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Dr James Titiloye - BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, FIChemE, FHEA

James Titiloye

Phone number
+44 (0)121 204 3429

Email
j.titiloye@aston.ac.uk

Room number
EBRI Building  EB108

 

Profile

I joined the School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2001 as a lecturer in Chemical Engineering. In 2004 I became the Postgraduate Programme Director, managing the MSc programmes in Chemical Process Technology and Polymer Engineering and Science between 2004 and 2011. My current research interest is in Biomass and Bioenergy with specialisation in Reaction Engineering and Catalysis.

Qualifications & Education

  • Institute of Leadership & Management; Excellence, Capability & Leadership Certificate (2010)
  • PhD (1988) Petrochemicals & Chemical Technology UMIST, Manchester
  • MSc (1985) Petrochemicals & Chemical Technology, UMIST, Manchester
  • BSc Chemistry (Hons) (1983) University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Employment

  • Research Fellow (1999-2001) CMMP, UCL and Imperial College, London.
  • Lecturer (1994-1999) School of Science & Engineering, University of Abertay Dundee.
  • Research Officer (1993-1994) Department of Chemical Engineering, Bath University.
  • Research Officer (1988-1993) Department of Chemistry, Bath University.

Teaching activity

    • Reaction Kinetics and Equilibrium Thermodynamics
    • Chemical Reaction Engineering II
    • Advanced Reaction Engineering
    • Advanced Process Design

Research and Scholarship
Summary of research interests:


Catalysis in Thermal Biomass Conversion
Investigating the effect of catalyst on Fast, Slow and Intermediate Pyrolysis of Biomass, including catalyst synthesis, characterisation, and reaction kinetics.

Reactor Design for Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass
Studies on Reactor Configurations and Process Optimisation for Biomass Reactions including development of Fluidised bed and Integrated fixed bed secondary reactors.

Synthesis and Characterisation of Zeolite Membranes
Computer Simulation and Modelling, Permeation Studies and Separation of Hydrocarbon mixtures with membranes. 

Characterisation of Biomass and Pyrolysis Products
Pre-treatment of Biomass samples and its effect on Bio-oil properties, yield and quality including upgrading of Biofuel products from pyrolysis.

Research Funding (Past & Current)

My research funding comes from a variety of sources including:

External Grants Awarded:

  • Brunei government Studentship (2010-2013)
  • Royal Thai government Studentship (2005-2011)
  • Air Products, Consultancy project (2006-2012)
  • Bio-systems Europe, Consultancy Innovation Voucher scheme (2009-2010)
  • KOOL-U Ltd, Consultancy project (2004-2005)
  • EPSRC CASE Award (2002-2006)

External Grant (Co-Investigator):

  • EPSRC BIOENERGY SUPERGEN (2003-2009)

Privately Sponsored Studentship:

  • Private Sponsor, PhD (2007-2011)
  • Private Sponsor, MPhil (2011-2012)

Research Student Supervision & Successful Completion

  • 1 current PhD supervision (Lead supervisor)
  • 4 completed PhD supervision (Lead supervisor)
  • 3 current PhD associate supervisor
  • 3 completed PhD associate supervisor
  • 4 completed MSc supervision

Opportunities for research supervision welcome.

Professional Activities Including Conference presentations, posters, and prestige lectures

  • International Conference on Catalysis, Seoul (2008) (Posters)
  • 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Canada (2009) (Presentation)
  • University of Ilorin, Nigeria (2011) (2nd Annual Departmental Lecture)
  • European Bioenergy Conference & Exhibition, Germany (2011) (Poster)
  •  2nd International Biomass Conference, Denver, Colorado (2012)
  • International Conference on Catalysis, Munich, Germany (2012)

External Activities

  • Refereeing of articles for peer-reviewed journals
  • Refereeing of grant applications by research-council (EPSRC)
  • International collaborations with Universities in South and West Africa
  • External Examiner for PhD candidates in UK

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • Fellow of Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE)
  • Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)


Selected publications 

2013

Thermochemical Characterisation of Agricultural Wastes from West Africa
James O. Titiloye, Muhammad S. Abu Bakar, Temitope E. Odetoye
Ind. Crops Prod. (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.03.011

 

A Comparative Study of Straw, Perennial Grasses and Hardwoods in terms of Fast Pyrolysis Products
C. E. Greenhalf, D. J. Nowakowski, A. B. Harms, J. O. Titiloye and A.V. Bridgwater, 
Fuel, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2013.01.075 In press.

