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Dr Claudia Fernandez Martin

Dr Claudia Fernandez Martin
Dr Claudia Fernandez Martin
Dr Claudia Fernandez Martin

Senior Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

About
Email Address
cfmartin@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 273264
Office Address

University of Aberdeen

School of Engineering

Fraser Noble Building, Room 356

King’s College

Aberdeen, AB24 3UE

 

School/Department
School of Engineering

Biography

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Chemical Engineering (2022-present)

Previous Employment

2015-2022

 

2013-2014

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering (University of Aberdeen)

 

Research Fellow. School of Engineering (Chemical Engineering), Institute for Materials and Processes, The University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom).

EPSRC Project: Feasibility of a wetting layer absorption carbon capture process based on chemical solvents (EP/J019720/1). 

2011-2012

Research Associate, INCAR-CSIC (Spain)

Researcher at the “Energy Processes and Emission Reduction Group”, Department of Coal, Energy and Environment, at the National Institute of Coal, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (INCAR-CSIC).

2007-2011

 

Pre-doctoral  Fellow, INCAR-CSIC (Spain)

Funded by the highly competitive Spanish Research Funding Body studentship ‘JAE-Pre’ pre-doctoral Grant. PhD topic: CO2 Capture “Energy Processes and Emission Reduction Group”, Department of Coal, Energy and Environment. National Institute of Coal, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (INCAR-CSIC).

 

Available PhD positions in my research group.

Send me an email if interested

Qualifications

  • PhD Chemical Engineering 
    2011 - University of Oviedo 

    2007-2011: Microporous adsorbents from organic polymers. Application in pre-combustion carbon capture processes. Grade achieved: Summa Cum Laude. Department of Energy, University of Oviedo (Spain). 

  • MSc Research in Technology, Diversification, Quality and Energy Saving (Quality Accredited) 
    2009 - University of Oviedo 

    Development of adsorbents from phenolic resins for pre-combustion carbon capture (June 2009). Achieved Grade: Distinction. Department of Energy, University of Oviedo (Spain)

  • MEng Environmental Sciences 
    2005 - University of Granada 

    Classification: first class

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Coordinator of Level 5, School of Engineering

Coordinator of the Environmental & Biodiversity Theme, School of Engineering

Champion of the Circular Economy Theme at the Centre for Energy Transition, University of Aberdeen

 

External Memberships

Deputy Champion in Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage CCS, University of Aberdeen: 2020-presnet

Academic Member of the UKCCSRC (UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre): 2013-present

General Secretary of AMPERE (Association for Microwave Power in Europe for Research and Education): 2021-present

Member of the SPEERI (Scottish Partnership in Energy and Engineering Research & Innovation): Infrastructure and Environment Theme: 2022-present

 

 

 

 

Latest Publications

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Prizes and Awards

Honour/distinction

Date awarded

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)

29/05/2020

Santander Mobility Award

Aug 2017

ETP-PECRE Award

Feb 2017

Santander Mobility Award

April 2016

PhD Scholarship ‘JAE-PreDoc’ funded by the Spanish Research Council (CSIC)

2007-2011

One of the highest scores obtained for the Degree of Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering (2000-2005). Degree awarded with Honours (high academic distinction: 1st Class)

2000-2005
Research

Research Overview

My research interests are focused on the following topics:

Recycling of polymeric waste via microwave-assisted pathways to value. I investigate the recycling of mixed plastic waste through microwave-assisted conversion of real-world polymeric waste streams into value-added chemicals and functional materials. A key focus of my work is the synthesis of porous carbon materials for environmental applications, including carbon capture.

Materials and gas separation processes by means of adsorption for carbon capture. This research includes the synthesis of advanced and novel materials for post- and pre-combustion CO₂ capture, such as organic polymers, carbon-based adsorbents, low-cost biomass-derived adsorbents, amine-impregnated silica- and carbon-based adsorbents, as well as polymeric and hybrid membranes. 

My expertise extends to the rigorous:

  • Characterization of solids: textural and chemical characterization, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and elemental analysis (CHNS/O), among others.

  • Enhancement of CO₂ recovery in carbon capture processes through the development of novel and energy-efficient regeneration technologies. This includes experimental studies using a purpose-built, bench-scale microwave-integrated adsorption column.

  • Design and construction of lab-scale experimental setups for dynamic carbon capture testing.

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.

