Monaghan, Brian J.

Overview

Professor Brian Monaghan has been an active lecturer and researcher in materials engineering at the University of Wollongong (UOW) for more than 10 years.He is a pyrometallurgist who believes passionately that if the sustainability, energy, and greenhouse gas challenges currently facing the planet are to be addressed, we need strong engagement from the engineering and scientific communities. His expertise lies in the kinetics and thermodynamics of high temperature metals processing. He is the Director of the Engineering Materials Strength at UOW as well as leader of the UOW PYRO Group. Within the Steel Research Hub (SRH), he is a member of the Research Management Committee, providing leadership to the Sustainable Steel Manufacturing Program, as well as being actively involved in several projects, including:

Obtaining Value from Steel Plant Waste
The effect of Ti on the kinetics of phosphorous removal during BOS steelmaking
Effect of Retained BOS Slag on Refractory Wear
Professor Monaghan is also involved in a number of other external funded research projects.These include:

3D Characterization of Coke
Gaseous Iron Reduction
Effect of Slag Structure on Interfacial Tension
Phosphorous Partitioning in Slags
CaO/Al2O3 Ratio Effects on Interfacial Tension of Slags
Evaluation of the Productivity Limits in the Blast Furnace Lower Zone

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Interfacial Tension in the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-(MgO) Liquid Slag–Solid Oxide Systems Published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2015	The kinetics of reaction of a coke analogue in CO2 gas Published in Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy
2014	Flow of molten slag through a coke packed bed Published in ISIJ Internationa
2008	Formation of a mineral layer during coke dissolution into liquid iron and its influence on the kinetics of coke dissolution rate Published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2007	Observations of the mineral matter present at the coke/iron interface during coke dissolution Published in ISIJ Internationa

Available for Collaborative Projects

Head Of

ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Manufacturing Academic Leader of Sustainable Steel Manufacturing Program
University of Wollongong (Organization) Director of the Steel Research Strength

