Dr Salman Masoudi Soltani
Reader in Chemical Engineering
Quad North 047
- Email: salman.masoudisoltani@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265884
- Chemical Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Summary
Dr Salman Masoudi Soltani is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Chemical Engineering at Brunel University of London. He joined the university in May 2017 as a founding member of the newly established Chemical Engineering Department, contributing to the design and development of its academic programs. A Chartered Engineer (CEng, MIChemE), Dr Masoudi Soltani has a strong background in both industrial and academic research within chemical and process engineering. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK. In his current role, he serves as the Director of Research for the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Dr Masoudi Soltani's primary research focuses on Separation Processes, particularly in adsorption technologies. He has led several high-profile research projects in carbon capture and blue hydrogen production, funded by the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre (UKCCSRC), and the UK's Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ). In addition, he has undertaken numerous industrial consultancy projects, details of which are available under the "Research" section of his profile. His pilot plant-scaled research was featured in The Chemical Engineer, the flagship publication of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), in 2022. Dr Masoudi Soltani also serves as a technical advisor for JET Engineering (Anionix).
Before joining Brunel University of London, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Clean Fossil & Bioenergy Research Group at Imperial College London, UK (2015–2017). There, he contributed to multiple EPSRC, EU, and OECD-funded projects, including Opening New Fuels for UK Generation, Gas-FACTS, and CO2QUEST. His research focused on biomass combustion, CO₂ capture, utilisation, and process optimisation, working under the supervision of Professor Paul Fennell and in collaboration with Professor Niall Mac Dowell and Professor Nilay Shah. Prior to that, he worked as a Postdoctoral Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Research Associate at the University of Nottingham, UK (2013–2015) in collaboration with A-Gas International Ltd. In this industry-based role, he served as a Project/Process Engineer, leading the research, front-end engineering design (FEED), and development of a bespoke industrial-scale gas separation process, while being fully based at the commercial plant's site.
Dr Masoudi Soltani earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham in 2014, having been awarded the university’s scholarship. His doctoral research, conducted at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, focused on the synthesis and characterisation of porous carbonaceous adsorbents from recycled waste materials and their application in heavy metal removal from aqueous media.
Responsibility
Director of Research (June 2024 - Present)
Postgraduate Research Director (September 2021 - June 2024)
Undergraduate Programme Director (January 2019 - September 2021)
Member on the team responsible for the development, design and launch of the new Chemical Engineering Program/Department at Brunel University London.
Newest selected publications
Quintanilla, P., Elhalwagy, A., Duan, L., Masoudi Soltani, S., Lai, CS., Foroudi, P., et al. (2025) 'Artificial intelligence and robotics in the hydrogen lifecycle: A systematic review'. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 113. pp. 801 - 817. ISSN: 0360-3199
Gorbounov, M., Hecquet-Perrot, L., Ignatova, S., Hewitson, P. and Masoudi Soltani, S. (2025) 'Acidic surface chemical modification of biomass combustion ash-derived activated carbon for CO2 adsorption'. Next Materials, 6 (January 2025). pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 2949-8228
Gorbounov, M., Halloran, P. and Masoudi Soltani, S. (2024) 'Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Functional Groups and their Impact on Physical Adsorption of CO2 in Presence of H2O: A Critical Review'. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 86. pp. 1 - 19. ISSN: 2212-9820
Petrovic, B., Gorbounov, M. and Masoudi Soltani, S. (2024) 'Synthesis of biomass combustion fly ash derived zeolites for CO2 adsorption: Optimisation of hydrothermal synthetic pathway'. Carbon capture science and technology, 12. pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 2772-6568
Gorbounov, M., Diaz-Vasseur, E., Danaci, D. and Masoudi Soltani, S. (2024) 'Chemical activation of porous carbon extracted from biomass combustion bottom ash for CO2 adsorption'. Carbon Capture Science and Technology, 10 (March 2024). pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 2772-6568