Yimin Chen

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Email: cpq09yc@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

2002-2006: Environmental Engineering BA
2006-2009: Environmental Science MS
2009-2013: Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD

Supervisor: Dr Seetharaman Vaidyanathan

Research Group: Biological and Environmental Systems Group

Research interests

Environmental pollution treatment and management
Analytical tools development
Microalgae-based biofuel production and CO2 sequestration

Publications

Chen, Y., Vaidyanathan, S. 2013. Simultaneous assay of pigments, carbohydrates, proteins and lipids in microalgae. Analytica Chimica Acta. Accepted.

Chen, Y., Vaidyanathan, S. 2012. A simple, reproducible and sensitive spectrophotometric method to estimate microalgal lipids. Analytica Chimica Acta. 724, 67-72.

Yi Min Chen, Bao Xue Zhou, Long Hai Li, Yong Hiu Song, Jin Hua Li, Yan Bao Liu, Wei Min Cai. 2011. Application of Pulse Electrocoagulation to Dye Wastewater Treatment. Advanced Materials Research, 2011, 233-235, 444.

Presentations

Chemical Engineering at the Life Science Interface (ChELSI) conference. The University of Sheffield, UK, 12th-14th November 2012. [Attendance]

Chen, Y., Vaidyanathan, S., Influence of UV-A stress on the biochemical composition and lipid accumulation in Nannochloropsis salina. Symposium on biofuels: Science, Engineering and Sustainability. Sheffield, UK, 2011 [Poster]