Prof M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer is the first Robert Buchan Chair in Sustainable Energy Engineering at Heriot-Watt University. She leads a team of 40 researchers developing novel solutions to meet the worldwide strive for energy, with particular emphasis on clean technologies. She has over 410 publications, including editor of 4 books and 32% of her publications are in top 10% most cited worldwide.Her outstanding contributions, publication record and service to the chemical sciences and energy engineering have been recognised with numerous international prizes and awards. She is a member of the Directorate of the Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage.
Research focus: Innovative process engineering solutions and life cycle assessment of industrial heat and power needs & waste water to renewable energy via Microbial Fuel Cell
Research focus: Advanced materials and separation processes; Biogas upgrading systems; Process intensification of separation/capture systems; Process integration and...
Research focus: Detail operation of power plants with carbon capture at design and off-design conditions and the interfaces between the capture plant...
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Dr Sean Higgins is the Laboratory Manager for the RCCS, where he
coordinates all Health and Safety aspects,
infrastructure maintenance, user induction and training, resources and..
Research focus: Integration of catalytic gasification of waste biomass, solid oxide co-electrolysis and FT processing, all carried out through lifecycle assessment and process simulation.
Research focus: Investigation and development of CO2 laser polishing and ultrashort-pulsed laser micromachining of optical glass substrates, high-speed laser cutting and...
Research focus: Depolymerize lignin and potentially to produce value added chemicals from this abundant resource, homogeneous-, heterogeneous- and bio- catalysis as well as chemical engineering.
Research focus: Carbon Capture and Utilization, particularly through Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Solar Fuels and integrating functional sustainability into modern life TA for Mechanical Engineering
Research focus: Process Safety, design and operation of a digester in bio-gas production & impact of multilayer subcontracting on project performance in Nigeria’s construction industry
Research focus: Development of active materials for additive manufacturing and subsequently fabricate functional energy conversion devices, particularly for CO2 utilisation.
