APPI Research
APPI has two areas of research effort- Bio-resource and Paper
Engineering as well as Surface Engineering.
Bioresource and Paper Engineering
APPI has always been known for its strength in paper engineering,
starting from the research in efficient processing of the wood bio-resource
to maximise output while minimising cost and environmental impact, as well
as research on tailored fibre treatment and manufacture to produce a
final product optimised for use. However, APPI staff have also
been working actively on bio-fuels and the bio-refinery concept, where wood
and other materials are converted into fuels and other useful products.
- Fibre Engineering
- Pulping
- Bleaching-
Dr Loi Nguyen
- Recycling-
Dr Loi Nguyen
- Fibre properties
A./Prof Ian Parker, Dr Warren Batchelor
- Paper Fundamentals and Engineering
-
Refining
– Dr Warren Batchelor
- Papermaking-
A./Prof Ian Parker
-
Paper
and Non-woven mechanics-
Dr Warren Batchelor
- Cellulose-water interactions-
A./Prof Ian Parker
- Biofuels and Bio-refinery
Prof. Gil Garnier,
Dr Loi Nguyen,
Dr Wei Shen,
Dr Alan Chaffee
- Environment and Sustainable Engineering
Prof. Gil Garnier,
Dr Loi Nguyen,
Dr Wei Shen,
Dr Andrew Hoadley,
Surface
Engineering
APPI staff research in this ranges from surface treatments, to
fundamental understanding of the interaction of surfaces with materials that
are applied, to tailoring surfaces with biologically active molecules for
diagnosis and treatment.
- Liquid-porous surface interactions
Dr Wei Shen
- Biosurfaces
Dr Wei Shen,
Dr
John Forsyth,
A.Prof Mibel Aguilar
- Printing Fundamentals
Dr Wei Shen and Dr
Warren Batchelor
- Colloids and Polymer Applications
Prof. Gil Garnier,
Dr Wei Shen,
A./Prof Ian Parker,
Prof.
George Simon,
Dr Karen Stack
- Surface and interface modification Dr
Wei Shen,
Prof. Gil Garnier
- Coating Prof.
Gil Garnier,
A./Prof Ian Parker, Dr
Warren Batchelor, Dr Christian Kugge (Ensis-
paper coatings)
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