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PhD Scholarship Project: Lignin valorisation for the circular economy at Imperial College London , Department of Chemical Engineering. This PhD project focuses on the valorisation of lignin, the most abundant renewable source of aromatic carbon on Earth. The research will convert lignin into well-defined aromatic and aliphatic building blocks using reductive catalytic fractionation, mechanocatalysis, and related depolymerisation strategies applied directly to lignocellulosic biomass. You will wo...

🚨 PhD Scholarship Opportunity at RMIT University in collaboration with CSIRO Energy . This funded project is titled “Catalyst and Membrane Engineering for Electrochemical Co-Production of Ethylene and Green Hydrogen from Ethane” . It sits at the intersection of chemical engineering , chemistry , materials science , catalysis , electrochemistry , and membrane engineering , with a strong focus on sustainable fuels and clean-energy chemical manufacturing. The research aims to develop a low-temperat...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the National University of Singapore in the Dynamic Catalysis and Electrosynthesis Group within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The project focuses on electrosynthesis and the electrification of chemical processes , with possible directions in organic electrosynthesis , electrochemical C–N/C–C bond formation , electrochemical decarbonization , and sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. Ideal applicants have a strong foundation in elect...

Imperial College London’s Department of Chemical Engineering is advertising a PhD scholarship project on chemical recycling and upcycling of PET (poly(ethylene terephthalate)). The project focuses on converting PET waste streams into monomers and higher-value chemical building blocks through catalytic depolymerisation routes such as glycolysis, methanolysis, and hydrolysis. You will work on catalyst design and characterisation, reaction mechanism studies, and the translation of laboratory findin...

[Fully funded EPSRC/Cranfield University studentship with a tax-free stipend of £24,500 per annum plus fees and research costs for 3 years.] A fully funded PhD studentship is available at Cranfield University on Ammonia Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Carbon-Free Energy Production . The project is supported by EPSRC through a Doctoral Landscape Award and is aligned with the UK net-zero transition, hydrogen technologies, and low-carbon energy systems. The research aims to develop a direct ammonia solid...