Degree

​Ph.D., 2005, Imperial College, United Kingdom

Research Interests

Application of catalysis, thermochemistry and reaction engineering to tackle the main challenges around the sustainable production of H₂, liquid fuels, chemicals and carbon materials from hydrocarbons, plastic wastes, biomass and CO₂.

Biography

Dr Marcos Millan graduated as BSc in Chemistry (1998) and Chemical Engineer (2001) from the University of the Republic of Uruguay. In 2005, he completed his PhD on “Catalytic Hydrocracking and Characterisation of Heavy Hydrocarbons Liquids” in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, receiving the Townend Prize to an outstanding thesis in fuel conversion. He subsequently became a faculty in the same Department in 2006, where he led the Advanced Fuel Conversion research group and lectured several courses, including reaction engineering, separation processes, nuclear chemical engineering and process heat transfer, among others, before joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at KFUPM at the end of 2023.

His research interests are in catalysis and reaction engineering applied to high-temperature high-pressure reactions, including solid fuel gasification, biomass and plastic waste pyrolysis, conversion of heavy feedstocks in supercritical water and upgrading of bio-oils and heavy oil fractions. Some of his current projects include plastic waste to chemicals, tandem reactions for coupling hydrogen production with bio-oil upgrading and CO₂ utilisation, hydrothermal/supercritical water processes for conversion of lignin and fuel upgrading, catalytic hydrocracking and catalytic steam reforming for gasification tar abatement.

He has been the supervisor of 20 PhD and 48 MSc theses, with further 15 students currently pursuing their research degrees under his supervision. He has authored 109 publications in international refereed journals, with a current Scopus h-index of 35, and given several oral presentations at major conferences. He has collaborated in joint projects with universities, research centres and industry at international level; acted as PhD examiner for universities across the UK, Spain, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia; and advised several companies in a technical consultancy role.

Degree

​Ph.D., 2005, Imperial College, United Kingdom

Research Interests

Application of catalysis, thermochemistry and reaction engineering to tackle the main challenges around the sustainable production of H₂, liquid fuels, chemicals and carbon materials from hydrocarbons, plastic wastes, biomass and CO₂.

Biography

Dr Marcos Millan graduated as BSc in Chemistry (1998) and Chemical Engineer (2001) from the University of the Republic of Uruguay. In 2005, he completed his PhD on “Catalytic Hydrocracking and Characterisation of Heavy Hydrocarbons Liquids” in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, receiving the Townend Prize to an outstanding thesis in fuel conversion. He subsequently became a faculty in the same Department in 2006, where he led the Advanced Fuel Conversion research group and lectured several courses, including reaction engineering, separation processes, nuclear chemical engineering and process heat transfer, among others, before joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at KFUPM at the end of 2023.

His research interests are in catalysis and reaction engineering applied to high-temperature high-pressure reactions, including solid fuel gasification, biomass and plastic waste pyrolysis, conversion of heavy feedstocks in supercritical water and upgrading of bio-oils and heavy oil fractions. Some of his current projects include plastic waste to chemicals, tandem reactions for coupling hydrogen production with bio-oil upgrading and CO₂ utilisation, hydrothermal/supercritical water processes for conversion of lignin and fuel upgrading, catalytic hydrocracking and catalytic steam reforming for gasification tar abatement.

He has been the supervisor of 20 PhD and 48 MSc theses, with further 15 students currently pursuing their research degrees under his supervision. He has authored 109 publications in international refereed journals, with a current Scopus h-index of 35, and given several oral presentations at major conferences. He has collaborated in joint projects with universities, research centres and industry at international level; acted as PhD examiner for universities across the UK, Spain, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia; and advised several companies in a technical consultancy role.

Degree

​Ph.D., 2005, Imperial College, United Kingdom

Research Interests

Application of catalysis, thermochemistry and reaction engineering to tackle the main challenges around the sustainable production of H₂, liquid fuels, chemicals and carbon materials from hydrocarbons, plastic wastes, biomass and CO₂.

Biography

Dr Marcos Millan graduated as BSc in Chemistry (1998) and Chemical Engineer (2001) from the University of the Republic of Uruguay. In 2005, he completed his PhD on “Catalytic Hydrocracking and Characterisation of Heavy Hydrocarbons Liquids” in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, receiving the Townend Prize to an outstanding thesis in fuel conversion. He subsequently became a faculty in the same Department in 2006, where he led the Advanced Fuel Conversion research group and lectured several courses, including reaction engineering, separation processes, nuclear chemical engineering and process heat transfer, among others, before joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at KFUPM at the end of 2023.

