Chris Dodds

Contact

• workRoom B11 Coates Building
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 95 14172
• chris.dodds@nottingham.ac.uk
• http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mpe

Biography

Chris Dodds is a member of the Advanced Materials Research Group (AMRG).

Expertise Summary

I work on the design, scale up and commercialization of microwave and radio frequency processes. Fundamental understanding of the microwave / material interactions at a molecular level is required to maximise the process benefits which include improved energy efficiency, product quality and throughput with reduced environmental impact including carbon footprint.

We are a highly multidisciplinary team working across a wide range of applications and sectors. Recent applications include:-

• Sustainable Iron Reduction with biomass
• Sustainable polymer processing
• Offshore treatment of drilling wastes
• Energy efficient mineral processing

Recent Publications

• ALTARAWNEH, S., AL-HARAHSHEH, M., DODDS, C., BUTTRESS, A. and KINGMAN, S., 2022. Thermal degradation kinetics of polyvinyl chloride in presence of zinc oxide: Thermochimica Acta Thermochimica Acta. 707,
• DURÁN-JIMÉNEZ, G., RODRIGUEZ, J., KOSTAS, E. T., STEVENS, L. A., LOZADA-RODRÍGUEZ, L., BINNER, E. and DODDS, C., 2022. Simultaneous conventional and microwave heating for the synthesis of adsorbents for CO2 capture: Comparative study to pristine technologies: Chemical Engineering Journal Chemical Engineering Journal. 438,
• RODRIGUEZ, J., AMPUERO, J., VALDERRAMA, W., BUTTRESS, A., DODDS, C., KINGMAN, S. and CARRASCO, H., 2022. S-band elliptical–cylindrical cavity resonator for material processing: Microwave and Optical Technology Letters Microwave and Optical Technology Letters.
• ABBA, E., SPEIDEL, A., LIAO, Z. R., AXINTE, D. and NOVOVIC, D., 2022. A bar of cutting fluid: Deep Eutectic Fluids with a novel flavour: Materials Today Advances Materials Today Advances. 16,

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Future Research

I welcome enquiries from potential PhD candidates from Home, EU and international countries who are interested in the following research areas: Microwave process engineering, Microwave processing of materials, fundamental understanding through to scale up of microwave processing applications including process heating, polymer synthesis, and material processing applications.

