Professor Colin Snape's Outputs (20)

The effect of high pressure on hydrocarbon generation from Type-I kerogen source rocks: Implications for petroleum system evolution (2025)
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Khairy, A., Uguna, C. N., Vane, C. H., El Diasty, W. S., Peters, K. E., Snape, C. E., Farouk, S., & Meredith, W. (2025). The effect of high pressure on hydrocarbon generation from Type-I kerogen source rocks: Implications for petroleum system evolution. International Journal of Coal Geology, 300, Article 104708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2025.104708

This study examines the effect of high water pressure (up to 900 bar) on hydrocarbon generation from Type-I kerogen-rich source rocks and compares the results with previously observed effects on Type-II and Type-III kerogens. An immature Type-I oil s... Read More about The effect of high pressure on hydrocarbon generation from Type-I kerogen source rocks: Implications for petroleum system evolution.

Catalytic and kinetic investigation into 4-dimethylamino pyridine/1,3-diphenyl thiourea catalyzed synthesis of chloromethyl ethylene carbonate under pure CO₂ and simulated flue gas conditions (2024)
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Eton, U. O., Meredith, W., & Snape, C. E. (2025). Catalytic and kinetic investigation into 4-dimethylamino pyridine/1,3-diphenyl thiourea catalyzed synthesis of chloromethyl ethylene carbonate under pure CO₂ and simulated flue gas conditions. Fuel, 382(Part A), Article 133657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.133657

Synthesis of chloromethyl ethylene carbonate (CMEC) via CO2 cycloaddition to epichlorohydrin (ECH) has been investigated using a simple metal-free and halide-free catalyst comprising 4-dimethylamino pyridine (DMAP) and N–H type hydrogen bond donors (... Read More about Catalytic and kinetic investigation into 4-dimethylamino pyridine/1,3-diphenyl thiourea catalyzed synthesis of chloromethyl ethylene carbonate under pure CO₂ and simulated flue gas conditions.

Evaluation of demineralized lignin and lignin-phenolic resin blends to produce biocoke suitable for blast furnace operation (2019)
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Castro-Díaz, M., Vega, M. F., Musa, U., Díaz-Faes, E., Barriocanal, C., & Snape, C. (2019). Evaluation of demineralized lignin and lignin-phenolic resin blends to produce biocoke suitable for blast furnace operation. Fuel, 258, Article 116125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116125

Metallurgical coke makers could reduce carbon emissions and material costs by introducing waste lignin in coke oven charges. Two approaches have been studied here to increase the use of lignin in the preparation of metallurgical coke: lignin deminera... Read More about Evaluation of demineralized lignin and lignin-phenolic resin blends to produce biocoke suitable for blast furnace operation.

Importance of biomass and binder selection for coking briquette preparation: their effect on coal thermoplastic properties. (2018)
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Florentino-Madiedo, L., Diaz-Faes, E., Barriocanal, C., CASTRO DIAZ, M., & SNAPE, C. (2018). Importance of biomass and binder selection for coking briquette preparation: their effect on coal thermoplastic properties. Energy and Fuels, 32(10), 10727–10736. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b02555

Blends consisting of a high volatile bituminous coal, biomass and binder that were used in the preparation of briquettes were analyzed in order to select the best components from the viewpoint of their influence on the coal’s thermoplastic properties... Read More about Importance of biomass and binder selection for coking briquette preparation: their effect on coal thermoplastic properties..

Dynamics of charcoal alteration in a tropical biome: a biochar-based study (2018)
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Ascough, P., Bird, M., Meredith, W., Snape, C. E., Large, D., Tilston, E., Apperley, D., Bernabé, A., & Shen, L. (2018). Dynamics of charcoal alteration in a tropical biome: a biochar-based study. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6, Article 61. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2018.00061

Pyrogenic carbon (PyC) is a polyaromatic residue of the incomplete combustion of biomass or fossil fuels. There is a growing recognition that PyC forms an important part of carbon budgets, due to production rates of 116–385 Tg C yr, and the size and... Read More about Dynamics of charcoal alteration in a tropical biome: a biochar-based study.

Understanding the unusual fluidity characteristics of high ash Indian bituminous coals (2018)
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Das, B., Suresh, A., Dash, P., Chandran, S., Castro-Díaz, M., Stevens, L. A., & Snape, C. E. (2018). Understanding the unusual fluidity characteristics of high ash Indian bituminous coals. Fuel Processing Technology, 176, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2018.04.003

High-temperature rheometry and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) are two complementary techniques that have been used to investigate fluidity development quantitatively in the < 53 µm and 53-212 µm size fractions of high ash Indian non-coking coals... Read More about Understanding the unusual fluidity characteristics of high ash Indian bituminous coals.

