Dr Alan McCue

About

Email Addressa.mccue@abdn.ac.ukOffice Address 036 Meston BuildingOld Aberdeen CampusMeston Walk AB24 3UEView on Map School/DepartmentSchool of Natural and Computing Sciences LinkedinORCiDScopusGoogle ScholarPureResearchGate Biography I recieved both my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Aberdeen. I am heavily involved in the Department of Chemistry's undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and am the programme director our MSc in 'Chemistry for Sustainable Energy'. My research interests lie in the field of heterogeneous catalysis, with a particular emphasis on how activity and selectivity of hydrogenation catalysts can be manipulated by careful design. Catalytic materials of interest include supported metal catalysts, metal sulfides and metal phosphides. I am als

Education

• BSc Chemistry 2008 - University of Aberdeen
• PhD Chemistry 2012 - University of Aberdeen

Selected publications

• Plastic valorisation into added-value products via microwave and conventional pyrolysis: a review 2026 - PublishedDan, E. U., McCue, A., Dionisi, D., Fernandez Martin, C. ACS Environmental Au, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 174–195Contributions to Journals: Review articles[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.5c00077[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/03254668-2855-4bfe-9a71-0953fd9f5c32/download
• [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.5c00077
• [OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/03254668-2855-4bfe-9a71-0953fd9f5c32/download
• Catalytic upgrading of fatty acid to fatty alcohol over cobalt silica catalysts 2026 - PublishedRahmawati, Z., Anderson, J., McCue, A. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 839-853Contributions to Journals: Articles[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.70115[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/45a1b424-37ae-495d-9423-8b878b37e38d/download
• [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.70115
• [OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/45a1b424-37ae-495d-9423-8b878b37e38d/download
• Melamine-doped plastic-derived adsorbents for carbon capture: the influence of plastic type on textural properties and CO2 uptake 2025 - PublishedDan, E. U., Sheriff, J., McCue, A., Dionisi, D., Fernandez Martin, C. Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol. 102, 103262Contributions to Journals: Articles[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103262[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/241d74c2-a774-4c9e-b5e3-6878842a32c7/download
• [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103262
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• Roadmap for enhanced CO2 transfer hydrogenation with bio-derived glycerol over Ni-zeolite catalysts: Influence of zeolite structure and Si/Al ratio 2025 - PublishedRouse, N. V., Fernandez Martin, C., McCue, A., Graca, I. Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol. 101, 103199Contributions to Journals: Articles[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103199[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/5cd28b22-7152-46f2-9581-28702c808282/download