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Research Awards

The staff at the Applied Centre for Structural and Synchrotron Studies are involved in interesting collaborative research with many high profile industry partners.  Funding is obtained through the industry partners, Australian competitive granting bodies, State Governments and other sources.

The contracts listed below are those in which ACeSSS staff members have been involved as Chief Investigators since 2004. 

Anglo Platinum Management Services

•  Principal component analysis applied to ToF-SIMS identification of PGM and gangue minerals, 2006-2007

ARC Linkage Projects

• The recovery of Cu from chalcopyrite-pyrite containing concentrates, ores and tailings, Rio Tinto, 2002-2006

• Synchrotron microprobe metallurgical case studies, State Government of Victoria and Rio Tinto, 2005-2007

• Control of aggregate structure, settling and dewatering in mineral tailings processing, Rio Tinto, 2006-2008

• Optimisation of coal flotation performance, BMA, 2005-2007

• Development of dry coated pigment particles: durability and dispersion, Tiwest, 2006-2009

• Evaluation of reaction mechanisms and products in acid rock drainage treatments, AMIRA (Zinifex, Rio Tinto, PT Freeport Indonesia, Teck Cominco Canada) 2006-2008

• Neutralising mineral reactions in acid mine drainage control, AMIRA (BHPBilliton, Rio Tinto, Newcrest, PT Freeport Indonesia) 2002-2005

• Electronic and optical properties of doped titanium dioxide, Tiwest, 2003-2005

• Covalent immobilisation of growth factors on plasma modified titanium for achieving enhanced bone growth and bonding in implant prosthetics, TGR Biosciences, Portland Orthopedics, 2003-2005

ARC Special Research Initiatives

• Real time control and data analysis of remote synchrotron microprobe experiments, 2004-2006

ARC Linkage Infrastructure

• South Australian supercluster facility, 2006

• A national T-ray facility, 2006

Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)

• Development of cost effective and improved acid rock drainage assessment for coal process wastes, BMA Coal, Anglo Coal, Capcoal, 2006-2007

BHP-Billiton

• Synchrotron case studies of chalcopyrite leaching using synchrotron XPS, 2004

Ondeo-Nalco

• An investigation into the mechanism of crystal growth modifiers, 2003-2004

• The mechanism of interaction of crystal growth modifiers with gibbsite surfaces during nucleation and growth, 2006

Rio Tinto

• Slurry structure modification by designed aggregate formation for effective flocculation, primary dewatering and stabilisation, 2004-2005

• Development of High Power Ultrasonics for Improved Settling and Consolidation of Clay Wastes,  2006-2009

• Investigation of nickel laterite ore fundamental mineralogy and treatment opportunities: pilot project, 2004

State Government of South Australia

• Synchrotron demand survey, 2004

• New information for minerals processing, Premiers Science and Research Fund, Rio Tinto and BHP-Billiton, 2006-2008

• South Australia's access to the Australian synchrotron, STI Directorate, 2006

• Wark nanocoating for orthopaedic and dental implants, Bioinnovation SA, 2006

State Government of Victoria

• Industrially focused synchrotron end-stations:  An Australian-Canadian Collaboration, 2003-2007

Synchrotron instrument time

• Synchrotron microprobe analysis of nickel containing minerals, Advanced Light Source 2005

• XPS analysis of the hydrolysis and oxidation mechanisms of metal sulphide minerals, Access to Major Research Facilities, Advanced Light Source, 2004, 2005 and 2006

• X-ray scattering from supersaturated caustic aluminate solutions, Australian Synchrotron Research Program (ChemMatCARS, Advanced Photon Source), 2003 and 2005

• Surface and bulk X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis of metal sulphide minerals, Access to Major Research Faciltieis, Elettra (Italy) 2003 and 2004

• Stress corrosion cracking of nickel alloys, Advanced Photon Source, 2005

 

 

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