• ALTARAWNEH, S., AL-HARAHSHEH, M., DODDS, C., BUTTRESS, A. and KINGMAN, S., 2022. Thermal degradation kinetics of polyvinyl chloride in presence of zinc oxide: Thermochimica Acta Thermochimica Acta. 707,
• DURÁN-JIMÉNEZ, G., RODRIGUEZ, J., KOSTAS, E. T., STEVENS, L. A., LOZADA-RODRÍGUEZ, L., BINNER, E. and DODDS, C., 2022. Simultaneous conventional and microwave heating for the synthesis of adsorbents for CO2 capture: Comparative study to pristine technologies: Chemical Engineering Journal Chemical Engineering Journal. 438,
• RODRIGUEZ, J., AMPUERO, J., VALDERRAMA, W., BUTTRESS, A., DODDS, C., KINGMAN, S. and CARRASCO, H., 2022. S-band elliptical–cylindrical cavity resonator for material processing: Microwave and Optical Technology Letters Microwave and Optical Technology Letters.
• ABBA, E., SPEIDEL, A., LIAO, Z. R., AXINTE, D. and NOVOVIC, D., 2022. A bar of cutting fluid: Deep Eutectic Fluids with a novel flavour: Materials Today Advances Materials Today Advances. 16,
• ALTARAWNEH, S., AL-HARAHSHEH, M., DODDS, C., BUTTRESS, A. and KINGMAN, S., 2022. Thermodynamic, pyrolytic, and kinetic investigation on the thermal decomposition of polyvinyl chloride in the presence of franklinite: Process Safety and Environmental Protection Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 168, 558-569
• ALTARAWNEH, S., AL-HARAHSHEH, M., BUTTRESS, A., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S., 2022. A thermo-kinetic investigation on the thermal degradation of polyvinyl chloride in the presence of magnetite and hematite: Thermochimica Acta Thermochimica Acta. 718,
• RADOIU, M., CALVO-CARRASCAL, M. A., DODDS, C. and BINNER, E. R., 2021. Flash microwave denaturation of POD and LOX enzymes in whole yellow peas: Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification. 169,
• ALTARAWNEH, S., AL-HARAHSHEH, M., BUTTRESS, A., DODDS, C., RODRIGUEZ, J. and KINGMAN, S., 2021. Microwave selective heating of electric arc furnace dust constituents toward sustainable recycling: Contribution of electric and magnetic fields: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
• AL-HARAHSHEH, M., ALTARAWNEH, S., AL-OMARI, M., ALTARAWNEH, M., KINGMAN, S. and DODDS, C., 2021. Leaching behavior of zinc and lead from electric arc furnace dust – Poly(vinyl) chloride residues after oxidative thermal treatment: Journal of Cleaner Production Journal of Cleaner Production. 328,
• RADOIU, M., CALVO-CARRASCAL, M. A., KHOUCHA, S., DODDS, C. and BINNER, E. R., 2021. INACTIVATION OF POD AND LOX ENZYMES IN YELLOW PEAS BY MICROWAVE PROCESSING
• DILLINGER, B., BATCHELOR, A., KATRIB, J., DODDS, C., SUCHICITAL, C., KINGMAN, S. and CLARK, D., 2020. Microwave digestion of gibbsite and bauxite in sodium hydroxide: Hydrometallurgy Hydrometallurgy. 192,
• HARGREAVES, G., BUTTRESS, A., DIMITRAKIS, G., DODDS, C., MARTIN-TANCHEREAU, P., UNTHANK, M. G. and IRVINE, D. J., 2020. The importance of ionic conduction in microwave heated polyesterifications: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering Reaction Chemistry and Engineering. 5(3), 495-505
• LAYBOURN, A., LÓPEZ-FERNÁNDEZ, A. M., THOMAS-HILLMAN, I., KATRIB, J., LEWIS, W., DODDS, C., HARVEY, A. P. and KINGMAN, S. W., 2019. Combining continuous flow oscillatory baffled reactors and microwave heating: Process intensification and accelerated synthesis of metal-organic frameworks: Chemical Engineering Journal Chemical Engineering Journal. 356, 170-177
• ZABIDI, A. Z., LI, S., FELFEL, R. M., THOMAS, K. G., GRANT, D. M., MCNALLY, D. and SCOTCHFORD, C., 2019. Computational mechanical characterization of geometrically transformed Schwarz P lattice tissue scaffolds fabricated via two photon polymerization (2PP): Additive Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing. 25, 399-411
• BUTTRESS, A. J., RODRIGUEZ, J. M., URE, A., FERRARI, R. S., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S. W., 2019. Production of high purity silica by microfluidic-inclusion fracture using microwave pre-treatment: Minerals Engineering Minerals Engineering. 131, 407-419
• BUTTRESS, A. J., HARGREAVES, G., ILCHEV, A., MONTI, T., SKLAVOUNOU, A., KATRIB, J., MARTIN-TANCHEREAU, P., UNTHANK, M. G., IRVINE, D. J. and DODDS, C. D., 2019. Design and optimisation of a microwave reactor for kilo-scale polymer synthesis: Chemical Engineering Science: X Chemical Engineering Science: X. 2,
