Publications

1. Aoune, A. and Ramshaw, C. (1999) “Process Intensification: Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics of Liquid Films on Rotating Discs.” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol 42, pp.2543-2556.

2. Babovic, M., Gough, A. and Ramshaw, C. “Catalytic Combustion of Mixtures of Methane and Air in Narrow Channels.” Europacat V, University of Limerick, Ireland, 2-7 September 2001.

3. Babovic, M., Gough, A. and Ramshaw, C. “Enhanced Heat Transfer to Endothermic Reactions by Catalytic Combustion in Small Channels.” Younger Chemists' Meeting, The Royal Society, SET for Britain and Chemistry 2000, 21 November 2000.

4. Babovic, M., Gough, A., Leveson, P. and Ramshaw, C. “Catalytic Plate Reactors for Endo- and Exothermic Reactions.” 4th International Conference on Process Intensification for the Chemical Industry, Brugge, Belgium, 10-12 September 2001, pp.167-181.

5. Bailes, P.J., Lee, J.G.M. and Parsons, A.R. (2000) “An Experimental Investigation into the Motion of a Single Drop in a Pulsed DC Electric Field.” Trans. IChemE, vol 78 (Part A), pp.499-505.

6. Bailes, P.J., Lee, J.G.M. and Parsons, A.R. “The Influence of a Non-ionic Surfactant on the Electrostatic Separation of a Water-in-oil Dispersion.” World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne, September 2001.

7. Baird, M.H.I., Harvey, A.P., Mackley, M.R., Ni, X., Rama Rao, N.V. and Stonestreet, P., “Mixing through oscillations and pulsations – a guide to achieving process enhancements in the chemicals and process industries.” TransIChemE Part A, 81, pp.373 –383, 2003.

8. Boodhoo, K.V.K and Jachuck, R.J.J. (2000) “Process Intensification: Spinning Disc Reactor for Condensation Polymerisation.” Green Chemistry, vol. 2, pp.235-244.

9. Boodhoo, K.V.K and Jachuck, R.J.J. (2000) “Process Intensification: Spinning Disc Reactor for Styrene Polymerisation.” Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 20, pp.1127-1146.

10. Boodhoo, K.V.K and Jachuck, R.J.J. “Application of Spinning Disc Reactor for Process Intensification in the Chemical Process Industries.” Centrifugal Materials Processing IV Conference, Potsdam, New York, USA, 29 May- 2 June 2000. Conference Proceedings. “Processing by Centrifugation.” ISBN 0-306-46654-6. Edited by Liya Regal and W. Wilcox, Published by Kluwer Academic.

11. Boodhoo, K.V.K, Dunk, W.A.E and Jachuck, R.J.J. (2001) “Greening the Chemical Industry.” Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, London, UK, 2-5 July 2001.

12. Boodhoo, K.V.K and Jachuck, R.J.J. (2001) “Spinning Disc Reactor Technology for Photo Initiated Free Radical Polymerisation.” AIChE Spring Meeting, Houston, USA, April 2001.

13. Boodhoo, K.V.K, Dunk, W.A.E and Jachuck, R.J.J. (2001) “Spinning Disc Reactor for Photopolymerisation.” ACS Fall Meeting, Chicago, USA, 26-31 August 2001.

14. Boodhoo, K.V.K. and Jachuck, R.J.J. “A Review of General Design Parameters for the Spinning Disc Reactor.” In preparation.

15. Boodhoo, K.V.K., Glassey, J., Kalli, L., Toogood, E.C., “Oxygen transfer enhancement using a rotating bed of porous packing material for potential application to fermentation processes.” Paper presented at 7^th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Glasgow, 10-14 July (2005).

16. Boodhoo, K.V.K., Dunk, W.A.E., Vicevic, M., Jachuck, R.J., Sage, V., Macquarrie, D.J., Clark, J.H., “Classical cationic polymerization of styrene in a spinning disc reactor using silica-supported BF3 catalyst.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 101(1), 8-19 (2006).

17. Boodhoo, K.V.K, Dunk, W.A.E., Jassim, M.S. and Jachuck, R.J.J., “Thin film solvent-free photopolymerization of n-butyl acrylate. I. Static film studies.” J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 91 (4), 2079-2095 (2004).

18. Boodhoo, K.V.K, Dunk, W.A.E, Jachuck, R.J.J., “Continuous Photopolymerisation in a Novel Thin Film Spinning Disc Reactor.” Ch. 37 in Advances in Photoinitiated Polymerization (Eds. J.V. Crivello and K.D. Belfield), ACS Symposium Series No. 847, Washington DC (2003).

19. Boodhoo, K.V.K., and Jachuck, R.J.J., “Spinning Disc Reactor Technology For Intensified Polymerization Processes.” Paper presented at AIChE Meeting, 30. March – 03. April 2003, New Orleans, USA.