Member Of

AIST Member
AusIMM Member
ISIJ Member

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	Comparison of the mineralogy of iron ore sinters using a range of techniques Published In Minerals Volume 9 Pages 333-1 - 333-17 ISSN 2075-163X Altmetric
2019	In situ neutron diffraction study of the reduction of New Zealand ironsands in dilute hydrogen mixtures Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 128 Pages 183 - 192 ISSN 0371-9553 Altmetric
2019	Phosphorus Partition and Phosphate Capacity of TiO2 Bearing Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Slags Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 59 Pages 839 - 847 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2019	Self-sintering of BOS Filter Cake for Improved Recyclability Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 59 Pages 432 - 441 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2019	Sticking-Free Reduction of Titanomagnetite Ironsand in a Fluidized Bed Reactor Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 50 Pages 1729 - 1744 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2019	Understanding the Self-Sintering Process of BOS Filter Cake for Improving Its Recyclability Published In Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy Volume 5 Pages 429 - 441 Altmetric
2018	Degradation of ferritic stainless steels at 1200 °C in air Published In Materials and Corrosion Volume 69 Pages 63 - 75 ISSN 0043-2822 Altmetric
2018	Effect of cooling rate on microstructural evolution and hardness of self-shielded arc weld deposits containing 1 wt% aluminium Published In Welding in the World Volume 62 Pages 685 - 697 ISSN 0043-2288 Altmetric
2018	Novel multi-stage aluminium production: part 1 – thermodynamic assessment of carbosulphidation of Al2O3/bauxite using H2S and sodiothermic reduction of Al2S3 Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 127 Pages 91 - 102 ISSN 0371-9553 Altmetric
2018	Phosphorus partition and phosphate capacity of basic oxygen steelmaking slags Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 58 Pages 1965 - 1971 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2018	Sintering of Iron Ores in a Millipot in Comparison with Tablet Testing and Industrial Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 49B Pages 2285 - 2297 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2018	The effect of calcium aluminates on the coke analogue gasification Published In Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy Volume 225 Pages 18 - 25 ISSN 0016-2361 Altmetric
2018	The effect of combinations of iron-bearing minerals and quartz on coke reactivity Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Volume 45 Pages 685 - 691 ISSN 0301-9233 Altmetric
2017	A review of phosphorus partition relations for use in basic oxygen steelmaking Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Volume 44 Pages 721 - 731 ISSN 0301-9233 Altmetric
2017	Interfacial Tension in the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-(MgO) Liquid Slag–Solid Oxide Systems Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume Online First Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2017	Metallic Iron Effects on Coke Analog Carbon Bonding and Reactivity Published In Steel Research International Volume 88 Pages 1700039-1 - 1700039-10 ISSN 1611-3683 Altmetric
2017	Novel multi-stage aluminium production: part 2 - experimental investigation on carbosulphidation of Al2O3 using H2S and sodiothermic reduction of Al2S3 Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 126 Pages 245 - 258 ISSN 0371-9553 Altmetric
2017	Optimising the welding conditions to determine the influence of shielding gas on fume formation rate and particle size distribution for gas metal arc welding Published In Welding in the World Volume 61 Pages 473 - 481 ISSN 0043-2288 Altmetric
2016	Behavior of New Zealand ironsand during iron ore sintering Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 47 Pages 330 - 343 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2016	Breakaway oxidation behaviour of ferritic stainless steels at 1150 °C in humid air Published In Corrosion Science Volume 108 Pages 11 - 22 ISSN 0010-938X Altmetric
2016	Dispersion of lime in coke analogue and its effect on gasification in CO2 Published In Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy Volume 182 Pages 73 - 79 ISSN 0016-2361 Altmetric
2016	Effect of addition of mill scale on sintering of iron ores Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 47 Pages 2848 - 2860 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2016	Effect of mineral matter on the reactivity of coke and its replication in a coke analogue Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 56 Pages 1553 - 1558 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2016	Effects of sintering materials and gas conditions on formation of silico-ferrites of calcium and aluminium during iron ore sintering Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 56 Pages 1138 - 1147 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2016	Mineral phase formation and zinc removal during sintering of filter cake wastes Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 56 Pages 505 - 512 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2015	Dynamic wetting of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO liquid oxide on MgAl2O4 spinel Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 46 Pages 208 - 219 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2015	Effect of slag composition on wettability of oxide inclusions Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 55 Pages 1834 - 1840 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2015	High temperature oxidation behaviour of ferritic stainless steel SUS 430 in humid air Published In Metals and Materials International Volume 21 Pages 251 - 259 ISSN 1225-9438 Altmetric
2015	Morphology and composition changes of spinel (MgAl2O4) inclusions in steel Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Volume 42 Pages 185 - 193 ISSN 0301-9233 Altmetric
2015	Reactivity of coke ash on alumina-carbon blast furnace hearth refractories Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 55 Pages 1849 - 1858 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2015	The kinetics of reaction of a coke analogue in CO2 gas Published In Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy Volume 154 Pages 45 - 51 ISSN 0016-2361 Altmetric
2015	Weld metal microstructures of hardfacing deposits produced by self-shielded flux-cored arc welding Published In Australasian Welding Journal Volume 60 Pages 40 - 48
2014	A coke analogue for the study of the effects of minerals on coke reactivity Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 54 Pages 528 - 633 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2014	Characterisation of coke packed beds after liquid slag flow at 1 500°C by image analysis Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 54 Pages 1790 - 1796 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2014	Characteristics of oxide scale formed on ferritic stainless steels in simulated reheating atmosphere Published In Surface and Coatings Technology Volume 258 Pages 257 - 267 ISSN 0257-8972 Altmetric
2014	Flow of molten slag through a coke packed bed Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 54 Pages 820 - 826 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2014	Kinetic analysis of silicothermic process under flowing argon atmosphere Published In Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly Volume 53 Pages 17 - 25 ISSN 0008-4433 Altmetric
2014	Reactivity of coke ash on aluminosilicate blast furnace hearth refractories Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 54 Pages 810 - 819 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2014	Thermodynamic considerations of the corrosion of nickel ferrite refractory by Na3AlF6-AlF3-CaF2-Al 2O3 bath Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 123 Pages 93 - 103 Altmetric
2013	Alternative Al production methods: Part 1 – a review of indirect carbothermal routes Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 122 Pages 87 - 104 ISSN 0371-9553 Altmetric
2013	Alternative Al production methods: Part 2 – thermodynamic analyses of indirect carbothermal routes Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 122 Pages 113 - 121 ISSN 0371-9553 Altmetric
2013	Corrosion of nickel ferrite refractory by Na3AlF6-AlF3-CaF2-Al2O3 bath Volume 33 Pages 2761 - 2765 Altmetric
2013	Development of a bonding phase within titanomagnetite-coal compacts Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 53 Pages 1152 - 1160 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2013	Flow of molten slag through coke channels Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 53 Pages 1172 - 1179 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2013	Strength and bonding in reduced ironsand-coal compacts Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Volume 40 Pages 381 - 389 ISSN 0301-9233 Altmetric
2011	Techniques in the study of carbon transfer in ironmaking Published In Steel Research International Volume 82 Pages 505 - 511 ISSN 1611-3683 Altmetric
2011	The effect of sulfur concentration in liquid iron on mineral layer formation during coke dissolution Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 42 Pages 642 - 651 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2010	Carbon Transfer in the Lower Zone of a Blast Furnace Published In Steel Research International Volume 81 Pages 829 - 833 ISSN 1611-3683 Altmetric
2010	Influence of shielding gas on fume formation rate and particle size distribution for optimised GMAW Published In Australasian Welding Journal Volume 55 Pages 39 - 48
2010	Liquid Iron Wetting of Calcium Aluminates Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 50 Pages 1707 - 1712 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2010	The effect of voltage and metal transfer mode on particulate fume size during the GMAW of plain carbon steel Published In Rivista Italiana della Saldatura Volume 62 Pages 765 - 772
2010	The effect of voltage and metal-transfer mode on particulate fume size during the GMAW of plain carbon steel Published In Welding in the World Volume 54 Pages R249 - R256 ISSN 0043-2288
2010	The effects of an applied voltage on the corrosion characteristics of dense MgO Published In Engineering Volume 2 Pages 496 - 501 Altmetric
2009	Analysis of fume formation rate and fume particle composition for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of plain carbon steel using different shielding gas compositions Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 49 Pages 416 - 420 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2009	Evaluation of Chracterisation techniques for particulate weld fume morphology Published In Australasion Welding Journal Volume 54 Pages 43 - 48
2009	Rapid reduction of copper sulfide (Cu2S) with elemental Fe and Mg using electrical discharge assisted meachanical milling (EDAMM) Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 486 Pages 492 - 496 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2009	Self-reported health symptoms, cardiovascular risk and fume exposure in welders Published In Journal of Health, Safety and Environment Volume 25 Pages 223 - 230 ISSN 0815-6409
2008	Determination of thermal histories of coke in blast furnace through X-ray analysis Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Volume 35 Pages 38 - 42 ISSN 0301-9233 Altmetric
2008	Formation of a mineral layer during coke dissolution into liquid iron and its influence on the kinetics of coke dissolution rate Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 39B Pages 418 - 430 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2008	Influence of Shielding Gas on Fume Size Morphology and Particle Composition for Gas Metal Arc Welding Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 28 Pages 1570 - 1576 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2008	Kinetics of Spinel Formation and Growth during Dissolution of MgO in CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 Slag Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 39B Pages 643 - 648 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2007	Austenite stability in Fe-Mn-Si based shape memory alloys Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 430 Pages 107 - 115 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2007	Observations of the mineral matter present at the coke/iron interface during coke dissolution Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 47 Pages 973 - 981 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	Dissolution of Sapphire and Alumina–Magnesia Particles in CaO–SiO 2 –Al 2 O 3 Liquid Slags Published In Advanced Real Time Imaging II: Cutting-Edge Techniques in Materials Science Studies Publisher Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG Pages 61 - 73 ISBN 9783030061425 Altmetric

