MRSC, AFHEA, AMIChemE, PhD, MSc.(Engineering), BSc.
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- yeshui.zhang@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 273699
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
Yeshui joined in School of Engineering at University of Aberdeen, UK as a Lecturer in Dec 2021. She was a Faraday Institution Research Fellow at University College London, UK since January 2018 .She has completed her BSc. from University of Birmingham in 2012 and MSc. (Engineering) from The University of Sheffield in 2013. She finished her PhD in September 2017 at University of Leeds. Her research interests cover broad area of chemical engineering, including energy storage materials, lithium-ion battery manufacturing, pyrolysis-catalysis of waste, high temperature quartz crystal microbalance, carbon nanotubes synthesis and circular economy of plastics.
Qualifications
- BSc. Environmental Management2012 - University of Birmingham
- MSc.(Engineering) Energy and Environmental Engineering2013 - University of Sheffield
- PhD. Chemical and Process Engineering2017 - University of Leeds
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Committee member Industry Academia Seminars-CPM Research Group
- Retention officer School of Engineering Retention Group at the University of Aberdeen
- Lab coordinator Meston lab 155 at the University of Aberdeen
- Committee member REF Steering group at the University of Aberdeen
- External Memberships
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Member EPSRC Peer Review College;
- Reviewer RSC Researcher Grants Peer Review Group;
- Associate Fellow of Higher Education of Academy PR181319;
- Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Membership No. 550333;
- Associate Member of IChemE. Membership No. 100196549;
- Member of the Supergen Bioenergy Hub SHARE network;
- Member of IGEM (Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers); Membership No. 161003;
- Associate Editor of Frontiers in Eco-Impact Assessments;
- Associate Editor & Social Media Editor of IChemE Carbon Capture Science & Technology (ISSN: 2772-6568).
- Guest editor for the special issue of Process Safety & Environmental Production & Catalysts about ‘Plastics Recycling’; special issue of ‘Catalysts’ about ‘Catalytic Recycling of Waste’; Special issue of Biomass & Bioenergy about Sustainable Upcycling of Biomass Waste; Special issue of Biomass & Bioenergy about ‘Biomass Waste Management for a Sustainable Future’; Special issue of Frontiers in Catalysis about “Supported Metal Catalysts in Fundamental Research and Industrial Applications”.
- Reviewer of Small, Catalysis Today, Renewable energy, Journal of Analytical & Applied catalysis, Energy Conversion & management, Energy Science & Engineering, Process Safety & Environmental Protection, Waste & Biomass Vaporization, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering.
- Review editor & editorial board of Electrochemical Energy Conversion & Storage (specialty section of Frontiers in Energy Research).
- Reviewer editor of Frontiers in Catalysis (specialty section in Heterogeneous Catalysis).
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
- Executive Chair, Treasurer & Head of Communication Committee of International Association for Carbon Capture (IACC) Charity Registration No.: NIC109668
- Organizing committee and Co-Chair of the International Conference on Carbon Capture Science & Technology 2022-2024;
- Organizing committee and Treasurer of The Chinese Society of Chemical Science & Technology in the UK (CSCST-UK);
- Contributing a graphic novel titled “A Dream of A Low Carbon Future” page 57, which is authored by Mr. James Mackey & funded by EPSRC. This novel aims to help children to understand the science. When an idea is sketched on a page 57, it can be examined & discussed much more easily than when it merely exists in people’s heads.
- As a mentor to help a student from U.S. who was supported by International Study Experience for Students (ISRE) programme to do research at University of Leeds in 2016.
Latest Publications
In-situ catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene to co-produce BTX aromatics and H2 by Ni/ZSM-5 in the rotary reactor with solid heat carriers
Fuel, vol. 371, no. Part A, 131950Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131950
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Pyrolysis-catalysis of waste tire to enhance the aromatics selectivity via metal-modified ZSM-5 catalysts
Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 190, no. Part A, pp. 138-148Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.07.041
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Upcycling municipal solid waste to sustainable hydrogen via two-stage gasification-reforming
Journal of Energy Chemistry, vol. 96, pp. 611-624Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2024.05.018
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Fast pyrolysis of biomass with diverse properties to produce liquid hydrogen storage molecules
Carbon Capture Science and Technology, vol. 12, 100230Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSynthesis strategies of hard carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries
Materials Reports: Energy, vol. 4, no. 2, 100268Contributions to Journals: Articles
Prizes and Awards
- Emerging Investigator Award from IChemE Carbon Capture Science & Technology 2022;
- Travel Award for the ToScA UK & Europe 2022;
- IAAM Young Scientist Medal 2022 from International Association of Advanced Materials;
- Frontier Lab Young Scientist Award at 22nd International Symposium on Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis-Pyro 2018;
- 1st Poster prize from the Chinese Society of Chemical Science & Technology in the UK & Society of Chemical Industry’s Chinese UK Regional Group (UKCSCST-SCI) (12/09/2020);
- Best paper award on the 21st CCSSTA (09/09/2020);
- Telford Premium Award (Journal Prize for the best paper) from Institution of Civil Engineers publishing (05/06/2017).
- 1st Poster presentation prize from Royal Academy of Engineering’s Leeds Region Research day (12/10/2016);
- Shortlist of “Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad” by China Scholarship Council in 2015, 2016, 2017.
- Research
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Research Overview
My research interests cover broad area of chemical engineering, including energy storage materials, lithium-ion battery manufacturing, pyrolysis-catalysis of waste, high temperature quartz crystal microbalance, carbon nanotubes synthesis and circular economy of plastics.
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
- Environmental Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Materials Science
- Ultrasound
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.
Supervision
Supervisees
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
EG551Y/2L Oil & Gas Chemistry
EG2011/EG20G2 Process Engineering
EG552Q Catalyst and Reactor Design
EG4013, EG4014, EG4513, EG45PA (2021-22) UG Individual Project
EG555N, EG59F1, EG59F2, EG59M2 (2021-22) MSc Individual Project
- Publications
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In-situ catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene to co-produce BTX aromatics and H2 by Ni/ZSM-5 in the rotary reactor with solid heat carriers
Fuel, vol. 371, no. Part A, 131950Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131950
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Pyrolysis-catalysis of waste tire to enhance the aromatics selectivity via metal-modified ZSM-5 catalysts
Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 190, no. Part A, pp. 138-148Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.07.041
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Upcycling municipal solid waste to sustainable hydrogen via two-stage gasification-reforming
Journal of Energy Chemistry, vol. 96, pp. 611-624Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2024.05.018
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Fast pyrolysis of biomass with diverse properties to produce liquid hydrogen storage molecules
Carbon Capture Science and Technology, vol. 12, 100230Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSynthesis strategies of hard carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries
Materials Reports: Energy, vol. 4, no. 2, 100268Contributions to Journals: ArticlesExperimental analysis on products distribution, characterization and mechanism of waste polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degradation in sub-/supercritical water
Chemosphere, vol. 350, 141045Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141045
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Efficient transformation of plastic wastes to H2 and electromagnetic nanocarbon absorbents over molecular-level engineered 3D NiCo/MnO
Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 476, 146477Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffect of heating rates on the fate of sulfur during waste tire pyrolysis
Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 474, 145736Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFast pyrolysis kinetics of waste tires and its products studied by a wireless-powered thermo-balance
Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 460, 132494Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe interactions between mixed waste from discarded surgical masks and face shields during the degradation in supercritical water
Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 459, 132338Contributions to Journals: Articles