 

Thermochemical Characterisation of Parinari polyandra Benth fruit shell
T.E Odetoye, K.R. Onifade, M.S. AbuBakar, J.O. Titiloye
Industrial Crops and Products (2013), 44, 62-66

 

2012

J.O. Titiloye, Catalysis in Biomass Transformation in ‘Transformation of Biomass – Theory to Practice’ (Book Chapter) Edited by Andreas Hornung, Wiley-Blackwell Publication, (2012, In Press)

Thermochemical Characterisation of Straws and High Yielding Perennial Grasses
C.E. Greenhalf, D.J. Nowakowski, A.V. Bridgwater, J Titiloye, N. Yates, A Richie, I. Shield.
Industrial Crops and Products (2012), 36, 449-459

 

Sequential Pyrolysis of Willow SRC at low and high heating rates – Implications for selective Pyrolysis
C. E. Greenhalf, D. J. Nowakowski, A. B. Harms, J. O. Titiloye and A.V. Bridgwater, 
Fuel (2012), 93, 692-702

 

Fast pyrolysis of Jatropha and Moringa press cakes in a Fluidised bed reactor for Bio-oil Production.
Kalgo, A.S and Titiloye, J.O.
J. Anal. Appl. Pyrol. (Submitted 2012).

 

Catalytic Pyrolysis of Rice Husk for bio-oil production
Mohammed S. AbuBakar, James O. Titiloye;
J. Anal. Appl. Pyrol. (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2012.09.005


2011

 Bio-oil Production from Fast Pyrolysis of Jatropha curcas and Moringa olifiera Press Cakes,
Kalgo, A.S and Titiloye, J.O.
19th  European Biomass Conference and Exhibition. Berlin, Germany, 2011. P 35, (ISBN 978-88-89407-55-7)

 

2010

Fast Pyrolysis of Jatropha curcas and Moringa olifiera seed cakes: Part I. Characterisation, oil content determination and thermal degradation study,
A.  S. Kalgo, J.O Titiloye,
Proceeding of Bioten Conference on Biomass, Bioenergy and Biofuels, CPL Press, UK, 2010.  Pgs 563-571. ISBN 978-1-872691-54-1

 

Thermochemical Characterisation of Willow SRC and Bio-oil derived from Fast Pyrolysis
 Charles Greenhalf, Daniel J. Nowakowski, James Titiloye and Anthony V. Bridgwater,   Nicola Yates, Andrew Riche and Ian Shield
Proceeding of Bioten Conference on Biomass, Bioenergy and Biofuels, CPL Press, UK, 2010.  Pgs 492-502. ISBN 978-1-872691-54-1

 

Evaluation of Catalytic Pyrolysis of Cassava Rhizome by Principal Component Analysis
A. Pattiya, J.O Titiloye, A.V. Bridgwater
Fuel  (2010) 89, 244-253

 

2008

Synthesis and Characterization of Silicalite-1 Composite Membranes
J.O. Titiloye and I. Hussain 
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, (2008) 318, 50-58

 

Fast pyrolysis of cassava rhizome in the presence of catalysts
A. Pattiya, J.O Titiloye, A.V. Bridgwater
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, (2008) 81, 72-79

 

2006

Catalytic Pyrolysis of Cassava Rhizome
A. Pattiya, J.O. Titiloye, A.V. Bridgwater,  in ‘ 2nd Joint International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Technology and Policy innovations, Bangkok, Thailand, (2006) B020, ISBN 974-456-653-1
 
Fast Pyrolysis of Agricultural Residues from Cassava Plantation for Bio-Oil Production
A. Pattiya, J.O. Titiloye, A.V. Bridgwater,  in ‘ 2nd Joint International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Technology and Policy innovations, Bangkok, Thailand, (2006) C020, ISBN 974-456-653-1
 
The Structure and Dynamics of 2-Dimensional Fluids in Swelling Clays
N.T. Skipper, P.A. Lock, J.O.Titiloye, J. Swenson, Z.A. Mirza, W.S. Howells, F.Fernandez-Alonzo,
Chemical Geology (2006) 230, 182-196

 

2005

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Adsorption and Diffusion behaviour of Pure and Mixed -Alkanes in Silicalite
I. Hussain I. and J.O. Titiloye
 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2005) 85, 143-156


Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations of methane in potassium montmorillonite clay hydrate at elevated pressures and temperatures
J. O. Titiloye and N. T. Skipper
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2005) 282, 422-427


2001

Atomistic simulation of zeolite surfaces
B. Slater, J.O. Titiloye, F.M. Higgins, S.C. Parker
Current opinion in solid state and materials science 5, 417-424(2001)


Molecular dynamics simulation of methane in sodium montmorillonite clay hydrates at elevated pressures and temperatures
J.O. Titiloye and N. T. Skipper
Molecular Physics, (2001) 99, 899-906

 

2000

Computer Simulation of the Structure and Dynamics of Methane in Hydrated Na- Smectite Clay
J.O. Titiloye and N.T.Skipper
Chemical Physics Letters (2000) 329, 23-28

 

1998

Atomistic Simulation of the Differences between Calcite and Dolomite Surfaces
J.O.Titiloye, N.H. De Leeuw and S.C. Parker
Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta (1998) 62, 2637-2641

 

