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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
Chemical Engineering 104B

Profile

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

Qualifications & Education

  • 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 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, 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

PhD Supervision

Opportunities for research supervision welcome.

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • CEng, FIChemE
  • MRSC
  • FHEA

Selected publications 

  • Charles Greenhalf, Daniel J. Nowakowski, James Titiloye and Anthony V. Bridgwater, Nicola Yates, Andrew Riche and Ian Shield. Thermochemical Characterisation of Willow SRC and Bio-oil derived from Fast Pyrolysis in Proceeding of Bioten Conference on Biomass, Bioenergy and Biofuels, CPL Press, UK, 2010.  Pgs 492-502. ISBN 978-1-872691-54-1
  • C.E. Greenhalf, D.J. Nowakowski, A.V. Bridgwater, J Titiloye, N. Yates, A Richie, I. Shield. Thermochemical Characterisation of Straws and High Yielding Perennial Grasses Industrial Crops and Products (2012), 36, 449-459
  • C. E. Greenhalf, D. J. Nowakowski, A. B. Harms, J. O. Titiloye and A.V. Bridgwater. Sequential Pyrolysis of Willow SRC at low and high heating rates – Implications for selective Pyrolysis, Fuel (In press 2012) http:dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2011.11.050
  • A. S. Kalgo, J.O Titiloye, Fast Pyrolysis of Jatropha curcas and Moringa olifiera seed cakes: Part I. Characterisation, oil content determination and thermal degradation study, Proceeding of Bioten Conference on Biomass, Bioenergy and Biofuels, CPL Press, UK, 2010.  Pgs 563-571. ISBN 978-1-872691-54-1
  • Kalgo, A.S and Titiloye, J.O. Bio-oil Production from Fast Pyrolysis of Jatropha curcas and Moringa olifiera Press Cakes, 19th  European Biomass Conference and Exhibition. Berlin, Germany, 2011. P 35, (ISBN 978-88-89407-55-7)
  • A. Pattiya, J.O Titiloye, A.V. Bridgwater. Evaluation of Catalytic Pyrolysis of Cassava Rhizome by Principal Component Analysis, Fuel  (2010) 89, 244-253
  • J.O. Titiloye and I. Hussain. Synthesis and Characterization of Silicalite-1 Composite Membranes Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, (2008) 318, 50-58
  • A. Pattiya, J.O Titiloye, A.V. Bridgwater. Fast pyrolysis of cassava rhizome in the presence of catalysts Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, (2008) 81, 72-79
  • A. Pattiya, J.O. Titiloye, A.V. Bridgwater. Catalytic Pyrolysis of Cassava Rhizome in ‘ 2nd Joint International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Technology and Policy innovations, Bangkok, Thailand, (2006) B020, ISBN 974-456-653-1
  • A. Pattiya, J.O. Titiloye, A.V. Bridgwater. Fast Pyrolysis of Agricultural Residues from Cassava Plantation for Bio-Oil Production in ‘ 2nd Joint International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Technology and Policy innovations, Bangkok, Thailand, (2006) C020, ISBN 974-456-653-1
  • N.T. Skipper, P.A. Lock, J.O.Titiloye, J. Swenson, Z.A. Mirza, W.S. Howells, F.Fernandez-Alonzo. The Structure and Dynamics of 2-Dimensional Fluids in Swelling Clays, Chemical Geology (2006) 230, 182-196
  • Hussain I. and J.O. Titiloye, Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Adsorption and Diffusion behaviour of Pure and Mixed -Alkanes in Silicalite, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2005) 85, 143-156
  • J. O. Titiloye and N. T. Skipper. Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations of methane in potassium montmorillonite clay hydrate at elevated pressures and temperatures, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2005) 282, 422-427
  • B. Slater, J.O. Titiloye, F.M. Higgins, S.C. Parker. Atomistic simulation of zeolite surfaces, Current opinion in solid state and materials science 5, 417-424(2001)
     
