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Gavriilidis Lab

Asterios Gavriilidis
Based on chemical reaction engineering fundamentals and utilising principles of process intensification, modern experimental tools and state of the art modelling, we develop new approaches and methodologies for the smart manufacturing of chemicals and nanomaterials, novel catalytic reactors and processes and micro/millifluidic devices for the production of chemicals, materials with healthcare applications and data.

 


Publications

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2021

2020

2019

  • M. Quaglio, C. Waldron, A. Pankajakshan, E. Cao, A. Gavriilidis, E. S. Fraga, F. Galvanin, “On the Use of Online Reparametrization in Automated Platforms for Kinetic Model Identification", Chem. Eng. Tech., 91, 1-10 (2019).
  • A. LaGrow,   M. O. Besenhard, A Hodzic, A. Sergides, L. K. Bogart, A. Gavriilidis, N. T. K. Thanh, Unravelling the Growth Mechanism of the Co-Precipitation of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with the Aid of Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction in Solution”, Nanoscale, 11, 6620–6628 (2019).
  • M. Quaglio, C. Waldron, A. Pankajakshan, E. Cao, A. Gavriilidis, E. S. Fraga and F. Galvanin, “An Online Reparametrisation Approach for Robust Parameter Estimation in Automated Model Identification Platforms”, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 124, 270-284 (2019).
  • H. Huang, H. du Toit, S. Ben-Jaber, G. Wu, L. Panariello, N. T. K. Thanh, I. P. Parkin, A. Gavriilidis, “Rapid Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles with Carbon Monoxide in a Microfluidic Segmented Flow System”, React. Chem. Eng., 4, 884-890 (2019).
  • G. Wu, E. Cao, P. Ellis, A. Constantinou, S. Kuhn, A. Gavriilidis, “Continuous-Flow Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol on Ru/Al2O3 Catalyst in a Flat Membrane Microchannel Reactor: An Experimental and Modelling Study”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 201, 386-396 (2019).
  • A. N. P. Radhakrishnan, M. Pradas, E. Sorensen, S. Kalliadasis, A. Gavriilidis, “Hydrodynamic Characterisation of Phase Separation in Devices with Microfabricated Capillaries”, Langmuir, 35, 8199-8209 (2019).
  • C. Waldron, A. Pankajakshan, M. Quaglio, E. Cao, F. Galvanin, A. Gavriilidis, “An Autonomous Microreactor Platform for the Rapid Identification of Kinetic Models”, React. Chem. Eng., 4, 1623-1636 (2019).
  • A. Constantinou, G. Wu, B. Venezia, P. Ellis, S. Kuhn,  A. Gavriilidis, “Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol in a Continuous Catalytic Membrane Reactor”, Topics in Catalysis, 62, 1126-1131 (2019).
  • H. Huang, H. du Toit, L. Panariello, L. Mazzei, A. Gavriilidis, “Continuous Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles in Micro- and Milli-fluidic Systems” in Chemistry of Nanomaterials, Vol. 1: Metallic Nanomaterials (Part A), pp 157-219, edited by S.S.R. Kumar Challa, De Gruyter, Berlin, 2019.
  • C. Waldron, A. Pankajakshan, M. Quaglio, E. Cao, F. Galvanin, A. Gavriilidis, “Closed-Loop Model-Based Design of Experiments for Kinetic Model Discrimination and Parameter Estimation: Benzoic Acid Esterification on Heterogeneous Catalyst”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 58, 22165-22177 (2019).
  • A. Pankajakshan, C. Waldron, M. Quaglio, A. Gavriilidis, F. Galvanin, “A Multi-objective Optimal Experimental Design Framework for Enhancing the Efficiency of Online Model Identification Platforms”, Engineering, 5, 1049-1059 (2019).
  • C. Waldron, E. Cao, S. Cattaneo, G. L. Brett, P. J. Miedziak, G. Wu, M. Sankar, G. J. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, “Three Step Synthesis of Benzylacetone and 4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)butan-2-one in Flow using Micropacked Bed Reactors”, Chem. Eng. J., 377, 119976 (2019).
  • G. Wu, E. Cao, P. Ellis, A. Constantinou, S. Kuhn, A. Gavriilidis, “Development of a Flat Membrane Microchannel Packed-Bed Reactor for Scalable Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol in Flow”, Chem. Eng. J., 377, 120086 (2019).
  • S. Damilos, A.N.P. Radhakrishnan, G. Dimitrakis, J. Tang, A. Gavriilidis, “Experimental and Computational Investigation of Heat transfer in a Microwave-Assisted Flow System”, Chem. Eng. & Proc. Proc. Intens., 142, 107537 (2019).
  • M. Quaglio, F. Bezzo, A. Gavriilidis, E. Cao, N. Al-Rifai, F. Galvanin, “Identification of kinetic models of methanol oxidation on silver in the presence of uncertain catalyst behaviour”, AIChEJ, accepted
  • B. Venezia, M. Douthwaite, G. Wu, M. Sankar, P. Ellis, G. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, “Slurry loop tubular membrane reactor for the catalysed aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol”, Chem. Eng. J., 378, 122250 (2019).

