CO₂ and Oilfield Fluids

2007-11

Faheem Ijaz (PhD, 2011)

Measurement and Prediction of the Viscosity of Hydrocarbon Mixtures and Crude Oils

2006-10

Fausto Ciotta (PhD, 2010)

Viscosity of Asymmetric Liquid Mixtures Under Extreme Conditions

2005-09

G Chiara Corrao (PhD, 2009)

Thermophysical-Property Sensors for Oilfield Applications

2005-09

David Vega-Maza (PhD, 2009, University of Valladolid)

Thermodynamic characterization of new generation liquid fuels

2003-07

Fotos Peleties (PhD, 2007)

Advanced Fluid-Property Sensors for Oilfield Applications

2000-04

Derek Caudwell (PhD, 2004)

Viscosity of Dense Fluid Mixtures

1999-03

Florence Len (PhD, 2003)

Viscosity of Mixtures Containing Super-Critical Fluids

1998-02

Victoria Garcia Sakai (PhD, 2002)

Equations of State for Polymer-Solvent Systems

1997-03

Stuart J Ball (PhD, 2003)

Thermodynamic Properties of Compressed Liquids

1995-99

Jorge F Estela Uribe (PhD, 1999)

Equation of State for Natural Gas Systems

1993-98

Peter H Stanley

Thermophysical Properties of Alternative Refrigerants

1993-97

Kenneth Monago, (PhD, 1997)

Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids by Integral-Equation Methods

1992-96

Andreas F Estrada Alexanders, (PhD, 1996)

Thermodynamic Properties of Gases from Measurements of the Speed of Sound

1991-95

Hathaichanok Duriyabunleng (PhD 1995)

Design of a Sonochemical Reactor

1990-93

Maria Zarari (PhD, 1993)

Intermolecular Forces from the Speed of Sound

Dates

MSc Candidates

Dissertation Title

2023-24

Fauziya Ata (MSc 2024)

Solubility of carbon dioxide in aqueous solutions of potassium glycinate

Maryam Abdulkareem (MSc 2024)

Viscosity and Density of Decane with Dissolved Gases

Miriam Hauser (MSc 2024)

Liquid Hydrogen Shipping: Design of Unloading Systems

Arda Gürcü (MSc 2024)

Cylindrical acoustic resonator as a speed of sound measurement method for compressed gases

2023-24

Michael Chang Kurniawan (MSc 2024)

Water Content Measurement in Pressurised Carbon Capture Pipelines Using Raman Spectroscopy

Hongbiao Chen (MSc 2023)

2021-22

Wasim Askar Mohamed Noordeen (MSc 2022)

Thermodynamic Modelling of Non-ideal Mixtures Focusing on Systems that Dimerize

2021-22

Tiantian Xu (MSc 2022)

Densities and GERG-2008 Equation of State for Binary Mixtures of Ethylbenzene with Octane and Iso-octane from 283.15K to 463.15K at Pressures up to 60 MPa

2021-22

Ali AlAttar (MSc 2022)

Inaccuracies in Neumann’s Equation of State and possible solutions

2021-22

Wenqi He (MSc 2022)

Solubility of APIs in Polymers

2021-22

Yuyan Zhou (MSc 2022)

Evaluation of a Novel High-Pressure Sampler

2021-22

Tong Zhou (MSc 2022)

Measurement of N₂O Diffusion Coefficient in H₂O and 30 wt% Monoethanolamine (MEA) Solutions using a Taylor Dispersion Apparatus

2020-21

Muhammed Shareef Vally (MSc 2021)

Measurement of N₂O Diffusion Coefficients in Water and Ethanolamine (MEA) with Zero and 5% Loaded CO₂ between 293.15 K and 423.15 K at Pressures up to 19 MPa

2020-21

David Uko (MSc 2021)

Density and Equation of State model for mixtures of binary mixtures of n-octane with m-xylene, p-xylene and o-xylene from 283.15 K to 463.15 K at pressures up to 60 MPa

2020-21

Hourissa Soleymani Babadi (MSc 2021)

A mathematical model for bubble dissolution kinetics

2020-21

Yara Marzouk (MSc 2021)

Modeling the Density and Viscosity of Carbon Dioxide Loaded and Unloaded Aqueous Piperazine for Carbon Dioxide Capture Systems (CCS)

2019-20

Akmal Popalzi (MSc 2020)

Advancing the implementation of Vibrating-Wire Viscometers

2019-20

Rashid Al Matani (MSc 2020)

Modelling the Absorption CO₂ in a Wetted Wall Column

2019-20

Sirinna Tanosawan (MSc 2020)

Interfacial Properties of Liquids Containing Surface-Active Components

2019-20

Yasser Aljeshi (MSc 2020)

Modelling of Binary Diffusion Coefficients

2018-19

Leandros Paschalidis (MSc 2019)

Mass transfer kinetics in CO₂ absorption

2018-19

Wasin Weerakajornsak (MSc 2019)

Thermal conductivity of Polyol ester synthetic oil-CO₂ mixtures

2018-19

Kgomotso Seleka (MSc 2019)

Characterisation of Thermophysical Properties of Liquid Fuels at High Pressures

2018-19

Victor Loo Win Jen (MSc 2019)

Density Measurements and Modelling for CO₂–CH₄ mixtures

2017-19

Cristina Martínez García (MSc, Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain, 2019)

Understanding the behaviour of aqueous amines for CO₂ capture in the presence of degraded amine products by experimental analysis and computational methods

2017-18

Antonio Lopez Paneque (MSc, Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain, 2018)

Physical properties analysis of degraded amines for CO₂ absorption applications

2017-18

Bowen Sheng (MSc 2018)

The development of a thermophysical property model for the solubility of CO₂ in water