His research interests are in catalysis and reaction engineering applied to high-temperature high-pressure reactions, including solid fuel gasification, biomass and plastic waste pyrolysis, conversion of heavy feedstocks in supercritical water and upgrading of bio-oils and heavy oil fractions. Some of his current projects include plastic waste to chemicals, tandem reactions for coupling hydrogen production with bio-oil upgrading and CO₂ utilisation, hydrothermal/supercritical water processes for conversion of lignin and fuel upgrading, catalytic hydrocracking and catalytic steam reforming for gasification tar abatement.

He has been the supervisor of 20 PhD and 48 MSc theses, with further 15 students currently pursuing their research degrees under his supervision. He has authored 109 publications in international refereed journals, with a current Scopus h-index of 35, and given several oral presentations at major conferences. He has collaborated in joint projects with universities, research centres and industry at international level; acted as PhD examiner for universities across the UK, Spain, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia; and advised several companies in a technical consultancy role.

Degree

​Ph.D., 2005, Imperial College, United Kingdom

Research Interests

Application of catalysis, thermochemistry and reaction engineering to tackle the main challenges around the sustainable production of H₂, liquid fuels, chemicals and carbon materials from hydrocarbons, plastic wastes, biomass and CO₂.

Biography

Dr Marcos Millan graduated as BSc in Chemistry (1998) and Chemical Engineer (2001) from the University of the Republic of Uruguay. In 2005, he completed his PhD on “Catalytic Hydrocracking and Characterisation of Heavy Hydrocarbons Liquids” in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, receiving the Townend Prize to an outstanding thesis in fuel conversion. He subsequently became a faculty in the same Department in 2006, where he led the Advanced Fuel Conversion research group and lectured several courses, including reaction engineering, separation processes, nuclear chemical engineering and process heat transfer, among others, before joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at KFUPM at the end of 2023.

His research interests are in catalysis and reaction engineering applied to high-temperature high-pressure reactions, including solid fuel gasification, biomass and plastic waste pyrolysis, conversion of heavy feedstocks in supercritical water and upgrading of bio-oils and heavy oil fractions. Some of his current projects include plastic waste to chemicals, tandem reactions for coupling hydrogen production with bio-oil upgrading and CO₂ utilisation, hydrothermal/supercritical water processes for conversion of lignin and fuel upgrading, catalytic hydrocracking and catalytic steam reforming for gasification tar abatement.

He has been the supervisor of 20 PhD and 48 MSc theses, with further 15 students currently pursuing their research degrees under his supervision. He has authored 109 publications in international refereed journals, with a current Scopus h-index of 35, and given several oral presentations at major conferences. He has collaborated in joint projects with universities, research centres and industry at international level; acted as PhD examiner for universities across the UK, Spain, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia; and advised several companies in a technical consultancy role.

Degree

​Ph.D., 2005, Imperial College, United Kingdom

Research Interests

Application of catalysis, thermochemistry and reaction engineering to tackle the main challenges around the sustainable production of H₂, liquid fuels, chemicals and carbon materials from hydrocarbons, plastic wastes, biomass and CO₂.

Biography

Dr Marcos Millan graduated as BSc in Chemistry (1998) and Chemical Engineer (2001) from the University of the Republic of Uruguay. In 2005, he completed his PhD on “Catalytic Hydrocracking and Characterisation of Heavy Hydrocarbons Liquids” in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, receiving the Townend Prize to an outstanding thesis in fuel conversion. He subsequently became a faculty in the same Department in 2006, where he led the Advanced Fuel Conversion research group and lectured several courses, including reaction engineering, separation processes, nuclear chemical engineering and process heat transfer, among others, before joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at KFUPM at the end of 2023.

His research interests are in catalysis and reaction engineering applied to high-temperature high-pressure reactions, including solid fuel gasification, biomass and plastic waste pyrolysis, conversion of heavy feedstocks in supercritical water and upgrading of bio-oils and heavy oil fractions. Some of his current projects include plastic waste to chemicals, tandem reactions for coupling hydrogen production with bio-oil upgrading and CO₂ utilisation, hydrothermal/supercritical water processes for conversion of lignin and fuel upgrading, catalytic hydrocracking and catalytic steam reforming for gasification tar abatement.

