Dr Neha Mehta

Dr Neha Mehta

School of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor in Whole Energy Systems Analysis

Contact details

Address
Y3 Engineering Building
School of Chemical Engineering
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Neha Mehta is an Assistant Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham. Neha’s area of expertise and research interests lie in the fields of whole energy systems analysis, environmental sustainability, circular economy, and waste-to-energy pathways. In her research she has used a wide range of research methods, including life cycle analysis, techno-economic assessment, and material flow analysis.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Turin, 2019
  • MTech in Environmental Engineering and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 2014
  • BTech in Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Raipur, 2012

Teaching

MEng and MSc research projects

Other activities

  • Outreach officer, Energy, Resources and the Environment Division, European Geosciences Union, 2022-23
  • Postdoctoral Development Centre representative, Queen’s University Belfast, 2021-22
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Postdoc Society Committee member, Queen’s University Belfast, 2019-22
  • Research Fellow, Queen’s University Belfast, 2019-22
  • Manager (Environmental Services), Tata Motors Limited, Pantnagar, 2014-15

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Hehar, R, Burges, W, Fender, T, Radcliffe, J & Mehta, N 2025, 'Data-Based Modelling for Quantifying Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction Potential by Using Heat Pumps', Energies, vol. 18, no. 3, 738. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18030738

Rendell-Bhatti, F, Appel, M, Inglis, CS, Dilshad, M, Mehta, N, Radcliffe, J, Moya, X, MacLaren, DA & Boldrin, D 2025, 'Direct Observation of Thermal Hysteresis in the Molecular Dynamics of Barocaloric Neopentyl Glycol', ACS Applied Energy Materials, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 4793-4802. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.5c00495

Akor, CI, Osman, AI, McCallum, C, Mehta, N, Morgan, K, Walsh, P, Smyth, B, Rooney, DW & Sheldrake, GN 2023, 'Heterogeneous catalytic conversion of solid anaerobic digestate waste to biofuels and value-added chemicals', Materials Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00811D

Halawy, SA, Osman, AI, Mehta, N, Abdelkader, A, Vo, DVN & Rooney, DW 2022, 'Adsorptive removal of some Cl-VOC's as dangerous environmental pollutants using feather-like γ-Al2O3 derived from aluminium waste with life cycle analysis', Chemosphere, vol. 295, 133795, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133795

Fawzy, S, Osman, AI, Mehta, N, Moran, D, Al-Muhtaseb, AH & Rooney, DW 2022, 'Atmospheric carbon removal via industrial biochar systems: a techno-economic-environmental study', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 371, 133660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133660

Mehta, N, Anderson, A, Johnston, CR & Rooney, DW 2022, 'Evaluating the opportunity for utilising anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis of livestock manure and grass silage to decarbonise gas infrastructure: A Northern Ireland case study', Renewable Energy, vol. 196, pp. 343-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.06.115

Osman, AI, Elgarahy, AM, Mehta, N, Al-Muhtaseb, AH, Al-Fatesh, AS & Rooney, DW 2022, 'Facile Synthesis and Life Cycle Assessment of Highly Active Magnetic Sorbent Composite Derived from Mixed Plastic and Biomass Waste for Water Remediation', ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, vol. 10, no. 37, pp. 12433-12447. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04095

Al-Muhtaseb, AH, Osman, AI, Jamil, F, Mehta, N, Al-Haj, L, Coulon, F, Al-Maawali, S, Nabhani, AA, Kyaw, HH, Myint, MTZ & Rooney, DW 2022, 'Integrating life cycle assessment and characterisation techniques: a case study of biodiesel production utilising waste Prunus Armeniaca seeds (PAS) and a novel catalyst', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 304, 114319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114319

Mehta, N, Cunningham, E, Doherty, M, Sainsbury, P, Bolaji, I, Nejad, BF & Smyth, BM 2022, 'Using regional material flow analysis and geospatial mapping to support the transition to a circular economy for plastics', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 179, 106085, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.106085

Nejad, BF, Smyth, BM, Bolaji, I, Mehta, N, Billham, M & Cunningham, E 2021, 'Carbon and energy footprints of high-value food trays and lidding films made of common bio-based and conventional packaging materials', Cleaner Environmental Systems, vol. 3, 100058, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2021.100058

Al-Muhtaseb, AH, Osman, AI, Kumar, PSM, Jamil, F, Al-Haj, L, Al Nabhani, A, Kyaw, HH, Myint, MTZ, Mehta, N & Rooney, DW 2021, 'Circular economy approach of enhanced bifunctional catalytic system of CaO/CeO2 for biodiesel production from waste loquat seed oil with life cycle assessment study', Energy Conversion and Management, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114040

Comment/debate

McDonald, LJ, Hernandez Galvan, JL, Emelue, C, Pinto, ASS, Mehta, N, Ibn-Mohammed, T, Fender, T, Radcliffe, J, Choudhary, A & McManus, MC 2024, 'Towards a unified carbon accounting landscape', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences , vol. 382, no. 2282, 20230260. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2023.0260

Conference contribution

Hehar, R, Burges, W, Fender, T, Radcliffe, J & Mehta, N 2024, Evaluating the greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential due to the use of heat pumps. in Proceedings of the 18th UK Heat Transfer Conference., 133, 18th UK Heat Transfer Conference, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 9/09/24. <https://more.bham.ac.uk/ukhtc-2024/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/UKHTC-2024_paper_133.pdf>

Review article

Osman, AI, Farghali, M, Ihara, I, Elgarahy, AM, Ayyad, A, Mehta, N, Ng, KH, Abd El-Monaem, EM, Eltaweil, AS, Hosny, M, Hamed, SM, Fawzy, S, Yap, PS & Rooney, DW 2023, 'Materials, fuels, upgrading, economy, and life cycle assessment of the pyrolysis of algal and lignocellulosic biomass: a review', Environmental Chemistry Letters, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 1419-1476. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-023-01573-7

Osman, AI, Mehta, N, Elgarahy, AM, Hefny, M, Al-Hinai, A, Al-Muhtaseb, AH & Rooney, DW 2022, 'Hydrogen production, storage, utilisation and environmental impacts: a review', Environmental Chemistry Letters, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 153-188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-021-01322-8

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