Learning outcomes:

Analyse the physical, chemical and combustion properties of ammonia relevant to carbon-free fuel applications.

Design and implement strategies to deploy ammonia in existing combustion processes.

Assess the environmental sustainability, economics and safety associated with the use of ammonia as a fuel.

Presenter biography:

Dr Zhu is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at Cranfield university and an Adjunct Research Fellow of The University of Western Australia.

Dr Zhu’s expertise embraces chemical reaction engineering science (e.g. gas-solid reaction and catalytic reactions) and thermal science (e.g. heat transfer, combustion, thermodynamics) with specific applications in thermochemical processing for low-carbon fuels and sustainable energy including production of hydrogen, hydrogen carriers (ammonia and methanol) and biofuels, advanced combustion of low-carbon fuels for energy, gas to liquid conversion and applied catalysis for environmental emissions control and wastes valorisation.

Dr Zhu has been working closely with industry and successfully secured and delivered more than £5 million R&D funds from industry (e.g. EDF UK, BAE System) and competitive research grants programs such as UK EPSRC, Australian Research Council (ARC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). His research has led to commercial realities, including development and commercialisation of combustion catalysts, successful demonstration of catalytic pyrolysis technology for hydrogen, syngas, methanol and biochar production, bio-hydrogen production and combustion of ammonia and hydrogen. Dr Zhu has published more than 140 journal and refereed conference papers (h-index of 30) and delivered more than 20 presentations and invited talks.

Dr Mingming Zhu (cranfield.ac.uk)