Conference information
Registration and Overview of the sessions run
- Registration, keynotes, oral and poster presentations will all be held online
- 4 Plenary Sessions and Keynotes are to be held
- Following the keynotes, we will break into four parallel sessions. The parallel sessions will start promptly 10 min after the key notes and they are themed as:
- Parallel session 1 (Process Modelling)
- Parallel session 2 (Advanced Materials)
- Parallel session 3 (Energy and Sustainability)
- Parallel session 4 (Learning & Teaching) and papers from above sessions
- Poster session.
Instructions for Presenters
ChemEngDayUK 2021 Conference will be presented using the Zoom web conferencing platform. Your Recordings should be sent to us by email by 28 March.
Recording Instructions for Oral Presentations
- It is suggested that you record your presentation using a method that captures both your slides, and yourself presenting.
- Your video resolution should be at least 1280 x 720 and have an aspect ratio of 16:9 (recommended) or 4:3 (minimum).
- Your presentation should not exceed 12 minutes for Oral Presentation and 25 minutes for Keynotes. If your presentation exceeds these time limits, it will be edited after receipt. (Q&A sessions will be accommodated by us).
- We request pre-recorded presentations are a file size of less than 150MB.
- Presentation videos must be in MP4 format – please do not send PowerPoint or PDF files.
Instructions for Poster Presentations
- Posters must be submitted in pdf format, portrait type of size A0 (1189 mm x 841 mm). Please consult the poster template already provided.
- Posters files should be sent to us by email by 28 March.
Presenting on the day
- Your pre-recorded talk will be presented as scheduled. As with a physical meeting, each session will proceed in the order presented in the schedule.
- Each talk will be comprised of a presentation and subsequent Q&A.
- The Host will manage the presentations.
- The parallel sessions will be presented in their own unique virtual conference room.
- Prior to the event, we will inform you via the web/email of your conference room (session) connection information.
- Oral Presenters: Please plan to join the meeting 5 minutes early.
- Poster Presenters: Please plan to join your poster Q&A session 15 minutes early. We intend to have the posters available for viewing through the conference but we will have dedicated slots for Poster Presenters to answer questions from participants. Please stay by your poster during the poster session to answer questions
Instructions for Session Chairs
- Session Chairs will be nominated and instructed on the live operation of their sessions.
- Please arrive at the session room at least 15 minutes before the start of the session.
- Please adhere strictly to the 3 min and the 5 min Q&A after each presentation.
- Please remain until the end of the session.
Opening plenary and keynotes
Session | Speaker |
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Opening Plenary Presentation: “The Future of UK Chemical Engineering: An Interim Review”. | By William Wilkinson (CBE, FREng, FRS, Liveryman of the Salters’ Company, Professor & HOD Chemical Engineering, University of Bradford, 1967-1979, IChemE President, 1980; British Nuclear Fuels (1979-1994, Main Board Director, 1984-1994), Allied Colloids Ltd Bradford (non-Executive Director, 1989-1996), Chairman of the British Nuclear Industry Forum, 1992–1997; President of the European Nuclear Forum, 1994–1996). |
Key note Presentation: “Rethinking Future Industrial Energy Systems”. |
By Robin Smith (FRAEng, FIChemE, CEng, IChemE Hanson Medal 1992, IChemE Sargent Medal 2018, Director of the Centre for Process Integration in the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science of the University of Manchester and co-founder of Process Integration Limited and Process Asset Integration Management Limited). |
Key note Presentation: “Food, water, energy, is it worth cleaning up?”. |
By Sandro Macchietto (Cavaliere of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2004, Professor of Process Systems Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering of Imperial College London, Director of Energy Futures Lab, Member of the Court of Imperial College and co-founder of Process Systems Enterprise Ltd and Hexxcell Ltd). |
Key note Presentation: "Process Technology: A game for n-players". |
By Mark Talford (Deputy Challenge Director – Medicines Manufacturing, Innovate UK). Mark Talford gained his Chemical Engineering degree and a PhD in Polymer Process modelling from the University of Bradford. After a short spell as a lecturer at Bradford, Mark joined BNFL, later British Nuclear Group, supporting innovation in radioactive waste vitrification. He then joined Britest, latterly as Technical Director and CEO, developing tools and techniques to support innovative processing in fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. He joined Innovate UK in February 2021 in a role supporting continued innovation in UK biopharmaceutical manufacturing. |
Conference programmes
Time | Event |
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13.00-13.15 |
Introduction & Welcome |
13.15-13.45 | Opening Plenary: “The Future of UK Chemical Engineering: An Interim Review”, Bill Wilkinson, CBE, FRS |
13.45-14.00 | Break |
Parallel sessions 1, 2, 3, 4 Oral presentations Sessions Chairs Prof. Iqbal Mujtaba Prof. Raj Patel Dr. Yakubu John Dr. Chakib Kara-Zaitri |
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14.00-14.15 | Presentation 1.1, Presentation 2.1, Presentation 3.1, Presentation 4.1 |
14.15-14.30 | Presentation 1.2, Presentation 2.2, Presentation 3.2, Presentation 4.2 |
14.30-14.45 | Presentation 1.3, Presentation 2.3, Presentation 3.3, Presentation 4.3 |
14.45-15.00 | Presentation 1.4, Presentation 2.4, Presentation 3.4, Presentation 4.4 |
15.00-15.15 | Presentation 1.5, Presentation 2.5, Presentation 3.5, Presentation 4.5 |
15.15-15.30 | Presentation 1.6, Presentation 2.6, Presentation 3.6, Presentation 4.6 |
15.30-16.00 | Break |
16.00-17.00 |
Posters presentation Q & A (P1 - P20) Chairs: Prof. Raj Patel, Mr. Adam Vollans, Prof. Hadj Benkreira |
17.15-17.45 | Keynote 1: “Rethinking Future Industrial Energy Systems”, Robin Smith (University of Manchester) |
This is a provisional programme and may be subject to changes.
