Dr David Sawtell

My profile

Biography

Academic and professional qualifications

PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester.

Masters in Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience from UMIST

Membership of professional associations

Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers

Research outputs

Member of the Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering Research Centre.

My research interests are in the area of non-thermal plasmas, in particular those used for materials production and environmental waste remediation.  I have experience in probing plasmas through a variety of infrared spectroscopic measurements, and correlating these with properties of the materials that have been produced by these plasmas.  Current research is directed towards water treatment by non-thermal plasma.

  • Journal articles

    Wu, C., Luo, S., Luo, X., Weng, J., Shang, C., Liu, Z., Zhao, H., Sawtell, D., Xiong, L. (2022) 'Exploring the photoelectric properties of 2D MoS2 thin films grown by CVD.' Journal of Materials Research, 37(20) pp. 3470-3480.

    Zikhathile, T., Atagana, H., Bwapwa, J., Sawtell, D. (2022) 'A review of the impact that healthcare risk waste treatment technologies have on the environment.' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19)

    Xiong, L., Fu, Y., Luo, Y., Wei, Y., Zhang, Z., Wu, C., Luo, S., Wang, G., Sawtell, D., Xie, K., Wu, T., Ding, D., Huang, L. (2022) 'Prospective applications of transition metal-based nanomaterials.' Journal of Materials Research, 37(13) pp. 2109-2123.

    Duncan, O., Leslie, G., Moyle, S., Sawtell, D., Allen, T. (2022) 'Developments on auxetic closed cell foam pressure vessel fabrications.' Smart Materials and Structures, 31(7) pp. 074002-074002.

    Capp, S.C., Sawtell, D.A.G., Banks, C.E., Kelly, P.J., Abd-Allah, Z. (2021) 'The effect of TiO2 coatings on the formation of ozone and nitrogen oxides in non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma.' Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(5)

    Patinglag, L., Melling, L.M., Whitehead, K.A., Sawtell, D., Iles, A., Shaw, K.J. (2021) 'Non-thermal plasma-based inactivation of bacteria in water using a microfluidic reactor.' Water Research, 201

    Zhao, Z., Fang, F., Wu, J., Tong, X., Zhou, Y., Lv, Z., Wang, J., Sawtell, D. (2021) 'Interfacial Chemical Effects of Amorphous Zinc Oxide/Graphene.' Materials, 14(10)

    Ratova, M., Sawtell, D., Kelly, P.J. (2020) 'Micro-patterning of magnetron sputtered titanium dioxide coatings and their efficiency for photocatalytic applications.' Coatings, 10(1)

    Wu, J., Fang, F., Zhao, Z., Li, T., Ullah, R., Lv, Z., Zhou, Y., Sawtell, D. (2019) 'Fluorine ion induced phase evolution of tin-based perovskite thin films: structure and properties.' RSC Advances, 9(63) pp. 37119-37126.

    Patinglag, L., Sawtell, D., Iles, A., Melling, L.M., Shaw, K.J. (2019) 'A Microfluidic Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Reactor for Water Treatment.' Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 39(3) pp. 561-575.

    Betlem, K., Hoksbergen, S., Mansouri, N., Down, M., Losada-Perez, P., Eersels, K., van Grinsven, B., Cleij, T., Kelly, P., Sawtell, D., Zubko, M., Banks, C., Peeters, M. (2018) 'Real-time analysis of microbial growth by means of the Heat-Transfer Method (HTM) using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as model organism.' Physics in Medicine, 6pp. 1-8.

    Sawtell, D.A.G., Abd-Allah, Z., Bradley, J.W., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2017) 'Mechanisms of atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of BOPP.' Plasma Processes and Polymers, 15(1)

    Abd-Allah, Z., Sawtell, D.A.G., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J., Bradley, J.W. (2015) 'Mass Spectrometric Observations of the Ionic Species in a Double Dielectric Barrier Discharge Operating in Nitrogen.' Plasma Processes and Polymers, 13(6) pp. 649-653.

