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Profiles
Dr Paul Sutton
Technical Specialist
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
Since graduating with a 1st Class BSc Hons in Environmental Science from the University of Plymouth I completed a Ph.D. in 2000 entitled "The quantitative isolation of 'insoluble organic matter' (IOM) from sediments and bacteria and its attempted dissolution using the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride-aluminium (III) chloride" under the supervision of Professor Steve Rowland.
I have completed two Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships. The first investigated the nutritional status of soils and grasses in the Shimba Hills National Reserve, Kenya, a collaboration between the University of Plymouth (John Maskall) and Imperial College, London (Professor Ian Thornton) on behalf of The People's Trust for Endangered Species. The second (NERC; 2000-2003), investigated the molecular characterisation of chromatographically 'unresolved complex mixtures, (UCMs) obtained from crude oils using preparative-gas chromatography, "Hydrocarbon 'humps' a forgotten petroleum fraction" under the supervision of Professor Rowland and Dr Anthony Lewis.
Between 2000-2008 I was employed as a Scientific Officer in the School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Sciences.
In 2008 I was seconded to a two-year Joint Industry Project co-ordinated by Oil Plus Ltd., Newbury, U.K., on behalf of five oil companies: BG Group, BP, Chevron, Nalco and Total. The purpose of this project was to develop a method for the quantification of C80 tetraacids 'ARN' acids in crude oils.
In 2011 my role changed to a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences. My current research interests include developing chromatographic separation techniques for organic geochemistry applications, especially isolation of high molecular weight organic compounds and the application of high temperature gas chromatography (HTGC) and HTGC coupled with mass spectrometry.
Qualifications
1st Class BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (1995), University of Plymouth
PhD Organic Geochemistry (2000), University of Plymouth
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
JournalsBaldanza, A, Bizzarri, R, Boschi, C, Famiani, F, Frondini, F, Lezzerini, M, Rowland, SJ and Sutton, PA (2022) CO2 degassing carbonate conduits in Early Pleistocene marine clayey deposits from Southwestern Unbria (Central Italy). Minerals 12(7), 819; https://doi.org/10.3390/min12070819
Articles
(2023) 'Investigating the Chemical Composition of Lanolin Waste to Improve the Production of Sustainable Natural Fibre Materials' ChromCom 1, (7) 18-25 , DOI
(2022) 'Characterizations and comparison of low sulfur fuel oils compliant with 2020 global sulfur cap regulation for international shipping' Marine Pollution Bulletin 180, 113791-113791 , DOI
(2022) 'CO2-Degassing Carbonate Conduits in Early Pleistocene Marine Clayey Deposits in Southwestern Umbria (Central Italy)' Minerals 12, (7) 819-819 , DOI
(2021) 'MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil' Marine Pollution Bulletin 171, 112917-112917 , DOI
(2020) 'Ambrein: a minor, but common constituent of mammalian faeces?' Natural Product Research 1-6 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Biosynthesis of ambrein in ambergris: evidence from isotopic data and identification of possible intermediates' Natural Product Research 1-7 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Volatile and semi-volatile components of jetsam ambergris' Natural Product Research 1-6 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'The duration and magnitude of Cretaceous cool events: Evidence from the northern high latitudes' Geological Society of America Bulletin , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Archaeal and bacterial glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT) lipids in environmental samples by high temperature-gas chromatography with flame ionisation and time-of-flight mass spectrometry detection' Organic Geochemistry 121, 10-21 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Further spectral and chromatographic studies of ambergris' Natural Product Research 1-7 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Intravenous injection of unfunctionalized carbon-based nanomaterials confirms the minimal toxicity observed in aqueous and dietary exposures in juvenile rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss )' Environmental Pollution , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Chromatographic and spectral studies of jetsam and archived ambergris' Natural Product Research , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Class Type Separation of the Polar and Apolar Components of Petroleum' ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 89, (5) 2919-2927 , DOI Open access
