Dr Ali Hassanpour
- Position: Associate Professor
- Areas of expertise: Powder Technology; Particle Characterisation; Applied Catalysis; Bioenergy; Water Purification; Discrete Element Method coupled with CFD
- Email: A.Hassanpour@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 2405
- Location: 123 Engineering Building
Research interests
Particulate Solid Characterisation:
- Particle characterisation: mechanical properties and morphology by optical and X-ray methods
- Particle Surface Properties: surface adhesion and roughness
- Electrostatics effects on powders: Tribo-electrification of powders, segregation of formulated bulk powders due to electrostatic effect
- Compression behaviour of the bulk particles (in terms of deformation, compaction, crushing) and its relationship with single particle properties
- Powder Flow
Particulate Solid Processing and Manufacturing:
- Size reduction: breakage and attrition of the particles (during milling, impact, bulk compression, shear deformation and fluidisation)
- Size enlargement: Granulation of powders, including wet granulation in high shear mixers, modelling and scale-up of high shear mixer granulators
- Formulated powder mixing and segregation
- Dispersion of powders: For the application of dry system size analysis, and dry powder inhaler
- Deformation, break-up and coalescence behaviour of drops under electric field
Energy and Environment:
- Water purification using novel functionalised particles
- Water desalination by Forward Osmosis
- Biofuel manufacturing from waste using novel catalysis
Simulation:
- Distinct Element Method (DEM) and coupled with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Associate Member of IChemE
Research groups and institutes
- Complex Systems and Processes
- Energy Leeds
- Functional Materials
- Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-waste
- Sustainable Low Carbon Futures