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2018	Characterisation of self-sintering BOS dust Published In ICS 2018 - 7th International Congress on Science and Technology of Steelmaking: The Challenge of Industry 4.0
2018	Steel Dephosphorisation using CaO-SiO 2 -MgO-FetO-(MnO-Al 2 O 3 -P2O 5 ) Slag Systems Published In ICS 2018 - 7th International Congress on Science and Technology of Steelmaking: The Challenge of Industry 4.0
2016	Characterisation and Resource Development of Steel Plant By-Product Streams Published In Chemeca 2016: Chemical Engineering - Regeneration, Recovery and Reinvention Pages 352 - 362
2016	Characterisation of Steelplant By-Products to Realise the Value of Fe and Zn Published In Proc. 7th European Coke and Ironmaking Congress Pages 1017 - 1026
2016	Development of a new phosphorus partition relation for Australian steelmakers Published In Chemeca 2016: Chemical Engineering - Regeneration, Recovery and Reinvention Pages 223 - 234
2016	Reactivity of Selected Oxide Inclusions with CaO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂-(MgO) Slags Published In Advances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts 2016 Pages 135 - 143 Altmetric
2016	The Effect of Binary and Ternary Mineral Combinations on the Reactivity of a Coke Analogue Published In Proc. 7th European Coke and Ironmaking Congress Pages 519 - 528
2015	Fundamental coke kinetic studies using a coke analogue Published In 2015 AISTech Conference Proceedings Pages 56 - 63
2014	A new approach to investigating coke reactivity Published In Celebrating the Megascale: Proceedings of the Extraction and Processing Division Symposium on Pyrometallurgy in Honor of David G.C. Robertson Pages 519 - 527 Altmetric
2014	A novel approach to mineral effects on coke reactivity Published In Innovation of Ironmaking Technologies amd Future International Collaboration to Overcome Energy & Resource Restrictions in Accordance with Environments Pages 149 - 156
2014	The Kinetics of the reactivity of a coke analogue with carbon dioxide Published In The 5th Australia-China-Japan Joint Symposium on Iron and Steelmaking Pages 1 - 8
2013	Aluminium production route through carbosulfidation of alumina utilising H2S Published In High Temperature Processing Symposium 2013 Pages 33 - 35
2013	Behaviour of New Zealand ironsand during iron ore sintering Published In The 5th Annual High Temperature Processing Symposium Pages 86 - 88
2013	Blast furnace hearth refractory and coke ash mineral interactions Published In Chemeca 2013: Challenging Tomorrow Pages 270 - 277
2013	Characteristics of Interface between MgAl2O4 Spinel and CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO Slag Published In Proceedings of the 3rd Indonesian Iron and Steel Conference Pages 144 - 159
2013	Inclusion reactivity: morphology and composition changes of spinel (MgAl2O4) in steel Published In Chemeca 2013: Challenging Tomorrow Pages 147 - 153
2013	Interfacial assessment of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO slags on MgAl2O4 spinel Published In Chemeca 2013: Challenging Tomorrow Pages 154 - 160
2013	Production of aluminum sulfide through carbosulfidation utilising H2S Published In Light Metals: TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition Pages 1299 - 1304 Altmetric
2013	Spinel (MgAl2O4) reactivity in molten steel Published In Materials Science and Technology Conference Pages 499 - 506
2013	The dynamic wetting characteristics of ladle slags on spinel Published In Materials Science and Technology Conference Pages 507 - 514
2013	The effect of slag basicity on spinal inclusion wettability Published In High Temperature Processing Symposium 2013 Pages 44 - 47
2012	A novel laboratory technique for introducing inclusion to liquid steel Published In Scanmet iv Pages 1 - 10
2012	Development of a metallurgical coke analogue to Investigate the effects of coke mineralogy on coke reactivity Published In Scanmet IV, 4th International Conference on Process Development in Iron and Steelmaking, Volume 1 Pages 147 - 156
2012	Thermodynamic assessment of aluminium production through carbosulphidation route Published In Chemeca 2012: Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference Pages 1 - 14
2012	Why do we need new inclusion experimental techniques? Published In 4th Annual High Temperature Processing Symposium Pages 63 - 66
2011	A study into bonding within reduced titanomagnetite-coal compacts Published In Iron Ore 2011 Pages 459 - 469
2011	Flow of liquid slag through coke channels Published In High Temperature Processing Symposium 2011 Pages 65 - 67
2011	Flow of slag through coke channels at 1500C Published In CHEMECA 2011: Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering Pages 1 - 11
2011	Influence of coke ash on blast furnace hearth behaviour Published In CHEMECA 2011: Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering Pages 1 - 14
2011	Nickel Ferrite - Does it have potential as a sidewall material? Published In Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Aluminium Smelting Technology Conference. Pages 1 - 11
2011	The influence of copper content of welding wires on the fume formation rates in gas metal arc welding of steel Published In 6th Asian Pacific IIW International Congress and 56th WTIA Annual Conference Page p. S401
2010	Kinetcis of silicothermic reduction of clacined dolomite in flowing argon atmosphere Published In High Temperature Processing Symposium 2010 Pages 77 - 79
2010	Magnesium: current and alternative production routes Published In Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering
2010	Some comments on the study of metallurgical coke and its use in the iron blast furnace: understanding process fundamentals through laboratory studies Published In High Temperature Processing Symposium 2010 Pages 41 - 42
2009	Distribution of impurities in magnesium via silicothermic reduction Published In European Metallurgical Conference Pages 1401 - 1415
2009	Ilmenite processing in thermal plasma during electric discharge mechanical milling Published In International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts Pages 1173 - 1182
2009	In-situ measurements of the kinetics of spinel growth on MgO slag (CaO-A2O3-SiO2) couples Published In Molten2009, Proceedings of the VIII International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts Pages 123 - 130
2009	Influence of shielding gas on fume formation rate for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of plain carbon steel Published In Trends in Welding Research - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference Pages 436 - 442
2009	The effect of voltage and metal-transfer mode on particulate fume size during the GMAWof plain-carbon steel Published In International Institute of Welding 62nd Annual Assembly
2009	The wetting of liquid iron carbon on aluminate minerals formed during coke dissolution in iron Published In 5th International Congress on the Science and Technology of Ironmaking Pages 1190 - 1193
2009	Thermodynamic modelling of high temperature systems Published In Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering Pages 1 - 16
2008	Coke dissolution in liquid iron - The effect of coke mineral matter Published In 3rd International Conference on Process Development in Iron and Steelmaking [SCANMET III] Pages 245 - 254
2008	Sulphide formation during coke dissolution in liquid iron Published In 3rd International Conference on Process Development in Iron and Steelmaking [SCANMET III] Pages 135 - 144
2008	The fundamentals of coke dissolution in the deadman area of the blast furnace Published In Proceedings of the Second Japan-Australia-China Symposium On Iron And Steelmaking 7-9th April Pages A04 p1 on CD - A04 p16 on CD

