Professor

Rachael

Rothman (née Elder)

(she/her)

All publications

• Journal articles
• Book chapters
• Conference proceedings
• Reports
• Datasets
• Preprints

Journal articles

• Hoseini M, Walker S & Rothman R (2027) Life cycle assessment of compostable plastics: critical review and gap analysis. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 237, 109187-109187. View this article in WRRO
• Newman AJK, Walker SRJ & Rothman RH (2026) From corporations to communities: Widening the lens of social acceptance in road-based hydrogen storage and distribution through social lifecycle assessment principles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 287. View this article in WRRO
• Greaves J, Rothman R, McKechnie J, Nduagu EI, Richa K, Roux TW & Meng F (2026) Wood and paper as alternatives to single-use plastics: supply chain considerations for North America. Resources Conservation & Recycling Advances, 32. View this article in WRRO
• Varela PR, Walker S, Asencio IO, Rothman R, Pfefferkorn F, Seemann R & Martin N (2026) Environmental impacts from conventional and digital dental crown fabrication workflows: A comparative life cycle assessment. Dental Materials.
• Dodd N, Dunbar A, Bird D, Koh L & Rothman R (2026) Life cycle assessment of perovskite solar cell manufacturing: effects of scale and process control. Sustainable Energy & Fuels.
• Meng F, Hawkin JL, Gast L, Job S, O Brádaigh C, Cullen JM, Leeke GA, McKechnie J, Poulsen AK, Rothman R , Ryan A et al (2025) End of life management for wind turbines. Nature Reviews Clean Technology. View this article in WRRO
• Rihner MCS, Whittle JW, Gadelhaq MHA, Mohamad SN, Yuan R, Rothman R, Fletcher DI, Walkley B & Koh LSC (2025) Life cycle assessment in energy-intensive industries: cement, steel, glass, plastic. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 211. View this article in WRRO
• Hoseini M, Greenwood SC, Eman S, Mattinson P, Baird HM, Beswick-Parsons R, Fairclough JPA, Webb TL, Ryan AJ & Rothman RH (2024) Integrating behavioural, material and environmental science to inform the design and evaluation of a reuse system for takeaway food. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 209. View this article in WRRO
• Newman AJK, Rothman RH & Styring P (2024) Characterisation of negative social impact risks within pre-deployment carbon dioxide utilisation projects. Frontiers in Energy Research, 12. View this article in WRRO
• Shipp J, Parker S, Spall S, Peralta-Arriaga SL, Robertson CC, Chekulaev D, Portius P, Turega S, Buckley A, Rothman R & Weinstein JA (2022) Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO in aqueous solution under red-light irradiation by a Zn-porphyrin-sensitized Mn(I) catalyst. Inorganic Chemistry, 61(34), 13281-13292. View this article in WRRO
• Ryan AJ & Rothman RH (2022) Engineering chemistry to meet COP26 targets. Nature Reviews Chemistry, 6(1), 1-3.
• Hutty T, Bello AP, Dong S, Parra D, Rothman R & Brown S (2021) Peer-to-peer electricity trading as an enabler of increased PV and EV ownership. Energy Conversion and Management, 245. View this article in WRRO
• Dong S, Kremers E, Brucoli M, Rothman R & Brown S (2021) Establishing the value of community energy storage: a comparative analysis of the UK and Germany. Journal of Energy Storage, 40. View this article in WRRO
• Błażejewski T, Walker SRJ, Muazu RI & Rothman RH (2021) Reimagining the milk supply chain: Reusable vessels for bulk delivery. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 27, 1030-1046.
• Greenwood S, Walker S, Baird HM, Parsons R, Mehl S, Webb TL, Slark AT, Ryan AJ & Rothman RH (2021) Many happy returns: combining insights from the environmental and behavioural sciences to understand what is required to make reusable packaging mainstream. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 27, 1688-1702.
• Muazu RI, Rothman R & Maltby L (2021) Integrating life cycle assessment and environmental risk assessment: a critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 293.
• Holmes TD, Rothman RH & Zimmerman WB (2021) Graph theory applied to plasma chemical reaction engineering. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 41(2), 531-557. View this article in WRRO
• Dong S, Kremers E, Brucoli M, Rothman R & Brown S (2020) Improving the feasibility of household and community energy storage : a techno-enviro-economic study for the UK. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 131. View this article in WRRO