2018

  • G. Wu, S. Kuhn, A. Gavriilidis, “A Novel Approach for Measuring Gas Solubility in Liquids Using a Tube-in-Tube Membrane Contactor”, Chem. Eng. and Technol., 40, 2346-2350 (2017).
  • M. Quaglio, E. Fraga, E. Cao, A. Gavriilidis, F. Galvanin, “A Model-based Data Mining Approach for Determining the Domain of Validity of Approximated Models”, Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 172 58–67 (2018).
  • F. Galvanin, M. Sankar, S. Cattaneo, D. Bethell, V. Dua, G. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, “On the Development of Kinetic Models for Solvent-free Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation over a Gold-palladium Catalyst”, Chem. Eng. J., 342, 196–210(2018).
  • V. Nappo, R. Sullivan, R. Davey, S. Kuhn, A. Gavriilidis, L. Mazzei, “Effect of shear rate on primary nucleation of para-amino benzoic acid in solution under different fluid dynamic conditions”, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 136, 48-56 (2018).    
  • L. Panariello, L. Mazzei, A. Gavriilidis, “Modelling the Synthesis of Nanoparticles in Continuous Microreactors: the Role of Diffusion and Residence Time Distribution on Nanoparticle Characteristics” Chem. Eng. J., 350, 1144–1154 (2018).
  • H. Huang, H.  du Toit, M. O. Besenhard, S.  Ben-Jaber, P. Dobson, I. Parkin, A. Gavriilidis, “Continuous Flow Synthesis of Ultrasmall Gold Nanoparticles in a Microreactor using Sodium Citrate and their SERS Performance”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 189, 422-430 (2018).
  • E. Agunloye, L. Panariello, A. Gavriilidis, L. Mazzei, “A Model for the Formation of Gold Nanoparticles in the Citrate Synthesis Method”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 191, 318-331 (2018).
  • C. Lourenço, T. J. Macdonald, A. Gavriilidis, E. Allan, A. J. MacRobert, I. P. Parkin, “Effects of Bovine Serum Albumin on Light Activated Antimicrobial Surfaces”, RSC Advances, 8, 34252–34258 (2018).
  • M. O. Besenhard,  R. Baber, A. P. LaGrow, L. Mazzei, N.T.K. Thanh, A. Gavriilidis, “A new Insight into the Effect of Mass Transfer on the Synthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles”, CrystEngComm, 20, 7082-7093 (2018).
  • A. Constantinou, S. Barrass, A. Gavriilidis, “CO2 Absorption in Flat Membrane Microstructured  Contactors of Different Wettability using Aqueous Solution of NaOH”,  Green Processing and Synthesis, 7, 471-476 (2018).
  • A. Pankajakshan, M. Quaglio, C. Waldron, E. Cao, A. Gavriilidis, F. Galvanin, “ Online Model-based Redesign of Experiments for Improving Parameter Precision in Continuous Flow Reactors”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51, 359-364 (2018).
  • K. Ricketts, R. Ahmad, L. Beaton, B. Cousins, K.Critchley, M. Davies, S. Evans, I. Fenuyi, A. Gavriilidis, Q.J. Harmer, D. Jayne, M. Jefford, M. Loizidou, A. Macrobert, S. Moorcroft, I. Naasani, Z.Y. Ong, K.M. Prise, S. Rannard, T. Richards, G. Schettino, R.A. Sharma, O. Tillement, G. Wakefield, N.R. Williams, E. Yaghini, G. Royle, “Recommendations for Clinical Translation of Nanoparticle-Enhanced Radiotherapy”, J Radiol. 91, 20180325 (2018).

