Dr Theodore Hanein

PhD, MSc, BSc

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research Associate (PDRA) in Materials Chemistry

t.hanein@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5464

Sir Robert Hadfield Building

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Dr Theodore Hanein
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD

Profile

Theo joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in 2016 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in Materials Chemistry, working with Dr Hajime Kinoshita and Professor John Provis.

His work currently focuses on smart, green, and circular material solutions and processes.

Career history

May 2016 – current: Research associate (post-doc) in materials chemistry, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK.
October 2012 – November 2016: PhD researcher, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, UK. Thesis: “Development of a novel calcium sulfoaluminate cement production process”.
September 2011 – September 2012: MSc in Refinery Design and Opertion (Advanced process design), School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, UK.
September 2005 – July 2011: BSc in Chemical Engineering, University of Balamand, Lebanon.
September 2005 – July 2010: BSc in Chemistry, University of Balamand, Lebanon.

Qualifications

PhD Chemical Engineering (Cement Technology)
MSc Advanced Process Design and Integration (Refinery Design and Operation)
BSc Chemical Engineering
BSc Chemistry

Research interests

Theo’s main research interest is in reducing the energy consumption and carbon footprint associated with the manufacture of cement (the building material). His research areas include:

Cement formulation
Clinker production
Concrete technology
Computational thermodynamics
Molten salts chemistry
Materials characterization
Alkaline water technology
Process design, optimization, and scale-up
Advanced selective dissolution
Heat transfer in rotary kilns

Current research projects

Low temperature decarbonisation of limestone
Thermodynamics of cement clinkering
Production of calcium sulfoaluminate cement from industrial side streams
Acceleration of M-S-H cement formation for the encapsulation of nuclear waste and stabilisation of heavy metals
Production of cement clinkers containing Cl, Mg, and S
Recycling concrete from destroyed and decommissioned buildings
Production of the various calcium carbonate polymorphs from limestone rock
Low energy alternative to the Solvay process for Na₂CO₃ manufacture

Publications

Journal articles

Simoni M, Hanein T, Duvallet TY, Jewell RB, Provis JL & Kinoshita H (2021) Producing cement clinker assemblages in the system : CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-SO3-CaCl2-MgO. Cement and Concrete Research, 144.
Hanein T, Hayashi Y, Utton C, Nyberg M, Martinez J-C, Quintero-Mora N-I & Kinoshita H (2020) Pyro processing cement kiln bypass dust : enhancing clinker phase formation. Construction and Building Materials, 259.
Ghazizadeh S, Hanein T, Provis JL & Matschei T (2020) Estimation of standard molar entropy of cement hydrates and clinker minerals. Cement and Concrete Research, 136. View this article in WRRO
Hanein T, Glasser FP & Bannerman MN (2020) Thermodynamic data for cement clinkering. Cement and Concrete Research, 132. View this article in WRRO
Isteri V, Ohenoja K, Hanein T, Kinoshita H, Tanskanen P, Illikainen M & Fabritius T (2020) Production and properties of ferrite-rich CSAB cement from metallurgical industry residues. Science of the Total Environment, 712. View this article in WRRO
Hanein T, Duvallet TY, Jewell RB, Oberlink AE, Robl TL, Zhou Y, Glasser FP & Bannerman MN (2019) Alite calcium sulfoaluminate cement: chemistry and thermodynamics. Advances in Cement Research, 31(3), 94-105. View this article in WRRO
Hanein T, Galvez-Martos J-L & Bannerman MN (2018) Carbon footprint of calcium sulfoaluminate clinker production. Journal of Cleaner Production, 172, 2278-2287. View this article in WRRO
Khare S, Bannerman MC, Glasser FP, Hanein T & Imbabi MS (2017) Pilot scale production of novel calcium sulfoaluminate cement clinkers and development of thermal model. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 122, 68-75.
Galan I, Elhoweris A, Hanein T, Bannerman MN & Glasser FP (2017) Advances in clinkering technology of calcium sulfoaluminate cement. Advances in Cement Research, 29(10), 405-417. View this article in WRRO
Skalamprinos S, Galan I, Hanein T & Glasser F (2017) Enthalpy of formation of ye’elimite and ternesite. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. View this article in WRRO
Hanein T, Galan I, Glasser FP, Skalamprinos S, Elhoweris A, Imbabi MS & Bannerman MN (2017) Stability of ternesite and the production at scale of ternesite-based clinkers. Cement and Concrete Research, 98, 91-100. View this article in WRRO
Hanein T, Glasser FP & Bannerman MN (2017) One-dimensional steady-state thermal model for rotary kilns used in the manufacture of cement. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 116(4), 207-215. View this article in WRRO
Galan I, Hanein T, Elhoweris A, Bannerman MN & Glasser FP (2017) Phase Compatibility in the System CaO–SiO₂–Al₂O₃–SO₃–FE₂O₃ and the Effect of Partial Pressure on the Phase Stability. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 56(9), 2341-2349. View this article in WRRO
Hanein T, Galan I, Elhoweris A, Khare S, Skalamprinos S, Jen G, Whittaker M, Imbabi MS, Glasser FP & Bannerman MN (2016) Production of belite calcium sulfoaluminate cement using sulfur as a fuel and as a source of clinker sulfur trioxide: pilot kiln trial. Advances in Cement Research, 28(10), 643-653. View this article in WRRO
Hassan NE, Casale S, Aouad S, Hanein T, Jabbour K, Chidiac E, Khoury BE, Zakhem HE & Nakat HE (2014) Activity of Highly Dispersed Co/SBA-15 Catalysts (Low Content) in Carbon Black Oxidation. Physics Procedia, 55, 231-236.