20. Boodhoo, K.V.K, Dunk, W.A.E. and Jachuck, R.J.J., “Influence of centrifugal field on polymerisation kinetics.” J. Appl. Polym. Sci , 85 (11), pp.2283-2286 (2002).

21. Boodhoo, K.V.K., Dunk, W.A.E. and Jachuck, R.J.J., “Improvements in Classical Cationic Polymerisation Using a Novel Spinning Disc Reactor.” Paper presented at Macro Group UK International Conference on Polymer Synthesis, 29. July – 1. August 2002, Warwick, UK.

22. Boodhoo, K.V.K and Jachuck, R.J.J., “Application of Spinning Disc Technology for Process Intensification in the Chemical Process Industry.” in Processing by Centrifugation (Eds. L.L. Regel and W.R.Wilcox), pp. 7-18, Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York/London (2001).

23. Boodhoo, K.V.K., Jachuck, R.J.J., Ramshaw, C., “Process Intensification: Spinning Disc Reactor for Styrene Polymerisation.” Paper presented at the IChemE International Conference on Process Innovation and Intensification, 21-22 October 1998, Manchester, UK.

24. Boodhoo K.V.K., Jachuck, R.J.J., Ramshaw, C., “Process Intensification: Spinning Disc Reactor for the Intensification of Styrene Polymerisation.” in 2nd International Conference on Process Intensification in Practice- Applications and Opportunities (J. Semel, Ed.), 21-23 October 1997, Antwerp, Belgium, BHR Conference Series No.28, pp.125-133 (1997).

25. Boodhoo, K.V.K., Jachuck, R.J.J, Ramshaw, C., “Process Intensification: Spinning Disc Polymeriser for the Manufacture of Polystyrene.” in 1st  International Conference on Process Intensification (C. Ramshaw, Ed.), 6-8 December 1995, Antwerp, Belgium, BHR Group Conference Series No.18, pp.175-180 (1995).

26. Burns, J. and Ramshaw, C. (May 1999) “Development of a Microreactor for Chemical Production.” Trans IChemE, vol. 77, Part A.

27. Burns, J. and Ramshaw, C. “A Multiphase Microreactor for Organic Nitration.” 4^th International Conference on Process Intensification for the Chemical Industry: Better Processes for Better Products, Brugge, Belgium, 10-12 September 2001.

28. Burns, J.R. and Jachuck, R.J.J. (2001) “Condensation Studies Using Cross Corrugated Polymer Film Compact Heat Exchanger.” Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 24, No. 4, pp.495-510.

29. Burns, J.R. and Ramshaw, C. (2001) “The Intensification of Rapid Reactions in Multiphase Systems using Slug Flow in Capillaries.” R.S.C. Lab-on-a-Chip Journal, vol. 1, pp.10-15.

30. Burns, J.R., Jamil, J.N. and Ramshaw, C. (2000) “Process intensification: Operating Characteristics of Rotating Packed Beds - Determination of Liquid Hold-up for a High Voidage Structured Packing.” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 55, No.13, pp.2401-2415.

31. Cafiero, L. M., Chianese, A., Jachuck, R. J. J. “Precipitation of barium sulfate using a spinning disc crystallizer.” International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization, 14th, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Sept. 12-16, 1999 (1999), pp.1127-1134.

32. Cailloux, B.D., Lee, J.G.M. and Jachuck, R.J.J. “Process Intensification: Performance Studies and Integration of Multifunctional Compact Condenser in Distillation.” International Heat Transfer Conference, Switzerland, August 2001.

33. Dalglish, J.; Jachuck, R.; Ramshaw, C. “Photo-initiated polymerization using spinning disc reactor.” BHR Group Conference Series Publication (1999), 38 (Process Intensification for the Chemical Industry), pp.209-215.

34. Harvey, A.P., Reis, N., Vicente, A., Teixera, J., Mackley, M.R., “Evaluation of shear-strain rates in a novel oscillatory flow screening (bio) reactor.” submitted to J. Biochem Eng. (2005).

35. Harvey, A.P. and MacLeod, C.S., “The Use of High Throughput Synthesis in the Development of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Production.” Green Chemistry 10-11^th December, Cambridge UK.

36. Harvey, A.P., Reis, N., Vicente, A., Teixera, J., Mackley, M.R., “The Effect of Fluid Oscillation Frequency on the Flow Structures within a Smooth-walled, Periodically Constricted Tube.” submitted to Chem. Eng. Sci. (2005).

37. Harvey, A.P., Mackley, M.R., Reis, N., Teixeira, J.A. and Vicente, A.A., “Fluid Mechanics and Design Aspects of a Novel Oscillatory Flow Screening Mesoreactor.” TransIChemE Part A, 83, pp.357 – 371, 2005.