2017

  • E. Cao, G. Brett, P. J. Miedziak, J. M. Douthwaite, S. Barrass, P. F. McMillan, G. J. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, “A Micropacked-Bed Multi-Reactor System with In Situ Raman Analysis for Catalyst Evaluation”, Catal. Today, 283, 195-201 (2017). 
  • H. du Toit, T.J. Macdonald, H. Huang, I.P. Parkin, A. Gavriilidis, “Continuous Flow Synthesis of Citrate Capped Gold Nanoparticles using UV Induced Nucleation”, RSC Advances, 7, 9632-9638 (2017).
  • D. Rossi, L. Gargiulo, A., G.Valitov, A. Gavriilidis, L. Mazzei, “Experimental Characterization of Axial Dispersion in Coiled Flow Inverters”, Chem. Eng., Res. Des., 120, 159-170 (2017).
  • E. Agunloye, A. Gavriilidis, L. Mazzei, “A Mathematical Investigation of the Turkevich Organizer Theory in the Citrate Method for the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 173, 275-286 (2017).
  • F. Galvanin, C. Psyrraki, T. Morris, A. Gavriilidis, “Development of a Kinetic Model of Ethylene Methoxycarbonylation with Homogeneous Pd Catalyst using a Capillary Microreactor”, Chem Eng. J., 329, 25–34 (2017). 
  •  N. Al-Rifai, P. Miedziak, M. Morad, M. Sankar, C. Waldron, S. Cattaneo, E. Cao, S. Pattisson, D. Morgan, D. Bethell, G. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, “Deactivation Behaviour of Supported Gold Palladium Nanoalloy Catalysts during the Selective Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol in a Micro-Packed Bed Reactor”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 56, 12984−12993 (2017).
  • R. Baber, L. Mazzei, N.T.K. Thanh , A. Gavriilidis, “An Engineering Approach to Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles by Controlling Hydrodynamics and Mixing based on a Coaxial Flow Reactor”, Nanoscale, 9, 14149–14161 (2017).

2016

  • M. K. Bayazit,   E. Cao,   A. Gavriilidis,   J. Tang, “A Microwave Promoted Continuous Flow Approach to Self-assembled Hierarchical Hematite Superstructures”, Green Chemistry, 18, 3057-3065 (2016).
  • A. Gavriilidis, A. Constantinou, K. Hellgardt, K. K. (Mimi) Hii, G. J. Hutchings, G. L. Brett, S. Kuhn, S. P. Marsden, “Aerobic oxidations in flow: opportunities for the fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries”, React. Chem. Eng., 1, 595-612 (2016).
  • I. Silverwood, N. Al-Rifai, E. Cao, D.J. Nelson, A. Chutia, P.P. Wells, S.P. Nolan, M.D. Frogley, G. Cinque, A. Gavriilidis, R. Catlow, “Towards Microfluidic Reactors for In Situ Synchrotron Infrared Studies” Review of Scientific Instruments, 87, 024101 (2016).
  • N. Al-Rifai, F. Galvanin, M.  Morad. E. Cao, S. Cattaneo, M. Sankar, V. Dua, G. J. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, “Hydrodynamic Effects on Three Phase Micro-Packed Bed Reactor Performance - Gold-Palladium Nanoalloy Catalysed Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 149, 129-142 (2016).
  • G. Wu, G. L. Brett, E. Cao, A. Constantinou,  P. Ellis, S. Kuhn, G. J. Hutchings, D. Bethellf, A. Gavriilidis, “Oxidation of Cinnamyl Alcohol using Bimetallic Au-Pd/TiO2 Catalysts: a Deactivation Study in a Continuous Flow Packed Bed Microreactor”, Catal. Sci. Tech., 6, 4749-4758 (2016).
  • F. Galvanin, N. Al-Rifai, E. Cao, M. Sankar, G. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, V. Dua, “Merging information from batch and continuous flow experiments for the identification of kinetic models of benzyl alcohol oxidation over Au-Pd catalyst”, Proceedings of the 26th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – ESCAPE 26, Portorož, Slovenia, 961-966 (2016).
  • R. Jamshidi, D. Rossi, N. Saffari, A. Gavriilidis, L. Mazzei,” Investigation of the Effect of Ultrasound Parameters on Continuous Sonocrystallization in a Millifluidic Device”, Cryst. Growth Des., 16, 4607−4619 (2016).
  • F. Galvanin, E. Cao, N. Al-Rifai, A. Gavriilidis, V. Dua, “A Joint Model-based Experimental Design Approach for the Identification of Kinetic Models in Continuous Flow Laboratory Reactors”, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 95, 202–215 (2016).
  • M. K. Bayazit, J. Yue, E. Cao, A. Gavriilidis,  J. Tang, “Controllable synthesis of gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution by microwave assisted flow chemistry”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 4, 6435−6442 (2016).
  • R. Baber, L. Mazzei, N.T.K. Thanh, A. Gavriilidis, “Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using a microfluidic impinging jet reactor”, J. Flow Chemistry, 6, 268-278 (2016).
  • T. J. Macdonald, K. Wu, S. K. Sehmi, S. Noimark, W. J. Peveler, H. du Toit, N. H. Voelcker, E. Allan, A. J. MacRobert, A. Gavriilidis, I. P. Parkin, “Thiol-Capped Gold Nanoparticles Swell-Encapsulated into Polyurethane as Powerful Antibacterial Surfaces Under Dark and Light Conditions”, Scientific Reports, 6:39272 (2016).

