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Overview

Colin Hills is affiliated with the University of Greenwich in the United Kingdom, contributing primarily to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research spans several subfields, including Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Building and Construction, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics of their work include:

  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions

Colin Hills has published research in the following venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Frontiers in Energy Research
  • Geotechnics
  • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Nitin Kumar Tripathi
  • Paula J. Carey
  • R. S. Singh
  • André Bardow
  • Deepak Pant

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Hills demonstrate a focus on carbon capture, biomass valorisation, and sustainable construction materials. These include:

  • "Mineralization Technology for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage" (2020) published in Frontiers in Energy Research
  • "Valorisation of agricultural biomass-ash with CO2" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Offsetting anthropogenic carbon emissions from biomass waste and mineralised carbon dioxide" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "The Use of Recycled and Secondary Aggregates to Achieve a Circular Economy within Geotechnical Engineering" (2021) published in Geotechnics
  • "Low-Carbon CO2-Activated Self-Pulverizing Cement for Sustainable Concrete Construction" (2020) published in Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Best Publications

  • A review of accelerated carbonation technology in the treatment of cement-based materials and sequestration of CO2

    M Fernandez Bertos;S J R Simons;Colin Hills;Paula Carey

  • Immobilisation of heavy metal in cement-based solidification/stabilisation: a review.

    Q.Y. Chen;M. Tyrer;Colin D. Hills;X.M. Yang

  • Biomass waste utilisation in low-carbon products: harnessing a major potential resource

    Nimisha Tripathi;Colin D. Hills;Raj S. Singh;Christopher J. Atkinson

  • Precipitation of heavy metals from wastewater using simulated flue gas: sequent additions of fly ash, lime and carbon dioxide.

    Quanyuan Chen;Zhou Luo;Colin Hills;Gang Xue

  • Investigation of accelerated carbonation for the stabilisation of MSW incinerator ashes and the sequestration of CO2

    M Fernandez Bertos;X Li;S J R Simons;Colin Hills

  • Accelerated carbonation of municipal solid waste incineration fly ashes.

    Xiaomin Li;Marta Fernández Bertos;Colin D. Hills;Paula J. Carey

  • Accelerated carbonation treatment of industrial wastes

    Peter J. Gunning;Colin D. Hills;Paula J. Carey

  • Synergy between surface adsorption and photocatalysis during degradation of humic acid on TiO2/activated carbon composites.

    Gang Xue;Huanhuan Liu;Quanyuan Chen;Colin Hills

  • Current status and perspectives of accelerated carbonation processes on municipal waste combustion residues.

    Giulia Costa;Renato Baciocchi;Alessandra Polettini;Raffaella Pomi

  • The effect of carbon dioxide on β-dicalcium silicate and Portland cement

    Olga Shtepenko;Colin Hills;Adrian Brough;Mike Thomas

  • Characterisation of products of tricalcium silicate hydration in the presence of heavy metals.

    Q.Y Chen;C. D. Hills;M. Tyrer;I. J. Slipper

  • Production of lightweight aggregate from industrial waste and carbon dioxide.

    Peter J. Gunning;Colin D. Hills;Paula J. Carey

  • Mineralization Technology for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

    Colin D. Hills;Nimisha Tripathi;Paula J. Carey

  • The influence of interference effects on the mechanical, microstructural and fixation characteristics of cement-solidified hazardous waste forms

    Colin D. Hills;Simon J.T. Pollard

  • Review of scientific literature on the use of stabilisation/solidification for the treatment of contaminated soil, solid waste and sludges (SC980003/SR2)

    BD Bone;LH Barnard;DI Boardman;PJ Carey

  • Solid state 29Si and 27Al NMR and FTIR study of cement pastes containing industrial wastes and organics

    R.A. Hanna;P.J. Barrie;C.R. Cheeseman;C.D. Hills

  • Preliminary Investigation into the Effects of Carbonation on Cement-Solidified Hazardous Wastes

    Liséte C. Lange;Colin D. Hills;Alan B. Poole

  • Ordinary portland cement based solidification of toxic wastes: The role of OPC reviewed

    C.D. Hills;C.J. Sollars;R. Perry

  • The effect of accelerated carbonation on the properties of cement-solidified waste forms

    L.C. Lange;C.D. Hills;A.B. Poole

  • Effect of carbonation on properties of blended and non-blended cement solidified waste forms

    Liséte C. Lange;Colin D. Hills;Alan B. Poole

  • Improvement in concrete articles

    Alan Maries;Colin Douglas Hills

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Perry
Roger Perry Imperial College London
Kevin H. Gardner
Kevin H. Gardner City University of New York
Andrea Ramírez
Andrea Ramírez Delft University of Technology
André Bardow
André Bardow ETH Zurich
Christopher R. Cheeseman
Christopher R. Cheeseman Imperial College London
Simon J. T. Pollard
Simon J. T. Pollard Cranfield University
Alessandra Polettini
Alessandra Polettini Sapienza University of Rome
Nick R. Buenfeld
Nick R. Buenfeld Imperial College London
Walter Leitner
Walter Leitner Max Planck Society
J. S. Singh
J. S. Singh Banaras Hindu University

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