• Walker S & Rothman R (2020) Life cycle assessment of bio-based and fossil-based plastic: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 261. View this article in WRRO
• Dong S, Kremers E, Brucoli M, Rothman R & Brown S (2020) Techno-enviro-economic assessment of household and community energy storage in the UK. Energy Conversion and Management, 205. View this article in WRRO
• Cuéllar-Franca R, García-Gutiérrez P, Dimitriou I, Elder RH, Allen RWK & Azapagic A (2019) Utilising carbon dioxide for transport fuels : the economic and environmental sustainability of different Fischer-Tropsch process designs. Applied Energy, 253.
• Call AV, Holmes TD, Yanallah K, Desai PD, Zimmerman WB & Rothman RH (2019) Improving the efficiency of high-temperature electrolysis of carbon dioxide in a solid oxide cell. ECS Transactions, 91(1), 2623-2630.
• Mehranjani AS, Cumming DJ, Sinclair DC & Rothman R (2017) Low-temperature co-sintering for fabrication of zirconia/ceria bi-layer electrolyte via tape casting using a Fe2O3 sintering aid. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 37(13), 3981-3993. View this article in WRRO
• Cumming DJ, Thompson AR & Rothman RH (2016) Nickel Impregnated Cerium-Doped Strontium Titanate Fuel Electrode: Direct Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis and Co-Electrolysis. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163(11), F3057-F3061. View this article in WRRO
• Tumilson C, Cumming DJ, Taylor SFR, Call AV, Hardacre C & Elder RH (2015) In-Situ Analysis of Co-Electrolysis Species Via Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS). ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2015-03(1), 100-100.
• Thompson AR, Call AV, Cumming DJ, Sinclair DC & Elder RH (2015) Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Data from Solid Oxide Cells Undergoing Co-Electrolysis: The Influence of Rig Inductance. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2015-03(1), 316-316.
• Manerova J, Call AV, Sinclair DC & Elder RH (2015) Methodology for Analysis of Solid Oxide Cells via Raman Spectroscopy. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2015-03(1), 246-246.
• Cumming DJ & Elder RH (2015) Thermal imaging of solid oxide cells operating under electrolysis conditions. Journal of Power Sources, 280, 387-392. View this article in WRRO
• Ramos-Sanchez VH, Jeans R, Elder RH, Zaragoza-Galán G & Devonshire R (2015) A unique approach to the vapour phase of the HI x feed of the sulfur iodine thermochemical cycle: A Raman spectroscopy study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(4), 1657-1664.
• Cuéllar-Franca R, Dimitriou I, García-Gutierrez P, Elder RH, Allen RWK & Azapagic A (2015) Carbon Capture and Utilisation: Application of Life Cycle Thinking to Process Design, 1457-1462.
• He G, Elder RH, Cumming DJ & Allen RWK (2014) Voltage pulsing for performance recovery of yttria-stabilised zirconia membranes in oxygen/sulfur dioxide separation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39(28), 15670-15680.
• Manerova J, Cumming DJ, Sinclair DC & Elder RH (2014) In-Situ Raman Spectroscopy Probing of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2014-02(23), 1342-1342.
• Elder RH, Cumming DJ, Taylor R & Hardacre C (2014) Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS) for In-Situ Analysis of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2014-02(23), 1360-1360.
• Cumming DJ, Taylor R, Manerova J, Hardacre C, Sinclair DC & Elder RH (2013) In-Situ Monitoring of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2013-02(10), 753-753.
• Roeb M, Thomey D, De Oliveira L, Sattler C, Fleury G, Pra F, Tochon P, Brevet A, Roux G, Gruet N , Mansilla C et al (2013) Erratum: Sulphur based thermochemical cycles: Development and assessment of key components of the process (International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2013) 38 (6197-6204)). International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(20), 8478.
