surname and personal name ：

Abdenour Achour

sex ：

Male

date of birth ：

the place of one's birth or origin ：

professional ranks and titles ：

Professor

E-mail：

a.achour@njtech.edu.cn

working place ：

ChenYi South Building 213

Work Experience

Education & Academic Titles

2026 – Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing   Tech University, Nanjing, China.

2023 – Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Energy Department, Aalborg   University, Aalborg, Denmark.

2023 – Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher   Education, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

2017 – PhD in Materials and Chemical Engineering, Cranfield   University, United Kingdom.

2016 – Ideas to Innovation (i2i) Certificate,   Cambridge-MIT-Cranfield School of Management, United Kingdom – Focus on   innovation strategy, market positioning, and early-stage commercialization.

History of Employment

03/2026–Present – Professor, School of Chemical   Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, China.

2023–2026 – Assistant Professor, Advanced Biofuels Group,   Energy Department, Aalborg University, Denmark.

2022–2023 – Researcher, Chemical Reaction Engineering Division,   Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

2020–2022 – Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemical Reaction   Engineering Division, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

2017–2020 – Application Scientist, R&D Department,   Markes International, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

2014–2017 – PhD Researcher, Surface Engineering &   Precision Centre, Cranfield University, United Kingdom.

2012–2014 – Worked in Upgrading Process Unit, Syncrude   Canada Ltd, Fort McMurray, Canada.

2008–2012 – Worked in Extraction Process Unit, Shell Albian   Canada Ltd, Fort McMurray, Canada.

2004–2006 – Junior Researcher,   Université du Littoral – Côte d’Opale, France.

Research Area

Focuses on the design, development, and   application of sustainable catalytic technologies for renewable fuels and bio-based   chemicals, with an emphasis on heterogeneous catalysis, green catalysis, and   process intensification. The research integrates catalyst design, mechanistic   understanding, and reaction engineering to bridge fundamental catalysis with   scalable industrial processes for a low-carbon chemical and energy future.

Key Research Directions:

1. Novel thermoelectric and green catalytic   processes for CO₂ and biomass conversion.

2. Design and optimization of heterogeneous   catalysts for efficient fuel and bio-based chemical production.

3. Process intensification and reactor engineering   for scalable, low-carbon energy solutions.

For PhD and graduate students interested in   joining the research group, please contact me at a.achour@njtech.edu.cn.

Representative Achievements

1. Nejadmoghadam, E., Achour, A., Öhrman, O., Creaser, D.,   Olsson, L. Understanding catalyst deactivation in an industrial green   hydrotreater and its correlation with catalyst composition. 2025, In: Fuel Processing Technology, 276,   108260.

2. Achour A, Castello D, Salman MH, and   Rosendahl L. Lab-scale catalytic hydrotreating of hydrothermal biocrude:   Effects of temperature and space velocity on fuel upgrading and catalyst   performance. 2025, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 520,   166233.

3. Achour A, Anttila A, Creaser D, and   Olsson L. Optimizing biofuel production: Direct integration and   co-hydroprocessing of hydrolysis lignin into oil refineries over an   unsupported NiMoP catalyst. 2025, In: Energy Conversion & Management.   327, 119606.

4. Nejadmoghadam E, Achour A, Salam, M.   A., Arora P, Öhrman O, Creaser D, and Olsson L. Stabilization of bio-oil from   simulated pyrolysis oil by catalytic hydrotreatment using alumina-supported   catalysts. 2024, In: Energy Conversion & Management. 313,   118570.

5. Di W, Achour A, Ho P. H, Ghosh S,   Pajalic O, Josefsson L, Olsson L and Creaser D. Modulating the formation of   coke to improve the production of light olefins from CO₂   hydrogenation over In₂O₃ and SSZ-13 catalysts. 2023,   In: Energy & Fuels. 37, 22, p. 17382-17398 17 p.

6. Achour A, Bernin D, Creaser D, and   Olsson L. Evaluation of kraft and hydrolysis lignin hydroconversion over   unsupported NiMoS Catalyst. 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal,   vol 543, Part 2.

7. Achour A, Ojagh H, Ho P. H, Creaser   D, Pajalic O, Holmberg J and Olsson L. Towards stable nickel catalysts for   selective hydrogenation of biomass-based BHMF into THFDM. 2023, In: Journal   of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol 11, Issue 2, 109461.

8. Salam, M. A., Cheah, Y. W., Ho P. H.,   Bernin D., Achour A., Nejadmoghadam E., Öhrman O., Arora P., Olsson L., and   Creaser D. Elucidating the role of NiMoS-USY during the hydrotreatment of   Kraft lignin. 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 442, Part   2, 136216.

9. Achour A, Chen K, Reece J.M, and   Huang Z. Tuning of Catalytic Activity by Thermoelectric Materials for Carbon   Dioxide Hydrogenation. 2018, In: Advanced Energy Materials, 8 (5)   Article No. 1701430.

10. Achour   A, Liu J, Peng P, Shaw C & Huang Z. In situ tuning of catalytic activity   by thermoelectric effect for ethylene oxidation. 2018, In: ACS Catalysis,   8 (11) 10164-10172.