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Bio
Jon joined CEAM in 1997 from
the University of Bradford. Previously to this
he had worked for Prof. Colin Ramshaw at the
University of Newcastle as a Ph.D. student and
research associate, on intensified liquid-liquid
contactors for solvent extraction. In 1995 he
went to the University of Bradford to work as a
lecturer. Whilst at Bradford he carried out
research on solvent extraction and electrically
enhanced coalescence. He also gained expertise
in computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Since 1997 he has worked on
liquid dispersion using slot nozzles, multiphase
flow in micro-channels, intensified fuel cells
and compact condensers. His expertise is in
solvent extraction, multiphase flow in rotating
process equipment, modelling intensified process
equipment and computational fluid dynamics. He
has industrial experience with Cargill UK, Alcan
and ICI. As a result of the experience he gained
in vegetable oil extraction and refining at
Cargill UK, he became interested in the
production of Biodiesel.
Research Interests
1. Rotating Packed Beds
2. Biofuel and chemical
production from algae
3. Algae Harvesting
4. Computational Fluid
Dynamics
Current Work
1. Intensification of solvent
based post combustion carbon capture using
rotating packed beds
2. Hydrodynamics of co
current and counter current multiphase flows in
rotating systems
3. Harvesting of marine micro
algae using a foam column
4. Selective removal of
ciliates from algal culture using a foam column
particle production in a foam column
5. Catalytic pyrolysis of
micro algae.
6. Catalytic cracking of
vegetable oil.
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