个人简介

For his PhD, Dr Chris Chuck investigated novel catalysts for the production of biodiesel from waste oils. After which Chris switched departments to Mechanical Engineering where he worked closely with the Ford Motor Company and BP on developing renewable biofuel technology, he also oversaw the design and construction of a microalgal bioreactor. Chris spent the next 18 months running his own consultancy, in which he worked on projects related to renewable bioproducts with a range of companies, the Universities of Exeter, Bath and Bangor and DEFRA. In September 2010, Chris rejoined the University of Bath as a Knowledge Transfer Fellow, developing catalysts for the production of bioplastics with Purac Biochem. He was awarded a Whorrod Research Fellowship in Sustainable Chemical Technologies in September 2011.

研究领域

Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies

Chris’s group is multidisciplinary and investigates renewable alternative fuels and bioproducts. Within the group both photo-, mixo- and heterotrophic microbes are being investigated for their potential to produce lipids and higher value bioproducts. The aim is to develop this research into a sustainable biorefinery where fuels, chemicals and animal feed can be produced economically without impacting heavily on food and fresh water resources.

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Jenkins, R. W., Moore, C. M., Semelsberger, T. A., Chuck, C. J., Gordon, J. C. and Sutton, A. D., 2016. The effect of functional groups in bio-derived fuel candidates. ChemSusChem, 9 (9), pp. 922-931. Sargeant, L. A., Mardell, M., Saad-Allah, K. M., Hussein, A. H., Whiffin, F., Santomauro, F. and Chuck, C. J., 2016. Production of lipid from depolymerised lignocellulose using the biocontrol yeast, Rhodotorula minuta:the fatty acid profile remains stable irrespective of environmental conditions. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 118 (5), pp. 777-787. Whiffin, F., Santomauro, F. and Chuck, C., 2016. Toward a microbial palm oil substitute:oleaginous yeasts cultured on lignocellulose. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining Chuck, C., Raikova, S., Smith-Baedorf, H., Santomauro, F. and Wagner, J., 2016. Assessing hydrothermal liquefaction for the production of bio-oil and enhanced metal recovery from microalgae cultivated on acid mine drainage. Fuel Processing Technology, 142, pp. 219-227. Donnelly, J., Horton, R., Gopalan, K., Bannister, C. D. and Chuck, C. J., 2016. Branched ketone biofuels as blending agents for Jet-A1 aviation kerosene. Energy & Fuels, 30 (1), pp. 294-301. Parker, H. J., Chuck, C. J., Woodman, T. and Jones, M. D., 2016. Degradation of a β-O-4 model lignin species by vanadium Schiff-base catalysts:influence of catalyst structure and reaction conditions on activity and selectivity. Catalysis Today, 269, pp. 40-47. Jenkins, R. W., Sargeant, L. A., Whiffin, F. M., Santomauro, F., Kaloudis, D., Mozzanega, P., Bannister, C., Baena, S. and Chuck, C. J., 2015. Cross-metathesis of microbial oils for the production of advanced biofuels and chemicals. ACS Sustainable Chemisty and Engineering, 3 (7), pp. 1526-1535. Donnelly, J., Muller, C., Wiemans, L., Chuck, C. and Dominguez, P., 2015. Upgrading biogenic furans:blended C10–C12 platform chemicals via lyase-catalyzed carboligations and formation of novel C12 –choline chloride-based deep-eutectic-solvents. Green Chemistry, 17 (5), pp. 2714-2718. Bendall, S., Birdsall-Wilson, M., Jenkins, R., John Chew, Y.M. and Chuck, C. J., 2015. Showcasing chemical engineering principles through the production of biodiesel from spent coffee grounds. Journal of Chemical Education, 92 (4), pp. 683-687. Wagner, J. L., Ting, V. P. and Chuck, C. J., 2014. Catalytic cracking of sterol-rich yeast lipid. Fuel, 130, pp. 315-323. Chuck, C., Lou-Hing, D., Dean, R., Sargeant, L., Scott, R. J. and Jenkins, R., 2014. Simultaneous microwave extraction and synthesis of fatty acid methyl ester from the oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula glutinis. Energy, 69, pp. 446-454. Chuck, C. and Donnelly, J., 2014. The compatibility of potential bioderived fuels with Jet A-1 aviation kerosene. Applied Energy, 118, pp. 83-91. Santomauro, F., Whiffin, F., Scott, R. J. and Chuck, C. J., 2014. Correction:low-cost lipid production by an oleaginous yeast cultured in non-sterile conditions using model waste resources. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 7 (1), 42. Santomauro, F., Whiffin, F., Scott, R. J. and Chuck, C., 2014. Low-cost lipid production by an oleaginous yeast cultured in non-sterile conditions using model waste resources. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 7 (34), pp. 34-43. Jenkins, R. W., Stageman, N. E., Fortune, C. M. and Chuck, C. J., 2014. Effect of the type of bean, processing, and geographical location on the biodiesel produced from waste coffee grounds. Energy & Fuels, 28 (2), pp. 1166-1174. Chuck, C., Santomauro, F., Sargeant, L., Whiffin, F., Chantasuban, T., Abd. Ghaffar, N. R., Wagner, J. and Scott, R. J., 2014. Liquid transport fuels from microbial yeasts - current and future perspectives. Biofuels, 5 (3), pp. 293-311. Sargeant, L. A., Chuck, C. J., Donnelly, J., Bannister, C. D. and Scott, R. J., 2014. Optimizing the lipid profile, to produce either a palm oil or biodiesel substitute, by manipulation of the culture conditions for Rhodotorula glutinis. Biofuels, 5 (1), pp. 33-43. Chuck, C. J., Davidson, M. G., Gobius Du Sart, G., Ivanova-Mitseva, P. K., Kociok-K?hn, G. I. and Manton, L. B., 2013. Synthesis and structural characterization of group 4 metal alkoxide complexes of N, N, N ′,N ′-tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine and their use as initiators in the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of rac -lactide under industrially relevant conditions. Inorganic Chemistry, 52 (19), pp. 10804-10811. Chuck, C. J., Parker, H. J., Jenkins, R. W. and Donnelly, J., 2013. Renewable biofuel additives from the ozonolysis of lignin. Bioresource Technology, 143, pp. 549-554. Smith-Badorf, H. D., Chuck, C.J., Mokebo, K.R., MacDonald, H., Davidson, M.G. and Scott, R.J., 2013. Bioprospecting the thermal waters of the Roman Baths:Isolation of oleaginous species and analysis of the FAME profile for biodiesel production. AMB Express, 3 (1), 9.