Research project

C Banks 2015 - Bio-methane production from urban organic matter

Research groups:

Acoustics Group
Lead researcher:

Emeritus Professor Charles Banks
Other researchers:

Emeritus Professor Sonia Heaven,

Professor Timothy Leighton
Research funder:

Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Emeritus Professor Charles Banks

Research interests

Controlled anaerobic and aerobic biodegradation of municipal and industrial solid wastes
Concepts for an integrated farming system for non competitive food and fuel production
Energy production from digestion of crops and agricultural wastes

Connect with Charles

Email: c.j.banks@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Emeritus Professor Sonia Heaven

Professorial Fellow-Research

Research interests

Current research interests are in the use of biological systems for energy production, biomass production for biorefineries and pollution remediation.

Connect with Sonia

Email: s.heaven@soton.ac.uk

Professor Timothy Leighton FRS FREng FMedSci ScD

Professor of Ultrasonics

Connect with Timothy

Email: t.g.leighton@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Acoustics Group

Our group’s research topics range from the protection of marine mammals to the medical use of ultrasonics and the environmental effects of aircraft noise.