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Honours Projects

Dr Gamini Senanayake

Position: Senior Lecturer - Mineral Science
Phone: 9360 2833
Room: S&C/2.037

Research

The application of ionic activity data and speciation analysis to hydrometallurgical processes and the rationalisation of the thermodynamics and kinetics of the leaching of minerals and recovery of metals.

Projects

Catalysts for reactions of hydrometallurgical importance.

High temperature hydrometallurgical thermodynamics.

Beneficiation and utilisation of red mud residues from alumina processing.

Mechanisms of gold leaching.

Ion solvation thermodynamics and applications.

Atmospheric leaching and recovery of metals from nickel laterite ores.

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