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Dr Kien Loi Nguyen

BE (Chemical Engineering, Monash University, 1974)
PhD (Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne, 1978)

Senior Lecturer, Australian Pulp and Paper Institute

email: Loi.nguyen@eng.monash.edu.au
tel: +61 3 9905 3429
fax: +61 3 9905 3413
Room 113, Building 59 Engineering

Professional Appointments

  • 1990-present: Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University
  • 1984-1989: Technical Superintendent, Australian Paper Manufacturer (AMCOR)
  • 1982-1984: Senior Process Engineer, Australian Paper Manufacturer (AMCOR)
  • 1979-1982: Research Engineer, Research and Technology department (AMCOR)
  • 1979- Tutor: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne

Awards

  • Vice Chancellor's Special Commendation Award for distinguished service to postgraduate supervision for 2005

Professional Affiliations 

  • Fellow of IChemE
  • Member of Appita
  • Editorial Member of Appita Journal
  • Member of Editorial Board of Korean Tappi
  • Member of Editorial Board of O Papel
  • Member of Tappi
  • Project Manager-De-inking and Recycle (CRC for Smart Print). 

Current Research and Professional Interests

  • Pulping and bleaching of wood and non-wood fibres
  • De-inking of recycled fibres

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

  • K. L. Nguyen, H. Liang, 'A proposed heterogeneous kinetic model for oxygen delignification of kraft pulps' Fundamental Advances in the Pulp and Paper Industry, The 1998 AIChE Forest Products Symposium Series No. 322, Vol. 95, 37-42 (1999) 
  • S. Mirams and K. L. Nguyen 'Kinetics of kraft pulping of eucalyptus globulus' Fundamentals and Applications in Pulping, Paper Making and Chemical Preparation 1995 AIChE Symposium Series No 311, Vol 92, 1-9 (1996)

