Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- cfmartin@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 273264
- Office Address
University of Aberdeen
School of Engineering
Fraser Noble Building, Room 356
King’s College
Aberdeen, AB24 3UE
- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Chemical Engineering
Employment
2015-2022
2013-2014
Lecturer in Chemical Engineering (University of Aberdeen)
Research Fellow. School of Engineering (Chemical Engineering), Institute for Materials and Processes, The University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom).
EPSRC Project: Feasibility of a wetting layer absorption carbon capture process based on chemical solvents (EP/J019720/1).
2011-2012
Research Associate, INCAR-CSIC (Spain)
Researcher at the “Energy Processes and Emission Reduction Group”, Department of Coal, Energy and Environment, at the National Institute of Coal, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (INCAR-CSIC).
2007-2011
Pre-doctoral Fellow, INCAR-CSIC (Spain)
Funded by the highly competitive Spanish Research Funding Body studentship ‘JAE-Pre’ pre-doctoral Grant. PhD topic: CO2 Capture “Energy Processes and Emission Reduction Group”, Department of Coal, Energy and Environment. National Institute of Coal, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (INCAR-CSIC).
Qualifications
2007-2011
PhD (2011): “Microporous adsorbents from organic polymers. Application in precombustion CO2 capture processes”. Summa Cum Laude. Department of Energy, University of Oviedo (Spain).
2007-2009
MSc (2009): Master on Research in Technology, Diversification, Quality and Energy Saving (Quality Mention). Title: “Development of adsorbents from phenolic resins for precombustion CO2 capture” (June 2009). Distintion Department of Energy, University of Oviedo (Spain).
2000-2005
MEng in Environmental Sciences, 1st Class. University of Granada (Spain).
Available PhD positions in my research group.
Send me an email if interested
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Coordinator of Level 5, School of Engineering
Coordinator of the Environmental & Biodiversity Theme, School of Engineering
Champion of the Circular Economy Theme at the Centre for Energy Transition, University of Aberdeen
- External Memberships
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Deputy Champion in Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage CCS, University of Aberdeen
Academic Member of the UKCCSRC (UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre)
AMPERE (Association for Microwave Power in Europe for Research and Education) General Secretary
Representative member of the SRPe, Infraestucture and Environment
Latest Publications
The role of the activation heating source on the carbon capture performance of two new adsorbents produced from household-mixed-plastic waste
Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol. 89, 102950Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPaving the way to transfer hydrogenation of CO2 with bio-derived glycerol over Ni supported zeolite catalysts
Applied Catalysis A: General, vol. 687, 119971Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBiomass-derived materials for carbon capture: a review
Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy Engineering. ElsevierChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersTowards low-cost and sustainable activated carbon production: influence of microwave activation time on yield and CO2 uptake of PET-derived adsorbents
Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol. 83, 102807Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHousehold Mixed Plastic Waste Derived Adsorbents for CO2 Capture: A Feasibility Study
Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 355, 120466Contributions to Journals: Articles
Prizes and Awards
Honour/distinction
Date awarded
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)
29/05/2020
Santander Mobility Award
Aug 2017
ETP-PECRE Award
Feb 2017
Santander Mobility Award
April 2016
PhD Scholarship ‘JAE-PreDoc’ funded by the Spanish Research Council (CSIC)
2007-2011
One of the highest scores obtained for the Degree of Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering (2000-2005). Degree awarded with Honours (high academic distinction: 1st Class)
2000-2005
- Research
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Research Overview
My research interests are focused on the following topics:
- Materials and gas separation processes by means of adsorption for carbon capture. It includes the following:
- Synthesis of advanced and novel materials for post and pre-combustion CO2 capture, such as organic polymers, carbon-based adsorbents, low-cost biomass-based adsorbents, amine impregnated silicon-based adsorbents, polymeric and hybrid membranes, etc.
-Characterization of the adsorbents: textural and chemical characterisation, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), FTIR spectroscopy, etc.
- Enhancement of the CO2 recovery on carbon capture processes by means of novel and energetically more efficient technologies for the regeneration. It involves the experimental study in a bench-scale fixed adsorption column.
- Design and construction of lab-scale set-ups for dynamic carbon capture investigation.
- Recycling of polymeric waste: catalytic pyrolysis of mixed polymeric waste for the conversion into added-value chemicals and/or materials.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Engineering.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Current Research
- Intensification of carbon capture processes (CCS) using advanced regeneration technologies assisted with microwaves
- Materials for gas separation: greener and intensified synthesis of advanced sorbents for gas separation, specifically CO2 capture and CH4 upgrading
- Plastic waste recycling: microwave-assisted thermochemical conversion of plastic residues into porous carbons and H2.
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Microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis
Knowledge Exchange
Elected General Secretary of AMPERE (see pages 4 and 5 in this newsletter to get a sense of the research we do in our School)
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Engineering.
Available PhD positions in my research group. Send me an email if interested
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, January start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 year, January start
- Undergraduate, 5 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 5 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 5 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 5 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 5 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
Teaching Responsibilities
I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I teach the following courses:
Undergraduate:
- Environmental Engineering (EA4027): sole contributor & coordinator
- Air & Water Pollution Control (EX501U): on campus: sole contributor & coordinator
- BEng Individual Project (EG4014)
- MEng Individual Project (EG4013)
- BEng Group Design Project (EG4578)
- MEng Group Design (EG5565)
Postgraduate:
- Air & Water Pollution Control (EX501A) online: sole contributor & coordinator
- MSc Individual Project in:
- Petroleum Engineering (EG552K, KE5901)
- Oil & Gas Chemistry (EG552L)
- Renewable Energy (EG59M1)
- Advanced Chemical Engineering (EG59M9)
- Process Safety (EG59F1)
- Publications
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Sustainable microcrystalline cellulose-based activated carbons for a greener carbon capture at post-combustion conditions
International journal of greenhouse gas control, vol. 125, 103876Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProduction, activation and CO2 uptake capacity of a carbonaceous microporous material from palm oil residues
Energies, vol. 15, no. 23, 9160Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMicrowave pre-treatment of model food waste to produce short chain organic acids and ethanol via anaerobic fermentation
Processes, vol. 10, no. 6, 1176Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMicrowave Research at the School of Engineering University of Aberdeen
Ampere Newsletter: Trends in RF and Microwave Heating, pp. 4-5Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesAssessment of an integrated adsorption-regenerative catalytic oxidation process for the harnessing of lean methane emissions
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol. 10, no. 1, 107013Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA systematic analysis of the dynamics of microwave- and conventionally-assisted swing adsorption on zeolite 13X and an activated carbon under post-combustion carbon capture conditions
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol. 9, no. 6, 106835Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffects of the heating source on the regeneration performance of different adsorbents under post-combustion carbon capture cyclic operations: A comparative analysis
Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 276, 119326Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA comparative analysis of microwave-assisted regeneration against conventional regeneration for post-combustion carbon capture
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsAnaerobic fermentation for the production of short chain organic acids: product concentration, yield and productivity in batch experiments at high feed concentration
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol. 9, no. 5, 106311Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAcidogenic fermentation of model food waste for the production of added-value chemicals: effect of substrate concentration and residence time
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations