B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc. (Sharif University of Technology), Ph.D. (Toronto), P.Eng, Post-doc (MIT)Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Urban Mining Innovation co-Director, Ontario Centre for the Characterization of Advanced Materials (OCCAM)
Areas of Expertise
Critical, Rare earth elements, and Battery materials
Hydrometallurgy
Extractive metallurgy
Process simulation
Thermodynamic modeling
Technoeconomic analysis
System level and financial modeling
Energy storage and batteries
Current Projects
Separation of rare earth elements using electrodialysis
Extraction of rare earths from ionic clays
Recycling of lithium ion batteries
Development of lithium ion and aluminum ion batteries
Urban mining and advanced recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Supercritical fluid extraction
Carbon management through the development of a “green electrochemical technology” for iron extraction and steel refining
Industrial solid waste reduction through waste valorization to produce strategic materials like rare earth elements, lithium and cobalt
Development of innovative materials with unique properties (hydrophobicity, anti-scaling) with far-reaching applications in structural and energy materials sectors
Energy storage focusing on the development of a new generation (post lithium) of rechargeable batteries
Enzyme technology; bioreactors and bioprocesses; industrial applications of enzymes; alternative energy sources; pulp and paper, reactor design and kinetics
Consulting Activity
Bioprocess technology, reactor design and kinetics, occupational health and safety.
About
Brad Saville is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto, and is the Faculty Coordinator for Occupational Health and Safety. He obtained his B.Sc. (1985) and Ph.D. (1989) degrees in Chemical Engineering at the University of Alberta, specializing in bioreactors, drug metabolism, and bioprocessing.
Professor Saville is interested in bioprocess technology, with particular emphasis on the performance, characteristics and applications of enzymes to biofuels, in starch processing, and in pulp and paper. He holds several patents related to enzyme technology and the industrial application of biocatalysts. In addition, he has published several articles related to the kinetics and mechanistic aspects of enzyme function, including pharmacokinetics, and is the co-author of “An Introduction of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Kinetics”, published by John Wiley and Sons in 1999.
Professor Saville provides advice on issues related to occupational health and safety, bio/enzymatic processing, general chemical engineering process technology, and technical/process analysis in support of insurance claims and litigation.
B.Sc. (Washington Univ. St. Louis), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Yale), Post-doc (Minnesota) Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto
Areas of expertise
Membrane materials and membrane separation processes
Synthesis and characterization of high-performance membranes
Fundamental transport in polymers, and process design
Current Projects
Enhanced Reverse Osmosis for Treatment of High-Salinity Brines
Ion-Selective Separations for Battery Recycling and Sustainable Hydrometallurgy
Separation Materials and Processes for Bioderived Chemicals
