In this talk, the recent efforts to develop advanced functional reactor architectures employing 3D printing will be presented. Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing is an emerging technology that enables fabricating complex geometries with unique features in a simple and streamlined fashion. In our group we are applying these technologies to the fabrication of micro and mesoscale reactor architectures with advanced mixing properties and potential functionalities. A series of cases studies will be presented to illustrate the potential of 3D-printing in process engineering.
After graduating an MEng degree in Chemical Engineering at the University Jaume I in 2003, followed by a MSc and a PhD in Sustainable Chemistry (2007) I took a post-doctoral appointment at the University of Bath and later Warwick under the supervision of Prof. Alexei Lapkin. In 2011 I moved to Glasgow to work in the Cronin group as a PDRA and since 2013 as a Research Fellow in the same group. In 2014 he was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham and in 2018 promoted to associate professor.