Prof. P. A. Christensen
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Updated: 28 Jan 09
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Research and 3rd strand (commercialisation) areas and funding
A core area of fundamental research that underpins much of my 'applied' work is in-situ FTIR spectroscopy. My current system was funded by EPSRC (GR/M33464, 1999 - 2002, £248,352, final report 'Tending to Internationally Leading'); for a list of in-situ FTIR papers click here, to see the sensitivity of my in-situ FTIR system, click here, and for some recent data, click here.
I have applied electrocatalysis in a variety of systems including:
The photoelectrochemical detoxification of water using TiO2-based anodes (EPSRC grant/DSTL GR/R41934, 2001 - 2004, £291,434 and ca. £28,000 in funding from NewChem Technologies Ltd, 2003 - 2004); for a list of papers click here, and for a presentation on the technology and our approach, click here. With Prof. T. Curtis, Dr. T. A. Egerton and Prof. K. Scott.
The hydrodehalogenation of aqueous and non-aqueous streams containing halogenated organics (EPSRC grant GR/N06908, 2000 - 2003, £257575, final report 'Tending to Internationally Leading'); for a summary of the technology click here, and for a list of papers click here. For a picture of PAC with the Right Honorable Tony Blair (the Prime Minister at the time) at an event in 2002 where the HDH technology was shown, click here. With Prof. B. T. Golding and Prof. K. Scott.
Fuel cell electrocatalysis and fuel cell technology R & D, and a list of papers may be found here. Recent funding has been through the EPSRC & EU (EPSRC, 2002 - 2003, £73638; CRAFT F5, 2002 - 2004, ca. £200,000) as well as over £300,000 in industrial support since 2005. I am a special advisor to Acal Energy Ltd on fuel cell electrocatalysis and is a member of the Business Development Team of the Fuel Cell Applications Facility, part of the Centre for Process Innovation at Wilton.
I am also developing anodes and systems for the highly efficient generation of ozone, click here for a brief introduction and here for recent papers. This is Intellectual Property is being commercialised through Clarizon Ltd, a spin-out company from Newcastle University. Clarizon received £90,000 from NorthStar Equity Investors and £20,000 from Newcastle University as initial funding in 2005; it has now attracted a £107,000 R & D grant from OneNE and £200,000 in Venture Capital funding to develop products for targetted markets.
I have a long standing interest in electro-organic synthesis which was initially funded by the WHO ("A new route to DFMO", ca. £47,469, 2002 - 2003) and NewChem Technologies Ltd. With. Prof. B. T. Golding.
An additional aspect of my research is photocatalysis by TiO2, and specifically the stability of paint and polymers with respect to solar radiation, and further details may be found here and a list of relevant papers here.
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