Dr Bruce Ewan
BSc, PhD, FIChemE, CEng, CSi, MEInst, MInstPhys
MSc Course Director
Tel: +44 (0)114 222 7504
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 7501
email : b.c.ewan@sheffield.ac.uk
Chemical and Biological Engineering
The University of Sheffield
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Research interests
- Development of strategies for carbon dioxide emissions reduction
- Application of electrochemical processes to chemicals processing
- Direct carbon fuels cells
- Studies in chlorinated dioxin and dibenzofuran formation in the steel industry
Biography
Following undergraduate and postgraduate studies in chemistry and theoretical chemistry at University of Glasgow, several years of post-doctoral work were undertaken within the chemical engineering area relating to instrumentation and laser diagnostics applied to a range of subjects including combustion, high speed flows and two phase systems, and research has been supported by research councils, EU and industry.
Since appointment to the University of Sheffield staff in 1996, interests have moved to areas related to sustainability in the energy and industrial fields, with an emphasis on innovative aproaches to solution strategies.
Dr Ewan is currently a senior lecturer within the Department.
Key Papers
T C Ooi, E Aries, B C R Ewan, D Thompson, D R Anderson, R Fisher, T Fray, D Tognarelli, 'The Study of Sunflower seed Husks as a Fuel in the Iron Ore Sintering Process', Minerals Engineering, 21, 167 - 177 (2008)
B C R Ewan, D Thompson, 'A Group Additivity Algorithm for Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans Derived from Selected DFT Analyses', Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 111(23), 5043 - 5047 (2007), ISSN: 1089-5639
B C R Ewan, R W K Allen, 'Limiting Thermodynamic Efficiencies of Thermochemical Cycles used for Hydrogen Generation', Green Chemistry Vol 8, Sept 2006, DOI: 10.1039/b601361a
B C R Ewan, R W K Allen, 'A Figure of Merit Assessment of the Routes to Hydrogen', Int J Hydrogen Energy, 30(8), 809 - 819 (2005)
Teaching
- CPE1002 Chemical Process Principles
- CPE419 Nuclear Reactor Engineering
- CPE6290 Nuclear Reactor Engineering Studies
- CPE425 Oil & Gas Utilisation