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PhD opportunity at The University of Manchester in engineering scalable microbial recovery of critical metals from industrial waters , supporting the energy transition. This project sits at the intersection of environmental biotechnology , geomicrobiology , microbiology , environmental science , chemical engineering , and materials science . The aim is to develop and apply novel processes that recover valuable metals from industrial waters for re-use. The post is shared by Jonathan Lloyd , Profe...

PhD opportunity in sustainable biocatalysis, lignin valorisation, chemistry, biochemistry, enzymology, and microbial biotransformations at the Net2Zero Centre for Doctoral Training . The project is titled “Sustainable biocatalytic routes from lignin to substituted pyridine building blocks” and focuses on converting lignin, an aromatic heteropolymer from plant biomass, into pyridine chemicals for agrochemical applications in collaboration with Syngenta . The research will build on prior work from...

PhD Scholarship Project at Imperial College London in the Department of Chemical Engineering. This funded PhD focuses on vanadium recovery , spent sulfuric acid catalysts , low-carbon cement additives , techno-economic analysis , and life-cycle assessment . The project builds on preliminary work at Imperial College London to develop a circular process for selectively leaching vanadium from spent vanadium pentoxide catalysts and valorising the silica-rich residue as a supplementary cementitious m...

PhD Scholarship Project: Peptide Crystallisation at Imperial College London , Department of Chemical Engineering. This funded PhD project investigates peptide crystallisation , focusing on how molecular structure, solution environment, additives, and interfaces influence nucleation and crystal growth. The research combines systematic crystallisation screening, advanced solid-state and solution characterisation, automated experimentation, and data-driven analysis to understand crystal form, morph...

PhD Studentship at the University of Nottingham in Advanced Microwave Technology Development for Activated Carbon Reactivation . This project sits within the Net2Zero Centre for Doctoral Training and focuses on developing more energy-efficient, lower-carbon microwave reactivation methods for activated carbon used in water and air treatment. The research is highly relevant to chemical engineering , environmental science , materials science , and related process engineering areas, with application...