    Rowley-Neale, S.J., Brownson, D.A.C., Smith, G.C., Sawtell, D.A.G., Kelly, P.J., Banks, C.E. (2015) '2D nanosheet molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) modified electrodes explored towards the hydrogen evolution reaction.' NANOSCALE, 7

    Abd-Allah, Z., Sawtell, D.A.G., McKay, K., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J., Bradley, J.W. (2015) 'Mass spectrometric investigation of the ionic species in a dielectric barrier discharge operating in helium-water vapour mixtures.' Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 48

    Sawtell, D., Martin, P.A., Sheel, D.W. (2009) 'Enhanced AP-PE-CVD process understanding and control by application of integrated optical, electrical and modelling diagnostics.' Plasma Processes and Polymers, 6(SUPPL. 1)

    Sawtell, D.A.G., Sheel, D.W., Martin, P.A. (2009) 'The Application of Advanced Spectroscopic Diagnostics with Chemometric Modelling to Optimise Thin Film Properties Grown by Atmospheric Pressure PECVD.' ECS Transactions, 25(8) pp. 491-499.

    Sawtell, D.A.G., Kasiutsich, V., Holdsworth, R., Sheel, D.W., Martin, P.A. (2009) '2D Species Concentration Mapping of Thermal AP-CVD Reactors for Monitoring, Control and Design.' ECS Transactions, 25(8) pp. 501-506.

    Allah, Z.A., Sawtell, D., Kasyutich, V.L., Martin, P.A. (2009) 'FTIR and QCL diagnostics of the decomposition of volatile organic compounds in an atmospheric pressure dielectric packed bed plasma reactor.' Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 157

  • Conference papers

    Patinglag, L., Melling, L.M., Whitehead, K.A., Sawtell, D., Iles, A., Shaw, K.J. (2021) 'NON-THERMAL PLASMA-BASED INACTIVATION OF BACTERIA IN WATER USING A MICROFLUIDIC REACTOR.' pp. 1683-1684.

    Patinglag, L., Sawtell, D., Iles, A., Melling, L., Whitehead, K., Shaw, K. (2018) 'Evaluation of a microfluidic atmospheric-pressure plasma reactor for water treatment.' In International Symposium on Non-Thermal/Thermal Plasma Pollution Control Technology and Sustainable Energy (ISNTP-11). Padova, Italy, 1/7/2018 - 5/7/2018.

    Patinglag, L., Sawtell, D., Iles, A., Melling, L., Whitehead, K., Shaw, K.J. (2018) 'Microfluidic atmospheric-pressure plasma reactor for water treatment.' 4. pp. 2271-2272.

    Abd-Allah, Z., Sawtell, D., West, G., Kelly, P., Bradley, J. (2015) 'Mass spectrometric investigation of the ionic species in a dielectric barrier discharge operating in He-H2O and N2-C2H2 mixtures.' In 22nd International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry. Antwerp, Belgium,

    Abd-Allah, Z., Sawtell, D., McKay, K., West, G., Kelly, P., Bradley, J. (2014) 'Mass spectrometry study of plasma ion chemistry in an atmospheric pressure DBD based plasma reactor.' In 14th International Symposium on High Pressure Low Temperature Plasma Chemistry (HAKONE XIV). Zinnowitz, Germany,

    Sawtell, D., Abd-Allah, Z., Martin, P.A. (2009) 'Process diagnostics and optimization of atmospheric pressure plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition of silica films.' In 19th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, ISPC. Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, 27/6/2009 - 31/7/2009.

    Abd-Allah, Z., Sawtell, D., Ibrahim, R.K., Kasyutich, V.L., Martin, P.A. (2009) 'Study of dichloromethane destruction in dielectric barrier discharge plasma reactors using advanced spectroscopic diagnostics techniques.' In 19th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry. Ruhr University, Bochum in Germany, 27/7/2009 - 31/7/2009.