2015

  • G. Wu, A. Constantinou, E. Cao, S. Kuhn, M. Morad, M. Sankar, D. Bethell, G. J. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, “Continuous Heterogeneously Catalyzed Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol Using a Tube-in-Tube Membrane Microreactor”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 54, 4183-4189 (2015)
  • D. Rossi, A. Gavriilidis, S. Kuhn, M. Ardid Candel, A. G. Jones, C. Price, L. Mazzei, “Adipic acid primary nucleation kinetics from probability distributions in droplet-based systems under stagnant and flow conditions”, Cryst. Growth Des., 15, 1784-1791 (2015).
  • F. Galvanin, N. Al-Rifai, E. Cao, A. Gavriilidis, V. Dua, “A model-based experimental design study for the development of kinetic models of methanol oxidation on silver catalyst”, Proceedings of CAPE Forum 2015, pp. 87-93, Paderborn, Germany, 27-29 April 2015. 
  • F. Galvanin, E. Cao, N. Al-Rifai, A. Gavriilidis, V. Dua, “Model-based design of experiments for the identification of kinetic models in microreactor platforms”, Proceedings 12th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering and 25th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE2015). K. V. Gernaey, J. K. Huusom and R. Gani (Eds.), pp 323-328, Copenhagen, Denmark,31 May - 4 June 2015.
  • F. Galvanin, N. Al-Rifai, E. Cao, V. Dua, A. Gavriilidis, “Optimal design of experiments for the identification of kinetic models of methanol oxidation on silver catalyst”, Chemistry Today, 33, 51-56 (2015)
  • R. Baber, L. Mazzei, N. TK Thanh, A. Gavriilidis, “Synthesis of silver nanoparticles in a microfluidic coaxial flow reactor”, RSC Advances, 5, 95585-95591 (2015).
  • D. Rossi, R. Jamshidi, N. Saffari, S. Kuhn, A. Gavriilidis, L. Mazzei, “Continuous-flow sonocrystallization in droplet-based microfluidics”, Crystal Growth & Design, 15, 5519-5529 (2015)
  • A. Constantinou, G. Wu, A. Rebula, P. Ellis, D. Bethell, G. J. Hutchings, S. Kuhn, A. Gavriilidis, “Continuous Heterogeneously Catalysed Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol in a Ceramic Membrane Packed-Bed Reactor”, Org. Process Res. Dev., 19, 1973-1979 (2015).

