PSDC site, The University of Queensland

	Dr. Lian Liu (Centre Manager)

BSc, MEng (North eastern University, China) PhD (UQ)

Contact Details:

Ph: +61-7-3365 8591
Fax: +61-7-3365 4199
email: lianl@cheque.uq.edu.au

Areas of Expertise:

Fluidized bed and spouted bed coating
Agglomeration and granulation.

Powder mixing and sintering

Comminution

Research Interests:

Synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles
Fluidized bed and spouted bed coating and granulation
Fundamentals of granulation

Professional Background:

1994-present

Senior Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland

1992-1994

Senior Materials Engineer Carrier Transicold
(Singapore)

1991-1992

Materials Engineer, Seacold Technolgy Pty Ltd.
(Singapore)

Selected publications:

Buelna, G., Lin, Y.S., Liu, L.X. and Litster, J.D., Structural and Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Granular Alumina Catalysts, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 42 (3), 442-447, 2003.

Liu, L.X., D.J. Golchert, N.W. Page, D. Page, and J.D. Litster, Strength and attrition resistance of agglomerates and particulate coatings, Powder Technology, 130, 415-420, 2003.

D. J. Golchert, J.D. Litster, L. X. Liu, The use of X-ray micro-tomography to characterize agglomerate structure, World Congress on Particle Technology 4, July 21-25, Sydney, 2002.

Liu, L.X. and Litster, J.D., Population balance modeling of granulation with a physically based coalescence kernel, Chemical Engineering Science, 57, 2183-21912, 2002.

Liu, L.X., Litster, J.D., Iveson, S.M. and Ennis, B.J., Coalescence of deformable granules in wet granulation process, AIChE J., Vol. 46, No.3 (2000), 529-646.

Liu, L.X. and Litster, J.D., 1993. Spouted bed coating: The effect of process parameters on maximum coating rate and elutriation. Powder Technology, 74, 215-230.

Liu, L.X. and Litster, J.D., 1993. Coating mass distribution from a spouted bed seed coater. Powder Technology, 74, 259-270.

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