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Biography
Dr. Chenyu Du is a Professor in Biochemical Engineering in the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Huddersfield. He was awarded a BEng in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University, China in 2010. Then he completed his PhD in 2005 in the department of Chemical Engineering in Tsinghua University. In 2006, he moved to the University of Manchester as a Postdoctoral Research Associate working on a platform chemical production from sustainable raw materials project (funded by EPSRC). In 2009, he joined a research and development company in London contributing to the development of the 2nd generation of biofuel. In June, 2010, he was appointed as lecturer in the University of Nottingham. He has been involved in the research pertaining to the Lignocellosic Conversion to Ethanol programme (LACE programme, funded by BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre). He was responsible for developing and directing a brand new MSc course on Sustainable Bioenergy. In January 2015, he moved to the University of Huddersfield, joining the newly established Chemical Engineering team.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Fermentation
- Metabolic engineering
- Bioprocess development and simulation
- Bio-separation
- Biomass pretreatment
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Centre for Biominetic Societal Futures
Towns-Andrews, L. (PI), Kusev, P. (CoI), Kara, A. (CoI), Herath, D. (CoI), Validi, S. (CoI), Jabbar, A. (CoI), Nikitas, A. (CoI), Roper, S. (CoI), Ginger, M. (CoI), Phillips, R. (CoI), Du, C. (CoI), Amaratunga, D. (CoI), Haigh, R. (CoI), Murphy, A. (CoI), Hill, R. (CoI), Parkinson, S. (CoI), Johnson, A. (CoI), Bryan, H. (CoI), Thomas, P. (CoI), McIntyre, D. (CoI), Jeffries, L. (CoI), Bailey, R. (CoI), Townsley, J. (CoI), Unver, E. (CoI), Goswami, P. (CoI), Roach, J. (CoI), Grimm, V. (CoI), Worley, C. (CoI), Siebers, P.-O. (CoI), Bardone, E. (CoI), Madsen, J. K. (CoI), Neumann, M. (CoI), Seri, R. (CoI), Durrant, R. (CoI), Wortley, R. (CoI), Sidebottom, A. (CoI), Ekblom, P. (CoI), Pease, K. (CoI), Taylor, M. (CoI), Silke, A. (CoI), Dewandre, N. (CoI) & Hemachandra, K. (CoI)
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Textile waste refinery for the production of recycled plastic, cellulose and dye
Du, C. (PI), Vallati, M. (CoI), Goswami, P. (CoI), Campbell, G. (CoI), Angelis-Dimakis, A. (CoI), Hallett, J. (CoI) & Qiang, J. (CoI)
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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Simultaneous Biosynthesis of Cellulase by Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma reesei and Textile Waste Recycling
Etuk, E., Nawaz, A., Liu, Z., Lin, C. S. K. & Du, C., 29 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Waste and Biomass Valorization. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Solvent-mediated extraction of disperse dyes from polyester: correlating Cyrene extraction yields with molecular topological and chemical descriptors
Fernando, P. R., Hebden, A., Du, C. & Goswami, P., 15 Jan 2026, In: RSC Advances. 4, p. 3338-3348 16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Data-Driven Approach for Fibres Recognition via Spectrophotometry
Robinson, M., Ghosh, S., Du, C., Goswami, P. & Vallati, M., 4 Dec 2025, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART-26). SciTePressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Focused parameter study of dye removal from PET textiles using Cyrene: Toward sustainable textile recycling
Fernando, P. R., Hebden, A., Du, C. & Goswami, P., 1 Sept 2025, In: Environmental Challenges. 20, 11 p., 101284.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Arsenic in Water: Understanding the Chemistry, Health Implications, Quantification and Removal Strategies
Chaudhary, M. M., Hussain, S., Du, C., Conway, B. & Ghori, M. U., 1 Aug 2024, In: ChemEngineering. 8, 4, 48 p., 78.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (Scopus)
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Low Carbon Technology and Green Development
Allport, J. (Participant), Javanbakht, G. (Participant), Zhang, X. (Participant), Fadlallah, S. (Participant), Molinari, M. (Participant), Du, C. (Participant), Parsa, S. (Participant) & McLean, K. (Participant)
17 Jul 2025 → 18 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Sustainability Assessment of Novel Textile Waste Processing Strategies
Angelis-Dimakis, A. (Speaker), Vyrkou, A. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Du, C. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Hebden, A. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Goswami, P. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
1 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Biorefining approaches for biomass valorisation
Du, C. (Speaker)
18 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Textile waste biorefinery
Du, C. (Speaker)
22 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Promoting R&D in Higher Education: Interview with Prof Dr. Chenyu on Collaborative Efforts & Textile Research Center, UK.
10/02/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Seawater Breakthrough in Production of Climate-Friendly Fuel Bioethanol Cuts Demands on Freshwater
5/10/18 → 22/10/18
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment