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
- Executive Chair, Senior Member of International Association for Carbon Capture
- Member EPSRC Peer Review College
- Reviewer RSC Researcher Grants Peer Review Group
- Ordinary committee member of RSC Thermal Methods Group
- Committee Member of SCI Energy Group
- Reviewer Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
- Associate Fellow of Higher Education of Academy PR181319
- Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Membership No. 550333
- Associate Member of Energy Institute. Membership No. 0085276
- 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
- Editor of Separation and Purification Technology.
- Associate Editor & Social Media Editor of IChemE Carbon Capture Science & Technology.
- Associate Editor of Frontiers in Eco-Impact Assessments
- Editorial Board Member of Composite Functional Materials
- 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 Member 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
- Chair (Oct 2025-Now) and Treasurer (Sep 2022-Oct 2025) of The Chinese Society of Chemical Science & Technology in the UK (CSCST-UK);
- Organising committee and Co-Chair of the International Association for Carbon Capture Annual Conference 2023, 2024, 2025
- Organising committee and Co-Chair of the International Conference on Carbon Capture Science & Technology 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025;
- Host and Chair for the 32nd Joint Annual Conference of Chinese Society of Chemical Science and Technology in the UK and the Society of Chemical Industry 28th – 29th Aug 2025;
- 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
Harnessing the optimization strategy via interpretable machine learning framework for high-efficiency pyrolysis-catalysis engineering of plastic wastes
Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 348, 120770Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2025.120770
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Biochar production, activation, and applications: a comprehensive technical review
Carbon Capture Science & Technology, vol. 16, 100421Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLa-Al synergy in Ni/CaO dual functional materials for enhanced H2 production from mild-temperature biomass reforming
Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 379, 134769Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.134769
Interactions of biomass constituents and the effect on the hydrogen storage molecules during fast pyrolysis
Energy, vol. 328, 136428Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.136428
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Catalysis and absorption behaviors of the shelled-hollow CaO-MgO microspheres on product distributions and desulfurization during waste tire fast pyrolysis
Fuel, vol. 387, 134232Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.134232
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Prizes and Awards
- IChemE CCST Editor Recognition Award 02/2025
- IChemE CCST Young Investigator Award 2024
- Emerging Investigator Award from IChemE Carbon Capture Science & Technology 12/2022
- Travel Award for the ToScA UK & Europe 07/09/2022
- IAAM Young Scientist Medal 2022 from International Association of Advanced Materials 12/03/2022
- Frontier Lab Young Scientist Award at 22nd International Symposium on Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis-Pyro 07/06/2018
- 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
- MR TIANHENG QIN
- MISS TIAN WANG
- MR JACK STEVENSON
- MISS RUKAYAT SALAWU
- 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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Dendrite suppression by anode polishing in zinc-ion batteries
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 9, no. 27, pp. 15355-15362Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThermo-chemical conversion of carbonaceous wastes for CNT and hydrogen production: a review
Sustainable Energy and Fuels, vol. 5, no. 17, pp. 4173-4208Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d1se00619c
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Comparison of waste plastics pyrolysis under nitrogen and carbon dioxide atmospheres: A thermogravimetric and kinetic study
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis , vol. 156, 105135Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105135
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Novel technologies and methods for plastics recycling
Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 149, pp. 557-558Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2020.12.023
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In-Situ Ultrasound Acoustic Measurement of the Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Drying Process
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3834688
Towards a mechanistic understanding of particle shrinkage during biomass pyrolysis via synchrotron X-ray microtomography and in-situ radiography
Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, 2656Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80228-x
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Waste plastics recycling for producing high-value carbon nanotubes: Investigation of the influence of Manganese content in Fe-based catalysts
Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 402, 123726Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123726
Hybrid-functional material for sorption-enhanced hydrogen-rich syngas production from biomass: Effect of material preparation process
Biomass and Bioenergy, vol. 144, 105886Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStudy of H2S Removal Capability from Simulated Biogas by Using Waste-Derived Adsorbent Materials
Processes, vol. 8, no. 9, 1030Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8091030
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Fine structural changes of fluid catalytic catalysts and characterization of coke formed resulting from heavy oil devolatilization
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, vol. 263, 118329Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118329