Time | Event |
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09.00-09.30 | Keynote 2: “Food, water, energy, is it worth cleaning up?”, Sandro Macchietto (Imperial College London) |
09.30-09.45 | Break |
Parallel sessions 1, 2, 3, 4 Oral presentations Sessions Chairs Prof. Iqbal Mujtaba Prof. Raj Patel Dr. Elaine Brown Dr. Yakubu John |
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09.45-10.00 | Presentation 1.7, Presentation 2.7, Presentation 3.7, Presentation 4.7 |
10.00-10.15 | Presentation 1.8, Presentation 2.8, Presentation 3.8, Presentation 4.8 |
10.15-10.30 | Presentation 1.9, Presentation 2.9, Presentation 3.9, Presentation 3.18 |
10.30-10.45 | Presentation 1.10, Presentation 2.10, Presentation 3.10, Presentation 3.19 |
10.45-11.00 | Presentation 1.11, Presentation 2.11, Presentation 3.11, Presentation 3.20 |
11.00-11.15 | Presentation 1.12, Presentation 2.12, Presentation 3.12, Presentation 3.21 |
11.15-12.15 | Break |
12.15-13.45 |
Posters presentations Q & A (P21-P40) Chairs: Dr. Yakubu John, Prof. Raj Patel, Mr. Adam Vollans |
13.45-14.00 | Break |
14.00-14.30 | Keynote 3: "Process Technology: A game for n-players", Mark Talford (Deputy Challenge Director – Medicines Manufacturing, Innovate UK) |
14.30-14.45 | Break |
Sessions Chairs Dr. Chakib Kara-Zaitri, Prof. Adrian Kelly, Dr. Nejat Rahmanian, Prof. Hadj Benkreira, Dr. A. Khan |
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14.45-15.00 | Presentation 1.13, Presentation 2.13, Presentation 3.13, Presentation 2.18 |
15.00-15.15 | Presentation 1.14, Presentation 2.14, Presentation 3.14, Presentation 2.19 |
15.15-15.30 | Presentation 1.15, Presentation 2.15, Presentation 3.15, Presentation 2.20 |
15.30-15.45 | Presentation 1.16, Presentation 2.16, Presentation 3.16, Presentation 2.21 |
15.45-16.00 | Presentation 1.17, Presentation 2.17, Presentation 3.17, Presentation 2.22 |
16.30-17.00 |
Closing session Prize for Poster Session of ChemEngDayUK 2021 - Graham Hart (Process Technology) Ltd. 2021; Filtration Services Ltd Handover to ChemEngDayUK 2022 - University College London (UCL) |
This is a provisional programme and may be subject to changes.
