My research expertise lies in the field of sustainable chemicals and materials manufacturing. My main research interest is in predicting sustainability performance of industrial processes at an early design stage and during scaling technologies to production. I have developed first detailed process and environmental impact models for pilot manufactures of nanomaterials (in EU project with Veolia as the end-user) and pharmaceuticals (in another EU project, with AstraZeneca as the end-user).
The focus of my current work is on development of sustainability assessment methods for complex problems of integration of bio-feedstocks into the emerging circular chemical supply chains. This is seen as a major path towards addressing industrial sustainability challenges such as decarbonization and reducing impacts on biodiversity. To address strategic and operational needs of transition to sustainable manufacturing I am looking at the issues of data gaps and data exchange between stakeholders. Within my research programme I actively collaborate with industrial and academic partners and I am a part of EPSRC Programme Grant on “Bio-derived and bio-inspired advanced materials for sustainable industries”.