Staff Profile

Anh Phan is a chemical engineer, Chair of Circular Chemical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University.

Google Scholar: Click here.

SCOPUS: Click here.

Research Interests

• Pyrolysis/Gasification/Combustion
• Process Intensification
• Kinetic modelling
• Biofuel processing
• Cold plasma technologies
• Chemical recycling from plastic waste

Research themes:

• Reactor Engineering (CME2024)
• Reactor Systems Engineering (CME3035- Module leader)
• Chemical Engineering Laboratory II (CME3040- Module leader until 2018)
• Separation Processes 1 (CME2022)
• Plant Design (CME3039)
• MEng Research Project (CME8117)

• Kargbo HO, Zhang J, Phan AN. Robust modelling development for optimisation of hydrogen production from biomass gasification process using bootstrap aggregated neural network. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2023, epub ahead of print.
• Barchiesi E, Wareing T, Desmond L, Phan AN, Gentile P, Pontrelli G. Characterization of the Shells in Layer-By-Layer Nanofunctionalized Particles: A Computational Study. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2022, 10, 888944.
• Kargbo HO, Ng KS, Phan AN. Evaluation of the economic feasibility of a two-stage gasification system for hydrogen, liquid fuels and energy production from residues. Energy Conversion and Management 2022, 253, 115126.
• Nguyen HSH, Huynh HKP, Nguyen ST, Nguyen VTT, Nguyen T-A, Phan AN. Insights into sustainable aerogels from lignocellulosic materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2022, 10(44), 23467-23482.
• Van Nguyen TT, Yang GX, Phan AN, Nguyen T, Ho TG, Nguyen ST, Ky Phuong HH. Insights into the effects of synthesis techniques and crosslinking agents on the characteristics of cellulosic aerogels from Water Hyacinth. RSC Advances 2022, 12(30), 19225-19231.
• Okot DK, Bilsborrow PE, Phan AN. Thermo-chemical behaviour of maize cob and bean straw briquettes. Energy Conversion and Management: X 2022, 16, 100313.
• Nguyen HSH, Phan HH, Huynh HKP, Nguyen ST, Nguyen VTT, Phan AN. Understanding the effects of cellulose fibers from various pre-treated barley straw on properties of aerogels. Fuel Processing Technology 2022, 236, 107425.
• Van Nguyen TT, Phan AN, Nguyen T-A, Nguyen TK, Nguyen ST, Pugazhendhi A, Ky Phuong HH. Valorization of agriculture waste biomass as biochar: As first-rate biosorbent for remediation of contaminated soil. Chemosphere 2022, 307, 135834.
• Kargbo H, Harris JS, Phan AN. "Drop-in" fuel production from biomass: Critical review on techno-economic feasibility and sustainability. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2021, 135, 1101168.
• Wareing TC, Gentile P, Phan AN. Biomass-Based Carbon Dots: Current Development and Future Perspectives. ACS Nano 2021, 15(10), 15471–15501.
• Desmond L, Phan AN, Gentile P. Critical overview on the green synthesis of carbon quantum dots and their application for cancer therapy. Environmental Science: Nano 2021, Epub ahead of print.
• Abbas A, Abbas S, Bhattarai A, Latiff NM, Wai N, Phan AN, Lim TM. Effect of electrode porosity on the charge transfer in vanadium redox flow battery. Journal of Power Sources 2021, 488, 229411.
• Ng KS, Phan AN. Evaluating the Techno-economic Potential of an Integrated Material Recovery and Waste-to-Hydrogen System. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2021, 167, 105392.
• Humadi JI, Gheni SA, Ahmed SMR, Abdullah GH, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Fast, non-extractive, and ultradeep desulfurization of diesel in an oscillatory baffled reactor. Process Safety and Environmental Protection 2021, 152, 178-187.
• Ibrahim HH, Bilsborrow PE, Phan AN. Intensification of pre-treatment and fractionation of agricultural residues. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 2021, 159, 108231.
• Kargbo HO, Zhang J, Phan AN. Optimisation of two-stage biomass gasification for hydrogen production via artificial neural network. Applied Energy 2021, 302, 117567.
• Abbas A, Abbas S, Tabish TA, Bull SJ, Phan AN, Lim TM. Role of precursor microstructure in the development of graphene quantum dots from biomass. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2021, 9(5), 106154.
• Prasertcharoensuk P, Bull SJ, Arpornwichanop A, Phan AN. Sustainable Hydrogen Production from Waste Wood and CO₂. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 2021, 60(33), 12362-12376.