Presentation descriptions
Presentation number | Presentation description |
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1.1 |
Modelling and simulation of multi effect distillation and solar powered multistage humidification-dehumidification hybrid process for seawater desalination |
1.2 |
A Novel Lagrangian Recurrence-Based Approach for Local and Global Description of Mixing in Multiphase Flow |
1.3 |
Non-linear predictive control based on existing mechanistic models of polymerisation |
1.4 |
Lagrangian Stochastic Modelling of Three-Dimensional Particle-Liquid Flows |
1.5 |
Investigating the Effect of Elevated Pressure on the Flow Characteristics and Regime Transition in a Pressurized Fluidized Bed by Electrical Capacitance Tomography Measurements |
1.6 |
Process Modelling Improvements for Yield Stress Sludge and Slurry Handling at Sellafield |
1.7 |
On the existence of the yield stress in gels |
1.8 |
Optimal cleaning schedule of air coolers in concentrated solar power plants |
1.9 |
A novel combination of scale-down techniques and design of experiments to identify operating regions for the process-scale recovery of intracellular proteins |
1.10 |
Numerical simulation of particle pipe transport in viscous Newtonian liquids |
1.11 |
Steam-Oxygen Gasification of Refuse-Derived Fuel in Fluidized Beds: Modeling and Data Validation |
1.12 |
Autonomous self-optimising reactors based on low-cost sensors |
1.13 |
Benchmarking the performance of oxygen-carrier materials in a thermodynamically limited chemical looping process for hydrogen production from the water-gas shift reaction |
1.14 |
Numerical Study of Thermophoresis Mass Transport in Binary Fluid Mixtures Using OpenFOAM |
1.15 |
A model-based understanding of degradation in solid oxide electrolysis cells during syngas production |
1.16 |
A novel combination of scale-down techniques and design of experiments to identify operating regions for the process-scale recovery of intracellular proteins |
1.17 |
Novel Feasible Path Optimization Algorithms for Process Flowsheet Optimization using Rigorous Models |
Presentation number | Presentation description |
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2.1 | Numerical Modelling and Simulation of Volume Variation of pH Sensitive Anionic Hydrogels N. O. E. Moses, V. Zivkovic, F. Franklin, K. Novakovi School of Engineering, Newcastle University |
2.2 |
Foam stability under external electric fields |
2.3 |
Simulations of carbon fibre reinforced composites |
2.4 |
Analysis of Physio-chemical Properties of Salt |
2.5 |
Microencapsulation of fish oil for tableting |
2.6 |
Predicting Crystal Breakage in Pharmaceutical Agitated Dryers |
2.7 |
Two-Phase Fluid Displacement in Microchannels with Pure Viscoelastic Fluids |
2.8 |
The Arabinoxylan Story |
2.9 |
Advancing the nucleation of proteins using Soft-Templates: The case study of human insulin |
2.10 |
Parametric Study of Paper-based Al-Air Battery |
2.11 |
The Influence of Counterion Selection on Electrostatic Properties of Pharmaceutical Salts |
2.12 |
Process induced surface property variation for crystalline pharmaceutical solids |
2.13 |
Functionalised Nanoparticles Assisted Enhanced Oil Recovery |
2.14 |
Microfluidic Synthesis in an Advanced Flow Reactor: A Case Study of Silver Nanoparticles |
2.15 |
Nanoparticle Modified Polyacrylamide for Enhanced Oil Recovery at Harsh Conditions |
2.16 |
TiO2 based Nanocomposite Hydrogel for Solar Disinfection |
2.17 |
Application of Nano materials for the treatment of Produced water |
2.19 |
Investigating the Intermediate Regime of Granular Materials |
2.20 |
Influence of screw configuration on granule size distribution produced using twin screw granulator |
2.21 |
Hydrodynamic Flow Focusing for Fouling-Free Production of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles |
2.22 |
Case Study: Packing and Filling of Powders at Pilot Scale |
Presentation number | Presentation description |
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3.1 |
Understanding Cleaning using Chemical Engineering |
3.2 |
Waste Stream Recycling within Drug Substance Manufacturing to Improve Sustainability in the Pharmaceutical Industry |
3.3 |
CO2 mineralisation of brines with regenerative hydrotalcites in a cyclical process |
3.4 |
Energy efficient recycling of thermosets |
3.5 |
Optimisation of cesium and strontium removal by ion-exchange column using natural clinoptilolite |
3.6 |
Modification of Bio-based PLLA to Improve Properties |
3.7 |
Avoidance of the operational problem of Bed Agglomeration during Gasification of Barley Straw in Fluidized bed energy generation technologies. |
3.8 |
Optimal electric vehicle charging schedule considering user travel behaviour and distributed energy resource availability |
3.9 |
Biogas Upgrade using biomass based physical Activated carbons |
3.10 |
Analysis of flexible operation of CO2 capture plants: Predicting solvent emissions from conventional and advanced amine systems |
3.11 |
Kinetic evaluation of CO2 adsorption over micro and mesoporous activated carbons produced from low-value coal tar distillation products |
3.12 |
Dynamic behaviour of a single polypropylene particle in bubbling fluidised bed reactors |
3.13 |