2014

  • A. Constantinou, F. Ghiotto, K. F. Lam, A. Gavriilidis, “Stripping of Acetone from Water with Microfabricated and Membrane Gas-Liquid Contactors”, Analyst, 139, 266-272 (2014).
  •  E. Cao, I. Zuburtikudis, N. Al-Rifai, M. Roydhouse, A. Gavriilidis,  “Enhanced Performance of Oxidation of Rosalva (9-decen-1-ol) to Costenal (9-decenal) on Porous Silicon-Supported Silver Catalyst in a Microstructured Reactor”, Processes 2, 141-157 (2014).
  • M. D. Roydhouse, M. Pradas, N. Al-Rifai, B. Azizi, E. Cao, S. Kalliadasis,  A. Gavriilidis, “Operating Ranges of Gas-Liquid Capillary Microseparators: Experiments and Theory”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 114, 30-39 (2014) 
  • A. Constantinou, S. Barrass, A. Gavriilidis, “CO2 Absorption in PTFE Membrane Microstructured contactor Using Aqueous Solutions of Amines”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 53, 9236-9242 (2014)
  • M. Morad,  M. Sankar,  E. Cao,  E. Nowicka, T.E. Davies, P.J. Miedziak, D.J Morgan, D. W. Knight, D. Bethell, A. Gavriilidis, G. J. Hutchings, “Solvent-Free Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols using Supported Gold Palladium Nanoalloys Prepared by a Modified Impregnation Method”, Catal. Sci. Technol., 4, 3120 (2014)
  • A. Anastasiou, N. Al-Rifai, A. Gavriilidis, A. Mouza, “Prediction of the Liquid Film Characteristics in Open Inclined Microchannels”, Proceedings of MNF2014, 4th Micro and Nano Flows Conference, London, UK, 7-10 September 2014.
  • R. Baber, L. Mazzei, N.T.K. Thanh, A. Gavriilidis, ”Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles using Non-Fouling Microfluidic Devices with Fast Mixing”, Proceedings of MNF2014, 4th Micro and Nano Flows Conference, London, UK, September 2014. 
  • N. Al-Rifai, M. Morad, G. Leivadarou, E. Cao, G. Brett, G.J. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, “A Hydrodynamic Study of Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation in a Micro-Packed Bed Reactor”, Proceedings of MNF2014, 4th Micro and Nano Flows Conference, London, UK, September 2014.
  • D. Rossi, L. Mazzei, S. Kuhn, M. Ardid Candel, A. Jones, A. Gavriilidis, “Adipic acid nucleation kinetics from probability distributions in drop-based systems”, Proceedings of 19th International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization, pp. 368-369, Toulouse, France, September 2014.

2013

  • N. Al-Rifai, E. Cao, V. Dua, A. Gavriilidis A. “Microreaction technology aided catalytic process design”, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2, 338-345 (2013).
  • K. F. Lam, E. Sorensen, A. Gavriilidis, “Review on Gas-Liquid Separations in Microchannel Devices”, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 91, 1941-1953 (2013).
  • A. D. Anastasiou, C. Makatsoris, A. Gavriilidis, A.A. Mouza, “Application of μ-PIV for Investigating Liquid Film Characteristics in an Open Inclined Microchannel.”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 44, 90–99 (2013).
  • E. Cao, M. Sankar, E. Nowicka, Q. He,  M. Morad, P. J. Miedziak, S. H. Taylor, D. W. Knight, D. Bethell, C. J. Kiely, A. Gavriilidis, G. J. Hutchings “Selective Suppression of Disproportionation Reaction in Solventless Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation Catalysed by Supported Au-Pd Nanoparticles”, Catal. Today,  203, 146-152 (2013).
  • M.D. Roydhouse, W. B. Motherwell, A. Constantinou, A. Gavriilidis, R. Wheeler, K. Down, I. Campbell,  “Ozonolysis of Some Complex Organic Substrates in Flow”, RSC Advances, 3, 5076–5082 (2013).
  • M. Foerster, K. F. Lam, E. Sorensen, A. Gavriilidis, “In-situ Monitoring of Microfluidic Distillation”, Chem. Eng. J., 227, 13-21 (2013).
  • A. Cantu-Perez, M. Al-Rawashdeh, V. Hessel, A. Gavriilidis, “Reaction Modelling of a Microstructured Falling Film Reactor Incorporating Staggered Herringbone Structures using Eddy Diffusivity Concepts”, Chem. Eng. J., 227, 34-41 (2013). 
  • A. D. Anastasiou, A. Gavriilidis, A.A. Mouza, “Study of the hydrodynamic characteristics of a free flowing liquid film in open inclined microchannels”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 101, 744-754 (2013).

