RMIT Rheology Group

Publications

• Comparison between classical Kelvin-Voigt and fractional derivative Kelvin-Voigt models in prediction of linear viscoelastic behaviour of waste activated sludge
• Predicting the apparent viscosity and yield stress of mixtures of primary, secondary and anaerobically digested sewage sludge: Simulating anaerobic digesters
• Influence of gas injection on viscous and viscoelastic properties of Xanthan gum
• Rheological characterisation of thermally-treated anaerobic digested sludge: Impact of temperature and thermal history
• Possible use of biosolids in fired-clay bricks
• Mixing characteristics of sludge simulant in a model anaerobic digester
• A review of wet air oxidation and Thermal Hydrolysis technologies in sludge treatment
• Optimum solids concentration for solids suspension and solid-liquid mass transfer in agitated vessels
• Flow regimes in the mixing of municipal sludge simulant using submerged, recirculating jets
• Rheological characterisation of biologically treated and non-treated putrescible food waste
• A study of gas emissions during the firing process from bricks incorporating biosolids
• Flow patterns in the mixing of sludge simulant with jet recirculation system
• Enhancing Impeller Power Efficiency and Solid-Liquid Mass Transfer in an Agitated Vessel with Dual Impellers through Process Intensification
• Measuring active volume using electrical resistance tomography in a gas-sparged model anaerobic digester
• Cavern Formation in Non-Newtonian Media in a Vessel Agitated by Submerged Recirculating Liquid Jets
• Control of themixing time in vessels agitated by submerged recirculating jets
• Evolution of flow regimes in non-Newtonian liquids under gas sparging
• Accelerating the spread of the active mixing region in a sludge simulant using submerged jets
• Continuous Production of Janus and Composite Liquid Marbles with Tunable Coverage
• Biotreatment of formaldehyde-contaminated air in a trickle bed bioreactor
• An overview of biological processes and their potential for CO2 capture
• Evaluation of thermal hydrolysis efficiency of mechanically dewatered sewage sludge via rheological measurement
• Net positive energy wastewater treatment plant via thermal pre-treatment of sludge: A theoretical case study
• Intensification of sonochemical reactions in solid-liquid systems under fully suspended condition
• The influence of injection velocity and relaxation time on the spreading of tracers in viscoelastic liquids agitated by submerged, recirculating jets with low reynolds numbers
• The viscoelastic characterisation of thermally-treated waste activated sludge
• A proposal for recycling theworld's unused stockpiles of treated wastewater sludge (biosolids) in fired-clay bricks
• Synergy of combined free nitrous acid and Fenton technology in enhancing anaerobic digestion of actual sewage waste activated sludge
• Solid-liquid mass transfer in sonicated agitated vessels with high concentration slurries
• Improvement of anaerobic digestion of sewage mixed sludge using free nitrous acid and Fenton pre-treatment
• Role of regression analysis and variation of rheological data in calculation of pressure drop for sludge pipelines
• CFD Modeling of Active Volume Creation in a Non-Newtonian Fluid Agitated by Submerged Recirculating Jets
• Anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge with cellulose, protein, and lipids: Role of rheology and digestibility
• Impact of gas injection on the apparent viscosity and viscoelastic property of waste activated sewage sludge
• Submerged Recirculating Liquid Jet Mixing: A Comparison of Nozzle Orientation and Tank Aspect Ratio
• Evaluation of single and two stage anaerobic digestion of landfill leachate: Effect of pH and initial organic loading rate on volatile fatty acid (VFA) and biogas production
• Impact of gas injection on physicochemical properties of waste activated sludge: A linear relationship between the change of viscoelastic properties and the change of other physiochemical properties
• Impact of rheological properties of substrate on anaerobic digestion and digestate dewaterability: New insights through rheological and physico-chemical interaction
• Rheological measurements as indicators for hydrolysis rate, organic matter removal, and dewaterability of digestate in anaerobic digesters
• Rheological characterization of thermal hydrolysed waste activated sludge
• Bubble rise velocity and bubble size in thickened waste activated sludge: Utilising electrical resistance tomography (ERT)
