Dr Peter Jarvis
Lecturer
Location: Building 39, Cranfield campus
E: p.jarvis@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1234 750111 x3374
Sustainable Systems
Current activities
Dr Peter Jarvis is research active in the field of drinking water treatment. Primarily, his research activities are in the development and delivery of research projects with Yorkshire Water. He is the principal investigator on two projects funded by Yorkshire Water to offer a more robust and sustainable treatment strategy for removal of natural organic matter compounds from drinking water:
- 'TiO2 for natural organic matter removal' (EPSRC & Yorkshire Water funded)
- 'Rapid fractination for water characterisation' (Yorkshire Water funded).
Primarily the aim of this work is to understand the link between raw water character and the impact this has on drinking water treatment.
Peter’s other research focus is on the characterisation and engineering of aggregates formed in water treatment which have helped establish Cranfield’s Centre for Water Science as one of the leading players in this area. Peter has recently begun work on an EPSRC First Grant Award on ‘Characterising problem particles in water treatment’.
In addition, Peter is Course Director of the Water and Wastewater Engineering/Technology postgraduate programme (full-time and part-time).
Clients
- Yorkshire Water
- EPSRC
- Orica Watercare
- Water Innovate
- United Utilities
- Anglian Water
- Christ-Kennicott Water Technology.
Background
Dr Peter Jarvis has been working in the Centre for Water Science since May 2005. Having obtained his PhD in Water Treatment from Cranfield University in 2004, he worked at Anglian Water in industrial research and development before rejoining Cranfield University in 2005 as a Post Doctoral Research Officer in the Centre for Water Science. In 2007, he became a member of academic staff when he was made an Academic Fellow and was promoted to lecturer in 2009.
His current research interests centre on applied research in drinking water treatment with a focus on solid-liquid separation processes and particle characterisation. Peter is currently the Yorkshire Water Lecturer in Water Sciences and looks after strategic research between the Centre for Water Science and Yorkshire Water. Dr Peter Jarvis has over 30 journal papers and conference communications to his name.
Selected publications
• Dutta, S., Parsons, S. A., Bhattacharjee, C., Jarvis, P., Datta, S., Bandyopadhyay, S. (2009). Kinetic study of adsorption and photo-decolorization of Reactive Red 198 on TiO2 surface. Chemical Engineering Journal 155 (3), 674-679.
• Jarvis, P., Buckingham, P., Holden, B. and Jefferson, B. (2009). Low energy ballasted flotation. Water Research, 43(14). 3427-3434.
• Mergen, M.R.D., Jefferson, B., Parsons, S. A. and Jarvis, P. (2008). Magnetic ion-exchange resin treatment: Impact of water type and resin use. Water Research, 42(8-9), 1977-1988.
• Jarvis, P., Mergen, M., Banks, J., McIntosh, B., Parsons, S. A. and Jefferson, B. (2008). Pilot scale comparison of enhanced coagulation with magnetic resin + coagulation systems. Environmental Science and Technology, 42 (4), 1276-1282.
• Jarvis, P., Parsons, S. A., Henderson, R., Nixson, N. and Jefferson, B. (2008). The practical application of fractal dimension in water treatment practice – the impact of polymer dosing. Separation Science and Technology, 43 (7), 1785-1797.
• Jarvis, P., Jefferson, B. and Parsons, S. A. (2008). The impact of NOM floc structure using different treatment options. Journal of the American Water Works Association, 100 (1), 64-73.
• Jarvis, P., Smith, R. and Parsons, S. A. (2007). Bromate formation during drinking water treatment: an assessment of modelling approaches. Ozone: Science & Engineering, 29 (6), 429-442.
• Jarvis, P., Jefferson, B. and Parsons, S. A. (2006). Floc structural characteristics using conventional coagulation for a high DOC, low alkalinity ground water source. Water Research, 40 (14), 2727-2737.
• Sharp, E., Jarvis, P., Parsons, S.A. and Jefferson, B. (2006). The impact of zeta potential on the physical properties of ferric-NOM flocs. Environmental Science and Technology, 40 (12), 3934-3940.
• Sharp, E. L., Jarvis, P., Parsons, S.A. and Jefferson, B. (2006). Impact of fractional character on the coagulation of NOM. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 286 (1-3), 104-111.
• Jarvis, P., Jefferson, B. and Parsons, S. A. (2005). The impact of the natural organic matter to coagulant ratio on floc structural properties. Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 8919-8924.