• Nguyen TTV, Tri N, Tran BA, Dao Duy T, Nguyen ST, Nguyen T-A, Phan AN, Mai Thanh P, Huynh HKP. Synthesis, Characteristics, Oil Adsorption, and Thermal Insulation Performance of Cellulosic Aerogel Derived from Water Hyacinth. ACS Omega 2021, 6(40), 26130-26139.
• Ng KS, Phan AN, Iacovidouc E, Wan Ab Karim Ghani WA. Techno-economic assessment of a novel integrated system of mechanical-biological treatment and valorisation of residual municipal solid waste into hydrogen: A case study in the UK. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 298, 126706.
• Im-Orb K, Phan AN, Arpornwichanop A. Bio-methanol production from oil palm residues: A thermodynamic analysis. Energy Conversion and Management 2020, 226, 113493.
• Harris J, Zhang K, Phan AN. Cold plasma assisted decomposition of alcohols. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification 2020, 153, 107985.
• Harris J, Zhang K, Phan AN. Cold plasma assisted deoxygenation of liquid phase glycerol at atmospheric pressure. Chemical Engineering Journal 2020, 393, 124698.
• Zhang K, Zhang G, Liu X, Phan AN, Luo K, Akay G. Erratum: A study on CO2 decomposition to CO and O2 by the combination of catalysis and dielectric-barrier discharges at low temperatures and ambient pressure (Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2017) 56:12 (3204−3216) DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04570). Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 2020, 59(1), 502-502.
• Tran TD, Nguyen ST, Do ND, Thai NTN, Thai QB, Huynh HKP, Nguyen VTT, Phan AN. Green aerogels from rice straw for thermal, acoustic insulation and oil spill cleaning applications. Materials Chemistry and Physics 2020, 253, 123363.
• Abbas A, Tabish TA, Bull SJ, Lim TM, Phan AN. High yield synthesis of graphene quantum dots from biomass waste as a highly selective probe for Fe³⁺ sensing. Scientific Reports 2020, 10, 21262.
• Harvey A, Abdul Rahim MA, Phan AN. Intensification of epoxidation of vegetable oils using a continuous mesoscale oscillatory baffled reactor. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing 2020, 2(3).
• Duong LT, Phan AN. Intensification of hydrodeoxygenation of liquid derived from pyrolysis: guaiacol as model compound. Chemical Engineering Journal 2020, 402, 125793.
• Okot DK, Bilsborrow PE, Phan AN. Briquetting characteristics of bean straw-maize cob blend. Biomass and Bioenergy 2019, 126, 150-158.
• Prasertcharoensuk P, Bull SJ, Phan AN. Gasification of waste biomass for hydrogen production: effects of pyrolysis parameters. Renewable Energy 2019, 143, 112-120.
• Okoro V, Azimov U, Munoz J, Hernandez HH, Phan AN. Microalgae cultivation and harvesting: Growth performance and use of flocculants - A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2019, 115, 109364.
• Buchmaier J, Brunner C, Griesbacher U, Phan AN, Harvey AP, Krishna Gudiminchi R, Nidetzky B, Muster B. Oscillatory flow bioreactor (OFB) applied in enzymatic hydrolysis at high solid loadings. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly 2019, 33(4), 459-470.
• Ahmed SMR, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Scale-Up of Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer in Oscillatory Multiorifice Baffled Reactors (OMBRs). Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 2019, 58(15), 5929-5935.
• McDonough JR, Ahmed SMR, Phan AN, Harvey AP. The development of helical vortex pairs in oscillatory flows – A numerical and experimental study. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification 2019, 143, 107588.
• Diaz-Silvarrey LS, McMahon A, Phan AN. Benzoic acid recovery via waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) catalyticpyrolysis using sulphated zirconia catalyst. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2018, 134, 621-631.
• Mustaffar A, Phan A, Boodhoo KVK. Bi-Directional Thermal Control of Twin Screw Granulation Process Via a Specialised Annular Heat Pipe. In: AIChE 2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety. 2018, Orlando, Florida: AIChE.
• Abbas A, Mariana LT, Phan AN. Biomass-waste derived graphene quantum dots and their applications. Carbon 2018, 140, 77-99.
• Harris J, Phan AN, Zhang K. Cold plasma catalysis as a novel approach for valorisation of untreated waste glycerol. Green Chemistry 2018, 20(11), 2578-2587.
• Law R, Ahmed S, Tang N, Phan AN, Harvey A. Development of a more robust correlation for predicting heat transfer performance in oscillatory baffled reactors . Chemical Engineering & Processing: Process Intensification 2018, 125, 133-138.