• WILLIAMS, O., URE, A., STEVENS, L., BINNER, E., DODDS, C., KINGMAN, S., DAS, B., DASH, P. S. and LESTER, E., 2019. Formation of metallurgical coke within minutes through coal densification and microwave energy: Energy and Fuels Energy and Fuels. 33(7), 6817-6828
• THOMAS-HILLMAN, I., STEVENS, L. A., LANGE, M., MÖLLMER, J., LEWIS, W., DODDS, C., KINGMAN, S. W. and LAYBOURN, A., 2019. Developing a sustainable route to environmentally relevant metal-organic frameworks: Ultra-rapid synthesis of MFM-300(Al) using microwave heating: Green Chemistry Green Chemistry. 21(18), 5039-5045
• THOMAS-HILLMAN, I., LAYBOURN, A., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S. W., 2018. Realising the environmental benefits of metal-organic frameworks: recent advances in microwave synthesis: Journal of Materials Chemistry A Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(25), 11564-11581
• FERRARI-JOHN, R. S., KATRIB, J., ZERVA, E., DAVIES, N., COOK, D. J., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S., 2017. Electromagnetic Heating for Industrial Kilning of Malt: a Feasibility Study: Food and Bioprocess Technology Food and Bioprocess Technology. 10(4), 687-698
• MONTI, T., UDOUDO, O. B., SPERIN, K. A., DODDS, C., KINGMAN, S. W. and JACKSON, T. J., 2017. Statistical Description of Inhomogeneous Samples by Scanning Microwave Microscopy: IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.
• SIBIANU, T. I., DIMITRAKIS, G., KATRIB, J., MATEI, C., BERGER, D., DODDS, C., SURDU, A. V., CALINESCU, I. and IRVINE, D. J., 2017. Utilization of Dielectric Properties Assessment to Evaluate the Catalytic Activity and Rate of Deactivation of Heterogeneous Catalysts: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 56(8), 1940-1947
• GALAN, A. M., CALINESCU, I., TRIFAN, A., WINKWORTH-SMITH, C., CALVO-CARRASCAL, M., DODDS, C. and BINNER, E., 2017. New insights into the role of selective and volumetric heating during microwave extraction: Investigation of the extraction of polyphenolic compounds from sea buckthorn leaves using microwave-assisted extraction and conventional solvent extraction: Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification.
• BUTTRESS, A. J., KATRIB, J., JONES, D. A., BATCHELOR, A. R., CRAIG, D. A., ROYAL, T. A., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S. W., 2017. Towards large scale microwave treatment of ores: Part 1 – Basis of design, construction and commissioning: Minerals Engineering Minerals Engineering. 109, 169-183
• LAYBOURN, A., KATRIB, J., FERRARI-JOHN, R. S., MORRIS, C. G., YANG, S., UDOUDO, O., EASUN, T. L., DODDS, C., CHAMPNESS, N. R., KINGMAN, S. W. and SCHRÖDER, M., 2017. Metal-organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating: Journal of Materials Chemistry A Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5(16), 7333-7338
• REYES, F., LIN, Q., UDOUDO, O., DODDS, C., LEE, P. D. and NEETHLING, S. J., 2017. Calibrated X-ray micro-tomography for mineral ore quantification: Minerals Engineering Minerals Engineering. 110, 122-130
• BATCHELOR, A. R., BUTTRESS, A. J., JONES, D. A., KATRIB, J., WAY, D., CHENJE, T., STOLL, D., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S. W., 2017. Towards large scale microwave treatment of ores: Part 2 – Metallurgical testing: Minerals Engineering Minerals Engineering. 111, 5-24
• RACOTI, A., BUTTRESS, A. J., BINNER, E., DODDS, C., TRIFAN, A. and CALINESCU, I., 2017. Microwave assisted hydro-distillation of essential oils from fresh ginger root (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): Journal of Essential Oil Research Journal of Essential Oil Research. 1-10
• TOOLAN, D. T. W., ADLINGTON, K., ISAKOVA, A., KALAMIOTIS, A., MOKARIAN-TABARI, P., DIMITRAKIS, G., DODDS, C., ARNOLD, T., TERRILL, N. J., BRAS, W., HERMIDA MERINO, D., TOPHAM, P. D., IRVINE, D. J. and HOWSE, J. R., 2017. Selective molecular annealing:: In situ small angle X-ray scattering study of microwave-assisted annealing of block copolymers: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19(31), 20412-20419
• SANCHEZ-SEGADO, S., MONTI, T., KATRIB, J., KINGMAN, S., DODDS, C. and JHA, A., 2017. Towards sustainable processing of columbite group minerals: Elucidating the relation between dielectric properties and physico-chemical transformations in the mineral phase: Scientific Reports Scientific Reports. 7(1),
