Portfolio Director for Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Dr Tizaoui has research interests in the area of water treatment processes. He particularly focuses on a range of oxidation and advanced oxidation techniques mainly ozonation, photocatalytic processes, and hydrogen peroxide catalytic oxidation.  Dr Tizaoui has published over 40 journal and conference papers. He is particularly well known by his work on novel ozonation techniques for water treatment. He has reviewed a large number of journal papers related to his expert area and has also evaluated a number of research proposals for EPSRC, BBSRC and the Royal Society. He has also examined a number of PhD students in UK universities. Dr Tizaoui is an Editor for Journal of International Environmental Application and Science.

Dr Tizaoui has been supervising research students at PhD level and postdoctoral research assistants. He has also conducted several consultancy works deriving from patented work. In order to increase both his international research profile and contacts with British industry, Dr Tizaoui undertook a secondment to Yorkshire Water Services (YWS) funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering and a research leave at the National Institute of Scientific and Technical Research in Tunisia. The secondment to YWS gave Dr Tizaoui an excellent experience with large scale ozonation systems and a real insight of the UK water sector needs and challenges.

Dr Tizaoui is a Chartered Engineer, Corporate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), Member of the International Ozone Association (IOA), and Member of the International Water Association (IWA).