Blog Published in UKCCSRC Forum by Dr. Mahmoud Nazeri.

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MASS FLOW RIG METERING FACILITIES FOR CCS APPLICATIONS AT HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY     Under the COMET-DECC project, the Centre for Innovation in Carbon Capture and Storage (CICCS) at Heriot-Watt University has designed and developed one of the first kind of a laboratory mass flow rig, as shown in Figure 1, based on gravimetric calibration to … Continued

New Member of Staff- Dr. Ocean Cheung

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We are delighted to welcome Dr Ocean Cheung to our team. A short bio is provided below and Ocean’s temporary office is JN 3.04 in James Nasmyth Building. Ocean graduated with an MChem degree from the University of Warwick in 2009. He then moved to Sweden to do his PhD at the Department of Materials … Continued

New PhD Researcher- Warren Thompson

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Please, welcome Mr. Warren Thompson who is joining our CICCS team. His office is in JN G.08 (temporarily office). His bio is pasted below. Warren Thompson obtained a BSc (Hons) degree in chemistry in 2005 and a master’s degree in 2009 entitled ‘Synthesis of open chain pancratistatin analogues’, both at the University of Witwatersrand. Subsequently … Continued

IMPEE PhD student attended 4th International Sulcis Summer School on CCS Technologies at Sotacarbo Research Center Carbonia, Italy

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IMPEE Ph.D. student Mr. Muhammad Farooq attended  4th International Sulcis Summer School on CCS Technologies-2016, held at Sotacarbo Research Center of Carbonia (CI), Italy from June 28th to July 1st, 2016. The organizing committee selected early career researchers from all over the world for the summer school supported by ENEA, Sotacarbo, University of Cagliari Italy, … Continued

New PhD Researcher

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{loadmodule mod_articles_latest,News & events} Muhammad Imran Masood is a Ph.D. Research Scholar in Mechanical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University U.K. Currently working on the Production and characterization of different active carbon based adsorbents to capture CO2 from bio gas in adsorption-based systems. Imran was awarded faculty development program scholarship for his Ph.D. Previously he completed his … Continued

Visiting PhD Student

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   Alberto Olivo is currently a visiting Ph.D. student at Heriot Watt University as a part of his Ph.D. program at Ca’ Foscari University Venice and Università di Trieste (Italy). In particular, his work researches active photocatalysts for carbon dioxide photoreduction in mild conditions. He obtained his MSc in Chemistry and Sustainable Technologies (cum laude) … Continued

New PhD Researcher

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In 2014 Giuseppe obtained a MEng in Chemical Engineering at University of Calabria (Italy) with the thesis “Experimental and modelling analysis of the Water Gas Shift Reaction in dense Pd-Ag membrane reactor for hydrogen production” in collaboration with the Institute on Membrane Technology of the Italian National Research Council (ITM-CNR). He studied the influence of … Continued

New Member of Staff

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Eva Sanchez Fernandez has joined the Centre for Innovation in Carbon Capture and Storage in March 2016 as Research Associate to work on the modelling and design of reactors for CO2 photo-reduction. Eva is a chemical engineer by training (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain). She started her research career in the pharmaceutical industry in The … Continued

News links and press releases

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Prof Maroto-valer gives talk at prestigious LIYSF Prof Mercedes Maroto-Valer interviewed by the Observer Scottish Energy News Researcher of the Year Awards  CO2 Conversion to Liquid Fuel Minister Counsellor Jin Xu visits Heriot-Watt Luc Steel: ‘Most Outstanding Student Award at International Summer School’ Heriot-Watt in Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Announcement Dr. Yolanda Fernandez-Diez presenting … Continued