Investigator On

Year	Title
2019 - 2024	Zero-CO2 production of essential technological metals Awarded by: New Zealand Government Funding Scheme: Endeavour Fund
2017 - 2020	Phosphorous and Iron Recovery from Steelmaking Slag for Effective Recycling Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2017 - 2019	Characterising the degradation of cokes made from Australian coals and subjected to simulated blast furnace operating conditions Awarded by: Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) Funding Scheme: Grant
2016	Mineralogy effects on the 3D porosity evolution of coke and coke reactivity Awarded by: Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) Funding Scheme: Grant
2014	Technologies to enhance the value of NZ's offshore Ironsand resource Awarded by: New Zealand Government Funding Scheme: Contestable Science: Energy and Minerals
2013	A Coke Analogue to Examine the Effect of Mineralogy on Coke Reactivity Awarded by: Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) Funding Scheme: Grant
2013	The Australian Steel Manufacturing Research Hub Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
2009	Breakthrough Technology for Primary Aluminium Awarded by: CSIRO Funding Scheme: National Research Flagship Collaboration Fund
2009	The Fundamentals of Liquid Flow Through A Reactive Packed Bed Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Potential Supervision Topics

Phosphorous and Iron Recovery from Steelmaking Slag for Effective Recycling

Phosphorous (P) is one of the most detrimental impurities in steel, decreasing its low-temperature toughness. Changing ore grades in Australia with increasing P content, are placing a substantial proportion of these ore products at a competitive disadvantage. To reduce higher price penalties for high P ores, a new treatment methodology is required whereby more P is removed from steel plant streams.

Effective removal of P directly from iron ores (e.g. beneficiation, high temperature roasting, leaching) has, to this point, proven to be impractical or very difficult. P removal is thermodynamically unfavourable in blast furnace ironmaking and has to be removed from the iron (hot metal) through hot metal pre-treatment and steelmaking processes. The slags produced in these latter processes are high in P and cannot readily be recycled, hence, the research focus has shifted towards (1) lowering the level of P in steelmaking material streams, thereby allowing higher rates of recycling within the steel plant; and (2) the production of a P-rich slag which could potentially be utilised externally, such as in the agricultural area.

This project aims to understand the underlying principles that control P partitioning in slags.