2012

  • M. Al-Rawashdeh, A. Cantu-Perez, D. Ziegenbalg, P. Löb, A. Gavriilidis, V. Hessel, F. Schönfeld, “Microstructure-based Intensification of a Falling Film Microreactor through Optimal Film Setting with Realistic Profiles and in-Channel Induced Mixing”, Chem. Eng. J., 179, 318-329 (2012).
  •  A. Constantinou, S. Barrass, F. Pronk, T. Bril, D.A. Wenn, J.E.A. Shaw, A. Gavriilidis, “CO2 Absorption in a High Efficiency Silicon Nitride Mesh Contactor”, Chem. Eng. J.,  207-208, 766-771 (2012).
  • C. Psyrraki, A. Gavriilidis, “Reactor Model and Procedure for Kinetics Estimation of Gas-Liquid Reactions in Capillary Microreactors”, Proceedings of 3rd European Conference in Microfluidics, mFlu’12, Heidelberg, Germany, December 2012.

2011

  • A. Cantu-Perez, S. Bi, S. Barrass, M. Wood, A. Gavriilidis, “Residence Time Distribution Studies in Microstructured Plate Reactors”, Applied Thermal Engineering, 31, 634-639 (2011).
  • E. Cao, M. Sankar, S. Firth, K. F. Lam, D. Bethell, D. K. Knight, G. J. Hutchings, P. F. McMillan, A. Gavriilidis, “Reaction and Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Alcohol Oxidation on Gold-Palladium Catalysts in Microstructured Reactors, Chem. Eng. J., 167, 734-743 (2011).
  • A. Cantu-Perez, S. Barrass, A. Gavriilidis, “Hydrodynamics and Reaction Studies in a Layered Herringbone Channel”, Chem. Eng. J., 167, 657-665 (2011).
  • K. F. Lam, E. Cao, E. Sorensen, A. Gavriilidis, “Development of Multistage Distillation in a Microfluidic Chip”, Lab Chip, 11, 1311-1317 (2011)
  • K. F. Lam, E. Cao, E. Sorensen, A. Gavriilidis, “Towards an Understanding of the Effects of Operating Conditions on Separation by Microfluidic Distillation”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 66, 2098-2106 (2011).
  • M. D. Roydhouse, A. Ghaini,  A. Constantinou, A. Cantu-Perez, W. B. Motherwell, A. Gavriilidis, “Ozonolysis in Flow using Capillary Reactors”, Org. Proc. Res. Dev., 15, 989-996 (2011).
  •  X. Sun, A. Constantinou, A . Gavriilidis, “Stripping of Acetone from Isopropanol Solution with Membrane and Mesh Gas-Liquid Contactors”, Chem. Eng. Proc., 50, 991-997 (2011)
  • A.D. Anastasiou, A. Gavriilidis, A.A. Mouza, “Investigation of Liquid Phase Characteristics in a Falling Film Reactor”, Proceedings of 8th Pan-Hellenic Scientific Symposium of Chemical Engineering, 8PESXM, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2011. 
  • N. Shao A. Gavriilidis, P. Angeli, “Effect of Inlet Conditions on Taylor Bubble Length in Microchannels”, Heat Transfer Engineering, 32(13–14), 1117–1125 (2011).
  • A.D. Anastasiou, A. Gavriilidis, A.A. Mouza, “Investigation of Liquid Phase Characteristics in an Inclined Open Microchannel”, Paper 76, Proceedings of 3rd Micro and Nano Flows Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, August 2011.

2010

  • N. Shao A. Gavriilidis, P. Angeli, “Effect of Inlet Conditions on Taylor Bubble Length in Microchannels ”, Proceedings of 2nd  Micro and Nano Flows Conference, Paper 66, West London, September 2009.
  •  A. Constantinou, A. Gavriilidis, “CO2 Absorption in a Microstructured Mesh Reactor”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 49, 1041-1049 (2010).
  •  A. Cantu-Perez, S. Barrass, A. Gavriilidis, “Residence Time Distributions in Microchannels: Comparison between Channels with Herringbone Structures and a Rectangular Channel”, Chem. Eng. J., 160, 834-844 (2010).
  • N. Shao, A. Gavriilidis, P. Angeli, “Mass Transfer during Taylor Flow in Microchannels with and without Chemical Reaction”, Chem. Eng. J., 160, 873-881 (2010).
  • A. Cantu-Perez, S. Barrass, A. Gavriilidis, “Characterisation of a Layered Herringbone Channel by means of a Consecutive Reaction”, Book of Abstracts, 11th International Conference on Microreaction Technology,  30-31, Kyoto, Japan (2010).
  • E. Cao, S. Firth, P. F. McMillan, S. Meenakshisundaram, D. Bethell, G. J. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, “Raman and Reaction Studies of Alcohol Oxidation on Gold Catalysts in Microstructured Reactors”, Book of Abstracts, 11th International Conference on Microreaction Technology,  122-123, Kyoto, Japan (2010).
  • K. F. Lam, E. Sorensen, A. Gavriilidis, “On-Chip Microscale Distillation for Acetone-Water Separation”, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Miniaturised Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2010, Groningen,  The Netherlands, October 2010.
  • E. Cao, S. Firth, P. F. McMillan, S. Meenakshisundaram, D. Bethell, G. J. Hutchings, A. Gavriilidis, “Raman and Reaction Studies of Alcohol Oxidation on Gold Catalysts in Microstructured Reactors”, Book of Abstracts, 11th International Conference on Microreaction Technology,  122-123, Kyoto, Japan (2010).

