Excellent Opportunity in Waste Management / Engineering - Case Studentship in Leeds
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Project Title: The Development of Geopolymer Systems for the Immobilisation of Waste Streams – A Win-Win-Win Situation
School/Department/Institute: Civil Engineering (Civil Engineering Materials Group)
UK/EU/International (please indicate) UK + EU
Award type: EPSRC industrial CASE Studentship
Number of Awards: 1
Supervisor Name: Dr Leon Black
Value: £12,900 + £1200 industrial top up
Application deadline: (open until filled)
Project Description (300 words maximum):
The combustion of municipal waste to produce energy reduces amount of material sent to landfill. However, it produces a material which may be classed as hazardous. Furthermore, there are demands to reduce the amount of material, especially hazardous material, sent to landfill. This project aims to develop geopolymerisation of incinerator residues and other waste streams, to produce stable, inert materials suitable for construction of waste management infrastructure. Achieving these aims will be a win-win-win situation, using waste to treat waste, diverting material from landfill, and producing a useable material.
The Materials group within the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds has a long history in the field of cementitious materials. The group are experts on the microstructure and stability of a wide range of cements and blended cements, i.e. cements incorporating materials such as slag or fly ash. The group is ideally placed at the interface between materials’ science and civil engineering, and this fusion of materials’ science and engineering to understand waste stream stabilisation is one of the key points of this project. A number of techniques are available within the department to investigate the microstructural, chemical and engineering properties of the stabilised wastes, e.g. electron microscopy, thermal analysis, porosimetry, compressive strength and leaching behaviour, etc.
The project is supported by a major waste management company, who are incredibly keen to develop novel and innovative approaches to waste management. The novel use of waste materials in this project excites them, and their continued enthusiasm and drive to see a successful outcome is ensured. As operators of a number of incinerators, the sponsors have a thorough knowledge of the environmental and legislative aspects of the project. They are also committed to training and supervision within their company, both in terms of sample testing and in providing a thorough grounding in the operation and regulation of the waste industry.
The project is at the interface between chemistry, engineering and waste management. As such it suits any physical / environmental sciences or engineering background. Most important is the ability to think logically.
How to apply:
Graduate School Office, Faculty of Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
Email address:
Further information contact: Dr Leon Black
Name: Leon Black
Email: l.black@leeds.ac.uk
Telephone: 0113 343 2283
Project Title: The Development of Geopolymer Systems for the Immobilisation of Waste Streams – A Win-Win-Win Situation
School/Department/Institute: Civil Engineering (Civil Engineering Materials Group)
UK/EU/International (please indicate) UK + EU
Award type: EPSRC industrial CASE Studentship
Number of Awards: 1
Supervisor Name: Dr Leon Black
Value: £12,900 + £1200 industrial top up
Application deadline: (open until filled)
Project Description (300 words maximum):
The combustion of municipal waste to produce energy reduces amount of material sent to landfill. However, it produces a material which may be classed as hazardous. Furthermore, there are demands to reduce the amount of material, especially hazardous material, sent to landfill. This project aims to develop geopolymerisation of incinerator residues and other waste streams, to produce stable, inert materials suitable for construction of waste management infrastructure. Achieving these aims will be a win-win-win situation, using waste to treat waste, diverting material from landfill, and producing a useable material.
The Materials group within the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds has a long history in the field of cementitious materials. The group are experts on the microstructure and stability of a wide range of cements and blended cements, i.e. cements incorporating materials such as slag or fly ash. The group is ideally placed at the interface between materials’ science and civil engineering, and this fusion of materials’ science and engineering to understand waste stream stabilisation is one of the key points of this project. A number of techniques are available within the department to investigate the microstructural, chemical and engineering properties of the stabilised wastes, e.g. electron microscopy, thermal analysis, porosimetry, compressive strength and leaching behaviour, etc.
The project is supported by a major waste management company, who are incredibly keen to develop novel and innovative approaches to waste management. The novel use of waste materials in this project excites them, and their continued enthusiasm and drive to see a successful outcome is ensured. As operators of a number of incinerators, the sponsors have a thorough knowledge of the environmental and legislative aspects of the project. They are also committed to training and supervision within their company, both in terms of sample testing and in providing a thorough grounding in the operation and regulation of the waste industry.
The project is at the interface between chemistry, engineering and waste management. As such it suits any physical / environmental sciences or engineering background. Most important is the ability to think logically.
How to apply:
Graduate School Office, Faculty of Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
Email address:
Further information contact: Dr Leon Black
Name: Leon Black
Email: l.black@leeds.ac.uk
Telephone: 0113 343 2283
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