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Effect of Retained BOS Slag on Refectory Wear (PhD4)
Doctor of Philosophy	High Temperature Processing of New Zealand Titanomagnetite Ironsand	Prabowo, Sigit
Doctor of Philosophy	High Temperature processing of New Zealand Ironsand	Zhang, Ao
Doctor of Philosophy	Phase Evolution during Irons and Reduction	Bjaereborn, Oscar
Doctor of Philosophy	Recycling of Steel by Means of Spontaneous Combustion	Berry, Matthew

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Metallurgy, University of Strathclyde, Glassgow, UK 1996
B Science (Hon) in Metallurgy, University of Strathclyde, Glassgow, UK 1989

Awards And Honors

AIST Kent D. Peaslee Award, conferred by Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), 2019
ACARP Research Excellence Award, conferred by ACARP, 2018
John A. Brodie Medal Certificate of Merit, conferred by Chemeca, 2016
John A Brodie Medal, conferred by Chemeca, 2011
Sir William Hudson Memorial Award, conferred by Australasian Welding Journal, 2010
Sir William Hudson Memorial Award, conferred by Australiasian Welding Journal, 2006
Netzsch Thermophysical Properties Award for Young Scientists, conferred by The Sixteenth European Conference on Thermophysical Properties , 2002

Keywords

interfacial tension, inclusions, coke, coke analogue
dephosphorization

Located In Facility

Building 1, Room 124

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6341-3588 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Interfacial Tension in the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-(MgO) Liquid Slag–Solid Oxide Systems Published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2015	The kinetics of reaction of a coke analogue in CO2 gas Published in Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy
2014	Flow of molten slag through a coke packed bed Published in ISIJ Internationa
2008	Formation of a mineral layer during coke dissolution into liquid iron and its influence on the kinetics of coke dissolution rate Published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2007	Observations of the mineral matter present at the coke/iron interface during coke dissolution Published in ISIJ Internationa

Head Of

ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Manufacturing Academic Leader of Sustainable Steel Manufacturing Program
University of Wollongong (Organization) Director of the Steel Research Strength