(2016) 'Spectral and chromatographic characterisation of the onoceroid, ambrane: A potential novel biological marker' Organic Geochemistry 102, 106-109 , DOI Open access
(2016) 'From ether to acid: a plausible degradation pathway of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers' Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , DOI Open access
(2015) 'Coupling of marine and continental oxygen isotope records during the Eocene-Oligocene transition' Geological Society of America Bulletin 128, (3-4) 502-510 , DOI Open access
(2014) 'Determination of the Content of C-80 Tetraacids in Petroleum' ENERGY & FUELS 28, (9) 5657-5669 , DOI
(2014) 'A Multi-Proxy Study of the PETM at the Zumaia Section, northern Spain' Rendiconti online della Società Geologica Italiana 31, 147-148 , DOI
(2014) 'Reply to comment on "Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain" by Manners et al. [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 376 (2013) 220-230]' EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS 395, 294-295 , DOI
(2013) 'Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain' Earth and Planetary Science Letters 376, 220-230 , DOI
(2013) 'Association of Hg2+ with aqueous (C60)n aggregates facilitates increased bioavailability of Hg2+ in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)' Environ Sci Technol 47, 9997-10004 , DOI
(2013) 'Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain' Earth and Planetary Science Letters 376, 220-230 , DOI
(2013) 'Studies of long chain lipids in insects by high temperature gas chromatography and high temperature gas chromatography-mass spectrometry' J Chromatogr A 1297, 236-240 , DOI
(2012) 'High temperature gas chromatography-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (HTGC-ToF-MS) for high-boiling compounds' J Chromatogr A 1243, 69-80 , DOI
(2011) 'Microbial biodegradation of aromatic alkanoic naphthenic acids is affected by the degree of alkyl side chain branching' ISME JOURNAL 5, (3) 486-496 , DOI
(2010) 'Mass spectrometry of polycyclic tetracarboxylic ('ARN') acids and tetramethyl esters' Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 24, (21) 3195-3204 , DOI
(2010) 'Identification of a Novel Ester Obtained during Isolation of C-80 ("ARN") Tetraprotic Acids from an Oilfield Pipeline Deposit' ENERGY & FUELS 24, (10) 5579-5585 , DOI
(2007) 'Retention characteristics of aromatic hydrocarbons on silica and aminopropyl-modified monolithic columns in normal-phase HPLC' Journal of Separation Science 30, (17) 2900-2909
(2007) 'Analysis of 'ARN' naphthenic acids by high temperature gas chromatoagraphy and high performance liquid chromatography' Journal of Separation Science 30, (3) 375-380
(2007) 'Unresolved complex mixtures of aromatic hydrocarbons: Thousands of overlooked persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic contaminants in mussels' Environmental Science & Technology 41, (2) 457-464
(2006) 'Unresolved Complex Mixtures of Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Thousands of Overlooked Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Contaminants in Mussels' Environmental Science & Technology 41, (2) 457-464 , DOI
(2005) 'Isolation of individual hydrocarbons from the unresolved complex hydrocarbon mixture of a biodegraded crude oil using preparative capillary gas chromatography' Organic Geochemistry 36, (6) 963-970
(2002) 'Concentrations of major and trace elements in soil and grass at Shimba Hills National Reserve, Kenya' Applied Geochemistry 17, (8) 1003-1016
(2002) 'Concentrations of major and trace elements in soil and grass at Shimba Hills National Reserve, Kenya' Applied Geochemistry 17, (8) 1003-1016
(2000) 'Attempted dissolution of 'insoluble organic matter' from Methanococcus jannaschii and Rostherne Mere (UK) sediment with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride/aluminium (III) chloride' Ancient Biomolecules 2, 195-207
'Analysis of miscellaneous non-ambergris organic jetsam beach deposits' , DOI
'MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil' Marine Pollution Bulletin , DOI Open access
Conference Papers
(2004) 'Analytical and toxicological methods for identification of unresolved complex mixtures ('humps') of hydrocarbons in the environment' A529-A529
Presentations and posters
'GCxGC-ToF-MS Identification of Compounds in the Toxic Hydrocarbon Unresolved Complex Mixture (UCM) of Crude Oils'
Other Publications
Sutton, P.A., Tuthorn, M. and Newton, J. (2019): Use of compound specific delta¹³C stable isotope analysis for intact triacylglycerides using high temperature gas chromatography up to 430°C. ChemRxiv. Preprint. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.9933236.v1
Use of compound specific δ13C stable isotope analysis for intact triacylglcerides using high temperature gas chromatography up to 430°C. ChemRxiv , DOI Open access