• Roeb M, Thomey D, de Oliveira L, Sattler C, Fleury G, Pra F, Tochon P, Brevet A, Roux G, LeNaour F , Mansilla C et al (2013) Sulphur based thermochemical cycles: Development and assessment of key components of the process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Taylor ML, Elder RH & Allen RWK (2012) Improved solvation routes for the Bunsen reaction in the sulphur iodine thermochemical cycle: Part III-Bunsen reaction in molecular solvents. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Taylor ML, Elder RH & Allen RWK (2012) Improved solvation routes for the Bunsen reaction in the sulphur iodine thermochemical cycle: Part II - Molecular solvent properties. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Taylor ML, Elder RH, Styring P & Allen RWK (2012) Improved solvation routes for the Bunsen reaction in the sulphur iodine thermochemical cycle: Part I - Ionic liquids. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• He G, Elder RH, Allen RWK & Sinclair DC (2012) High temperature oxygen separation for the sulphur family of thermochemical cycles - Part II: Sulphur poisoning and membrane performance recovery. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Elder R, Cumming D, Omojola K & Sinclair D (2012) Electrocatalytic Cells for Synthetic Fuel Production from Carbon Dioxide. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2012-01(28), 1103-1103.
• Shaw AC, Romero MA, Elder RH, Ewan BCR & Allen RWK (2011) Measurements of the solubility of sulphur dioxide in water for the sulphur family of thermochemical cycles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Roeb M, Thomey D, Graf D, Sattler C, Poitou S, Pra F, Tochon P, Mansilla C, Robin JC, Le Naour F , Allen RWK et al (2011) HycycleS: a project on nuclear and solar hydrogen production by sulphur-based thermochemical cycles. International Journal of Hydrogen Production and Applications, 2(3), 202-226.
• Atkin I, Elder RH, Priestman GH, Sinclair DC & Allen RWK (2011) High temperature oxygen separation for the sulphur family of thermochemical cycles - part I: Membrane selection and flux testing. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Elder RH, Priestman GH, Allen RWK, Orme CJ & Stewart FF (2009) The feasibility of membrane separations in the HIx processing section of the sulphur iodine thermochemical cycle. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34(16), 6614-6624.
• Elder RH, Priestman GH & Allen RWK (2009) Dewatering of HIx solutions by pervaporation through Nafion (R) membranes. INT J HYDROGEN ENERG, 34(15), 6129-6136.
• Elder R & Allen R (2009) Nuclear heat for hydrogen production: Coupling a very high/high temperature reactor to a hydrogen production plant. PROG NUCL ENERG, 51(3), 500-525.
• Le Duigou A, Borgard JM, Larousse B, Doizi D, Allen R, Ewan BC, Priestman GH, Elder R, Devonshire R, Ramos V , Cerri G et al (2007) HYTHEC: An EC funded search for a long term massive hydrogen production route using solar and nuclear technologies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, 32(10-11), 1516-1529.
• Elder RH, Priestman GH, Ewan BC & Allen RWK (2005) The separation of HIx in the sulphur-iodine thermochemical cycle for sustainable hydrogen production. PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 83(B4), 343-350.
• Gloz J, Walker S & Rothman R () Representing Reuse in the Circular Economy: A Study of Circularity Indicators. Recycling, 11(9), 166-166. View this article in WRRO
• Fernando R, Meng F, Rothman R, Sim S & Bohnes F () A review and conceptual blueprint of the role of prospective life cycle assessment for product design and development. Discover Sustainability, 7(1). View this article in WRRO
• Dodd N, Koh L & Rothman R () Deriving proxy life cycle assessment datasets for manufacturing machines through data clustering. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.
• Butterworth TD, Elder R & Allen RWK () Effects of particle size on CO2 reduction and discharge characteristics in a packed bed plasma reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 293, 55-67. View this article in WRRO
• Dimitriou I, Garcia-Gutierrez P, Elder R, Cuellar-Franca R, Azapagic A & Allen R () Carbon dioxide utilisation for production of transport fuels: process and economic analysis. Energy and Environmental Science. View this article in WRRO
• Cumming DJ, Tumilson C, Taylor SFR, Chansai S, Call AV, Jacquemin J, Hardacre C & Elder RH () Development of a diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) cell for the in situ analysis of co-electrolysis in a solid oxide cell. Faraday Discussions, 182, 97-111. View this article in WRRO
• Gorte R, Metcalfe I, Vohs J, Ebbesen SD, Graves C, Jiang SP, Dong D, Ishihara T, Elder R, Molero-Sánchez B , Cumming D et al () System studies and understanding durability: general discussion. Faraday Discussions, 182, 437-456.

Book chapters

• Walker S, Armstrong K, Ferris L, Franca RC & Rothman R (2026) LCA-RSIN: The UK LCA Regulatory Science and Innovation Network, Life Cycle Management from Global to Local (pp. 449-458). Springer Nature Switzerland
• Rothman R & Ryan AJ (2023) The History and Future of Plastics, Plastic Pollution in the Global Ocean (pp. 21-46). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
• Almegren H, Armstrong K, Bardow A, Barnes M, Bocarsly AB, Cumming D, Dowson G, Edwards PP, Elder R, France LJ , Gadikota G et al (2015) List of Contributors, Carbon Dioxide Utilisation (pp. xi-xiii). Elsevier
• Elder R, Cumming D & Mogensen MB (2015) High Temperature Electrolysis, Carbon Dioxide Utilisation Closing the Carbon Cycle First Edition (pp. 183-209).
• Elder R, Cumming D & Mogensen MB (2015) High Temperature Electrolysis, Carbon Dioxide Utilisation (pp. 183-209). Elsevier

Conference proceedings

• Hoseini M, Greenwood S, Baird H, Webb T, Mattinson P, Fairclough P & Rothman R (2022) Many Happy Returns: Combining Environmental, Technological and Behavioural Sciences to Understand What Is Required to Make Reusable Packaging Sustainable. The AIChE Annual Meeting
• Dong S, Kremers E, Brucoli M, Brown S & Rothman R (2020) Impact of household heterogeneity on community energy storage in the UK. Energy Reports, Vol. 6(Supplement 5) (pp 117-123). Southampton, U.K., 9 July 2019 - 9 July 2019. View this article in WRRO
• Dong S, Kremers E, Brucoli M, Brown SF & Rothman R (2018) Residential PV-BES systems: Economic and grid impact analysis. Energy Procedia (pp 199-208). Sheffield, United Kingdom, 11 September 2018 - 11 September 2018. View this article in WRRO
• Mehranjani AS, Cumming DJ, Call AV & Elder RH (2015) A Study of 8YSZ/GDC Bi-Layered Electrolyte: The Effect of 2 Mol% Fe₂O₃ Dopant on Sintering and Conductivity. ECS Meeting Abstracts, Vol. MA2015-03(1) (pp 324-324)
• Manerova J, Call AV, Sinclair DC & Elder RH (2015) Methodology for Analysis of Solid Oxide Cells via Raman Spectroscopy. ECS Transactions, Vol. 68(1) (pp 2083-2092)
• Thompson AR, Call AV, Cumming DJ, Sinclair DC & Elder RH (2015) Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Data from Solid Oxide Cells Undergoing Co-Electrolysis: The Influence of Rig Inductance. ECS Transactions, Vol. 68(1) (pp 3417-3427)
• Cumming DJ, Taylor R, Manerova J, Sinclair DC, Hardacre C & Elder RH (2013) In-Situ Monitoring of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells. ECS Transactions, Vol. 58(2) (pp 207-216)
• Elder RH, He G, Cumming DJ & Allen RWK (2013) Separation of sulphur dioxide and oxygen in thermochemical hydrogen production. Fuels and Petrochemicals Division 2013 Core Programming Area at the 2013 Aiche Annual Meeting Global Challenges for Engineering A Sustainable Future (pp 204)
• Elder RH (2012) Developing tools for teaching chemical engineering unit operation design. EE 2012 International Conference on Innovation Practice and Research in Engineering Education Conference Proceedings
• Elder RH & Roeb M (2011) HycycleS: Materials and components for hydrogen production by sulphur based thermochemical cycles - Summary of key results from the European collaborative project. Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals Core Programming Topic at the 2011 Aiche Annual Meeting, Vol. 1 (pp 4)
• Elder RH (2011) Developing tools for teaching chemical engineering unit operation design. Process Development Division Core Programming Topic at the 2011 Aiche Annual Meeting (pp 147-148)
• Roeb M, Thomey D, Graf D, de Oliveira L, Sattler C, Poitou S, Pra F, Tochon P, Brevet A, Roux G , Gruet N et al (2010) HycycleS – A Project on Solar and Nuclear Hydrogen Production by Sulphur-based Thermochemical Cycles. 18th World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2010 Whec 2010 Proceedings, Vol. 2 (pp 267-274)
• Elder RH, Atkin I, Priestman GH, Sinclair DC & Allen RWK (2010) Improving Sulphur Dioxide Yield in the Sulphuric Acid Thermal Decomposition Process through the Application of High Temperature Ceramic Membrane Separations. 18th World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2010 Whec 2010 Proceedings, Vol. 2 (pp 259-265)
• Elder RH, Shaw A, Romero M, Elbakhbakhi N, Priestman GH & Allen RWK (2010) Low Temperature Separations in the Sulphuric Acid Decomposition Stage of the Sulphur Iodine and Hybrid Sulphur Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycles. 18th World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2010 Whec 2010 Proceedings, Vol. 2 (pp 349-354)
• Elder RH, Elbakhbakhi NM, Priestman GH & Allen RWK (2008) Application of nafion membranes to the sulphur iodine cycle. Aiche Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings
• Elder RH, Priestman GH & Allen RWK (2007) Improving the efficiency of the sulphur iodine thermochemical cycle for hydrogen production using membrane separations. Aiche Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings
• Le Duigou A, Borgard JM, Larousse B, Doizi D, Werkoff F, Allen R, Ewan BC, Priestman GH, Devonshire R, Elder R , Minocha M et al (2007) Recent progress in EC funded project HYTHEC on massive scale hydrogen production via thermochemical cycles. 2007 Aiche Annual Meeting
• Le Duigou A, Borgard JM, Larousse B, Doizi D, Werkoff F, Allen R, Ewan BC, Priestman GH, Devonshire R, Elder R , Minocha M et al (2006) HYTHEC : Aims and first assessments of an EC funded project on massive scale hydrogen production via thermochemical cycles. 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2006 Whec 2006, Vol. 3 (pp 2031-2041)
• Elder RH, Borgard JM, Priestman GH, Ewan BC & Allen RWK (2005) Use of membranes and reactive distillation for the separation of HI x in the Sulphur-Iodine cycle. Aiche Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings (pp 7744-7754)
• Elder RH, Ewan BC, Priestman GH & Allen RWK (2005) The separation of HIx in the sulphur iodine thermochemical cycle for sustainable hydrogen production. 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering Glasgow2005 Incorporating the 5th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (pp 50-51)

Reports

• Gavins J, Rothman R, Walker S, Lowe B, Hoseini M, Higson A, Shuttleworth G, Hanson P-A, Hobson J, Davies A , Burgoyne M et al (2025) Growing the UK’s Modern Industrial Bioeconomy

Datasets

• Martin N, Asencio IO, Walker S, Varela PR, Rothman R, Pfefferkorn F & seemann R A comparative life cycle assessment of conventional versus digital workflow for the fabrication of an all-ceramic crown.

Preprints

• Walker S, Ryan A & Rothman R (2022) Tipping points in polymer life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, Springer Science and Business Media LLC.