Dr Peter Hewitson
Senior Lecturer
- Chemical Engineering
Summary
Peter Hewitson is a Process Engineer at Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ in the Department of Chemical Engineering. His research focuses on the scale up of continuous liquid-liquid extraction technology allowing large-scale separations of novel chemicals and bio-molecules for use by the pharmaceuticals industry. His PhD studies centred on the comparison of Intermittent Liquid-Liquid Counter-current Extraction to Isocratic and Continuous Counter-current Extraction and the scale-up of these technologies. He previously worked as a Senior Research Scientist at Kodak Ltd European Research Laboratories. While there he developing novel photographic media, flexible displays and solar cell technology with patent filings across these applications before transferring to Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ.
Responsibility
Senior Tutor for Chemical Engineering
Admissions tutor for Chemical Engineering
Newest selected publications
Lopez, BGC., Marcucci, MC., Rocco, SA., Sforça, ML., Eberlin, MN., Hewitson, P., et al. (2024) ''. Molecules, 29 (12). pp. 2757 - 2757. ISSN: 1420-3049
Silva, FL., Moreno, PRH., Sawaya, ACHF., de Freitas Lemeszenki, GC., Hewitson, P. and Ignatova, S. (2022) ''. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 32 (2). pp. 280 - 285. ISSN: 0102-695X
Rehman, R., Zubair, M., Bano, A., Hewitson, P. and Ignatova, S. (2021) ''. Industrial Crops and Products, 176. pp. 114297 - 114297. ISSN: 0926-6690
Suleman, S., Schrubaji, K., Filippou, C., Ignatova, S., Hewitson, P., Huddleston, J., et al. (2021) ''. Journal of Virological Methods, 299. pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 0166-0934
das Neves Costa, F., Jerz, G., Hewitson, P., de Souza Figueiredo, F. and Ignatova, S. (2021) ''. Molecules, 26 (8). pp. 1 - 17. ISSN: 1420-3049