• Okot DK, Bilsborrow PE, Phan AN. Effects of operating parameters on maize COB briquette quality. Biomass and Bioenergy 2018, 112, 61-72.
• Mustaffar A, Phan AN, Boodhoo K. Hybrid heat pipe screw dryer: A novel, continuous and highly energy-efficient drying technology. Chemical Engineering & Processing-Process Intensification 2018, 128, 199-215.
• Mustaffar A, Phan A, Boodhoo KVK. Hybrid Heat Pipe Screw Dryer: A Novel, Continuous and Highly Energy-Efficient Drying Technology. In: AIChE 2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety. 2018, Orlando, Florida: AIChE.
• Eze VC, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Intensified one-step biodiesel production from high water and free fatty acid waste cooking oils. Fuel 2018, 220, 567-574.
• Boodhoo KVK, Phan A, Zivkovic V, Eze V, Mustaffar A. Intensified-By-Design (IbD): Creating a Platform for Facilitating Process Intensification in Solids Handling Applications. In: AIChE 2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety. 2018, Orlando, Florida: AIChE.
• Ahmed SMR, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Mass transfer enhancement as a function of oscillatory baffled reactor design. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification 2018, 130, 229-239.
• Diaz-Silvarrey LS, Zhang K, Phan AN. Monomer recovery through advanced pyrolysis of waste high density polyethylene (HDPE). Green Chemistry 2018, 20(8), 1813-1823.
• Prasertcharoensuk P, Hernandez DA, Bull SJ, Phan AN. Optimisation of a throat downdraft gasifier for hydrogen production. Biomass and Bioenergy 2018, 116, 216-226.
• McDonough JR, Phan AN, Harvey AP. The mesoscale oscillatory baffled reactor facilitates intensified kinetics screening when the solvent is removed. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification 2018, 129, 51-62.
• Ahmed SMR, Law R, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Thermal performance of meso-scale oscillatory baffled reactors. Chemical Engineering & Processing: Process Intensification 2018, 132, 25-33.
• Ahmed SMR, Law R, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Thermo-performance evaluation of meso oscillatory baffled reactors. In: ChemEngDay 2018. 2018, Leeds, UK.
• Wang H, Mustaffar A, Phan A, Zivkovic V, Reay D, Law R, Boodhoo K. A review of process intensification applied to solids handling. Chemical Engineering and Processing 2017, 118, 78-107.
• McDonough JR, Ahmed SMR, Phan AN, Harvey AP. A study of the flow structures generated by oscillating flows in a helical baffled tube. Chemical Engineering Science 2017, 171, 160-178.
• Zhang K, Zhang G, Liu X, Phan AN, Luo K. A study on CO₂ decomposition to CO and O₂ by the combination of catalysis and dielectric barrier discharges at low temperatures and ambient pressure. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2017, 56(12), 3204-3216.
• Eze VC, Fisher JC, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Intensification of Carboxylic Acid Esterification using a Solid Catalyst in a Mesoscale Oscillatory Baffled Reactor Platform. Chemical Engineering Journal 2017, 322, 205-214.
• Diaz-Silvarrey LS, Phan AN. Kinetic study of municipal plastic waste. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2016, 41(37), 16352–16364.
• McDonough JR, Phan AN, Reay DA, Harvey AP. Passive isothermalisation of an exothermic reaction in flow using a novel "Heat Pipe Oscillatory Baffled Reactor (HPOBR)". Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 2016, 110, 201-213.
• Eze VC, Harvey AP, Phan AN. Determination of the kinetics of biodiesel saponification in alcoholic hydroxide solutions. Fuel 2015, 140, 724-730.
• McDonough JR, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Rapid process development using oscillatory baffled mesoreactors - A state-of-the-art review. Chemical Engineering Journal 2015, 265, 110-121.
• Lim MT, Phan A, Roddy D, Harvey A. Technologies for measurement and mitigation of particulate emissions from domestic combustion of biomass: A review. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 2015, 49, 574-584.
• Eze VC, Phan AN, Harvey AP. A more robust model of the biodiesel reaction, allowing identification of process conditions for significantly enhanced rate and water tolerance. Bioresource Technology 2014, 156, 222-231.
• Bach QV, Tran KQ, Skreiberg O, Khalil RA, Phan AN. Effects of wet torrefaction on reactivity and kinetics of wood under air combustion conditions. Fuel 2014, 137, 375-383.