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Engineering

Supervising
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Current Research

  • Intensification of carbon capture processes (CCS) using advanced regeneration technologies assisted with microwaves  
  • Materials for gas separation: greener and intensified synthesis of advanced sorbents for gas separation, specifically CO2 capture and  separation/purification of methane from mixed gas streams.
  • Plastic waste recycling: microwave-assisted pathways for the conversion of real plastic waste streams into porous carbons and hydrogen (H2).

  • Next projects will expand on microwave-assisted catalytic processes for the generation of value from various wastes streams. 

 

Knowledge Exchange

Elected General Secretary of AMPERE (see pages 4 and 5 in this newsletter to get a sense of the research we do in our School)

https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://www.ampereeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AMPERE-Newsletter_110.pdf&hl=en

 

Supervision

My current supervision areas are: Engineering.

Available PhD positions in my research group. Send me an email if interested

 

Previous PGR students supervised to completion: 

Dr Mohamud Yassin (Lead supervisor)

Dr Simbarashe Biti (Lead supervisor)

Dr Serena Simonetti (Co-supervisor)

Dr Emmanuel Dan (Lead supervisor)

Dr Nicola Rouse (Co-supervisor)

Dr Mohammad Mohammad Bello (Co-supervisor)

 

 

Supervisees

Teaching

Programmes

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

I am a consolidated Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I teach the following courses:

Undergraduate: 

  • Environmental Engineering (EA4027): sole contributor & coordinator
  • Air & Water Pollution Control (EX501U): on campus: sole contributor & coordinator
  • BEng Individual Project (EG45PC/EG45PD)   
  • MEng Individual Project (EG445PE/EG45PF)
  • BEng Group Design Project (EG4578)
  • MEng Group Design (EG5565), AY2018-2022

Postgraduate:

  • Air & Water Pollution Control (EX501A) online: sole contributor & coordinator
  • MSc Individual Project (EG555N, EG59F1, EG59F2, EG59M2) in:
    • Renewable Energy Engineering
    • Advanced Chemical Engineering 
    • Process Safety
    • Petroleum Engineering (past)
    • Oil & Gas Chemistry (past)
Publications

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  • Synthesis of hypercrosslinked organic polymers for pre-combustion carbon capture

    Fernandez Martin, C., Stöckel, E., Clowes, R., Adams, D. J., Cooper, A. I., Pis, J. J., Rubiera, F., Pevida, C.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • On the limits of CO2 capture capacity of carbons

    Martin, C. F., Plaza, M. G., Pis, J. J., Rubiera, F., Pevida, C., Centeno, T. A.
    Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 225-229
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Developing almond shell-derived activated carbons as CO2 adsorbents

    Plaza, M. G., Pevida, C., Martin, C. F., Fermoso, J., Pis, J. J., Rubiera, F.
    Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 102-106
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Development of carbon-based adsorbents from phenol-formaldehyde resins for pre-combustion CO2 capture

    Fernandez Martin, C., Martínez, M., Centeno, T. A., Pevida, C., Pis, J. J., Rubiera, F.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Regeneration strategies of carbon capture adsorbents in cyclic operation

    Garcia, S., Junco, S., Plaza, M. G., Fernandez Martin, C., Pevida, C., Rubiera, F.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Regeneration strategies of solid sorbents for CO2 capture cyclic processes

    García, S., Junco, S., Plaza, M. G., Fernandez Martin, C., Pevida, C., Rubiera, F., Pis, J. J.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Development of low-cost biomass-based adsorbents for postcombustion CO2 capture

    Plaza, M. G., Pevida, C., Arias, B., Fermoso, J., Casal, M. D., Martin, C. F., Rubiera, F., Pis, J. J.
    Fuel, vol. 88, no. 12, pp. 2442-2447
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Different approaches for the development of low-cost CO2 adsorbents

    Plaza, M. G., Pevida, C., Arias, B., Casal, M. D., Martin, C. F., Fermoso, J., Rubiera, F., Pis, J. J.
    Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 135, no. 6, pp. 426-432
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Ammonia-modified biomass-based carbons as CO2 Adsorbents

    G. Plaza, M., Pevida, C., Casal, M. D., Fernandez Martin, C., Fermoso, J., Rubiera, F., Pis, J. J.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Carbon adsorbents for post-combustion CO2 capture

    G. Plaza, M., Pevida, C., Fernandez Martin, C., Casal, M. D., Fermoso, J., Rubiera, F., Pis, J. J.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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