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- About
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- Email Address
- p.kechagiopoulos@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272205
- Office Address
School of Engineering,
University of Aberdeen,
Fraser Noble Building (Room 278),
King’s College,
Aberdeen, AB24 3UE,
United Kingdom- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
Experience- Reader in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen (08/2022 - Present)
- Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen (08/2018 - 07/2022)
- Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen (08/2014 - 07/2018)
- Industrial Research Fund Technology Developer, Ghent University (06/2012 – 07/2014)
- Post-doctoral Researcher, Ghent University, Laboratory for Chemical Technology (04/2010 – 05/2012)
Education
- Master in Information Systems, Hellenic Open University (11/2012)
- Doctor of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (07/2008)
- Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (11/2002)
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Erasmus coordinator in School of Engineering and Course coordinator for projects associated with Erasmus students (ES4071-8) and project abroad (EG4513, EG4011)
Chemical Engineeting Research lab coordinator
- External Memberships
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Reviewer for: ACS Applied Nano Materials, AIChE Journal, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Biomass and Bioenergy, Catalysis Today, Catalysis Science & Technology, Chemical Communications, Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemical Engineering & Technology, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Chemical Papers, Energy & Fuels, Energy Conversion and Management, Environmental Science & Technology, Frontiers in Energy Research, Fuel, Fuel Processing Technology, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, Nature Catalysis, Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Plasma Processes and Polymers, Powder Technology, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, SN Applied Sciences, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Latest Publications
Non-oxidative coupling of methane via plasma-catalysis over M/γ-Al2O3 catalysts (M = Ni, Fe, Rh, Pt and Pd): Impact of active metal and noble gas co-feeding
Plasma Chemistry and Plasma ProcessingContributions to Journals: ArticlesComparative analysis of aromatic compounds steam reforming over Rh supported on γ-Al2O3
Frontiers of Chemical Science and EngineeringContributions to Journals: ArticlesReaction pathways of phenol steam reforming over Rh and Ni-Co based catalysts supported on y-Al2O3
Fuel, vol. 364, 131102Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInvestigation of support effects during ethanol steam reforming over a Ni/Sepiolite catalyst
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering , vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 2984-2999Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPlasma-Catalysis of Non-Oxidative Methane Coupling: A Dynamic Investigation of Plasma and Surface Microkinetics over Ni(111)
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 126, no. 47, pp. 19987–20003Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
- Chemical reaction engineering
- Micro-kinetic modelling
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Biomass conversion technologies: pyrolysis, gasification
- Methane conversion technologies: reforming, partial oxidation, oxidative coupling
- Novel reactor concepts: spouted beds, membrane reactors
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.
Engineering
Accepting PhDsResearch Specialisms
- Chemical Engineering
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
Current research focuses on the application of, experimentally validated, computational methods to design and optimize chemical engineering processes for the efficient utilization of energy sources. The work primarily aims at the development of novel reactor concepts for the efficient conversion of natural gas and, more specifically, methane. Low-temperature steam reforming for the production of high-purity hydrogen as an energy carrier and Oxidative coupling for the one-step conversion of methane to ethylene as a chemicals building block are major application fields. In this regard, microkinetic models, consisting of elaborate elementary step reaction networks, are developed to accurately describe the occurring chemistry. Thermodynamic consistency is preserved, while a multitude of methods (transition state and collision theory, Evans-Polanyi relationships and unity bond index-quadratic exponential potential (UBI-QEP) calculations) are applied for the a priori determination of kinetic parameters. Intrinsic kinetic measurements of catalyst reactivity/selectivity are used to validate the developed models. The further integration of these kinetic models in reactor-scale simulations provides a deeper understanding that opens the road to knowledge-based process design and optimization and, ultimately, intensification. Novel reactor concepts, such as membrane configurations, are investigated to overcome thermodynamic limitations and design modular and energy efficient processes. Further extensions of the methodology are to be applied in the conversion of biomass-derived oxygenates to fuels and chemicals.
Funding and Grants
- BEIS: "Hydrogen from organic waste with an integrated biological-thermal-electrochemical process", £250,998, Co-I (Prof D. Dionisi, PI)
- EPSRC (via UK Catalysis Hub): "Plasma-catalytic upgrading of biogas: Computational and experimental catalyst development", £115,161, PI
- The Royal Society International Exchanges (IES\R1\211069): “Plasma-assisted catalytic oxidation of hydrogen with application to heat generation: multiscale modelling and process design”, £11,813.00, PI
- EPSRC Adventurous Net Zero Energy Research (EP/X000931/1): “Electrocatalysis in non-thermal plasma for energy storage”, £252,181.75, Co-I (Prof A. Cuesta Ciscar, PI)
- The Royal Society Research Grant (RGS\R1\191461): “Optical emission spectroscopy as a validation method of microkinetic models of plasma enhanced catalytic systems with application to methane activation”, £20,000.00, PI
- EPSRC New Investigator Award (EP/R031800/1): “Catplaskin: The microkinetics of non-thermal plasma-assisted heterogeneous catalysis with application to the non-oxidative coupling of methane”, £140,856.00, PI
- EPSRC (via UK Catalysis Hub): "Non-thermal plasma promotion of low temperature water gas shift catalysts", £86,448.70, Co-I (Prof J. Anderson, PI)
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Current
EX40HC Process Control (sole contributor)
EG55P7 Process Plant, Equipment & Operations (sole contributor)
EG4013/14 Thesis supervisor, MEng/BEng in Chemical Engineering
Past
EG5597 Advanced Chemical Engineering (contributor)
EG5565 Meng Group Design (Chemical Engineering contributor)
EG5085 Supervisor, Advanced Topics