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R3VTech Ltd. is a cutting-edge spinout born from innovative research at Loughborough University, UK. Our mission is to create new revenue streams for industry via circular economy approaches by:

About

In our initial phase, utlising electrochemistry, we convert low-valued crude glycerol into solketal, a high-value, eco-friendly bio-derived chemical with diverse industrial applications.

As pioneers in sustainable chemistry, we combine academic excellence with entrepreneurial drive to address global challenges. Our patented electrochemical technology offers an efficient, scalable, and green solution for crude glycerol, paving the way for cleaner and more sustainable industrial practices. We offer a cost-effective approach based at the process plants of individual biodiesel producers, using mild conditions at lower break-even volumes than traditional production methods. Moreover, our electrochemical process utilises waste carbon dioxide, allowing greater circularity and generating a new revenue stream to biodiesel producers.

Our team

Bio: Adriano Randi is the CEO of R3VTech with a PhD in chemistry and is a specialist in electrochemical flow processes. Adriano has previous experience at Procter & Gamble and as startup founder of a photovoltaic company in Brazil. He holds a BSc in Environmental Engineering with 6+ years of experience in the operation of a multinational manufacturing plant. Adriano oversees the strategic direction of R3VTech.

Bio: Benjamin Buckley is Professor of Synthetic Chemistry at Loughborough University. He has over 20 years experience in green chemistry and is an expert in carbon dioxide utilisation and electrochemical processing. He is a CoI on the £4.2m UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular chemical Economy Centre and has several industry sponsored collaborations based around the implication of novel green technologies. Professor Buckley directs efforts concerned with optimisation of the reactor chemistry and with integrity of the organization, creating policies that protect intellectual assets.

Bio: Jin Xuan is Professor of Sustainable Processes, Associate Dean (Research & Innovation), Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences at University of Surrey, he is also Director of the UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Chemical Economy. He is the recipient of the Philip Leverhulme Prize of Engineering in 2022 for his pioneering research on Energy and AI, and the Beilby Medal and Prize, jointly from the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) in 2020 for his work that ‘has exceptional practical significance in chemical engineering, applied materials science, energy efficiency or a related field’. He also led the UKRI Circular Chemistry Centre winning the IChemE Global Award for Sustainability in 2023. His main contribution is to oversees the current technology separator helping with scale-up strategy and create relevant organization policy.

Bio: Corentin graduated from the University of Paris-Sorbonne in France with a BSc in Organic chemistry (2016) and an MSc in Organic Chemistry (2018). His PhD was completed under the guidance of Prof. Kevin Lam, focused on the medicinal electrosynthesis of organometallic anticancer drugs. He further sharpened his expertise in electrochemistry and flow chemistry at the Loughborough University, UK, under the supervision of Prof. Benjamin Buckley. He is a process chemist in the spin-out company R3V tech with Adriano Randi, developing new electrochemical methods for valorising chemical products. He aims to explore and optimise new non-conventional methods in synthetic organic chemistry accessing otherwise difficult-to-achieve reactions.

Bio: Lokesh completed his MChem in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 2021 at Loughborough University. His PhD, under the supervision of Prof. Benjamin Buckley, is focused on batch and flow electrochemical organic synthesis utilising carbon dioxide, sponsored by Lubrizol. He is a process chemist at R3V Tech, working on scaling up the reactions using flow electrochemistry.