Member Of

AIST Member
AusIMM Member
ISIJ Member

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	Comparison of the mineralogy of iron ore sinters using a range of techniques Published In Minerals Volume 9 Pages 333-1 - 333-17 ISSN 2075-163X Altmetric
2019	In situ neutron diffraction study of the reduction of New Zealand ironsands in dilute hydrogen mixtures Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 128 Pages 183 - 192 ISSN 0371-9553 Altmetric
2019	Phosphorus Partition and Phosphate Capacity of TiO2 Bearing Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Slags Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 59 Pages 839 - 847 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2019	Self-sintering of BOS Filter Cake for Improved Recyclability Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 59 Pages 432 - 441 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2019	Sticking-Free Reduction of Titanomagnetite Ironsand in a Fluidized Bed Reactor Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 50 Pages 1729 - 1744 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2019	Understanding the Self-Sintering Process of BOS Filter Cake for Improving Its Recyclability Published In Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy Volume 5 Pages 429 - 441 Altmetric
2018	Degradation of ferritic stainless steels at 1200 °C in air Published In Materials and Corrosion Volume 69 Pages 63 - 75 ISSN 0043-2822 Altmetric
2018	Effect of cooling rate on microstructural evolution and hardness of self-shielded arc weld deposits containing 1 wt% aluminium Published In Welding in the World Volume 62 Pages 685 - 697 ISSN 0043-2288 Altmetric
2018	Novel multi-stage aluminium production: part 1 – thermodynamic assessment of carbosulphidation of Al2O3/bauxite using H2S and sodiothermic reduction of Al2S3 Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 127 Pages 91 - 102 ISSN 0371-9553 Altmetric
2018	Phosphorus partition and phosphate capacity of basic oxygen steelmaking slags Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 58 Pages 1965 - 1971 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2018	Sintering of Iron Ores in a Millipot in Comparison with Tablet Testing and Industrial Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 49B Pages 2285 - 2297 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2018	The effect of calcium aluminates on the coke analogue gasification Published In Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy Volume 225 Pages 18 - 25 ISSN 0016-2361 Altmetric
2018	The effect of combinations of iron-bearing minerals and quartz on coke reactivity Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Volume 45 Pages 685 - 691 ISSN 0301-9233 Altmetric
2017	A review of phosphorus partition relations for use in basic oxygen steelmaking Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Volume 44 Pages 721 - 731 ISSN 0301-9233 Altmetric
2017	Interfacial Tension in the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-(MgO) Liquid Slag–Solid Oxide Systems Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume Online First Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2017	Metallic Iron Effects on Coke Analog Carbon Bonding and Reactivity Published In Steel Research International Volume 88 Pages 1700039-1 - 1700039-10 ISSN 1611-3683 Altmetric
2017	Novel multi-stage aluminium production: part 2 - experimental investigation on carbosulphidation of Al2O3 using H2S and sodiothermic reduction of Al2S3 Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 126 Pages 245 - 258 ISSN 0371-9553 Altmetric
2017	Optimising the welding conditions to determine the influence of shielding gas on fume formation rate and particle size distribution for gas metal arc welding Published In Welding in the World Volume 61 Pages 473 - 481 ISSN 0043-2288 Altmetric
2016	Behavior of New Zealand ironsand during iron ore sintering Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 47 Pages 330 - 343 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2016	Breakaway oxidation behaviour of ferritic stainless steels at 1150 °C in humid air Published In Corrosion Science Volume 108 Pages 11 - 22 ISSN 0010-938X Altmetric
2016	Dispersion of lime in coke analogue and its effect on gasification in CO2 Published In Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy Volume 182 Pages 73 - 79 ISSN 0016-2361 Altmetric
2016	Effect of addition of mill scale on sintering of iron ores Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 47 Pages 2848 - 2860 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2016	Effect of mineral matter on the reactivity of coke and its replication in a coke analogue Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 56 Pages 1553 - 1558 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2016	Effects of sintering materials and gas conditions on formation of silico-ferrites of calcium and aluminium during iron ore sintering Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 56 Pages 1138 - 1147 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2016	Mineral phase formation and zinc removal during sintering of filter cake wastes Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 56 Pages 505 - 512 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2015	Dynamic wetting of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO liquid oxide on MgAl2O4 spinel Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 46 Pages 208 - 219 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2015	Effect of slag composition on wettability of oxide inclusions Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 55 Pages 1834 - 1840 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2015	High temperature oxidation behaviour of ferritic stainless steel SUS 430 in humid air Published In Metals and Materials International Volume 21 Pages 251 - 259 ISSN 1225-9438 Altmetric
2015	Morphology and composition changes of spinel (MgAl2O4) inclusions in steel Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Volume 42 Pages 185 - 193 ISSN 0301-9233 Altmetric
2015	Reactivity of coke ash on alumina-carbon blast furnace hearth refractories Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 55 Pages 1849 - 1858 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2015	The kinetics of reaction of a coke analogue in CO2 gas Published In Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy Volume 154 Pages 45 - 51 ISSN 0016-2361 Altmetric
2015	Weld metal microstructures of hardfacing deposits produced by self-shielded flux-cored arc welding Published In Australasian Welding Journal Volume 60 Pages 40 - 48
2014	A coke analogue for the study of the effects of minerals on coke reactivity Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 54 Pages 528 - 633 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2014	Characterisation of coke packed beds after liquid slag flow at 1 500°C by image analysis Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 54 Pages 1790 - 1796 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2014	Characteristics of oxide scale formed on ferritic stainless steels in simulated reheating atmosphere Published In Surface and Coatings Technology Volume 258 Pages 257 - 267 ISSN 0257-8972 Altmetric
2014	Flow of molten slag through a coke packed bed Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 54 Pages 820 - 826 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2014	Kinetic analysis of silicothermic process under flowing argon atmosphere Published In Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly Volume 53 Pages 17 - 25 ISSN 0008-4433 Altmetric
2014	Reactivity of coke ash on aluminosilicate blast furnace hearth refractories Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 54 Pages 810 - 819 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2014	Thermodynamic considerations of the corrosion of nickel ferrite refractory by Na3AlF6-AlF3-CaF2-Al 2O3 bath Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 123 Pages 93 - 103 Altmetric
2013	Alternative Al production methods: Part 1 – a review of indirect carbothermal routes Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 122 Pages 87 - 104 ISSN 0371-9553 Altmetric
2013	Alternative Al production methods: Part 2 – thermodynamic analyses of indirect carbothermal routes Published In Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Volume 122 Pages 113 - 121 ISSN 0371-9553 Altmetric
2013	Corrosion of nickel ferrite refractory by Na3AlF6-AlF3-CaF2-Al2O3 bath Volume 33 Pages 2761 - 2765 Altmetric
2013	Development of a bonding phase within titanomagnetite-coal compacts Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 53 Pages 1152 - 1160 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2013	Flow of molten slag through coke channels Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 53 Pages 1172 - 1179 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2013	Strength and bonding in reduced ironsand-coal compacts Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Volume 40 Pages 381 - 389 ISSN 0301-9233 Altmetric
2011	Techniques in the study of carbon transfer in ironmaking Published In Steel Research International Volume 82 Pages 505 - 511 ISSN 1611-3683 Altmetric
2011	The effect of sulfur concentration in liquid iron on mineral layer formation during coke dissolution Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 42 Pages 642 - 651 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2010	Carbon Transfer in the Lower Zone of a Blast Furnace Published In Steel Research International Volume 81 Pages 829 - 833 ISSN 1611-3683 Altmetric
2010	Influence of shielding gas on fume formation rate and particle size distribution for optimised GMAW Published In Australasian Welding Journal Volume 55 Pages 39 - 48
2010	Liquid Iron Wetting of Calcium Aluminates Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 50 Pages 1707 - 1712 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2010	The effect of voltage and metal transfer mode on particulate fume size during the GMAW of plain carbon steel Published In Rivista Italiana della Saldatura Volume 62 Pages 765 - 772
2010	The effect of voltage and metal-transfer mode on particulate fume size during the GMAW of plain carbon steel Published In Welding in the World Volume 54 Pages R249 - R256 ISSN 0043-2288
2010	The effects of an applied voltage on the corrosion characteristics of dense MgO Published In Engineering Volume 2 Pages 496 - 501 Altmetric
2009	Analysis of fume formation rate and fume particle composition for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of plain carbon steel using different shielding gas compositions Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 49 Pages 416 - 420 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2009	Evaluation of Chracterisation techniques for particulate weld fume morphology Published In Australasion Welding Journal Volume 54 Pages 43 - 48
2009	Rapid reduction of copper sulfide (Cu2S) with elemental Fe and Mg using electrical discharge assisted meachanical milling (EDAMM) Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 486 Pages 492 - 496 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2009	Self-reported health symptoms, cardiovascular risk and fume exposure in welders Published In Journal of Health, Safety and Environment Volume 25 Pages 223 - 230 ISSN 0815-6409
2008	Determination of thermal histories of coke in blast furnace through X-ray analysis Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Volume 35 Pages 38 - 42 ISSN 0301-9233 Altmetric
2008	Formation of a mineral layer during coke dissolution into liquid iron and its influence on the kinetics of coke dissolution rate Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 39B Pages 418 - 430 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2008	Influence of Shielding Gas on Fume Size Morphology and Particle Composition for Gas Metal Arc Welding Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 28 Pages 1570 - 1576 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric
2008	Kinetics of Spinel Formation and Growth during Dissolution of MgO in CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 Slag Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 39B Pages 643 - 648 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2007	Austenite stability in Fe-Mn-Si based shape memory alloys Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 430 Pages 107 - 115 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2007	Observations of the mineral matter present at the coke/iron interface during coke dissolution Published In ISIJ Internationa Volume 47 Pages 973 - 981 ISSN 0915-1559 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	Dissolution of Sapphire and Alumina–Magnesia Particles in CaO–SiO 2 –Al 2 O 3 Liquid Slags Published In Advanced Real Time Imaging II: Cutting-Edge Techniques in Materials Science Studies Publisher Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG Pages 61 - 73 ISBN 9783030061425 Altmetric