• Eze VC, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Two-stage catalytic conversions of triglycerides into methyl esters and solketal: A novel biodiesel process. In: 21st International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2014 and 17th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, PRES 2014. 2014, Prague: Czech Society of Chemical Engineering.
• Eze VC, Phan AN, Pirez C, Harvey AP, Lee AF, Wilson K. Heterogeneous catalysis in an oscillatory baffled flow reactor. Catalysis Science and Technology 2013, 3(9), 2373-2379.
• Abernethy RA, Phan AN, Harvey AP. L-glutamic acid crystallization in a mesoscale oscillatory baffled crystallizer. In: Process Development Division 2013 - Core Programming Area at the 2013 AIChE Annual Meeting: Global Challenges for Engineering a Sustainable Future. 2013, San Francisco, CA, USA: AIChE.
• Rasdi FRM, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Rapid determination of reaction order and rate constants of an imine synthesis reaction using a mesoscale oscillatory baffled reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal 2013, 222, 282-291.
• Phan AN, Harvey AP. Characterisation of mesoscale oscillatory helical baffled reactor-Experimental approach. Chemical Engineering Journal 2012, 180(2012), 229-236.
• Solano JP, Herrero R, Espin S, Phan AN, Harvey AP. Numerical study of the flow pattern and heat transfer enhancement in oscillatory baffled reactors with helical coil inserts. In: 3rd European Process Intensification Conference (EPIC). 2012, Manchester, UK: Elsevier Ltd.
• Phan AN, Harvey AP, Eze V. Rapid Production of Biodiesel in Mesoscale Oscillatory Baffled Reactors. Chemical Engineering & Technology 2012, 35(7), 1214-1220.
• Phan AN, Harvey A, Lavender J. Characterisation of fluid mixing in novel designs of mesoscale oscillatory baffled reactors operating at low flow rates (0.3-0.6 ml/min). Chemical Engineering and Processing 2011, 50(3), 254-263.
• Phan AN, Harvey AP, Rawcliffe M. Continuous screening of base-catalysed biodiesel production using New designs of mesoscale oscillatory baffled reactors. Fuel Processing Technology 2011, 92(8), 1560-1567.
• Phan AN, Harvey AP. Effect of geometrical parameters on fluid mixing in novel mesoscale oscillatory helical baffled designs. Chemical Engineering Journal 2011, 169(1-3), 339-347.
• Herrero R, Solano JP, Harvey AP, Phan AN. Flow field and heat transfer characteristics in oscillatory flow reactors with helical coil inserts. In: European Process Intensification Conference (EPIC). 2011, Manchester, UK.
• Phan AN, Harvey AP. Novel mesoscale oscillatory baffled reactors- Development and characterisation. In: European Process Intensification Conference (EPIC). 2011, Manchester, UK.
• Phan AN, Harvey A. Development and evaluation of novel designs of continuous mesoscale oscillatory baffled reactors. Chemical Engineering Journal 2010, 159(1-3), 212-219.
• Phan AN, Sharafi V, Swithenbank J. Effect of bed depth on characterisation of slow pyrolysis products. Fuel 2009, 88(8), 1383-1387.
• Harvey AP, Phan AN. RTD Studies of Oscillatory Baffled Mesoreactors: Effect of Baffle Geometry. In: World Congress of Chemical Engineering. 2009, Montreal, Canada.
• Ryu C, Yang YB, Gilbert P, Chung W, Phan AN, Le AK, Khor A, Chen Q, Sharifi VN, Swithenbank J. Waste segregation presents thermal treatment opportunities. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management 2009, 162(1), 45-59.
• Phan AN, Phan TM. Biodiesel production from waste cooking oils. Fuel 2008, 87(17-18), 3490-3496.
• Phan AN, Ryu C, Sharifi VN, Swithenbank J. Characterisation of slow pyrolysis products from segregated wastes for energy production. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2007, 81(1), 65-71.
• Ryu C, Phan AN, Sharifi VN, Swithenbank J. Co-combustion of textile residues with cardboard and waste wood in a packed bed. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 2007, 32(2), 450-458.
• Ryu C, Phan AN, Sharifi VN, Swithenbank J. Combustion of textile residues in a packed bed. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 2007, 31(8), 887-895.
• Ryu C, Phan AN, Yang YB, Sharifi VN, Swithenbank J. Ignition and burning rates of segregated waste combustion in packed beds. Waste Mangement 2007, 27(6), 802-810.
• Yang YB, Phan AN, Ryu C, Sharifi V, Swithenbank J. Mathematical modelling of slow pyrolysis of segregated solid wastes in a packed-bed pyrolyser. Fuel 2007, 86(1-2), 169-180.