People

Meet our research team

Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Sayan Pal

portrait
Activities: 

  • Continuous synthesis of nanomaterials for biomedical applications
  • Development of flow reactors for high temperature synthesis of magnetic nanomaterials 
  • Antifouling microfluidic systems for nanoparticle synthesis

Expertise:

  • Reactive and antisolvent precipitation
  • Continuous synthesis of Metal, Inorganic and Organic micro/nanoparticles
  • Flow Chemistry   
  • Hydrodynamics of Segmented flow 
  • Solid handling in continuous flow reactors                   
  • Impinging Jet reactors       
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics

Dr. Reza Abbasi

Portrait
Activities:

  • Process modelling and simulation
  • Parameter estimation via nonlinear optimization
  • Process design and unit operation
  • Analysis of process economics
  • Kinetic model discrimination
  • Process flowsheeting and optimization

Expertise:

  • Process modelling
  • Advanced process control
  • Optimization and mathematical programming
  • Process design
  • Fluidization and fluidized bed reactors
  • Application of AI in chemical engineering

PhD Students

Solomon Gajere Bawa

Portrait
Activities:

  • Gas phase catalytic automated system
  • Microreactor technology
  • Kinetic studies using MBDoE

Expertise:

  • Zeolite catalyst synthesis and compounding
  • Development of fluid catalytic cracking catalyst

Eleni Grammenou

portrait
Activities:

  • Reaction engineering of autonomous flow microreactors
  • Online analysis methods for rapid kinetics identification and operando catalyst characterisation
  • Kinetic studies using MBDoE

Expertise:

  • Process modelling
  • Process design
  • Flow chemistry
  • Transport phenomena

Jacopo Piovesan

Portrait
Activities:

  • Continuous synthesis of nanoparticles for pharmacological applications
  • Determination of the effect of nanoparticles on fungi

Expertise:

  • Synthesis of organic and inorganic materials on a nanoscale level
  • In-vitro analysis on cells and fungi
  • Drug development/discovery

Zoe Whiteley

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Activities:

  • Synthesis of polymeric nanogels using microchips and tube-in-tube reactors for the production of non-viral vectors for gene delivery
  • Loading nanogels with biopharmaceuticals and small molecule drugs

Expertise:

  • Drug-delivery/gene delivery
  • Synthesis and characterisation of nanoparticles and nanogels for drug delivery
  • Biopharmaceutical formulations
  • Electrospraying
  • Production and analysis of oral solid dosage forms

Shorooq M. I. Abukhamees

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Activities:

  • Continuous synthesis of drug nanocrystals using flow reactors.
  • Formulation of solid nanocrystals drug products

Expertise:

  • Pharmaceutical development of new drug products.
  • Formulation of variable dosage forms.
  • Drug delivery.
  • Drug manufacturing process
  • Thermal analysis.
  • QA, Regulatory affairs and IP
  • Pharmacovigilance.