1997

Atomistic Simulation of Mineral Surfaces: Studies of Surface Stability and Growth
S.C. Parker, P.M. Oliver, N.H. De Leeuw, J.O. Titiloye and G.W. Watson
Phase Transitions (1997) 61, 83-107

 

1996

Catalytic Combustion of Methane in a Monolith reactor: Heat and Mass Transfer under laminar flow and pseudo-steady state reaction conditions
S.T. Kolaczkowski, W.J. Thomas , J.O. Titiloye and D.J. Worth
Combustion Science and Technology, (1996) 118, 79

 

Transient Experiments and Modelling of the Catalytic Combustion of Methane in Monolith reactor
R.E. Hayes, S.T. Kolaczkowski, W.J. Thomas and J.O. Titiloye
Ind Eng Chem Research (1996) 35 No 2, 406-414
 

1995

Intraphase Diffusion and Interphase Mass Transfer Effects during Catalytic Oxidation of CO in a tube wall reactor
R.E Hayes, S.T. Kolaczkowski, W.J. Thomas and J.O. Titiloye
Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A (1995) 448, 321-33

 

"Development of Aluminosilicate Zeolite Materials for Environmental Pollution Control- A Computational Approach"
J.O. Titiloye in ( 2nd International Conference on Material Chemistry, University of Kent at Canterbury July 1995)

 

"Computer Modelling of the Effect of Magnesium Additives on the Structure and Stability of Calcite Surfaces"
J.O. Titiloye in ( 2nd International Conference on Material Chemistry, University of Kent at Canterbury July 1995)

 

1994

Molecular modelling of carbonate minerals: studies of growth and morphology In 'Quantifying Sedimentary Geochemical Processes' (eds Coleman M., Curtis C. and Turner G.)
Parker S.C., Titiloye J.O. and Watson G.W
Oxford Univ. Press, 37-48 (1994).

 

Atomistic simulation studies of mineral surfaces and the role of impurities on  their structure and stability
Parker S.C., Baram P.S., Titiloye J.O. and Watson G.W.
Miner. Mag. 58A 688-689 (1994)


1993

Molecular Modelling of Carbonate Minerals: Studies of growth and morphology
S.C. Parker, J.O. Titiloye and G.W. Watson,
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A (1993) 344, 37-48

 

Atomistic Simulation of Calcite Surfaces and the Influence of Growth Additives on their Morphology
J.O. Titiloye, S.C. Parker, S. Mann,
J. Cryst. Growth, 131,(1993) 533-545.

 

Computer Modelling of Inorganic solids and surfaces
S.C. Parker, E.T. S.C.Parker, E.T. Kelsey, P.M. Oliver and J.O. Titiloye,
Faraday Discussion 95, (1993) 75-84

 

Catalytic Combustion Under Mass Transfer Controlled Conditions in a Monolith Reactor
S.T. Kolaczkowski, S.P. Perera, W.J. Thomas and J.O. Titiloye in 'The 1993 ICHEME Research Event', ICHEME Publication, vol. 2 (1993) 393

 

1992

Computer Simulations of Surface Segregation
P.R. Kenway, P.M. Oliver, S.C. Parker, D.C. Sayle, T.H.T. Sayle and J.O. Titiloye
Molecular Simulations, 9,(1992) 83-98

 

J.O. Titiloye, P. Tschaufeser and S.C. Parker, in
Spectroscopic and Computational Studies of Supramolecular Systems, J.E.D. Davies (Ed), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, (1992) pgs 137-185.

 

Modelling the Similarities and Differences between the Sodalite Cages in the Generic Materials: Sodalite, Zeolites of Type A and Zeolites with Faujasite Frameworks
B. Beagley and J.O. Titiloye
Structural Chemistry, 3 (1992) 429-448

 

1991

Predicting the Influence of Growth Additives on the Morphology of Ionic Crystals
J.O. Titiloye, S.C. Parker, D.J. Osguthorpe, S. Mann
J. Chem. Soc. Chemical Communications, 1494 (1991)

 

Simulation Studies of Sorbed Molecules in High-Silica Zeolites
J.O. Titiloye, S.C. Parker, F.S. Stone & C.R.A. Catlow
J. Phys. Chem., 95, 1991, 4038-4044

 

1989

On the T Symmetry of the Molecule Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)methane in the Gas Phase
B. Beagley, R.G Pritchard and J.O. Titiloye
J. Mol Struct. 212 (1989) 323-324

 

J.O. Titiloye, S.C. Parker, D.C. Sayle, F.S. Stone and C.R.A Catlow, in Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis :Recent Advances in Zeolite Science', J.) Klinowski and P. J. Barrie (Eds), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, Vol 52, (1989) 271-282

1988

The Molecular Structure of Tetrakis(TrimethylSilyl)Methane studied by Gas-Phase electron diffraction and Molecular Mechanics
B. Beagley, R.G. Pritchard and J.O. Titiloye
J. Mol. Struct. 176 (1988) 81-87