Research and Development with the University of the West of Scotland (UWS)
Project 1: The role of alkyl polyglucosides in improving energy efficiency in heating systems
SafeSol ltd have been working with Lead Academic Dr Mohammed Yaseen and his colleagues at the University of Scotland now for the past 8 years. We started with a small project that looked at the role of alkyl polyglucosides in improving energy efficiency in heating systems. Following this project Dr Yaseen wrote a paper[1] that is still regarded as one of the authoritative documents on a subject that is growing in importance. The research leadership of Dr Yaseen has resulted in new product development & encouraged us to work with UWS for further collaboration.
[1] Alkyl Polyglucosides for Efficient Heat Transfer in Water Heating Systems produced for SafeSol Ltd published and sponsored by Scottish Funding Council 2016
Project 2: Silver Stabilised Peracetic Acid as a Health Care Disinfectant
Our second joint project (2017) looked at the efficacy of a silver stabilised peracetic acid as a Healthcare disinfectant. The project demonstrated the unique stability and efficacy of the product. This product is being tested further prior to commercialisation.
PhD1: The Next Generation of Oxidising Biocides
Following on from these two short projects SafeSol was involved with Creative Chemicals in sponsoring a PhD student Katherine Kumeyr (Annie).
Annie over the past 3 years has looked at the next generation of oxidising biocides. This work has compared new disinfectants – formulated from existing biocides couples with various nanoparticles, and surfactants. We now have several candidate biocides that are far more effective than those currently available.
PhD2: Alkyl polyglucosides and energy transfer
The second PhD sponsored by SafeSol and Roam Technology was achieved after winning a grant from the Energy Transfer Partnership (ETP) and is a follow on to Mohammed Yaseen’s earlier work on alkyl polyglucosides and energy transfer.
The PhD student is Ahmed Eltayeb who started in 2020. His work started with building an instrument to measure the thermal conductivity of different energy transfer improvement formulations. Using results from this Ahmed utilised the ANSYS simulation software programme to map how these products will perform.
The best candidate products are likely to contain nanoparticles and a marker to allow product concentration to be monitored within heating & cooling energy system.
Bob Wilson, SafeSol’s technical director said that it has been exciting working with Dr Yaseen and his students. The results from these projects are likely to generate products and ideas that will prove useful and successful in the future.