Oxy-fuel combustion study of biomass fuels in a 20 kWth fluidized bed combustor (2017)
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Sher, F., Pans, M. A., Sun, C., Snape, C. E., & Liu, H. (2018). Oxy-fuel combustion study of biomass fuels in a 20 kWth fluidized bed combustor. Fuel, 215, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.11.039

Oxy-fuel combustion is one of the promising carbon capture technologies considered to be suitable for future commercial applications with stationary combustion plants. Although more and more biomass and waste are now being burned in stationary combus... Read More about Oxy-fuel combustion study of biomass fuels in a 20 kWth fluidized bed combustor.

Cryogenian evolution of stigmasteroid biosynthesis (2017)
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Hoshino, Y., Poshibaeva, A., Meredith, W., Snape, C., Poshibaev, V., Versteegh, G. J., Kuznetsov, N., Leider, A., van Maldegem, L., Neumann, M., Naeher, S., Moczydłowska, M., Brocks, J. J., Jarrett, A. J., Tang, Q., Xiao, S., McKirdy, D., Das, S. K., Alvaro, J. J., Sansjofre, P., & Hallmann, C. (2017). Cryogenian evolution of stigmasteroid biosynthesis. Science Advances, 3(9), Article e1700887. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700887

Sedimentary hydrocarbon remnants of eukaryotic C26–C30 sterols can be used to reconstruct early algal evolution. Enhanced C29 sterol abundances provide algal cell membranes a density advantage in large temperature fluctuations. Here, we combined a li... Read More about Cryogenian evolution of stigmasteroid biosynthesis.

Potassium and Zeolitic Structure Modified Ultra-microporous Adsorbent Materials from a Renewable Feedstock with Favorable Surface Chemistry for CO2 Capture (2017)
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Liu, X., Sun, Y., Liu, J., Sun, C., Liu, H., Xue, Q., Smith, E., & Snape, C. (2017). Potassium and Zeolitic Structure Modified Ultra-microporous Adsorbent Materials from a Renewable Feedstock with Favorable Surface Chemistry for CO2 Capture. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9(32), 26826-26839. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b06665

© 2017 American Chemical Society. Novel hierarchically structured microporous biocarbons with exceptionally high capacities for CO2 capture have been synthesized from the abundant agricultural waste of rice husk (RH), using a facile methodology that... Read More about Potassium and Zeolitic Structure Modified Ultra-microporous Adsorbent Materials from a Renewable Feedstock with Favorable Surface Chemistry for CO2 Capture.

Improving spatial predictability of petroleum resources within the Central Tertiary Basin, Spitsbergen: a geochemical and petrographic study of coals from the eastern and western coalfields (2017)
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Uguna, J. O., Carr, A. D., Marshall, C., Large, D., Meredith, W., Jochmann, M., Snape, C. E., Vane, C. H., Jensen, M. A., & Olaussen, S. (2017). Improving spatial predictability of petroleum resources within the Central Tertiary Basin, Spitsbergen: a geochemical and petrographic study of coals from the eastern and western coalfields. International Journal of Coal Geology, 179, 278-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2017.06.007

Central Tertiary Basin (CTB) coals from a variety of palaeogeographic conditions within the Longyear and Verkhnij seams, were sampled to assess the relationship between the petroleum present, the remaining generation potential and coal geochemistry i... Read More about Improving spatial predictability of petroleum resources within the Central Tertiary Basin, Spitsbergen: a geochemical and petrographic study of coals from the eastern and western coalfields.

Evaluation of hydrochars from lignin hydrous pyrolysis to produce biocokes after carbonization (2016)
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Castro-Díaz, M., Uguna, C. N., Florentino, L., Díaz-Faes, E., Stevens, L., Barriocanal, C., & Snape, C. (2017). Evaluation of hydrochars from lignin hydrous pyrolysis to produce biocokes after carbonization. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 124, 742-751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2016.11.010

Hydrochars were obtained after hydrous pyrolysis of a pine Kraft lignin using different reaction conditions (temperature, water content and residence time) and the residues were characterized through a wide range of analytical techniques including hi... Read More about Evaluation of hydrochars from lignin hydrous pyrolysis to produce biocokes after carbonization.

Molecular characterization of the thermally labile fraction of biochar by hydropyrolysis and pyrolysis-GC/MS (2016)
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Rombolà, A. G., Fabbri, D., Meredith, W., Snape, C. E., & Dieguez-Alonso, A. (2016). Molecular characterization of the thermally labile fraction of biochar by hydropyrolysis and pyrolysis-GC/MS. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 121, 230-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2016.08.003

Agroenvironmental benefits and limitations of biochar in soil applications require a full understanding of the stability and fate of the various carbon fractions. Analytical hydropyrolysis (HyPy) enables the determination of the stable black carbon (... Read More about Molecular characterization of the thermally labile fraction of biochar by hydropyrolysis and pyrolysis-GC/MS.

Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (2015)
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Zannotti, M., Wood, C. J., Summers, G. H., Stevens, L. A., Hall, M. R., Snape, C. E., Giovannetti, R., & Gibson, E. A. (2015). Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(44), 24556-24565. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b06170

Mg Ni mixed metal oxide photocathodes have been prepared by a mixed NiCl2/MgCl2 sol-gel process. The MgO/NiO electrodes have been extensively characterized using physical and electrochemical methods. Dye-sensitized solar cells have been prepared from... Read More about Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

Determining the lower limit of Liangzhu culture based on black carbon purification with hydropyrolysis technique (2015)
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Zhang, X., Huang, D., Han Deng, H., Snape, C., Meredith, W., Zhao, Y., Du, Y., Chen, X., & Sun, Y. (2015). Determining the lower limit of Liangzhu culture based on black carbon purification with hydropyrolysis technique. Quaternary Geochronology, 30(A), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2015.07.001

Located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Liangzhu Culture was one of the most important Neolithic cultures at the dawn of Chinese civilization. However, uncertainty over the lower age limit ending the Liangzhu Culture has res... Read More about Determining the lower limit of Liangzhu culture based on black carbon purification with hydropyrolysis technique.

Multiple Cosmic Sources for Meteorite Macromolecules? (2015)
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Sephton, M. A., Watson, J. S., Meredith, W., Love, G. D., Gilmour, I., & Snape, C. E. (2015). Multiple Cosmic Sources for Meteorite Macromolecules?. Astrobiology, 15(10), 779-786. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2015.1331

The major organic component in carbonaceous meteorites is an organic macromolecular material. The Murchison macromolecular material comprises aromatic units connected by aliphatic and heteroatom-containing linkages or occluded within the wider struct... Read More about Multiple Cosmic Sources for Meteorite Macromolecules?.

Utilization of carbonaceous materials to restore the coking properties of weathered coals (2015)
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Castro Diaz, M., Fernanda Vega, M., Barriocanal, C., & Snape, C. (2015). Utilization of carbonaceous materials to restore the coking properties of weathered coals. Energy and Fuels, 29(9), 5744–5749. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b01575

Coking coals with different rank and maceral compositions have been weathered, and their fluidity has been determined through high-temperature rheometry. The pristine and weathered coals were blended with carbonaceous additives comprised of coal tar,... Read More about Utilization of carbonaceous materials to restore the coking properties of weathered coals.

Fate of soil organic carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a vineyard soil treated with biochar (2015)
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Rombolà, A. G., Meredith, W., Baronti, S., Snape, C. E., Genesio, L., Vaccari, F. P., Miglietta, F., & Fabbri, D. (2015). Fate of soil organic carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a vineyard soil treated with biochar. Environmental Science and Technology, 49(18), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b02562

The effect of biochar addition on the levels of black carbon (BC) and polcyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a vineyard soil in central Italy was investigated within a two year period. Hydropyrolysis (HyPy) was used to determine the contents of BC... Read More about Fate of soil organic carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a vineyard soil treated with biochar.

Geochemistry and petrology of palaeocene coals from Spitzbergen — Part 2: Maturity variations and implications for local and regional burial models (2015)
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Marshall, C., Uguna, J., Large, D. J., Meredith, W., Jochmann, M., Friis, B., Vane, C., Spiro, B. F., Snape, C. E., & Orheim, A. (2015). Geochemistry and petrology of palaeocene coals from Spitzbergen — Part 2: Maturity variations and implications for local and regional burial models. International Journal of Coal Geology, 143, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2015.03.013

The Central Tertiary Basin is an uplifted part of the North Barents Shelf and should be an ideal location to understand the thermal history, maximum burial depth and overburden thickness in this petroleum-rich area. Efforts to quantify the thermal hi... Read More about Geochemistry and petrology of palaeocene coals from Spitzbergen — Part 2: Maturity variations and implications for local and regional burial models.

Geochemistry and petrology of Palaeocene coals from Spitsbergen — Part 1: oil potential and depositional environment (2015)
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Marshall, C., Large, D. J., Meredith, W., Snape, C. E., Uguna, C. N., Spiro, B. F., Orheim, A., Jochmann, M., Mokogwu, I., Wang, Y., & Friis, B. (2015). Geochemistry and petrology of Palaeocene coals from Spitsbergen — Part 1: oil potential and depositional environment. International Journal of Coal Geology, 143, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2015.03.006

Abundant oil prone coal (Type III kerogen) deposits are preserved within the high latitude, middle Palaeocene, Todalen member of the Central Tertiary Basin, Spitsbergen Island, Norwegian Arctic. The coals (Svea, Longyear, Svarteper and Askeladden sea... Read More about Geochemistry and petrology of Palaeocene coals from Spitsbergen — Part 1: oil potential and depositional environment.

Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases (2014)
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Wdowin, M., Wiatros-Motyka, M. M., Panek, R., Stevens, L. A., Franus, W., & Snape, C. E. (2014). Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases. Fuel, 128, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.03.041

An initial study has been made of the use of synthetic zeolites for mercury capture from exhaust gases. Synthetic zeolites (Na-X and Na-P1), and for comparison a natural zeolite (clinoptilolite) and activated carbon with bromine (AC/Br) were tested f... Read More about Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases.