Current projects
The focus of research activities of the Centre for Molecular and
Material Sciences concentrates on four main areas.
These are:
ADSORPTION PROCESSES
Low and high pressure fundamental gas adsorption by porous materials
Dilute solution adsorption-purification process analysis and development
Solution and gas adsorption kinetics modeling
Surface modification for adsorption process interpretation and
development
SENSORS AND SENSOR DEVELOPMENT
Flow injection analysis applications
Sensor development for opaque and complex systems
Micro-Total Analytical Systems (m-TAS)
Fundamental analysis of metal speciation – ultra-low level detection in
drinking water purification processes
Virtual instrument development
PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS
Extraction method development for chromatographic analyses
Disinfectant level monitoring in water distribution systems
Research instrument development and control
Fundamental adsorption engineering research
Industrial quality assurance and HACCP
NANO-BIO-TECHNOLOGY
Ion-channel modeling via porous materials
Porous materials for controlled release technology
Growth of inorganic oxide particles within surface chemistry modified
activated carbon systems
Inorganic oxide array development for biomolecule sensing
Bio-leaching processes applied to colloidal suspensions