Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland

Listing of Thesis Topics and Authors

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Last entry on line (in brackets) shows the total number of pages with the number of pages in the Appendices.

Allen, David Simplified web based risk calculator (web pages)

Austin, Fiona On-line particle size distributions using image processing (114/54)

Bain, Roderick Microencapsulation of Prawn Feed Using Chitin (59/16)

Bierhuizen, Christine Determination of the Rate and Extent of Oxidation of Copper Tailings (61/35)

Brannock, Matthew Automated operation of laboratory heat exchanger rig (49/9)

Carey, Niall Diffusion of oxygen in soot beds (40/12)

Cheong, Jennifer Capillary Electrophoresis in Quantifying Nitrosomonas Europaea Biomass Yield (142/69)

Chin, Jason Observations of shrinkage during coal gasification (145/93)

Chua, Choon Hao Effect of Carbon Diffusion rate on the Nucleation of Diamond Crystals (42/9)

Chung, Hui-shen Spray drying of sugar rich foods (44/11)

Chung Hui-Yu The Measurement of Secondary Nucleation Threshold (57/30)

Drake, Andrew SMACS (95/51)

Eades, Jennifer Drying of bagasse (31/8)

Forrest, Sarah Granulation in a high shear mixer (80/29)

Giles, Sarah Acid mine generation from coal waste (69/38)

Gilfillan, William Thermophilic Anaerobic Sludge Digestion Characteristics Using Mesophilic Inoculum (89/68)

Grantham, Tim Numerical solution of uncertain dynamic models (67/38)

Hastie, Frances Adsorption equilibria and kinetics in porous media (227/130)

Jacumsen, Tarla Investigation of pseudo first order reaction rates and methanogenic activity within a temperature-phased reactor system (55/32)

Kelly, Damien Washing Sugar in a batch centrifuge (120/70)

Kettle, Belinda Biodegradable Polymer Blends (69/19)

Kolominskas, Chaim Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Wastewater Treatment (69/25)

Kraal, Stephen Risk analysis web site (web pages)

Kunst, Peter Microwave assisted dessicant drying of flowers (47/17)

Leong, Keith Combustion of coal in a fluidised bed (62/18)

Maher, Michael The Separation of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Australian Fish Oils (62/24)

Marsh, Toby Settling Characteristics of QAL Red Mud (61/27)

Mason, Lawrence Flame stability of blended coals (35/7)

McEown, Colin Heron Island Research Station Laboratory Wastewater Treatment System (87/20)

McFayden, Paul Relationship of beach slope to yield stress (68/23)

McGahey, Steven Synthesis of diamond or DLC by flame/hot wire techniques (45/15)

McLennan, Andrew Thermodynamics of dioxin formation (94/39)

McMahon, Benjamin Diamond synthesis using DC-arc plasma jet (42/12)

McTavish, Jane Decolourisation of wastewater by activated carbon in a fluidised bed adsorber (54/23)

Meadows, Cameron The Effects of Ageing on Biodegradable Starch Plastic Films (84/30)

Meaney, Karl Effect of Particle Size Distribution on Tailings Rheology and Pumping (19/0)

Mohd Said, Mohd Sobri Diamond From Graphite (48/9)

Nashed, Gena The Effect of Food Additives on Starch (71/21)

Ollerenshaw, Evan Impact mixing of free flowing solids (68/2)

Peel, Christine Using polymers to model a biological system (105/56)

Reinke, David Design and Construction of a Pilot Plant For Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste (59/31)

Scholl, Matthew Cleaner technology for hide curing (51/16)

Simpson, Grahame Colour Management for Roof Tile Manufacturers (61/19)

Szczepanski, Darren Factors Influencing NOx Emissions at Tarong and Stanwell Power Stations (46/12)

Tan, Su Yin Microscopic sizing of sugar crystals using image analysis (135/102)

Taylor, Andrew The extraction of squalene from the components of deep-sea shark liver oils using (a) the crystallisation of urea complexes, (b) liquid-liquid solvent extraction. (57/21)

Taylor, Jon Squalene from shark liver oil (32/1)

van den Berg, Arie The Production of "Good" Creamed Honey (38/0)

Williams, Tristan Structural Study of Xerogels (46/11)

Wong, Vin Kee Microencapsulation amino acids for prawn feed additives (46/5)