Journal Papers

  • Nishi K. Bhardwaj, Vinh Q. Dang and Kien L. Nguyen ‘Determination of Carboxyl Content in High-Yield Kraft Pulps using Photoacoustic Rapid Scan Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy’ Manuscript ac0605952 accepted for publication in Analytical Chemistry on 18th July, 2006.
  • Tuan D. Duong, Kien L. Nguyen, and Manh Hoang ‘Isotherm sorption of Cd2+, Co2+ and Ni2+ onto high yield kraft fibres’ Manuscript YJCIS_12267 accepted for publication in J. Colloids and Interface 18 July, 2006.
  • Tuan D. Duong, Kien L. Nguyen, and Manh Hoang ‘Competitive sorption of Na+ and Ca2+ ions on unbleached kraft fibres - A kinetics and equilibrium study’ In Press, Corrected Proof Manuscript, Available online 02 June 2006 in J. Colloids and Interface.
  • Nishi K. Bhardwaj, Viet Hoang and Kien L. Nguyen ‘A comparative study of the effect of refining on physical and electrokinetic properties of various cellulosic fibres’ BITE 995 Bioresource Technology, Accepted for publication 29th June 2006.
  • Nishi K. Bhardwaj, Viet Hoang, Vinh Dang and Kien L. Nguyen ‘Dissolution of ionisable groups and lignocellulosic components during low-temperature kraft pulping of pinus radiata’ Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Available online 27 May 2006.
  • Vinh Dang and K. L. Nguyen ‘The fractal nature of kraft pulping kinetics applied to thin eucalyptus nitens chips’ Carbohydrate Polymers, Reference: CARP2880. The corrected proof of the article is available online via Science Direct in the "Articles in Press".
  • Nishi K. Bhardwaj, Tuan D. Duong, and Kien L. Nguyen ‘Effects of Kappa number on fibre charge of radiata pine kraft pulps’ APPITA J., 59(4), 321-325 (2006).
  • Vinh Dang and K. L. Nguyen ‘Characterisation of the heterogeneous alkaline pulping kinetics of hemp woody core” Bioresource Technology, Volume 97, Issue 12, August 2006, Pages 1353-1359.
  • Vinh Dang and K. L. Nguyen 'Characterisation of the heterogeneous alkaline pulping kinetics of hemp woody core" Accepted for publication in Bioresource Technology, Manuscript BITE 535 (11th July 2005).
  • Nishi K. Bhardwaj and K. L. Nguyen 'Charge aspects of hydrogen peroxide bleached de-inked pulps' Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 262, 232-237(2005).
  • K. L. Nguyen and E. Xu 'Kinetics of cellulose and pentonsan losses during kraft pulping of thin chips of E. nitens', J. Pulp and Paper Science Vol.31 No 2 , p. 75-80 (April/May/June 2005).
  • T. Duong, K. L. Nguyen, M. Hoang 'Sorption of Na+ and Ca2+ ions from aqueous solution onto unbleached kraft fibres- Kinetics and equilibrium studies' Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 28, 438-443 (2005).
  • Viet Hoang, Nishi K. Bhardwaj and K. L. Nguyen, 'A FTIR method for determining the content of hexeneuronic acid (hexA) and Kappa number of a high-yield kraft pulp' Carbohydrate Polymers 6, 5-9 (2005).
  • K. L. Nguyen and A. Hoadley "Design and management of water circuits of a closed integrated kraft pulp mill" Appita 57(5)395-399(2004).
  • Tuan Duong, M. Hoang and K. L. Nguyen 'Extension of Donnan Theory to predict calcium ion exchange on phenolic hydroxyl sites of unbleached kraft fibres' Journal of Colloid and Interface Science,. 276, 6-12 (2004).
  • Nishi K. Bhardwaj, Tuan D. Duong, Viet Hoang and Kien L. Nguyen 'Determination of fibre charge components of Lo-Solids unbleached kraft pulps' Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 274, 543-549 (2004).
  • Nishi K. Bhardwaj, Tuan D. Duong, and Kien L. Nguyen 'Pulp charge determination by different methods-Effect of beating/refining' Colloid and Surfaces A: Physiochem. Eng. Aspects 236, 41-46 (2004).
  • K. L. Nguyen, G. Kraan, C. Rae and Jie Wu 'Kinetics of Green Liquor Oxidation' Appita 55(5)382-385(2002).
  • P. Chandranupap and K. L. Nguyen 'Effect of pH on kinetics and bleaching efficiency of chlorine dioxide delignification' Appita 53(3)227-230(2000).
  • A. A. Chapman and K. L. Nguyen 'Kinetics of ozone bleaching at high consistency' J. Pulp and Paper Science 25(7) 263-267(1999). 
  • A. A. Chapman and K. L. Nguyen 'On-line measurement of the Rate of Ozone Consumption During High Consistency Bleaching' Tappi J. 82(10)141-148 (1999). 
  • P. Chandranupap and K. L. Nguyen 'Kinetics of chlorine dioxide delignification' Appita 51(1)57-61(1998). 
  • A. Chapman and K. L. Nguyen 'Instantaneous effectiveness of ozone bleaching at high consistency' Appita 51(1)57-61(1998). 
  • Yan-Ping Sun, K L Nguyen and A F A Wallis 'Ring-Opened Products from reaction of lignin model compounds with UV-assisted peroxide' Holzforschung 52(1) 61-66 (1998). 
  • Yan-Ping Sun, K. L. Nguyen and A. F. A Wallis 'Aromatic products from reaction of lignin compounds with UV-Alkaline peroxide' J. Wood Chemistry and Technology 17(3), 209-222(1997). 
  • Yan-Ping Sun, K L Nguyen and A F A Wallis 'Reactivity of lignin and lignin models towards UV assisted peroxide' J. Wood Chemistry and Technology 17(1&2), 163-178(1997).
  • Y. P. Sun, K. L. Nguyen and A. F. A .Wallis 'Totally chlorine-free (TCF ) bleaching of radiata pine kraft pine involving a UV-peroxide stage' Appita 49(2) 96-99 (1996) .
  • F. D. Chan, K. L. Nguyen and A. F. A. Wallis 'Estimation of the aromatic units in lignin by nucleus exchange- A reassessment of the method' J. Wood Chem. Technol. 15(4)473-491(1995) .
  • F. D. Chan, K. L. Nguyen and A. F. A. Wallis' Contribution of Lignin sub-structures to nitrobenzene oxidation products' J. Wood Chem. Technol. 15(3)329-347 (1995).