World-Class Research and Teaching
With global research collaborations stretching from China to Europe, the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering is a world leading research Department offering a challenging and exciting environment for learning and research.
Our unique combination of cross-disciplinary expertise and academic/industrial research experience attracts top scientists, engineers and students from all over the world. From fundamental science to product and process development, our research is supported by well-equipped laboratories designed to enable work on all scales from bench through to pilot-plant.
Current research projects
Current research projects in the Department cover a vast range of science and engineering concerned with advancing the fundamental understanding, industrial efficiency, and environmental sustainability of processes and materials at the heart of modern society.
Carbon Capture and Storage - Cutting-edge research into
reducing the planet's carbon footprint is taking place at the University,
following the launch of the Centre for Innovation in Carbon Capture and
Storage. Mercedes Maroto-Valer is looking at ways to deal with carbon dioxide
emissions at places like power stations. Many of the solutions involve piping
away the carbon dioxide for storage under the sea. But in this short clip she
also explains a way to use it in construction.
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Leading the way in Chemistry and Engineering -
The interface between Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is highlighted as a
crucial area for research innovation in several recent reports. Historically,
chemistry and chemical engineering have been divided in UK universities.
Driving Innovation in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (DICE) is a joint
initiative from chemists and engineers at Nottingham, which seizes the unique
opportunity, to create a completely new research environment with the potential
to catapult the UK to the forefront of this field.
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Microwave Processing - Professor Sam Kingman is undertaking cutting edge
research in the area of industrial microwave technologies, providing a
development interface between industry and leading academics. Microwave
technologies allow the creation of new market opportunities and lead to the
development of sustainable energy efficient products, processes and services.
The University is internationally leading in this field, evidenced by the award
of significant research funding from global industry.
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Bacteria and nanofilters; the future of clean water technology - Researchers in
the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering are using tiny
organisms with the very latest membrane filtration techniques to improve and
refine water cleaning technology. The research is led by Prof Nidal Hilal in
the Centre for Clean Water Technologies - a world-leading research centre
developing advanced technologies in water treatment.
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