• Optimization of feed and extractant concentration for the liquid–liquid extraction of volatile fatty acids from synthetic solution and landfill leachate
• Comparison of mesophilic and thermophilic methane production potential of acids rich and high-strength landfill leachate at different initial organic loadings and food to inoculum ratios
• Rheological characterisation of primary and secondary sludge: Impact of solids concentration
• Impact of temperature and duration of thermal treatment on different concentrations of anaerobic digested sludge: Kinetic similarity of organic matter solubilisation and sludge rheology
• The apparent viscosity and yield stress of mixtures of primary and secondary sludge: Impact of volume fraction of secondary sludge and total solids concentration
• Predicting the apparent viscosity and yield stress of digested and secondary sludge mixtures
• Impact of thermal treatment on the rheological properties and composition of waste activated sludge: COD solubilisation as a footprint of rheological changes
• Variation in physical and mechanical properties of fired-clay bricks incorporating ETP biosolids
• Rheological measurements as a tool for monitoring the performance of high pressure and high temperature treatment of sewage sludge
• The laminar/turbulent transition in a sludge pipeline
• Formation of hollow granules from liquid marbles: Small scale experiments
• The viscoelastic behaviour of raw and anaerobic digested sludge: Strong similarities with soft-glassy materials
• A quantitative framework for the formation of liquid marbles and hollow granules from hydrophobic powders
• Hydrodynamics study of sludge in anaerobic digesters
• Clear model fluids to emulate the rheological properties of thickened digested sludge
• Clear model fluid with similar rheological behavior of municipal sludge
• Proxy model materials to simulate the elastic properties of digested municipal sludge
• Rheological characterisation of municipal sludge: A review
• Electrochemically induced actuation of liquid metal marbles
• Rheology of a primary and secondary sewage sludge mixture: Dependency on temperature and solid concentration
• Liquid metal marbles
• An analysis of the thermodynamic conditions for solid powder particles spreading over liquid surface
• The impact of temperature on the rheological behaviour of anaerobic digested sludge
• Good practice groundwork: Managing initial meetings with higher degree research students
• Enhanced electrochemical heavy metal ion sensor using liquid metal marbles-Towards on-chip application
• The rheological behaviour of anaerobic digested sludge
• Phase retrieval tomography in the presence of noise
• Liquid marble formation: Spreading coefficients or kinetic energy?
• Producing hollow granules from hydrophobic powders in high-shear mixer granulators
• Proxy model materials to simulate the elastic properties of digested municipal sludge.
• Clear model fluid with similar rheological behavior of municipal sludge
• Self-assembly of C@FeO nanopillars on 2D-MOF for simultaneous removal of microplastic and dissolved contaminants from water
• Determination of risk of spontaneous waste ignition and leachate quality for open municipal solid waste dumpsite
• Carbon encapsulated iron oxide for simultaneous Fenton degradation and adsorption of cationic and anionic dyes from water
• Arsenic immobilization in soil affected by mining waste using waste‐derived functional hydrochar and iron‐encapsulated materials
• Shear and solid-liquid separation behaviour of anaerobic digested sludge across a broad range of solids concentrations
• Formation mechanisms and mechanical properties of anaerobic lagoon scum
• Characterising sedimentation velocity of primary waste water solids and effluents
• Synthesis of functional hydrochar from olive waste for simultaneous removal of azo and non-azo dyes from water
• Solid-state anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and cardboard in a pilot-scale auto-fed continuous stirred tank reactor system
• Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and cardboard in different mixing ratios: Impact of ultrasound pre-treatment on soluble organic matter and biogas generation potential at varying food to inoculum ratios
• Revealing the mechanisms for potassium ferrate affecting methane production from anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge
• Constitutive modelling and pipeline flow of thixotropic viscoplastic wastewater sludge
• Impact of methodological artifact on digested sludge flow curve measurement