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Research Projects

All research projects at the School of Engineering. You can search keywords within Project title and filter by Research Institute.

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Project Title	Principal Supervisor	Research Institutes	Project Summary
Sustainable desalination with the implementation of forward osmosis	Dr Andrea Joana Correia Semiao	Infrastructure and Environment	The aim of this study is to investigate the various factors affecting membrane fouling and its reversibility in forward osmosis. Understanding these could advance the optimisation of forward osmosis, which will encourage the implementation of this process prior to reverse osmosis desalination.
Removal of Chlorophenols by Biochar	Dr Andrea Joana Correia Semiao	Infrastructure and Environment	This project aims at identifying the mechanisms involved during the removal of different types of chlorophenols using several biochars during water treatment. Chlorophenols and biochars with different physico-chemical properties will be tested as well as different environmental characteristics.
Wastewater Bioremediation from Filamentous Algae	Dr Andrea JC Semiao, Dr Michele Stanley (SAMS), Dr John G Day (SAMS)	Infrastructure and Environment	This Ph.D. aims to investigate the potential of filamentous green macroalgae (Chlorophyta) to bioremediate wastewaters. This will examine the ability of the macroalgae to sequester excess nutrients in effluent streams, as well as its biosorption and bioaccumulation capacity for heavy metals; with an end goal of using the biomass as a feedstock for bioenergy or for metal reclamation.
ElmoNet Q Project	Dr Sasa Djokic	Energy Systems	Impact of increasing penetration of electrical vehicles and photovoltaic installations on power quality in public low voltage distribution networks

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