coal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Cleaner coal technology - Developing new predictive tools for improving the combustion processes for coal/biomass fuels

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Coal-fired power generation currently accounts for approximately 30% of the total energy market share globally and contributes a significant portion of the total emissions to the atmosphere. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Cleaner coal technology - Combustion technology for low volatile coals

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Coal-fired power generation currently accounts for approximately 30% of the total energy market share globally and contributes a significant portion of the total emissions to the atmosphere. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Biocoal research for use in heritage steam railways

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The UK has over 200 heritage railway lines in operation. Traditionally these have run on coal, preferably Welsh steam coal, a form of bituminous coal known for its good calorific values, low sulphur content and semi smokeless properties. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Ryan, Dr Z Cai

3 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Advanced oxy-coal combustion modelling and optimisation

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Oxy-coal combustion with recycled flue gas is an emerging technology for efficient carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) that can substantially reduce carbon emission from coal-fired power plants. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof K Hughes

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Process Modelling and Flexibility Study of Coal-Fired Power Plants Integrated with Intensified Solvent Based Carbon Capture

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Coal is the major primary energy source in many countries such as China and India. Coal-fired power plants are the largest single sources of CO2 emissions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Wang

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Kinetic Interactions of Pollutants in Oxy-Coal Combustion

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Oxy-coal combustion with recycled flue gas is one of the key technologies considered for carbon capture. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof K Hughes

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Contaminant behaviour during seawater attack on legacy coastal wastes

University of Leeds School of Earth & Environment

The UK has a large legacy of waste disposal from both industrial and municipal sources. In the past much of this was disposed of with little thought about any potential environmental impacts, therefore these wastes can release contaminants into the surrounding environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Burke

Open Day(s) 5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Recyclable Energy Generation - characterisation of metal fuel combustion

Loughborough University Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

The 2050 net-zero carbon goal requires us to find alternative ways to generate energy effectively. Metal fuels have gained attention worldwide as the process of metal fuel combustion can be fully reversed leading to a recyclable approach to energy generation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LT Tian

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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New Generation Low Carbon Concrete for Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Basis

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

The most critical issue facing the World is the Climate Emergency and one of the many urgent requirements is the shift from fossil to renewable energy. … Read more

Supervisor: Dr M J McCarthy

20 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Application of an in vitro blood brain barrier model for brain permeability studies of air-borne environmental pollutants (CENTA 2024-B18)

University of Birmingham School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Pollution is the great challenge of the Anthropocene epoch, contributing to 9 million premature deaths each year. Particles for a major constituent of air pollution are harmful to human and environmental health, with fine particles in the air resulting in a 4-6 month life expectancy reduction in the UK. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Guo

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The role of black carbon in the Southern Ocean carbon cycle

British Antarctic Survey Polar Science for a Sustainable Planet

Black Carbon (BC) is primarily produced during combustion in diesel engines, coal burning, wildfires, and residential wood burning (Coppola et al, 2022). Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Manno, Dr M Jones

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Metal Powder as a regeneratable sustainable zero-carbon fuel for heat and power

Nottingham Trent University School of Science & Technology

Project ID. SST_IMEC_8. Accessing regeneratable and recyclable fuels has been a long-standing desire of humans since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Mansouri

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The role of Black Carbon in the Southern Ocean carbon cycle

University of East Anglia School of Environmental Sciences

Black Carbon (BC) is primarily produced during combustion in diesel engines, coal burning, wildfires, and residential wood burning (Coppola et al, 2022). Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Manno, Dr M Jones

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Avoiding extinction: natural and sexual selection in the wild

The University of Western Australia School of Biological Sciences

Wild populations are becoming smaller and more isolated; whilst simultaneously having to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and climate. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N. R. LeBas, Prof L Simmons

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Waste to Energy - Torrefaction of Biomass and Organic Residues to Produce Solid Fuel

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

An increasing world energy demand, the depletion of conventional fossil fuel sources and a growing awareness of their environmental impacts, highlights the importance of promoting the use of alternative fuels from renewable sources. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Arcelus Arrillaga, Dr Y John, Prof R Patel

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We have 25 coal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

coal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 25 coal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Cleaner coal technology - Developing new predictive tools for improving the combustion processes for coal/biomass fuels

Cleaner coal technology - Combustion technology for low volatile coals

Biocoal research for use in heritage steam railways

Advanced oxy-coal combustion modelling and optimisation

Process Modelling and Flexibility Study of Coal-Fired Power Plants Integrated with Intensified Solvent Based Carbon Capture

Kinetic Interactions of Pollutants in Oxy-Coal Combustion

Contaminant behaviour during seawater attack on legacy coastal wastes

Recyclable Energy Generation - characterisation of metal fuel combustion

New Generation Low Carbon Concrete for Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Basis

Application of an in vitro blood brain barrier model for brain permeability studies of air-borne environmental pollutants (CENTA 2024-B18)

The role of black carbon in the Southern Ocean carbon cycle

Metal Powder as a regeneratable sustainable zero-carbon fuel for heat and power

The role of Black Carbon in the Southern Ocean carbon cycle

Avoiding extinction: natural and sexual selection in the wild

Waste to Energy - Torrefaction of Biomass and Organic Residues to Produce Solid Fuel

We have 25 coal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

coal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 25 coal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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