Biography

2020 - NIOK member; Associated Editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering

2019 - Honorary Visiting Research Professor, University of Adelaide

2014 - Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Warwick

2012 - DSc in Chemical Engineering; IChemE member

2010 - Professor of Process and Reactor Engineering, Queen's University Belfast

2003 - Assistant Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology

1999 - PhD in Physical Chemistry, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis

1995 - MSc in Chemistry (cum laude, Novosibirsk State University)

Research Interests

• Multiphase chemical reactors
• Composite magnetic nanoparticles
• RF and microwave heating
• Non-thermal plasma
• Fine chemicals synthesis

Professor Rebrov's current research is at the interface between material nano-engineering and catalytic reactor engineering with a strong focus on the application of nonconventional energy sources, such as microwave, radiofrequency fields and UV light, to activate catalysts and to intensify reaction and transport processes. The research is focused on the understanding and controlling of the interaction of physical transport and reaction processes at all relevant time and length scales in the realization and testing of these chemical reactors for a wide range of applications and processes.

Energy Intensified Reactor Engineering Lab

PhD position available in the ERC project:

Design of a two-temperature plasma reactor

Teaching

ES4D9 - Heat transfer theory and design (Module leader)

ES97B - Bioenergy and Biotechnology (co-lecturer)

Selected Publications

• Ellwood, L.A. Živković, P. Denissenko, R.Sh. Abiev, E.V. Rebrov, M. Petkovska, Process Intensification in photocatalytic decomposition of formic acid over a TiO₂ catalyst by forced periodic modulation of concentration, temperature, flowrate and light intensity, Processes 9 (2021) 2046.

• R.Sh. Abiev, D.A. Sladkovskiy, K.V. Semikin, D.Yu. Murzin, E.V.Rebrov, Non-thermal plasma for process and energy intensification in dry reforming of methane, Catalysts, 10 (2020) 1–41.

• E.V. Rebrov, N.Cherkasov, Disruptive technology for fine chemicals synthesis with catalyst-coated tube reactors, Chimica Oggi - Chemistry Today 36(5) (2018) 17-20.
• N.Cherkasov, A.O. Ibhadon, E.V. Rebrov, Solvent-free semihydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in a capillary microreactor coated with Pd-Bi/TiO₂ catalysts, Appl. Catal. A 515 (2016) 108–115.
• N. Cherkasov, A.O.Ibhadon, E.V. Rebrov, Novel synthesis of thick wall coatings of titania supported Bi poisoned Pd catalysts and application in selective hydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in capillary microreactors. Lab Chip 15 (2015) 1952-1960.
• S.Chatterjee, V. Degirmenci, E.V. Rebrov, Design and operation of a radio-frequency heated micro-trickle bed reactor for consecutive catalytic reactions, Chem. Eng. J. 281 (2015) 884–891.
• S.Chatterjee, V. Degirmenci, F. Aiouache, E.V. Rebrov, Design of a radio frequency heated isothermal micro-trickle bed reactor. Chem. Eng. J. 243 (2014) 225-233.
• E.V. Rebrov, J.C. Schouten, M.H.J.M. de Croon, Single-phase fluid flow distribution and heat transfer in microstructured reactors, Chem. Eng. Sci. 66 (2011) 1374-1393.
• E.V. Rebrov, Two phase flow regimes in microchannels, Theor. Found. Chem. Eng., 44 (2010) 355-367.

• E.V. Rebrov, I.Z. Ismagilov, R.P. Ekatpure, M.H.J.M. De Croon, J.C. Schouten, Header design for flow equalization in microstructured reactors, AIChE Journal, 53 (2007) 28–38.

A full publication record can be found on Scopus and ResearcherID

Projects and Grants

Invited Lectures (selection)

• E.V. Rebrov, Process intensification in formic acid decomposition via periodic modulation of flow rate in a catalytic microreactor, (Keynote lecture), 16th Int. Conference on Microreaction Technology (IMRET-16), Melbourne, Australia, November 27-30, 2022.

• E.V. Rebrov, Structured reactors under inductive heating, (Keynote lecture), Int. Conference on Unconventional Catalysis, Reactors and Applications, (UCRA2019), Zaragoza, October 16-18, 2019.

• E.V. Rebrov, Magnetic framework composites: energy efficient materials for fine chemicals synthesis and fast adsorbent regeneration (Keynote lecture), 2nd International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering, San Francisco, CA, USA, February 18-20, 2019.
• E.V. Rebrov, Fast temperature modulation of chemical reactors - The way to enhance process selectivity via kinetic resolution, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia, December 7, 2018.
• E.V. Rebrov, Three-in-one functional magnetic catalysts: Fast heating, mixing and separation in gas-liquid reactions, (Keynote lecture), 255th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, March 19, 2018.
• E.V. Rebrov, Unconventional techniques in conventional operation of multiphase microreactors: the key to unlock the low yield environment, (Keynote lecture), 14th Int. Conference on Microreaction Technology (IMRET-14), Beijing, China, September 11-14, 2016.
• E.V. Rebrov, Development of novel core-shell composite magnetic materials for radiofrequency heating. (Plenary lecture), 2nd conference “Research and Development in Chemistry and Technology of Functional Materials”, Apatity, Russia, November 25-27, 2015.
• E.V. Rebrov, Reaction intensification by induction heating and ultrasonic cavitation (Keynote lecture), 21st Int. Conference on Chemical Reactors “Chemreactor-21”, Delft, the Netherlands, September 22-25, 2014.

Spin-out company

Stoli Catalysts has created a brand-new catalyst coating technology offering more energy efficient, lower capital investment and higher quality production techniques. The company is already working with a number of well-known companies on a national and international level to both test and prove its technology. Professor Rebrov is a director of the company.