38. Harvey, A.P. and Skelton, R.L., “What’s in your tank?” The Chemical Engineer, May 2004.

39. Harvey, A.P., Mackley, M.R., Reis, N., Teixeira, J.A. and Vicente, A.A., “Fluid mechanics relating to a novel oscillatory flow micro reactor.” 4th European Conference on Chemical Engineering, Granada, Spain, 21^st – 25^th September 2003.

40. Harvey, A.P., Mackley, M.R., Reis, N., Teixeira, J.A. and Vicente, A.A., “Fluid mixing and particle suspension in a novel microreactor.” 30th Meeting of the Slovakian Chemical Engineering Society, 2003.

41. Harvey, A.P., Mackley, M.R. and Skelton, R.L., “Development of an Intensified Biodiesel Production Process.” 1st International Symposium on Process Intensification and Miniaturisation, Newcastle, UK, 18^th – 21^st August 2003.

42. Harvey, A.P., Mackley, M.R. and Seliger, T., “Process intensification of biodiesel production using a continuous oscillatory flow reactor.” J. Chem. Technol. & Biotechnol. 78, pp.338-341, 2003.

43. Harvey, A.P. and Mackley, M.R. “Intensification of Two-Phase Liquid Batch Reactions using Continuous Oscillatory Flow Reactors.” AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, USA, November, 2002.

44. Harvey, A.P. and Stonestreet, P., “A mixing-based design methodology for continuous Oscillatory Flow Reactors.” Trans. IChemE Part A, 80, pp.31 – 44, 2002.

45. Harvey, A.P., Hult, J., Kaminski, C.F. and Stonestreet, P., “Simultaneous Stereo PIV and PLIF measurements on the TECFLAM standard flame.” 2002 LACEA Boulder USA, 7^th – 10^th February, 2002.

46. Harvey, A.P., Mackley, M.R. and Stonestreet, P. “Operation and Optimisation of an Oscillatory Flow Reactor.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 40, pp.5371 – 5377, 2001.

47. Harvey, A.P. and Stonestreet, P., “A Case Study of the Process Intensification of a Batch Saponification Plant.” Proceedings of the 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineers, Melbourne, Australia, 24 – 29 September, 2001.

48. Harvey, A.P. and Stonestreet, P., “Oscillatory Flow: a Technology Ready to Deliver.” The Chemical Engineer, June 2001.

49. Harvey, A.P., “The Oxidative Storage and Reductive Release of Sulphur Compounds by Automobile Catalytic Converters.” PhD. Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1998.

50. Hetherington P., Scalley, M.J. and Jachuck, R.J.J. “Process Intensification: Continuous Production of Barium Sulphate using a Spinning Cone Precipitator.” 4th International Conference on Process Intensification for the Chemical Industry, Brugge, Belgium, 10-12 September 2001.

51. Hult, J., Meier, U., Meier, W., Harvey, A. and Kaminski, C.F. “Experimental Analysis of Local Flame Extinction in a Turbulent Jet Diffusion Flame by High Repetition 2D Laser Techniques and Multi-Scalar Measurements.” International Combustion Symposium, Chicago USA 2004.

52. Jachuck, R.J.J., Ramshaw, C., Boodhoo, K.V.K., Dalgleish, J.C., “Process Intensification: The Opportunities Presented by Spinning Disc Reactor Technology.” IChemE Symposium Series No. 141, pp.417- 424 (1997).

53. Jachuck, R.J.J., Lee, J.G.M., Kolosta, D., Ramshaw, C., Valachis, P. and Yanniotis, S. (1998) “Process Intensification for Energy Saving.” Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 17, pp.361-367.

54. Lee, J.G.M. and Parsons, A.R. “A Study of the Effect of A Non-Ionic Surfactant on the Separation of A Water-In-Oil Dispersion.” European Chemical Engineering Conference, Nuremburg, June 2001.

55. Leveson, P. “An Investigation of the Potential of the Catalytic Plate Reactor for Synthesis of Liquid Hydrocarbons from Syngas.” EUROCAT V, 5th European Congress on Catalysis, 2-7th September 2001, Limerick, Ireland.

56. Leveson, P., Dunk, W.A.E., Jachuck, R. J. “Investigation of shear effects on styrene free radical polymerization using a narrow channel reactor.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2004), 94 (4), pp.1365-1369.

57. Leveson, P., Dunk, W.A.E., Jachuck, R. J. “Numerical investigation of kinetics of free-radical polymerization on spinning disk reactor.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2003), 90 (3), pp.693-699.

58. Leveson, P. “Catalytic Plate Reactors for Endo and Exothermic Reactions.” 4th International Conference on Process Intensification for the Chemical Industry, Brugge, Belgium, 10-12 September 2001.