He has been the supervisor of 20 PhD and 48 MSc theses, with further 15 students currently pursuing their research degrees under his supervision. He has authored 109 publications in international refereed journals, with a current Scopus h-index of 35, and given several oral presentations at major conferences. He has collaborated in joint projects with universities, research centres and industry at international level; acted as PhD examiner for universities across the UK, Spain, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia; and advised several companies in a technical consultancy role.

Degree

​Ph.D., 2005, Imperial College, United Kingdom

Research Interests

Application of catalysis, thermochemistry and reaction engineering to tackle the main challenges around the sustainable production of H₂, liquid fuels, chemicals and carbon materials from hydrocarbons, plastic wastes, biomass and CO₂.

Biography

Dr Marcos Millan graduated as BSc in Chemistry (1998) and Chemical Engineer (2001) from the University of the Republic of Uruguay. In 2005, he completed his PhD on “Catalytic Hydrocracking and Characterisation of Heavy Hydrocarbons Liquids” in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, receiving the Townend Prize to an outstanding thesis in fuel conversion. He subsequently became a faculty in the same Department in 2006, where he led the Advanced Fuel Conversion research group and lectured several courses, including reaction engineering, separation processes, nuclear chemical engineering and process heat transfer, among others, before joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at KFUPM at the end of 2023.

His research interests are in catalysis and reaction engineering applied to high-temperature high-pressure reactions, including solid fuel gasification, biomass and plastic waste pyrolysis, conversion of heavy feedstocks in supercritical water and upgrading of bio-oils and heavy oil fractions. Some of his current projects include plastic waste to chemicals, tandem reactions for coupling hydrogen production with bio-oil upgrading and CO₂ utilisation, hydrothermal/supercritical water processes for conversion of lignin and fuel upgrading, catalytic hydrocracking and catalytic steam reforming for gasification tar abatement.

He has been the supervisor of 20 PhD and 48 MSc theses, with further 15 students currently pursuing their research degrees under his supervision. He has authored 109 publications in international refereed journals, with a current Scopus h-index of 35, and given several oral presentations at major conferences. He has collaborated in joint projects with universities, research centres and industry at international level; acted as PhD examiner for universities across the UK, Spain, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia; and advised several companies in a technical consultancy role.

Degree

​Ph.D., 2005, Imperial College, United Kingdom

Research Interests

Application of catalysis, thermochemistry and reaction engineering to tackle the main challenges around the sustainable production of H₂, liquid fuels, chemicals and carbon materials from hydrocarbons, plastic wastes, biomass and CO₂.

Biography

Dr Marcos Millan graduated as BSc in Chemistry (1998) and Chemical Engineer (2001) from the University of the Republic of Uruguay. In 2005, he completed his PhD on “Catalytic Hydrocracking and Characterisation of Heavy Hydrocarbons Liquids” in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, receiving the Townend Prize to an outstanding thesis in fuel conversion. He subsequently became a faculty in the same Department in 2006, where he led the Advanced Fuel Conversion research group and lectured several courses, including reaction engineering, separation processes, nuclear chemical engineering and process heat transfer, among others, before joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at KFUPM at the end of 2023.

His research interests are in catalysis and reaction engineering applied to high-temperature high-pressure reactions, including solid fuel gasification, biomass and plastic waste pyrolysis, conversion of heavy feedstocks in supercritical water and upgrading of bio-oils and heavy oil fractions. Some of his current projects include plastic waste to chemicals, tandem reactions for coupling hydrogen production with bio-oil upgrading and CO₂ utilisation, hydrothermal/supercritical water processes for conversion of lignin and fuel upgrading, catalytic hydrocracking and catalytic steam reforming for gasification tar abatement.

He has been the supervisor of 20 PhD and 48 MSc theses, with further 15 students currently pursuing their research degrees under his supervision. He has authored 109 publications in international refereed journals, with a current Scopus h-index of 35, and given several oral presentations at major conferences. He has collaborated in joint projects with universities, research centres and industry at international level; acted as PhD examiner for universities across the UK, Spain, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia; and advised several companies in a technical consultancy role.