BECCA FERRARI's Outputs (18)

Rapid microwave synthesis of sustainable magnetic framework composites of UTSA-16(Zn) with Fe3O4 nanoparticles for efficient CO2 capture (2023)
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Woodliffe, J. L., Johnston, A.-L., Fay, M., Ferrari, R., Gomes, R. L., Lester, E., …Laybourn, A. (2023). Rapid microwave synthesis of sustainable magnetic framework composites of UTSA-16(Zn) with Fe3O4 nanoparticles for efficient CO2 capture. Materials Advances, 4(11), 5838-5849. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA00351E

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have shown excellent potential for carbon dioxide capture applications due to their high sorption capacities and selectivities. However, MOFs are typically thermally insulating, and so thermal CO2 regeneration is chall... Read More about Rapid microwave synthesis of sustainable magnetic framework composites of UTSA-16(Zn) with Fe3O4 nanoparticles for efficient CO2 capture.

Rapid synthesis of magnetic microspheres and the development of new macro-micro hierarchically porous magnetic framework composites (2023)
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Woodliffe, J. L., Molinar-Díaz, J., Islam, M. T., Stevens, L. A., Wadge, M. D., Rance, G. A., …Laybourn, A. (2023). Rapid synthesis of magnetic microspheres and the development of new macro-micro hierarchically porous magnetic framework composites. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11(27), 14705-14719. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA01927F

Magnetic framework composites (MFCs) are a highly interesting group of materials that contain both metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and magnetic materials. Combining the unique benefits of MOFs (tuneable natures, high surface areas) with the advantage... Read More about Rapid synthesis of magnetic microspheres and the development of new macro-micro hierarchically porous magnetic framework composites.

Investigating the role of solvent type and microwave selective heating on the extraction of phenolic compounds from cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) pod husk (2022)
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Dewi, S. R., Stevens, L. A., Pearson, A. E., Ferrari, R., Irvine, D. J., & Binner, E. R. (2022). Investigating the role of solvent type and microwave selective heating on the extraction of phenolic compounds from cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) pod husk. Food and Bioproducts Processing, 134, 210-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2022.05.011

Cacao pod husk (CPH) is a primary waste in the cacao industry that contains favourable natural antioxidants based on phenolic compounds. This study reported an investigation of the effect of extraction parameters to maximise the bioactive yields of C... Read More about Investigating the role of solvent type and microwave selective heating on the extraction of phenolic compounds from cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) pod husk.

Energy management for a net zero dairy supply chain under climate change (2022)
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Malliaroudaki, M. I., Watson, N. J., Ferrari, R., Nchari, L. N., & Gomes, R. L. (2022). Energy management for a net zero dairy supply chain under climate change. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 126, 153-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2022.01.015

Background: The dairy industry requires substantial energy resources at all stages of production and supply to meet consumer needs in terms of quantity, quality and food safety. The expected future climate change effects will cause serious uncertaint... Read More about Energy management for a net zero dairy supply chain under climate change.

Sorption, separation and recycling of ammonium in agricultural soils: A viable application for magnetic biochar? (2021)
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Gillingham, M., Gomes, R., Ferrari, R., & West, H. (2022). Sorption, separation and recycling of ammonium in agricultural soils: A viable application for magnetic biochar?. Science of the Total Environment, 812, Article 151440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151440

Recent research on the magnetisation of biochar, a carbon-based material that can be used as a sorbent, has opened novel opportunities in the field of environmental remediation, as incorporating magnetic particles into biochar can simplify subsequent... Read More about Sorption, separation and recycling of ammonium in agricultural soils: A viable application for magnetic biochar?.

Adsorption studies and effect of heat treatment on porous glass microspheres (2021)
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Samad, S. A., Arafat, A., Ferrari, R., Gomes, R. L., Lester, E., & Ahmed, I. (2022). Adsorption studies and effect of heat treatment on porous glass microspheres. International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 13(1), 63-81. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.16352

This paper investigates the effect of heat treatment on porous glass microspheres produced via a novel flame spheroidization process, followed by exploring their suitability for dye removal from water. The effect of simple use of smaller porogen (≤5 ... Read More about Adsorption studies and effect of heat treatment on porous glass microspheres.

Microwave Foaming of Materials: An Emerging Field (2020)
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Zubair, M., Ferrari, R., Alagha, O., Mu’azu, N. D., Blaisi, N. I., Ateeq, I. S., & Manzar, M. S. (2020). Microwave Foaming of Materials: An Emerging Field. Polymers, 12(11), Article 2477. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12112477

In the last two decades, the application of microwave heating to the processing of materials has to become increasingly widespread. Microwave-assisted foaming processes show promise for industrial commercialization due to the potential advantages tha... Read More about Microwave Foaming of Materials: An Emerging Field.

Evaluating the purification and activation of metal-organic frameworks from a technical and circular economy perspective (2020)
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Woodliffe, J. L., Ferrari, R. S., Ahmed, I., & Laybourn, A. (2020). Evaluating the purification and activation of metal-organic frameworks from a technical and circular economy perspective. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 428, Article 213578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213578

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are highly porous materials consisting of metal ions or clusters linked by organic molecules. The high value of MOFs arises from the amount of empty space within their structure (up to 90%) and their tuneable structure... Read More about Evaluating the purification and activation of metal-organic frameworks from a technical and circular economy perspective.

