Professor Vida Sharifi
BEng, PhD, CEng, FInstE
Head of the Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Group
Director of Student Support
Admissions Tutor for the MSc Programme in Environmental and Energy Engineering
Director of SUWIC Research Centre
Tel: +44 (0)114 222 7518
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 7501
Chemical and Biological Engineering
The University of Sheffield
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Research Interests
- Energy from Biomass and Waste
- Combined Heat and Power Systems (CHP/District Heating)
- Computational Fluid Dynamic modelling of Thermal Processes
- Combustion/Incineration, Pyrolysis and Gasification of Waste and Biomass
- Micro-pollutants and Emission Control SystemsHydrogen production via Thermal Processes
- Oxyfuel combustion and Carbon capture and storage technologies
- Sustainable Energy Engineering
Biography
Professor Sharifi is the Director of SUWIC and Head of the Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Group in the department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Most of her research work over the past 20 years has included working with the biomass/waste and power industries (in both UK and abroad).
Professor Sharifi's research work has made a major contribution to the development of the current generation of clean, efficient waste/biomass to energy plants. Her research interests and expertise include: sustainable energy engineering, integrated power and waste/biomass management systems, computational fluid dynamic modelling of thermal processes, combined heat and power networks (CHP), high efficiency power generation, pollution control, low grade heat recovery, residual ash disposal/re-use, micro-organic pollutants (e.g. dioxins/furans, particulates). The work has resulted in publication of more than 250 journal papers and conference presentations and contributions to many books. Several of these papers have won national/international research awards.
Professor Sharifi has been in charge of managing many EPSRC, European and industrial R & D programmes e.g EPSRC SuperGen Biomass and Bio-energy Consortium I & II (Themes 3 & 4), EPSRC Sustainable Urban Environment (Waste Consortium – Theme 2), EPSRC Joint UK-China Network -Production of Clean Energy and Hydrogen via Novel Process Technologies etc.
Professor Sharifi's achievements have made a significant contribution to the international reputation of the department in the fields of Energy from Biomass/Waste, CHP/District Heating, Environment and Sustainable Energy Engineering. Please visit SUWIC website at www.suwic.group.shef.ac.uk for more information on Professor Sharifi’s research activities, expertise, current research projects and extensive publications.
Key Papers
Liquid tin irrigated packed bed for hot fuel gas desulphurisation, Ryu C, Ismail MHS, Sharifi VN, Swithenbank J, Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol 46, pp 9015-9021, 2007
Co-combustion of textile residues with cardboard and waste wood in a packed bed, Ryu C, Phan A, Sharifi VN, Swithenbank J, Vol 32, pp 450-458, 2007
Characterisation of slow pyrolysis products from segregated wastes for energy production, Phan A, Ryu C, Sharifi VN, Swithenbank J, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Vol 81, pp 65-71, 2008
Pelletised fuel production from coal tailings and spent mushroom compost – Part 1 – Identification of pelletisation parameters, Ryu C, Finney K, Sharifi VN, Swithenbank J, Journal of Fuel
Processing Technology, Volume 89, Issue 3, pp 269-275, 2008
Prediction of distribution of alkali and trace elements between the condensed and gaseous phases in a municipal solid waste incinerator, Poole DJ, Argent BB, Sharifi VN, Swithenbank J, Journal of Fuel, Vol 87 Issue 7, pp 1318-1333, 2008
Mathematical modelling of sewage sludge incineration in a bubbling fluidised bed with special consideration for thermally thick fuel particles, Y B Yang, V Sharifi, J Swithenbank, Journal of Waste Management, Vol 28, Issue 11, pp 2245-2258, 2008
The reuse of spent mushroom compost and coal tailings for energy recovery: Comparison of thermal treatment technologies, K Finney, C Ryu, V Sharifi, J Swithenbank, Journal of Bioresource Technology, Vol 100, Issue 1, pp 310-315, 2009
Effect of bed depth on characterisation of slow pyrolysis products, A Phan, V Sharifi, J Swithenbank, Journal of Fuel, Vol 88, Issue 8, pp 1383-1387, 2009.
Pyrolysis and combustion of oil palm stone and palm kernel cake in fixed bed reactors, R Razuan, Q Chen, X Zhang, J Swithenbank, V Sharifi, Journal of Bioresource Technology, Vol 101, Issue 12, pages 4622-4629, 2010
Comparison of Emision Characteristics of small scale heating systems using biomass instead of Coal, Q Chen, X Zhang, D Bardford, J Swithenbank, V Sharifi, Journal of Energy & Fuels, Vol 24, pages 4255-4265, 2010
Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of wood combustion in a moving grate boiler, Q Chen, X Zhang, D Bradford, J Swithenbank, V Sharifi, Vol 91, Issue 11, pages 1491-1499, 2010
Hydrogen production from molten metal gasification, R Eatwell, J Swithenbank, V Sharifi, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 35, Isuue 24, pages 13168- 13178, 2010
Wood would burn, Chen Q, Zhang X, Swithenbank J, Sharifi V, , Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol 35, Issue 3, pp 999-1007, 2011
Pelletised fuel production from palm kernel cake, R Razuan, , Finney K, Chen Q, Sharifi V, Swithenbank J, Journal of Fuel Processing Technology, Volume 92, Isuue 3, pp 609-615, 2011
Teaching
- CPE225 - Fuels and Energy Utilisation
- CPE406/6060 - Energy from Biomass and Wastes
- CPE425/6450 - Oil and Gas Utilisation
- CPE6300 - Introduction to Fuel and Energy
- CPE6009 BioEnergy