Jonathan White
- cp15jpw@leeds.ac.uk
- Location
- 2.12a, Energy Building
- Sponsor
- Syngenta
- Primary Supervisor
- Frans Muller
- Qualifications
- BSc Chemistry, Loughborough; MSc Polymers, Colourants & Fine Chemical Synthesis, Leeds
PhD: Mass transfer characteristics of trickle bed reactors and its impact on chemical selectivity of heterogeneous hydrogenations
The project focusses on assessing the potential application of trickle bed reactors in the manufacture of fine chemicals. Specifically, further understanding the mass transfer characteristics of trickle bed reactors and the impact mass transfer has on chemical selectivity during heterogeneous hydrogenations.
Biography:
On completion of his undergraduate studies Jonathan was awarded the Clothworkers’ Scholarship to begin studying for an MSc at the University of Leeds in Polymers, Colourants and Fine Chemical synthesis. Working under Professor Long Lin in the Colour Science Department, his research focused on developing novel reactive disperse dyes that could be used to dye natural fibres using supercritical carbon dioxide as the dyeing medium
Outreach, training and other activities:
Publications and presentations:
- Poster presentation RSC-ACG "Successful Scale-Up of Catalytic Processes" (November 2017)
- PhD presentation at 2018 Summer School in Nottingham, hosted by CDT in Advanced Therapeutics
Masters research project in year 1 of CDT:
‘Simulation of needle-shaped crystal breakage during pressure filtration using the Discrete Element Method’ with Professor Andrew Bayly, Chemical & Process Engineering