  • J. O. Titiloye and N. T. Skipper. Molecular dynamics simulation of methane in sodium montmorillonite clay hydrates at elevated pressures and temperatures, Molecular Physics, (2001) 99, 899-906
  • J. O. Titiloye and N. T. Skipper. Computer Simulation of the Structure and Dynamics of Methane in Hydrated Na- Smectite Clay, Chemical Physics Letters (2000) 329, 23-28
  • J. O. Titiloye, N.H. De Leeuw and S. C. Parker. Atomistic Simulation of the Differences between Calcite and Dolomite Surfaces, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta (1998) 62, 2637-2641
  • S. C. Parker, P. M. Oliver, N.H. De Leeuw, J. O. Titiloye and G. W. Watson. Atomistic Simulation of Mineral Surfaces: Studies of Surface Stability and Growth, Phase Transitions (1997) 61, 83-107
  • S. T. Kolaczkowski, W. J. Thomas, J. O. Titiloye and D. J. Worth. Catalytic Combustion of Methane in a Monolith reactor: Heat and Mass Transfer under laminar flow and pseudo-steady state reaction conditions
  • Combustion Science and Technology, (1996) 118, 79
  • R. E. Hayes, S. T. Kolaczkowski, W. J. Thomas and J. O. Titiloye. Transient Experiments and Modelling of the Catalytic Combustion of Methane in Monolith reactor, Ind Eng Chem Research (1996) 35 No 2, 406-414
  • R. E Hayes, S. T. Kolaczkowski, W. J. Thomas and J. O. Titiloye. Intraphase Diffusion and Interphase Mass Transfer Effects during Catalytic Oxidation of CO in a tube wall reactor, Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A (1995) 448, 321-33
  • J.O. Titiloye. Development of Aluminosilicate Zeolite Materials for Environmental Pollution Control- A Computational Approach in ( 2nd International Conference on Material Chemistry, University of Kent at Canterbury July 1995)
  • J.O. Titiloye. Computer Modelling of the Effect of Magnesium Additives on the Structure and Stability of Calcite Surfaces in (2nd International Conference on Material Chemistry, University of Kent at Canterbury July 1995)
  • S. C. Parker, J. O. Titiloye and G.W. Watson. Molecular modelling of carbonate minerals: studies of growth and morphology In 'Quantifying Sedimentary Geochemical Processes' (eds Coleman M., Curtis C. and Turner G.)  Oxford Univ. Press, 37-48 (1994).
  • Parker S.C., Baram P.S., Titiloye J.O. and Watson G.W. Atomistic simulation studies of mineral surfaces and the role of impurities on their structure and stability, Miner. Mag. 58A 688-689 (1994)
  • S.C. Parker, J.O. Titiloye and G.W. Watson. Molecular Modelling of Carbonate Minerals: Studies of growth and morphology, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A (1993) 344, 37-48
  • J.O. Titiloye, S.C. Parker, S. Mann. Atomistic Simulation of Calcite Surfaces and the Influence of Growth Additives on their Morphology, J. Cryst. Growth, 131,(1993) 533-545.
  • S.C. Parker, E.T. Kelsey, P.M. Oliver and J.O. Titiloye. Computer Modelling of Inorganic solids and surfaces, Faraday Discussion 95, (1993) 75-84
  • S.T. Kolaczkowski, S.P. Perera, W.J. Thomas and J.O. Titiloye. Catalytic Combustion Under Mass Transfer Controlled Conditions in a Monolith Reactor in 'The 1993 ICHEME Research Event', ICHEME Publication, vol. 2 (1993) 393
  • P. R. Kenway, P. M. Oliver, S. C. Parker, D. C. Sayle, T. H. T. Sayle and J. O. Titiloye, Computer Simulations of Surface Segregation, 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.
  • B. Beagley and J.O. Titiloye. Modelling the Similarities and Differences between the Sodalite Cages in the Generic Materials: Sodalite, Zeolites of Type A and Zeolites with Faujasite Frameworks, Structural Chemistry, 3 (1992) 429-448
  • J. O. Titiloye, S. C. Parker, D. J. Osguthorpe, S. Mann. Predicting the Influence of Growth Additives on the Morphology of Ionic Crystals, J. Chem. Soc. Chemical Communications, 1494 (1991)
  • J. O. Titiloye, S. C. Parker, F. S. Stone & C. R. A. Catlow. Simulation Studies of Sorbed Molecules in High-Silica Zeolites, J. Phys. Chem., 95, 1991, 4038-4044
  • B. Beagley, R.G Pritchard and J.O. Titiloye. On the T Symmetry of the Molecule Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)methane in the Gas Phase. 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
  • B. Beagley, R. G. Pritchard and J. O. Titiloye, The Molecular Structure of Tetrakis(TrimethylSilyl) Methane studied by Gas-Phase electron diffraction and Molecular Mechanics, J. Mol. Struct. 176 (1988) 81-87