Staff Profile

Qualifications

B.Eng. (Hons) Chemical and Process Engineering
Ph.D. Chemical and Process Engineering
Certificate in Teaching and Learning

Areas of expertise

Process intensification
Rotating packed beds
Post combustion carbon capture
Microalgae harvesting
Conversation of microalgae to biofuels

Previous Positions

1995 - 1997 Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bradford. Teaching Fluid Mechanics and conducting research on solvent extraction in rotating equipment and electrically assisted coalescence in water in crude oil dispersions.
1993 - 1995 Research Associate, Process intensification Group, University of Newcastle. Working on Solvent Extraction in Rotating Packed Bed Contactors.

Memberships

Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers

Languages

French

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Research Interests

Process Intensification - Rotating Packed Beds

Biofuel and chemical production from algae

Algae harvesting

Research themes:

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Other Expertise

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Algae Harvesting

Current Work

Intensification of solvent based post combustion carbon capture using rotating packed beds

Hydrodynamics of co current and counter current multiphase flows in rotating systems

Harvesting of marine micro algae using a foam column

Selective removal of ciliates from algal culture using a foam column

particle production in a foam column

Catalytic pyrolysis of micro algae.

Catalytic cracking of vegetable oil.

Future Research

Esteem Indicators

Invited Presentations to the Netherlands Process Intensification Network
Reviewer for Chemical Engineering Science.
Reviewer for Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research.

Industrial Relevance

Consultancy

Specialist Expertise
Solvent extraction, in particular rotating liquid-liquid contactors for the extraction of product from fermentation broths. We have a rotating solvent extraction unit that can be used for small scale trials.
Fluid flow/ multiphase flow: Expert in the use of FLUENT software to simulate complex fluid flow problems, in particular solid particle  gas flows.
Biofuels: Biodiesel and the use of algae to provide oil for conversion into biodiesel.

I teach thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and process design. I believe that group design projects play a vital role in linking student knowledge from single subjects to give an overview of what professional chemical engineers do,  the problems they have to solve and the issues they have to consider.

