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Edward Lester is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions span the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a strong focus on subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Catalysis, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their research covers a wide array of specialized topics such as Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Catalysts for Methane Reforming, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes, Adsorption and Biosorption for Pollutant Removal, Graphene Research and Applications, and Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications.

Edward Lester has contributed to numerous publications in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Fuel
  • Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Some of their recent papers are:

  • The First 75 Days of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Outbreak: Recent Advances, Prevention, and Treatment, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Review of Supercritical Water Gasification with Lignocellulosic Real Biomass as the Feedstocks: Process Parameters, Biomass Composition, Catalyst Development, Reactor Design and Its Challenges, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Synthesis of Graphene Oxide and Graphene Quantum Dots from Miscanthus via Ultrasound-Assisted Mechano-Chemical Cracking Method, 2021, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
  • Synthesis of Graphene: Potential Carbon Precursors and Approaches, 2020, Nanotechnology Reviews
  • Understanding Layered Double Hydroxide Properties as Sorbent Materials for Removing Organic Pollutants from Environmental Waters, 2021, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Edward Lester's collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Tao Wu
  • Orla Williams
  • Cheng Heng Pang
  • Yuxin Yan
  • Fatih Güleç

Best Publications

  • Chemical recycling of carbon fibre reinforced composites in nearcritical and supercritical water

    Raul Piñero-Hernanz;Christopher Dodds;Jason Hyde;Juan García-Serna

  • Chemical recycling of carbon fibre composites using alcohols under subcritical and supercritical conditions

    Raúl Piñero-Hernanz;Juan García-Serna;Christopher Dodds;Jason Hyde

  • Reaction engineering: The supercritical water hydrothermal synthesis of nano-particles

    Edward Lester;Paul Blood;Joanne Denyer;Donald Giddings

  • Characterisation of carbon fibres recycled from carbon fibre/epoxy resin composites using supercritical n-propanol

    G. Jiang;S.J. Pickering;E.H. Lester;T.A. Turner

  • Continuous hydrothermal synthesis of inorganic materials in a near-critical water flow reactor; the one-step synthesis of nano-particulate Ce1 − xZrxO2 (x = 0–1) solid solutions

    Albertina Cabañas;Jawwad A. Darr;Edward Lester;Martyn Poliakoff

  • Microwave heating as a means for carbon fibre recovery from polymer composites: a technical feasibility study

    Edward Lester;Sam Kingman;Kok Hoong Wong;Chris Rudd

  • Characterisation of residual carbon from entrained-bed coal water slurry gasifiers

    Tao Wu;Mei Gong;Ed Lester;Fuchen Wang

  • Review of supercritical water gasification with lignocellulosic real biomass as the feedstocks: Process parameters, biomass composition, catalyst development, reactor design and its challenges

    Chai Siah Lee;Alex V. Conradie;Edward Lester

  • Microwave-enhanced pyrolysis of macroalgae and microalgae for syngas production.

    Yu Hong;Wanru Chen;Xiang Luo;Chengheng Pang

  • Synthesis of graphene oxide and graphene quantum dots from miscanthus via ultrasound-assisted mechano-chemical cracking method.

    Yuxin Yan;Sivakumar Manickam;Edward Lester;Tao Wu

  • Characterization of coals for combustion using petrographic analysis: a review

    Michael Cloke;Edward Lester

  • Supercritical propanol, a possible route to composite carbon fibre recovery: A viability study

    Jason R. Hyde;Edward Lester;Sam Kingman;Stephen Pickering

  • Modelling subgroup behaviour in crowd dynamics DEM simulation

    Harmeet Singh;Robyn Arter;Louise Dodd;Paul Langston

  • High efficiency synthesis of HKUST-1 under mild conditions with high BET surface area and CO2 uptake capacity

    Yipei Chen;Yipei Chen;Xueliang Mu;Edward Lester;Tao Wu

  • Synthesis of graphene: Potential carbon precursors and approaches

    Yuxin Yan;Fathima Zahra Nashath;Sharon Chen;Sivakumar Manickam

  • The effect of microwave pre-heating on five different coals

    E Lester;S Kingman

  • Continuous-flow hydrothermal synthesis for the production of inorganic nanomaterials

    Peter W. Dunne;Alexis S. Munn;Chris L. Starkey;Tom A. Huddle

  • Large-scale continuous hydrothermal production and activation of ZIF-8

    A.S. Munn;Peter W. Dunne;S.V.Y. Tang;Edward Lester

  • Inducing fractures and increasing cleat apertures in a bituminous coal under isotropic stress via application of microwave energy

    Hemant Kumar;Edward Lester;Sam Kingman;Richard Bourne

  • A continuous and clean one-step synthesis of nano-particulate Ce1−xZrxO2 solid solutions in near-critical water

    Albertina Cabanas;Jawwad A. Darr;Edward Lester;Martyn Poliakoff

  • Understanding Layered Double Hydroxide properties as sorbent materials for removing organic pollutants from environmental waters

    Amy-Louise Johnston;Edward Lester;Orla Williams;Rachel L. Gomes

  • Investigation into the mechanisms by which microwave heating enhances separation of water-in-oil emulsions

    Eleanor Binner;John P. Robinson;S.A. Silvester;S.W. Kingman

  • Instant MOFs: continuous synthesis of metal–organic frameworks by rapid solvent mixing

    Miquel Gimeno-Fabra;Alexis S. Munn;Lee A. Stevens;Trevor C. Drage

  • The potential for rapid coke making using microwave energy

    Ed Lester;Sam Kingman;Chris Dodds;John Patrick

Frequent Co-Authors

Tao Wu
Tao Wu University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Sam Kingman
Sam Kingman University of Nottingham
Martyn Poliakoff
Martyn Poliakoff University of Nottingham
Barry J. Azzopardi
Barry J. Azzopardi University of Nottingham
John P. Robinson
John P. Robinson University of Nottingham
David M. Grant
David M. Grant University of Nottingham
Stephen Pickering
Stephen Pickering University of Nottingham
María José Cocero
María José Cocero University of Valladolid
Jonathan P. Mathews
Jonathan P. Mathews Pennsylvania State University
Steven M. Howdle
Steven M. Howdle University of Nottingham

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