2017-18

Sirui Chen (MSc 2018)

CO₂ Absorption by Different Amine Solvents in a Wetted Wall Column

2017-18

Qingyuan (Vincent) Wang (MSc 2018)

Thermal Conductivity of n-Heptane and Carbon Dioxide Mixture

2017-18

Sven Fürstenberg (MSc, TU Dortmund, Germany, 2018)

Low-Temperature High-Pressure Phase Behaviour of Syngas Mixtures

2017-18

Sawssen Mensi (MSc, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, 2018)

Measurement and Prediction of the Thermal Conductivity of N-Heptane and a Mixture With Carbon Dioxide

Kian Tahmasebi Notarki (MSc 2017)

Lennart Kleibergen (MSc 2017)

Tana Tananilgul (MSc 2017)

João Álvaro Moreno Salteiro Casimiro Malta (MSc, Técnico Lisboa, Portugal, 2017)

Carolina Contreras Quintanilla (MSc 2016)

Christian Bohm (MSc 2016)

2014-15

Clemens Patzsche (MSc 2015)

Thermophysical Properties of Amine Solvents for CO₂ Capture

2014-15

Rami Bamagain (MSc 2015)

Study of Phase Behaviour of (Carbon Dioxide + Methyl Propionate)

2014-15

Rong Yin (MSc 2015)

Electrical Conductivity of Reservoir Brines for Application in Carbon Storage

2013-14

Nicholas El Habr (MSc 2014)

Thermophysical Properties of Amine Solvents for CO₂ Capture

2013-14

Omid Sekanderzada (MSc 2014)

Electrical Conductivity of Reservoir Brines for Application in Carbon Storage

2012-13

Manuela Nania (MSc 2013)

Study on the density of carbon dioxide-water and carbon dioxide-brine mixtures

2011-12

Akpan Iniobong Bassey (MSc 2012)

Acoustic sensor for pipeline gas properties

2011-12

Hak Nam Lui (MSc 2012)

Experimental Measurements of Vapour-Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium

2010-11

Syed Abdi (MSc 2011)

Acoustic sensor for pipeline gas properties

2010-11

Wei Zhang  (MSc 2011)

Determination of CO₂ solubility in brines under geological storage conditions

2009-10

Minyu Zeng (MSc 2010)

Acoustic Sensor for Pipeline Gas Density Determination

2009-10

Renyao Dong (MSc 2010)

Physical Properties of Liquid Fuels Under Conditions of Extreme Pressure

2008-09

Tzu-Hung Huang (MSc 2009)

Acoustic Sensor for Pipeline Gas Properties

2008-09

Romain Vignais (MSc 2009)

Physical Properties of Liquid Fuels Under Conditions of Extreme Pressure

2007-08

Siddharth K. Sankar (MSc 2008)

Measurement and prediction of the Viscosity of Heavy Crude Oils

2007-08

Ugwunna Nnamdi (MSc 2008)

Physical Properties of Liquid Fuels

2006-07

Matthieu Smietana (MSc 2007)

Influence of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide on the Viscosity of Hydrocarbon Mixtures

2005-06

Mangala Lintini (MSc 2006)

Thermodynamic Properties of Diesel Fuels at High Pressures

2005-06

Njikeme Ejikeme (MSc 2006)

Phase Behaviour of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems

2005-06

Chun Ho Cheung (MSc 2006)

Viscosity of Diesel Fuels at High Pressures

2003-04

Piyavudh Vonglertvidhya (MSc, 2004)

Novel Optical Flow Cell for Measurement of Fluid Phase Behaviour

2002-03

Mohammad S. Islam (MSc, 2003)

Novel Optical Flow Cell for Measurement of Fluid Phase Behaviour

1999-2000

Richard Madubunyi (MSc, 2000)

Density of Natural-Gas Systems

1998-99

Ashok Barua (MSc, 1999)

Phase Behaviour of Water-Oil-Surfactant Systems

1998-99

Nacera Talhaoui (MSc, 1999)

Thermodynamic Properties of Gas Mixtures

1996-97

Stuart J. Ball (MSc, 1996)

The Speed of Sound in Liquids

1993-94

Hakeem Tinubu (MSc, 1995)

Thermodynamic properties of alternative refrigerants

1990 -91

Shahab Mufti (MSc, 1991)

Sonoluminescence Spectroscopy

1989 -90

Jason R. Chen (MSc, 1990)

Acoustic Cavitation in Alkanes

Dates

Visiting Researchers

Project Title

pH of CO2-saturated NaHCO3 brines

Phase behaviour of CO2 + water + toluene

2016

Mr Ian Emerson

Measurement of the Viscosity of Hexadecane at High Temperatures

2015

Mr Rodrigo Susial

Development and Application of a Dual-Capillary Viscometer

2014

Dr Zhaohui Liu

Development and Application of a Dual-Capillary Viscometer

2013

Professor Eric May

Saturated Phase Densities of (CO₂ + Water)

2012

Mr José J. Rodriguez-Henríquez

Experimental and Modeling Study of the Phase Behavior of (Methane + CO₂ + Water) Mixtures

2011

Dr Henry Mensah-Brown

Measurement of Viscosity at High Pressures

2011

Dr Prashant Reddy

Speed of Sound in Fluorinated Liquids at High Pressures

2009

Mr Merten Morales

Investigation of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems for Bioseparations

2003

Dr Cristina Alonso Tristan

Measurement of the Speed of Sound in Steam

1998

Ms Annaig Jacquemard

Design of a Vibrating-Wire Viscometer

Mr Alan Louis

Heat Transfer in Microgravity

Dr Laura Fedele

Design of a Compact Vibrating-Wire Viscometer

1992

Dr Torston Lober

Measurement of the Speed of Sound in Gases at Low Temperatures