59. Leveson, P. “Improvements on the Modelling of Sulphur Dioxide Emissions from Fluidised Bed Combustors and Gasifiers.” ENCIT 2000, 3 – 5^th October 2000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

60. McCarthy, E.D., Boodhoo, K.V.K, Dunk, W.A.E, Jachuck, R., “The Production of Polymer Nanocomposites Using Intensified Technology.” 8th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering, Hamburg, Germany, 03-06 Oct. 2004.

61. Nakoua, M. (1999) “Gas-Liquid Interfacial Area in Valve and Bubble Cap Tray Column.” Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, vol. 32, pp.126-129.

62. Nakoua, M. “Simulation of Absorption of H₂S and CO₂ into Alkanolamine in Tray Columns.” 2^nd Maghrebian Conference on Process Engineering, Tunisia, April 1996.

63. Oxley, P., Brechtelsbauer C., Ricard, F. and Ramshaw, C. (2000) “Evaluation of Spinning Disc Reactor Technology for the Manufacture of Pharmaceuticals.” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 39, pp.2175-2182.

64. Peel, J., Howarth, C. and Ramshaw, C. (July 1998) “Process Intensification: Higee Seawater Deaeration.” Trans IChemE, vol. 76, part A.

65. Ramshaw, C. (1999) “Process Intensification: Potential Impact on the Chemical Industry, Clean Technology for the Manufacture of Speciality Chemicals.” Royal Society of Chemistry.

66. Ramshaw, C. (February 1999) “Process Intensification and Green Chemistry.” Green Chemistry.

67. Trippa, G., Hetherington, P. and Jachuck, R.J.J. “Process Intensification: Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate from the Carbonation Reaction of Lime Water using a Spinning Disc Reactor.” in 15^th International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization, Sorrento, Italy, 2002.

68. Vicevic, M., Boodhoo K.V.K. and Scott, K., Catalytic Isomerisation of alpha-pinene oxide to campholenic aldehyde using silica supported zinc triflate catalysts: II. Performance of immobilised catalysts in a continuous Spinning Disc Reactor (submitted - Chem. Eng. J. REF: CEJ-D-06-00280).

69. Vicevic, M., Boodhoo, K.V.K. and Scott, K., "Catalytic isomerisation of alpha-pinene oxide to campholenic aldehyde using silica supported zinc triflate catalysts: I. Kinetic and thermodynamic studies" (submitted - Chem. Eng. J. REF: CEJ-D-06-00281).

70. Vicevic, M., Novakovic, K., Boodhoo, K.V.K. and Morris, A.J., "Kinetics of Styrene Free Radical Polymerisation in the Spinning Disc Reactor", (submitted).

71. Vicevic, M., Jachuck, R.J.J., Scott, K., Clark, J.H. and Wilson, K., "Rearrangement of alpha-pinene oxide using supported catalyst in a spinning disc reactor", Green Chem., 2004, 6(10), p.533-537.

72. Vicevic, M., Novakovic, K., Boodhoo, K.V.K. and Morris, A.J., "Kinetics of Methyl Methacrylate Free Radical Polymerisation in the Spinning Disc Reactor", 17th International Congress of Chemical & Process Engineering (CHISA), Prague - Czech Republic, August 2006. (Summary available)

73. Vicevic, M., Jachuck, R.J.J. and Ramshaw, C., "Adipic acid crystallisation using Spinning Disc Reactor (SDR)", 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Glasgow, July 2005, p.329.

74. Vicevic, M., Jachuck, R.J.J. and Scott, K., "Process intensification: application of the spinning disc reactor (SDR) for catalytic isomerisation of alpha-pinene oxide", 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Glasgow, 2005, p.379.

75. Vicevic, M., Jachuck, R.J.J. and Scott, K., "Application of SDR for Green Chemistry Process", Green Chemistry Network Symposium, 4th April 2002, University of York. (Summary available)

76. Vicevic, M., Jachuck, R.J.J. and Scott, K., "Process Intensification for Green Chemistry: rearrangement of alpha-pinene oxide on the Spinning Disc Reactor", 4th International Conference on Process Intensification for the Chemical Industry, Brugge – Belgium, 10-12 September 2001, p.201-213.

77. Vicevic, M., Jachuck, R.J.J. and Scott, K., "Opportunities offered by catalytic spinning disc reactors", AIChE Conference, April 2001, USA.

78. Vicevic, M., Jachuck ,R.J.J. and Scott, K., "Process Intensification: Organic catalytic reactions on the Spinning Disc Reactor", Younger Chemists' Meeting – The Royal Society, SET for Britain and Chemistry 2000, 21^st November 2000.

79. Wraith, A.E., Wadley, R. and Lee J.G.M. (2000) “Formation of Drops at Narrow Slots in a Centrifugal Liquid-Liquid Contactor.” Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol 78, pp 876-883 .