Conference proceedings papers

Simoni M, Hanein T, Duvallet TY, Jewell RB, Oberlink AE, Robl TL, Wiseman J & Kinoshita H (2020) On cement clinker assemblages containing alinite, calcium sulfoaluminate and calcium aluminates. LowC3 2020. University of Kentucky, Centre for Applied Energy Research, 5 October 2020 - 6 October 2020.
Simoni M, Hanein T, Duvallet TY, Jewell RB & Kinoshita H (2020) Continuous production of alinite in a laboratory-scale rotary kiln. 40th CCSC. Sheffield, 31 August 2020 - 4 September 2020. View this article in WRRO
Woo CL, Hanein T, Nyberg M, Martinez JC, Quintero Mora NI & Kinoshita H (2020) Interaction of Na2CO3 and Ca(OH)2 in aqueous system for mild activation of clay materials. 40th CCSC. Sheffield, 31 August 2020 - 4 September 2020. View this article in WRRO
Zhao H, Hanein T & Kinoshita H (2020) The effect of sodium carbonate on the formation of magnesium silicate hydrate. 40th CCSC, 31 August 2020 - 4 September 2020. View this article in WRRO
Hanein T, Stevens MM, Zhao H, Wigren V, Talling B & Kinoshita H (2020) Production of M-S-H cement using talc mine tailings as a source of magnesia. 4oth CCSC Sheffield
Zhao H, Hanein T, Li N, Alotaibi A, Li A, Walling S & Kinoshita H (2019) Acceleration of M-S-H gel formation through the addition of alkali carbonates. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement View this article in WRRO
Simoni M, Ball HE, Burgos C, Garcia-Lodeiro I, Hanein T & Kinoshita H (2019) Interaction of strontium chloride solution with calcium aluminate phosphate (CAP) system. 39th Cement and Concrete Science Conference 2019 Proceedings (pp 135-137). Bath, UK, 9 September 2019 - 10 September 2019. View this article in WRRO
Isteri V, Ohenoja K, Hanein T, Tankanen P, Kinoshita H, Illikainen M & Fabritius T (2019) Alternative raw materials for the production of calcium sulfoaluminate cement: ladle slag and phosphogypsum. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovation in Low-Carbon Cement & Concrete Technology. London, 24 June 2019 - 26 June 2019. View this article in WRRO
Hanein T, Provis J & Kinoshita H (2018) On the Sustainable Development of Cement. YRF-IV, 9 April 2018 - 9 April 2018. View this article in WRRO
Hanein T, Provis J, Nyberg M, Quintero Mora NI, Tyrer M, Maries A & Kinoshita H (2017) Molten salt synthesis of compounds related to cement. Concrete for the Modern Age: Developments in materials and processes (pp 286-297), 20 November 2017 - 22 November 2017. View this article in WRRO
Hanein T, Kong L, Provis J, Kinoshita H, Nyberg M, Quintero Mora NI, Tyrer M & Maries A (2017) Prospects for manufacturing cement compounds in molten salt fluxed systems. 37th Cement and Concrete Science Conference, 11 September 2017 - 12 September 2017.
Bannerman MN, Hanein T & Glasser FP (2017) Validation of a one-dimensional kiln heat transfer model against a pilot kiln. 37th Cement and Concrete Science Conference, 11 September 2017 - 12 September 2017.
Hanein T, Galan I, Skalamprinos S, Elhoweris A, Glasser FP & Bannerman MN (2017) Optimising calcium sulfoaluminate cements. 37th Cement and Concrete Science Conference, 11 September 2017 - 12 September 2017.
Hanein T, Imbabi MS, Glasser FP & Bannerman MN (2016) Lowering the carbon footprint and energy consumption of cement production: A novel Calcium SulfoAluminate cement production process. 1st International Conference on Grand Challenges in Construction Materials, 17 March 2016 - 18 March 2016.
Hanein T & Bannerman MN (2015) 1D thermal model of rotary kilns used in cement production. 35th Cement and Concrete Science Conference, 26 August 2015 - 28 August 2015.
Hanein T, Elhoweris A, Galan I, Glasser FP & Bannerman MN (2015) Thermodynamic data of ye’elimite (C4A3$ ) for cement clinker equilibrium calculations. 35th Cement and Concrete Science Conference, 26 August 2015 - 28 August 2015.