Georgios Gkogkos

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Activities:

  • Reactor design continuous for nanoparticle production
  • Automation of nanoparticle production systems

Expertise:

  • Flow chemistry with emphasis on nanoparticle production
  • Rapid prototyping (micro-milling, 3d Printing)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • CAD
  • LabView programming for computer-device interface and control

Mabel Cornwell

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Activities:
 
  • Continuous synthesis of nanoparticle seeds and seed growth
  • Design of antifouling materials for flow reactors
  • Liquid-liquid separation techniques in flow

Expertise:

  • Nanoscale synthesis in flow
  • Nanoparticle characterization
  • Nanoparticle functionalisation for SERS applications
  • Quality Assurance of OSD pharmaceutical products in industry

Gleb Valitov

Gleb Valitov
Activities:
 
  • Continuous Sonocrystallization in milliscale devices
  • Model-driven design of crystallizers
  • Improvement of axial dispersion via non-intrusive techniques

Expertise:

  • Reaction Engineering and Design
  • Crystallisation
  • Residence Time Distribution
  • Acoustics
  • Finite Element Analysis

Past Members

Dr. Max Besenhard

Dr. Max Besenhard
Activities:
 
  • Continuous synthesis of nanomaterials using flow reactors, with a focus on magnetic nanoparticles
  • Reactor engineering for nanoparticle synthesis and analysis
  • In charge of hyperthermia and DLS analyser.
  • Lab manager of Crystallization Lab.

Expertise:

  • Pharma engineering
  • Crystallisation
  • (Nano)Particle engineering and characterisation
  • Flow chemistry
  • Computational methods for process design, analysis, and control

Dr. Spyridon Damilos

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Activities:
 
  • Continuous manufacturing of gold nanoparticles synthesis
  • Reactor engineering for nanoparticle synthesis and analysis
  • Process intensification via microwave heating

Expertise:

  • Colloidal synthesis
  • Reaction engineering
  • Flow chemistry
  • Microwave technology
  • Statistical analysis
  • Quality control
  • Computational methods for process design

Dr. Luca Panariello

Luca Panariello
Activities:
 
  • Continuous synthesis of nanomaterials using flow reactors, with focus on materials for biomedical applications.
  • Reactor engineering for nanoparticle synthesis.
  • Kinetics of nanomaterials syntheses.
  • Lab manager.

Expertise:

  • Colloidal synthesis.
  • Reaction engineering.
  • Flow chemistry.
  • Noble metal nanomaterials.
  • Metal oxide nanomaterials.
  • Polymer nanomaterials.
  • Sub-nm Au clusters.
  • Spectroscopy techniques and modelling for plasmonic nanomaterials.

Baldassarre Venezia

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Activities:
 
  • Reactor design for continuous catalytic gas-liquid-solid oxidations and hydrogenations
  • Scale-up of slurry loop membrane and rotatory reactor designs
  • Nanoparticle-catalysed reactions in tubular reactors
  • Operando spectroscopy study in micro packed-bed reactors
  • Lab manager of Wolfson Lab

Expertise:

  • Reaction engineering
  • Mass transfer and mixing study techniques for gas-liquid-solid systems
  • Slurry and packed-bed reactor design
  • Catalyst characterisation, coating and immobilisation
  • Microscopy and in situ spectroscopic techniques
  • Simulation tools for reactor design and process control

    Opportunities

    Discover opportunities for study and collaboration

    High School Students

    We welcome high school students to join us through UCL-affiliated schemes, such as In2Science.

    Undergraduate/MSc Students

    We offer research projects on the synthesis of nanomaterials, as well as design of new reactor systems. We welcome highly motivated students to join us for summer placements.

    PhD Students

    We welcome enquiries from PhD applicants, for profile pre-evaluation before applying to the doctoral school, as well as  visiting PhD students.  Our activities focus on both experimental and modelling research, using state-of-the-art analytical equipment (e.g. FTIR, DCS, DLS, HPLC, GC) and a multitude of flow reactors. PhD scholarships typically offered by UCL or the department of chemical engineering  are assigned on a competitive basis, with successful candidates normally having a degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or related subject, awarded with a 1st class degree classification. A PhD normally lasts 3-4 years. Highly motivated and talented candidates are encouraged to apply.

    Postdoctoral Fellows

    Postdoctoral fellows interested in joining the group can find information on available projects at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/. There are various fellowship opportunities worth investigating. You can contact directly Prof. Gavriilidis with a short description of the project you intend to apply with. 

    Collaborations with Companies and Academics

    We welcome collaborations with industrial and academic partners interested in developing new reactor technologies.

    People interested in joining the group can contact Prof. Gavriilidis (a.gavriilidis@ucl.ac.uk) for further information

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