Upcycling of Elastomeric Waste Residues into Valuable Acoustic & Thermal Insulation Materials |
3.14 |
Development of an Automated Gas Phase Catalytic Microreactor Platform for Kinetic Studies |
3.15 |
Synthesis of Bio-Derived Chemicals through Coupled Dehydrogenation/Hydrogenation Processes: A Fascinating Challenge |
3.16 |
Funnelling strategy for production of a single-component chemical from lignin |
3.17 |
Microalgae technology for wastewater and waste treatment |
3.18 |
Development of Oil Spill Monitoring Sensors Using Polymer-based Materials |
Presentation number | Presentation description |
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4.1 |
Hybrid tutorial- lecture-computer cluster style for engineering mathematics |
4.2 |
The use of real world problems as an educational tool in Biochemical Engineering and related disciplines |
4.3 |
How students work in project teams |
4.4 |
An investigation into the use of the Microsoft Office 365 toolkit to manage group projects in Undergraduate Chemical Engineering |
4.6 |
Teaching with Technology: Investigation of online assessment software, WeBWork, in an introductory probability and statistics course |
4.7 |
Kitchen ChemEng: Teaching Equilibrium Stage Processes Using Classroom Demonstrations |
4.8 |
A cross-cultural study on the perception of the use of immersive virtual reality in health and safety training for professional chemical engineers |
Poster number | Poster description |
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P1 |
Rheological Characterization of Non-Newtonian Bubble Suspensions |
P2 |
Steam-Oxygen Gasification of Refuse-Derived Fuel in Fluidized Beds: Modeling and Data Validation |
P3 |
Structure and Content of BEng Chemical Engineering Programmes in the UK, relative to the Frontiers in Chemical Engineering Education Model |
P4 |
Detection of micro and nanoplastics in water samples using Pyrolysis-Gas chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (PY-GC/MS) |
P5 |
ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS FOR NEXT GENERATION STIRRED TANK CONTROL |
P6 |
Kinetic Modelling of the Ammonia Temperature Programmed Desorption of ZSM-5 |
P8 |
Teaching with Technology: Investigation of online assessment software, WeBWork, in an introductory probability and statistics course |
P9 |
High temperature CO2 capture using Hydrotalcites derived Mixed Metal Oxides (MMOs) |
P10 |
An electrochemical investigation probing the corrosivity of Ionic Liquids |
P11 |
Enhanced flexibility in biomass pyrolysis through heating strategies |
P12 |
The Development of Hydrothermal Liquefaction Process for the Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the UK |
P13 |
Enhancement of carbohydrate production in Chlorella vulgaris bioprocess |
P14 |
Disentangling the co-adsorption of water and carbon dioxide on amine-functionalised solid sorbents used for carbon capture from ambient air |
P15 |
Effect of temperature and bath constituents on nickel deposition from sulfamate baths |
P16 |
Performance evaluation of a medium-scale reverse osmosis brackish water desalination plant with different types of membranes |
P17 |
The Development and Optimisation of “The Bradford Titanium Process” |
P18 |
A novel hybrid system of multi effect distillation_ thermal vapor compression and double reverse osmosis processes for seawater desalination: Process description and performance assessment |
P19 |
CO2 Photo-reduction Using MOF-Semiconductor Composites |
P20 |
A novel combination of scale-down techniques and design of experiments to identify operating regions for the process-scale recovery of intracellular proteins |
P21 |
Development of an Automated Gas Phase Catalytic Microreactor Platform for Kinetic Studies |
P22 |
Avoidance of the operational problem of Bed Agglomeration during Gasification of Barley Straw in Fluidized bed energy generation technologies. |
P23 |
The Influence of Counterion Selection on Electrostatic Properties of Pharmaceutical Salts |
P24 |
Kinetic evaluation of CO2 adsorption over micro and mesoporous activated carbons produced from low-value coal tar distillation products |
P25 |
Intensified continuous extraction of biomolecule using ionic liquids in small channels |
P26 |
Optimisation of cesium and strontium removal by ion-exchange column using natural clinoptilolite |
P27 |
Predicting Crystal Breakage in Pharmaceutical Agitated Dryers |
P28 |
TiO2 based Nanocomposite Hydrogel for Solar Disinfection |
P29 |
The Arabinoxylan Story |
P30 |
Nanoparticle Modified Polyacrylamide for Enhanced Oil Recovery at Harsh Conditions |
P31 |
Controllable Synthesis of Nanoparticles in Continuous Flow Microreactors |
P32 |
Functionalised Nanoparticles Assisted Enhanced Oil Recovery |
P33 |
Real-Time X-ray Imaging of Nucleation and Crystal Growth during Continuous Anti-Solvent Crystallisation |
P34 |
Biochemical engineering of Carbon di-oxide Supply in a Microalgae Cultivation |
P35 |
Towards Sustainable Road Transport: A Life Cycle Assessment of a Fuel Cell Vehicle |
P36 |
Reactive Inkjet Printing of Silk Fibroin Self-Propelled Particles and Comparative Analysis of Their Propulsion Mechanisms |
Abstracts of Oral Presentations
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