• MONTI, T., TSELEV, A., UDOUDO, O., IVANOV, I. N., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S. W., 2016. High-resolution dielectric characterization of minerals: A step towards understanding the basic interactions between microwaves and rocks: International Journal of Mineral Processing International Journal of Mineral Processing. 151, 8-21
• FERRARI-JOHN, R. S., KATRIB, J., PALADE, P., BATCHELOR, A. R, DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S. W., 2016. A Tool for Predicting Heating Uniformity in Industrial Radio Frequency Processing Food and Bioprocess Technology. 1-9
• BATCHELOR, A.R., FERRARI-JOHN, R.S., KATRIB, J., ODOUDO, O., JONES, D.A., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S.W., 2016. Pilot scale microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores: Part 1 – Laboratory investigations Minerals Engineering. (In Press.)
• BATCHELOR, A.R., FERRARI-JOHN, R.S., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S.W., 2016. Pilot scale microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores: Part 2 – Pilot plant trials Minerals Engineering. (In Press.)
• FERRARI-JOHN, R. S., BATCHELOR, A. R., KATRIB, J., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S. W., 2016. Understanding selectivity in radio frequency and microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores: International Journal of Mineral Processing International Journal of Mineral Processing. 155, 64-73
• UDOUDO, O., FOLORUNSO, O., DODDS, C., KINGMAN, S. and URE, A., 2015. Understanding the performance of a pilot vermiculite exfoliation system through process mineralogy: Minerals Engineering Minerals Engineering.
• ROBINSON, J., DODDS, C., STAVRINIDES, A., KINGMAN, S., KATRIB, J., WU, Z., MEDRANO, J. and OVEREND, R., 2015. Microwave pyrolysis of biomass: Control of process parameters for high pyrolysis oil yields and enhanced oil quality: Energy and Fuels Energy and Fuels. 29(3), 1701-1709
• BUTTRESS, A.J, JONES, D.A, DODDS, C., DIMITRAKIS, G, CAMBELL, C.J, DAWSON, A. and KINGMAN, S.W., 2015. Understanding the scabbling of concrete using microwave energy Cement and Concrete Research. 75, 75-90
• JOHN, R. S., BATCHELOR, A. R., IVANOV, D., UDOUDO, O. B., JONES, D. A., DODDS, C. and KINGMAN, S. W., 2015. Understanding microwave induced sorting of porphyry copper ores: Minerals Engineering Minerals Engineering. 84, 77-87
• BINNER, E., MEDIERO-MUNOYERRO, M., HUDDLE, T., KINGMAN, S., DODDS, C., DIMITRAKIS, G., ROBINSON, J. and LESTER, E., 2014. Factors affecting the microwave coking of coals and the implications on microwave cavity design: Fuel Processing Technology Fuel Processing Technology. 125, 8-17
• DUBOIS, NATHALIE, GLYNN, DANIEL, MCINALLY, THOMAS, RHODES, BARRIE, WOODWARD, SIMON, IRVINE, DEREK J. and DODDS, CHRIS, 2013. On DABAL-Me-3 promoted formation of amides TETRAHEDRON. 69(46), 9890-9897
• FOLORUNSO, O, DODDS, C, DIMITRAKIS, G and KINGMAN, S, 2012. Continuous energy efficient exfoliation of vermiculite through microwave heating International Journal of Mineral Processing. 114-117, 69-79
• PINERO-HERNANZ, R., DODDS, C., HYDE, J., GARCIA-SERNA, J., POLIAKOFF, M., LESTER, E., COCERO, M.J., KINGMAN, S., PICKERING, S. and WONG, K.H., 2008. Chemical recycling of carbon fibre reinforced composites in nearcritical and supercritical water Composites Part a-Applied Science and Manufacturing. 39(3), 454-461
• PIÑERO-HERNANZ, R., GARCIA-SERNA, J., DODDS, C., HYDE, J., POLIAKOFF, M., COCERO, M.J., KINGMAN, S., PICKERING, S. and LESTER, E., 2008. Chemical recycling of carbon fibre composites using alcohols under subcritical and supercritical conditions Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 46(1), 83-92
• LESTER, E., KINGMAN, S., DODDS, C. and PATRICK, J., 2006. The potential for rapid coke making using microwave energy FUEL -GUILDFORD-. VOL 85(NUMBER 14-15), 2057-2063
• LESTER, E., KINGMAN, S. and DODDS, C., 2005. Increased coal grindability as a result of microwave pretreatment at economic energy inputs Fuel. 84(4), 423-427
• RODRIGUEZ, J., AMPUERO, J., VALDERRAMA, W., BUTTRESS, A., DODDS, C., KINGMAN, S. and CARRASCO, H., S-band elliptical-cylindrical cavity resonator for material processing: Microwave and Optical Technology Letters Microwave and Optical Technology Letters.