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2018	Characterisation of self-sintering BOS dust Published In ICS 2018 - 7th International Congress on Science and Technology of Steelmaking: The Challenge of Industry 4.0
2018	Steel Dephosphorisation using CaO-SiO 2 -MgO-FetO-(MnO-Al 2 O 3 -P2O 5 ) Slag Systems Published In ICS 2018 - 7th International Congress on Science and Technology of Steelmaking: The Challenge of Industry 4.0
2016	Characterisation and Resource Development of Steel Plant By-Product Streams Published In Chemeca 2016: Chemical Engineering - Regeneration, Recovery and Reinvention Pages 352 - 362
2016	Characterisation of Steelplant By-Products to Realise the Value of Fe and Zn Published In Proc. 7th European Coke and Ironmaking Congress Pages 1017 - 1026
2016	Development of a new phosphorus partition relation for Australian steelmakers Published In Chemeca 2016: Chemical Engineering - Regeneration, Recovery and Reinvention Pages 223 - 234
2016	Reactivity of Selected Oxide Inclusions with CaO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂-(MgO) Slags Published In Advances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts 2016 Pages 135 - 143 Altmetric
2016	The Effect of Binary and Ternary Mineral Combinations on the Reactivity of a Coke Analogue Published In Proc. 7th European Coke and Ironmaking Congress Pages 519 - 528
2015	Fundamental coke kinetic studies using a coke analogue Published In 2015 AISTech Conference Proceedings Pages 56 - 63
2014	A new approach to investigating coke reactivity Published In Celebrating the Megascale: Proceedings of the Extraction and Processing Division Symposium on Pyrometallurgy in Honor of David G.C. Robertson Pages 519 - 527 Altmetric
2014	A novel approach to mineral effects on coke reactivity Published In Innovation of Ironmaking Technologies amd Future International Collaboration to Overcome Energy & Resource Restrictions in Accordance with Environments Pages 149 - 156
2014	The Kinetics of the reactivity of a coke analogue with carbon dioxide Published In The 5th Australia-China-Japan Joint Symposium on Iron and Steelmaking Pages 1 - 8
2013	Aluminium production route through carbosulfidation of alumina utilising H2S Published In High Temperature Processing Symposium 2013 Pages 33 - 35
2013	Behaviour of New Zealand ironsand during iron ore sintering Published In The 5th Annual High Temperature Processing Symposium Pages 86 - 88
2013	Blast furnace hearth refractory and coke ash mineral interactions Published In Chemeca 2013: Challenging Tomorrow Pages 270 - 277
2013	Characteristics of Interface between MgAl2O4 Spinel and CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO Slag Published In Proceedings of the 3rd Indonesian Iron and Steel Conference Pages 144 - 159
2013	Inclusion reactivity: morphology and composition changes of spinel (MgAl2O4) in steel Published In Chemeca 2013: Challenging Tomorrow Pages 147 - 153
2013	Interfacial assessment of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO slags on MgAl2O4 spinel Published In Chemeca 2013: Challenging Tomorrow Pages 154 - 160
2013	Production of aluminum sulfide through carbosulfidation utilising H2S Published In Light Metals: TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition Pages 1299 - 1304 Altmetric
2013	Spinel (MgAl2O4) reactivity in molten steel Published In Materials Science and Technology Conference Pages 499 - 506
2013	The dynamic wetting characteristics of ladle slags on spinel Published In Materials Science and Technology Conference Pages 507 - 514
2013	The effect of slag basicity on spinal inclusion wettability Published In High Temperature Processing Symposium 2013 Pages 44 - 47
2012	A novel laboratory technique for introducing inclusion to liquid steel Published In Scanmet iv Pages 1 - 10
2012	Development of a metallurgical coke analogue to Investigate the effects of coke mineralogy on coke reactivity Published In Scanmet IV, 4th International Conference on Process Development in Iron and Steelmaking, Volume 1 Pages 147 - 156
2012	Thermodynamic assessment of aluminium production through carbosulphidation route Published In Chemeca 2012: Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference Pages 1 - 14
2012	Why do we need new inclusion experimental techniques? Published In 4th Annual High Temperature Processing Symposium Pages 63 - 66
2011	A study into bonding within reduced titanomagnetite-coal compacts Published In Iron Ore 2011 Pages 459 - 469
2011	Flow of liquid slag through coke channels Published In High Temperature Processing Symposium 2011 Pages 65 - 67
2011	Flow of slag through coke channels at 1500C Published In CHEMECA 2011: Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering Pages 1 - 11
2011	Influence of coke ash on blast furnace hearth behaviour Published In CHEMECA 2011: Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering Pages 1 - 14
2011	Nickel Ferrite - Does it have potential as a sidewall material? Published In Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Aluminium Smelting Technology Conference. Pages 1 - 11
2011	The influence of copper content of welding wires on the fume formation rates in gas metal arc welding of steel Published In 6th Asian Pacific IIW International Congress and 56th WTIA Annual Conference Page p. S401
2010	Kinetcis of silicothermic reduction of clacined dolomite in flowing argon atmosphere Published In High Temperature Processing Symposium 2010 Pages 77 - 79
2010	Magnesium: current and alternative production routes Published In Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering
2010	Some comments on the study of metallurgical coke and its use in the iron blast furnace: understanding process fundamentals through laboratory studies Published In High Temperature Processing Symposium 2010 Pages 41 - 42
2009	Distribution of impurities in magnesium via silicothermic reduction Published In European Metallurgical Conference Pages 1401 - 1415
2009	Ilmenite processing in thermal plasma during electric discharge mechanical milling Published In International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts Pages 1173 - 1182
2009	In-situ measurements of the kinetics of spinel growth on MgO slag (CaO-A2O3-SiO2) couples Published In Molten2009, Proceedings of the VIII International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts Pages 123 - 130
2009	Influence of shielding gas on fume formation rate for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of plain carbon steel Published In Trends in Welding Research - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference Pages 436 - 442
2009	The effect of voltage and metal-transfer mode on particulate fume size during the GMAWof plain-carbon steel Published In International Institute of Welding 62nd Annual Assembly
2009	The wetting of liquid iron carbon on aluminate minerals formed during coke dissolution in iron Published In 5th International Congress on the Science and Technology of Ironmaking Pages 1190 - 1193
2009	Thermodynamic modelling of high temperature systems Published In Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering Pages 1 - 16
2008	Coke dissolution in liquid iron - The effect of coke mineral matter Published In 3rd International Conference on Process Development in Iron and Steelmaking [SCANMET III] Pages 245 - 254
2008	Sulphide formation during coke dissolution in liquid iron Published In 3rd International Conference on Process Development in Iron and Steelmaking [SCANMET III] Pages 135 - 144
2008	The fundamentals of coke dissolution in the deadman area of the blast furnace Published In Proceedings of the Second Japan-Australia-China Symposium On Iron And Steelmaking 7-9th April Pages A04 p1 on CD - A04 p16 on CD