Bioleaching for resource recovery from low-grade wastes like fly and bottom ashes from municipal incinerators: A SWOT analysis (2020)
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Gomes, H. I., Funari, V., & Ferrari, R. (2020). Bioleaching for resource recovery from low-grade wastes like fly and bottom ashes from municipal incinerators: A SWOT analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 715, Article 136945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136945

Bioleaching (or microbial leaching) is a biohydrometallurgical technology that can be applied for metal recovery from anthropogenic waste streams. In particular, fly ashes and bottom ashes of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) can be used as a... Read More about Bioleaching for resource recovery from low-grade wastes like fly and bottom ashes from municipal incinerators: A SWOT analysis.

Production of high purity silica by microfluidic-inclusion fracture using microwave pre-treatment (2018)
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Buttress, A., Rodriguez, J., Ure, A., Ferrari, R., Dodds, C., & Kingman, S. (2019). Production of high purity silica by microfluidic-inclusion fracture using microwave pre-treatment. Minerals Engineering, 131, 407-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2018.11.025

© 2018 Demand for high purity silica used in component manufacture is set to outstrip current supply in the near future. As such, alternative processing routes to feed-stock materials suitable for use in lighting and solar cell fabrication are requir... Read More about Production of high purity silica by microfluidic-inclusion fracture using microwave pre-treatment.

Metal-organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating (2017)
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Laybourn, A., Katrib, J., Ferrari-John, R. S., Morris, C. G., Yang, S., Udoudo, O., …Schröder, M. (2017). Metal-organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5(16), 7333-7338. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TA01493G

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. Synthesis of metal-organic framework (MOF) materials via microwave heating often involves shorter reaction times and offers enhanced control of particle size compared to conventional heating. However, there is little... Read More about Metal-organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating.

Electromagnetic heating for industrial kilning of malt: a feasibility study (2016)
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Ferrari-John, R., Katrib, J., Zerva, E., Davies, N., Cook, D. J., Dodds, C., & Kingman, S. (in press). Electromagnetic heating for industrial kilning of malt: a feasibility study. Food and Bioprocess Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-016-1849-0

Industrial malting operations use ~800kWh/t of energy to produce the heat required to kiln malt. Electromagnetic heating technologies are suggested as a way to potentially improve the energy efficiency of the kilning processing. In this work, the pot... Read More about Electromagnetic heating for industrial kilning of malt: a feasibility study.

Understanding selectivity in radio frequency and microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores (2016)
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Ferrari-John, R., Batchelor, A., Katrib, J., Dodds, C., & Kingman, S. (in press). Understanding selectivity in radio frequency and microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.minpro.2016.08.011

Continuous high-throughput microwave treatment followed by infrared thermal imaging (MW-IR) has previously been shown to provide attractive separations for a number of porphyry copper ores, leading to rejection of a large proportion of barren fragmen... Read More about Understanding selectivity in radio frequency and microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores.

Pilot scale microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores: Part 2 – Pilot plant trials (2016)
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Batchelor, A., Ferrari-John, R., Dodds, C., & Kingman, S. (2016). Pilot scale microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores: Part 2 – Pilot plant trials. Minerals Engineering, 98, 328-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2016.07.009

An experimental pilot plant was constructed, commissioned and operated at a major porphyry copper mine to understand the challenges of microwave infrared thermal (MW-IRT) sorting at scale and to compare batch laboratory performance with pilot-scale c... Read More about Pilot scale microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores: Part 2 – Pilot plant trials.

Pilot scale microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores: Part 1 – Laboratory investigations (2016)
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Batchelor, A., Ferrari-John, R., Katrib, J., Udoudo, O., Jones, D., Dodds, C., & Kingman, S. (2016). Pilot scale microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores: Part 1 – Laboratory investigations. Minerals Engineering, 98, 303-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2016.07.007

Microwave treatment followed by infrared thermal imaging (MW–IRT) has been proposed as a potential excitation-discrimination technique to facilitate sorting of porphyry copper ores. A continuous, high throughput (up to 100t/h), belt–based microwave c... Read More about Pilot scale microwave sorting of porphyry copper ores: Part 1 – Laboratory investigations.

A tool for predicting heating uniformity in industrial radio frequency processing (2016)
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Ferrari-John, R., Katrib, J., Palade, P., Batchelor, A., Dodds, C., & Kingman, S. (in press). A tool for predicting heating uniformity in industrial radio frequency processing. Food and Bioprocess Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-016-1762-6

Radio frequency energy is utilised for heating in a wide range of applications, particularly in the food industry. A major challenge of RF processing is non-uniform heating in loads of variable and angular geometry, leading to reduced quality and pro... Read More about A tool for predicting heating uniformity in industrial radio frequency processing.

Enhancing natural product extraction and mass transfer using selective microwave heating (2016)
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Lee, C. S., Binner, E., Winkworth-Smith, C., John, R., Gomes, R., & Robinson, J. (2016). Enhancing natural product extraction and mass transfer using selective microwave heating. Chemical Engineering Science, 149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.04.031

This study uses a combination of empirical observations and an analysis of mass transfer behaviour to yield new insights into the mechanism of microwave assisted extraction. Enhancements in extraction rate and yield were observed experimentally compa... Read More about Enhancing natural product extraction and mass transfer using selective microwave heating.

Understanding microwave induced sorting of porphyry copper ores (2015)
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John, R., Batchelor, A., Ivanov, D., Udoudo, O., Jones, D., Dodds, C., & Kingman, S. (2015). Understanding microwave induced sorting of porphyry copper ores. Minerals Engineering, 84, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2015.10.006

Global demand for minerals and metals is increasing. It has been established that the impact of mining and mineral processing operations must be reduced to sustainably meet the demands of a low grade future. Successful incorporation of ore sorting in... Read More about Understanding microwave induced sorting of porphyry copper ores.