Dr Michael Jie

Michael Jie

Senior Lecturer

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
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Research

Microwave Catalysis, Plastic waste upcycling, Hydrogen technology, CO2 Utilisation, Low carbon Technology, Functional Materials synthesis

Interests

The group's research interest focuses on designing active microwave catalysts for the upcycling of waste plastics into valuable chemicals, aiming to establish a true circular economy for plastics; low temperature CO2 activation and utilisation; waste biomass and biogas upgrading for SAF production and functional materials synthesis from waste resources. We are also committed to unravelling the complexities of microwave-initiated heterogeneous catalysis by developing advanced characterisation techniques.

Publications

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2023

bullet iconWang Y, Biddle T, Jiang C, Luong T, Chen R, Brown S, Jie X and Hu J (2023). Microwave-driven upcycling of single-use plastics using zeolite catalyst. Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier vol. 465 
01-06-2023

Grants

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bullet iconSpatiotemporal Characterisation Methods for Microwave-initiated Heterogeneous Catalysis
Michael Jie
£20,000 Royal Society (01-11-2024 - 31-10-2025)
bullet iconContract research: Microwave-driven dry methane reforming
Michael Jie
£355,092 HUNT ENERGY ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. (01-03-2024 - 30-04-2026)