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Personal profile
Achievements
In 2018 Dr Leila Moura was awarded the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) Excellence Award in Fluid Separations for her PhD thesis "Ionic liquids for the separation of gaseous hydrocarbons".
Research Statement
The Moura's group focus is in the development of Liquid Engineering for Gas Separation.
This project aims to overcome the energy and engineering costs associated with the isolation of ethylene and propylene, chemical starting materials for the high-demand materials, from natural gas. This will be achieved by developing new absorbents to selectively capture and release these gases from mixtures.
Research Interests
My core research targets energy reduction and process improvements. I am interested in the development, evaluation and application of new materials to reduce the environmental and energy impact of current operations, specifically in gas-liquid and liquid-liquid separations.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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R6683CCE: PeacePlus Clean Air
Manesiotis, P. (PI), McKinley, J. (CoI), McVicar, D. (CoI), Moura, L. (CoI), Rowland, N. (CoI) & Swindles, G. (CoI)
10/09/2025 → …
Project: Research
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R3760NBE: Solid hydrogen: High entropy alloys for hydrogen storage
Sha, W. (PI), Chan, C. W. (CoI) & Moura, L. (CoI)
13/02/2025 → 31/07/2025
Project: Research
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Weak anion hydration drives LCST behaviour in ionic Liquid–water mixtures: insights fromc alorimetry and neutron diffraction
Madhukailya, S., Depraetere, G., Cam, N., Youngs, T. G. A., Tellam, J. P., Costa Gomes, M., Moura, L. & Holbrey, J., 11 Oct 2026, (Early online date) In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CO2 capture by carboxylate ionic liquids: fine-tuning the performance by altering hydrogen bonding motifs
Yousefe, M., Glińska, K., Sweeney, M., Moura, L., Swadźba-Kwaśny, M. & Puga, A., 17 Jun 2025, (Early online date) In: RSC Sustainability. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cyanopyridinium-based ionic liquids and their mixtures for ethylene and ethane separation
McCalmont, S. H., Simon, G., Gunaratne, H. Q. N., Costa Gomes, M., Wilkins, D. M., Holbrey, J. D. & Moura, L., 04 Aug 2025, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13, 30, p. 11770-11783 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Liquid structure of ionic liquids with [NTf2]− anions, derived from neutron scattering
McGrogan, A., Lafferty, J., O’Neill, L., Brown, L., Young, J. M., Goodrich, P., Muldoon, M. J., Moura, L., Youngs, S., Hughes, T. L., Gärtner, S., Youngs, T. G. A., Holbrey, J. D. & Swadźba-Kwaśny, M., 04 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 128, 13, p. 3220–3235 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A high-throughput experimental approach to screening gas sorption by liquids and solids
Young, J. M., McCalmont, S. H., Fourmentin, S., Manesiotis, P., Holbrey, J. D. & Moura, L., 18 Dec 2023, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11, 50, p. 17787-17796 10 p., PMC10731633.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Aggregation and miscibility of dimethylcarbonate in hydrocarbon fuel model
Holbrey, J. (Creator) & Moura, L. (Creator), STFC ISIS, 2021
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Hydration structure of 5-phenyl tetrazolate in LCST ionic liquids
Holbrey, J. (Creator) & Moura, L. (Creator), STFC ISIS, 2021
Dataset
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Solvation and structure of iron oxide in a choline chloride/oxalic acid deep eutectic solvent
Holbrey, J. (Creator), Moura, L. (Creator), Gilmore, M. (Creator) & Swadzba-Kwasny, M. (Creator), STFC ISIS, 2020
Dataset
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Searching for encounter complex in solutions of frustrated Lewis pairs - II
Holbrey, J. (Creator), Swadzba-Kwasny, M. (Creator), Gilmore, M. (Creator), Moura, L. (Creator) & Brown, L. (Creator), STFC ISIS, 2017
Dataset
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Solvation and structure of iron oxide in a choline chloride/oxalic acid deep eutectic solvent
Holbrey, J. (Creator), Imberti, S. (Creator), Swadzba-Kwasny, G. (Creator), Callear, S. (Creator), Gilmore, M. (Creator) & Moura, L. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, Nov 2019
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Prizes
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EFCE Excellence Award in Fluid Separations
Moura, L. (Recipient), 19 Sept 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
Moura, L. (Recipient), 04 Feb 2015
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship
Moura, L. (Recipient), 28 Mar 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Invited keynote talk at COIL10
Moura, L. (Keynote speaker)
19 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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EPSRC engineering team visit to QUB
Moura, L. (Organiser)
12 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Invited seminar at Tsinghua University
Moura, L. (Invited speaker)
22 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The International Conference on CO2 Emission Control and Utilization
Moura, L. (Chair)
20 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Invited keynote talk at ICCU8
Moura, L. (Keynote speaker)
19 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Press/Media
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ChemEngDayUK: Preparing to deliver sustainability
Moura, L. & McCalmont, S.
27/04/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Engineering for change - Leila Moura
05/03/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Boxing Clever: The women researchers fighting sexism in science communication
21/05/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities