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Hire Dr. Ioanna D.

United Kingdom

Profile Summary

I am a chemical engineer and researcher working on low-carbon technologies that improve the global environment and human life. My current research focuses on process design, process simulation (Aspen Plus, HYSYS) and economic feasibility assessments of carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide utilisation processes, biorefinery systems and waste-to-energy technologies. During my PhD I carried out techno-economic design studies of the most promising thermochemical process routes for the production of 2nd generation transport biofuels. Throughout my career, I have led and coordinated research projects on sustainable technologies (bioenergy, waste-to-energy), including a collaborative project with industry which focused on the production of heavy fuel oil from waste plastic. I have established a reputation in the international research community as evidenced by invited talks at seminars and conferences in the USA and the UK and my appointment by the European Commission to act as an expert evaluator for applications for funding under the 2015 and 2016 Horizon 2020 Low-Carbon Energy calls. The main aim of my work is to determine the economic and technical boundaries of sustainable energy technologies via process analysis, process simulation and economic feasibility studies.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biomass & Bioenergy
• ★ Engineering Economics
• ★ Chemical Engineering
• ☆ Carbon Materials
• ☆ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ☆ Bioenergy & Biofuels
• ☆ Engineering Design
• ☆ Sustainable Development

Services

• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Assistant Professor

University of Nottingham

January 2018 - Present

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Sheffield

December 2012 - December 2017

Expert Proposal Evaluator (2016 H2020 Low-carbon Energy call, topic: biofuels)

European Commission

February 2016 - April 2016

Expert Proposal Evaluator (2015 H2020 Low-carbon Energy call, topic: biofuels)

European Commission

May 2015 - June 2015

Postgraduate Demonstrator

Aston University

October 2007 - January 2009

Education

PhD Chemical Engineering (Biofuels)

Aston University

October 2007 - September 2012

MSc Environmental Engineering & Project Management

University of Leeds

September 2006 - September 2007

MEng Chemical Engineering

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

October 2000 - January 2006

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Fivga, A., Dimitriou, I.(2018). Pyrolysis of plastic waste for production of heavy fuel substitute: A techno-economic assessment . Energy. 149. p. 865-874.

Dimitriou, I., Goldingay, H., Bridgwater, A.V.(2018). Techno-economic and uncertainty analysis of Biomass to Liquid (BTL) systems for transport fuel production . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 88. p. 160-175.

Dimitriou, Ioanna, Garcia-Gutierrez, Pelayo, Jacquemin, Johan, McCrellis, Corina, Taylor, S. F. Rebecca, Hardacre, Christopher, Allen, Raymond W. K.(2016). Techno-Economic Feasibility of Selective CO2 Capture Processes from Biogas Streams Using Ionic Liquids as Physical Absorbents . Energy & Fuels. 30. (6). p. 5052-5064.

Dowson, G. R. M., Dimitriou, I., Owen, R. E., Reed, D. G., Allen, R. W. K., Styring, P.(2015). Kinetic and economic analysis of reactive capture of dilute carbon dioxide with Grignard reagents . Faraday Discussions. 183. p. 47-65.

Dimitriou, Ioanna, Attard, Thomas M., Theeuwes, Elke, Gomez, Leonardo D., Johansson, Emma, Wright, Phillip C., Clark, James H., McQueen-Mason, Simon J., Hunt, Andrew J.(2015). Supercritical extraction as an effective first-step in a maize stover biorefinery . Rsc Advances. 5. (54). p. 43831-43838.

Dimitriou, Ioanna, Garcia-Gutierrez, Pelayo, Elder, Rachael H., Cuellar-Franca, Rosa M., Azapagic, Adisa, Allen, Ray W. K.(2015). Carbon dioxide utilisation for production of transport fuels: process and economic analysis . Energy & Environmental Science. 8. (6). p. 1775-1789.

BOOK

Cuéllar-Franca, R., Dimitriou, I., García-Gutierrez, P., Elder, R.H., Allen, R.W.K., Azapagic, A.(2015). Carbon Capture and Utilisation: Application of Life Cycle Thinking to Process Design . Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 37. p. 1457-1462.