Investigator On

Year	Title
2019 - 2024	Zero-CO2 production of essential technological metals Awarded by: New Zealand Government Funding Scheme: Endeavour Fund
2017 - 2020	Phosphorous and Iron Recovery from Steelmaking Slag for Effective Recycling Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2017 - 2019	Characterising the degradation of cokes made from Australian coals and subjected to simulated blast furnace operating conditions Awarded by: Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) Funding Scheme: Grant
2016	Mineralogy effects on the 3D porosity evolution of coke and coke reactivity Awarded by: Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) Funding Scheme: Grant
2014	Technologies to enhance the value of NZ's offshore Ironsand resource Awarded by: New Zealand Government Funding Scheme: Contestable Science: Energy and Minerals
2013	A Coke Analogue to Examine the Effect of Mineralogy on Coke Reactivity Awarded by: Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) Funding Scheme: Grant
2013	The Australian Steel Manufacturing Research Hub Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
2009	Breakthrough Technology for Primary Aluminium Awarded by: CSIRO Funding Scheme: National Research Flagship Collaboration Fund
2009	The Fundamentals of Liquid Flow Through A Reactive Packed Bed Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Potential Supervision Topics

Phosphorous and Iron Recovery from Steelmaking Slag for Effective Recycling

Phosphorous (P) is one of the most detrimental impurities in steel, decreasing its low-temperature toughness. Changing ore grades in Australia with increasing P content, are placing a substantial proportion of these ore products at a competitive disadvantage. To reduce higher price penalties for high P ores, a new treatment methodology is required whereby more P is removed from steel plant streams.

Effective removal of P directly from iron ores (e.g. beneficiation, high temperature roasting, leaching) has, to this point, proven to be impractical or very difficult. P removal is thermodynamically unfavourable in blast furnace ironmaking and has to be removed from the iron (hot metal) through hot metal pre-treatment and steelmaking processes. The slags produced in these latter processes are high in P and cannot readily be recycled, hence, the research focus has shifted towards (1) lowering the level of P in steelmaking material streams, thereby allowing higher rates of recycling within the steel plant; and (2) the production of a P-rich slag which could potentially be utilised externally, such as in the agricultural area.

This project aims to understand the underlying principles that control P partitioning in slags.

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Effect of Retained BOS Slag on Refectory Wear (PhD4)
Doctor of Philosophy	High Temperature Processing of New Zealand Titanomagnetite Ironsand	Prabowo, Sigit
Doctor of Philosophy	High Temperature processing of New Zealand Ironsand	Zhang, Ao
Doctor of Philosophy	Phase Evolution during Irons and Reduction	Bjaereborn, Oscar
Doctor of Philosophy	Recycling of Steel by Means of Spontaneous Combustion	Berry, Matthew

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Metallurgy, University of Strathclyde, Glassgow, UK 1996
B Science (Hon) in Metallurgy, University of Strathclyde, Glassgow, UK 1989

Awards And Honors

AIST Kent D. Peaslee Award, conferred by Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), 2019
ACARP Research Excellence Award, conferred by ACARP, 2018
John A. Brodie Medal Certificate of Merit, conferred by Chemeca, 2016
John A Brodie Medal, conferred by Chemeca, 2011
Sir William Hudson Memorial Award, conferred by Australasian Welding Journal, 2010
Sir William Hudson Memorial Award, conferred by Australiasian Welding Journal, 2006
Netzsch Thermophysical Properties Award for Young Scientists, conferred by The Sixteenth European Conference on Thermophysical Properties , 2002

Keywords

interfacial tension, inclusions, coke, coke analogue
dephosphorization

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