 Currently I am involved in delivering the following modules

• Alkarawi MAS, Caldwell GS, Lee JGM. Corrigendum to “Continuous foam flotation harvesting with enhanced drainage: Overcoming the recovery-enrichment paradox” [Algal Res. 54 (2021), 102203]. Algal Research 2022, 61, 102558.
• Alkarawi MAS, Caldwell GS, Lee JGM. Continuous foam flotation harvesting with enhanced drainage: overcoming the recovery-enrichment paradox. Algal Research 2021, 54, 102203.
• Alkarawi MAS, Caldwell GS, Lee JGM. Corrigendum to "Continuous foam flotation harvesting with enhanced drainage: Overcoming the recovery-enrichment paradox" [Algal Res. 54 (2021), 102203]. Algal Research 2021, 102558.
• Caldwell GS, In-na P, Hart R, Sharp E, Stefanova A, Pickersgill M, Walker M, Perry J, Lee JGM. Immobilising microalgae and cyanobacteria as biocomposites: New opportunities to intensify algae biotechnology and bioprocessing. Energies 2021, 14(9), 2566.
• In-Na P, Lee JGM, Caldwell GS. Living textile biocomposites deliver enhanced carbon dioxide capture. Journal of Industrial Textiles 2022, 51(4_suppl), 5683S-5707S.
• Aliyu A, Lee JGM, Harvey AP. Microalgae for biofuels via thermochemical conversion processes: A review of cultivation, harvesting and drying processes, and the associated opportunities for integrated production. Bioresource Technology Reports 2021, 15, 100694.
• Aliyu A, Lee JGM, Harvey AP. Microalgae for biofuels: A review of thermochemical conversion processes and associated opportunities and challenges. Bioresource Technology Reports 2021, 15, 100694.
• Hart R, In-na P, Kapralov MV, Lee JGM, Caldwell GS. Textile-based cyanobacteria biocomposites for potential environmental remediation applications. Journal of Applied Phycology 2021, 33, 1525-1540.
• Hendry J, Lee JGM. Carbon Capture: But Not as We Know It. The Chemical Engineer 2020, 953, 30-33.
• In-na P, Umar AA, Wallace AD, Flickinger MC, Caldwell GS, Lee JGM. Loofah-based microalgae and cyanobacteria biocomposites for intensifying carbon dioxide capture. Journal of CO2 Utilization 2020, 42, 101348.
• Hendry JR, Lee JGM, Attidekou PS. Pressure drop and flooding in rotating packed beds. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification 2020, 151, 1079008.
• Hendry JR, Lee JGM, Battrum MJ. CFD model of fluid flow and particle deposition during cryogenic condensation. Chemical Engineering Research and Design 2019, 143, 201-214.
• Tait A, Lee JGM, Williams BR, Montague GA. Numerical analysis of in-flight freezing droplets: Application to novel particle engineering technology. Food and Bioproducts Processing 2019, 116, 30-40.
• Alkarawi MAS, Caldwell GS, Lee JGM. Continuous harvesting of microalgae biomass using foam flotation. Algal Research 2018, 36, 125-138.
• Outram V, Lalander C-A, Lee JGM, Davies ET, Harvey AP. Applied in situ product recovery in ABE fermentation. Biotechnology Progress 2017, 33(3), 563-579.
• Joel AS, Oko E, Wang M, Ramshaw C, Lee JGM, Wu K, Kim D, Shah N, Ma L, Pourkashanian M. Carbon capture: Application of rotating packed bed technology for intensified postcombustion CO₂ capture based on chemical absorption. In: The Water-Food-Energy Nexus: Processes, Technologies, and Challenges. CRC Press, 2017, pp.457-478.
• Outram V, Lalander C-A, Lee JGM, Davis ET, Harvey AP. A comparison of the energy use of in situ product recovery techniques for the Acetone Butanol Ethanol fermentation. Bioresource Technology 2016, 220, 590–600.
• Muhsin WAS, Zhang J, Lee J. Modelling and Optimisation of a Crude Oil Hydrotreating Process Using Neural Networks. In: 19th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES 2016). 2016, Prague: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering.
• Velasquez-Orta SB, Lee JGM, Harvey AP. Catalytic cracking using ZSM-5 or Zeolite-Y and pyrolysis of Chlorella vulgaris. In: 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts. 2015, San Diego, USA.
• Jammoal Y, Lee JGM. Drop velocity in a rotating liquid-liquid system. Chemical Engineering Research and Design 2015, 104, 638-646.
• Coward T, Lee JGM, Caldwell GS. The effect of bubble size on the efficiency and economics of harvesting microalgae by foam flotation. Journal of Applied Phycology 2015, 27(2), 733-742.
• Afolabi EA, Lee JGM. An Eulerian-Eulerian CFD simulation of air-water flow in a pipe separator. Journal of Computational Multiphase Flows 2014, 6(2), 133-149.
• Coward T, Lee JGM, Caldwell GS. Harvesting microalgae by CTAB-aided foam flotation increases lipid recovery and improves fatty acid methyl ester characteristics. Biomass and Bioenergy 2014, 67, 354-362.
• Coward T, Lee JGM, Caldwell GS. Development of a foam flotation system for harvesting microalgae biomass. Algal Research 2013, 2(2), 135-144.
• Velasquez-Orta SB, Lee JGM, Harvey A. Evaluation of FAME production from wet marine and freshwater microalgae by in situ transesterification. Biochemical Engineering Journal 2013, 76, 83-89.
• Velasquez Orta SB, Lee JGM, Harvey A. Alkaline in situ transesterification of Chlorella vulgaris. Fuel 2012, 94, 544-550.
• Porwal J, Bangwal D, Garg MO, Kaul S, Harvey AP, Lee JGM, Kasim FH, Eterigho EJ. Reactive-extraction of pongamia seeds for biodiesel production. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 2012, 71(12), 822-828.
• Velasquez-Orta SB, Harvey AP, Lee J. Biodiesel production from nannochloropsis occulata by in situ transesterification. In: European Process Intensification Conference. 2011, Manchester, UK: AIChE.
• Eterigho EJ, Lee JGM, Harvey AP. Triglyceride cracking for biofuel production using a directly synthesised sulphated zirconia catalyst. Bioresource Technology 2011, 102(10), 6313-6316.
• Bailes PJ, Lee JGM, Parsons AR. An experimental investigation into the motion of a single drop in a pulsed DC electric field. Chemical Engineering Research and Design 2000, 78(3), 499-505.