Research articles and publications

This section provides a comprehensive list of the research articles and publications from the SMaRT Centre in relation to its many programs and projects. Visit specific web pages for individual programs to see research outcomes for those programs.

Journal articles

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    Hossain R; Pahlevani F; Cholake ST; Privat K; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Innovative Surface Engineering of High-Carbon Steel through Formation of Ceramic Surface and Diffused Subsurface Hybrid Layering', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7, pp. 9228 - 9236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00051
    2019

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    Hossain R; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Stability of retained austenite in high carbon steel – Effect of post-tempering heat treatment', Materials Characterization, 149, pp. 239 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2019.01.034
    2019

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    Hossain R; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Surface modification of high carbon steel through microstructural engineering', Materials Characterization, 148, pp. 116 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2018.12.020
    2019

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    Khayyam Nekouei R; Pahlevani F; Golmohammadzadeh R; Assefi M; Rajarao R; Chen YH; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Recovery of heavy metals from waste printed circuit boards: statistical optimization of leaching and residue characterization', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, pp. 24417 - 24429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05596-y
    2019

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    Khayyam Nekouei R; Pahlevani F; Mayyas M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Direct transformation of waste printed circuit boards into high surface area t-SnO2 for photocatalytic dye degradation', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103133
    2019

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    Kumar R; Sahajwalla V; Bhargava P, 2019, 'Fabrication of a counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using a carbon material produced with the organic ligand 2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinolinol (Mq)', Nanoscale Advances, 1, pp. 3192 - 3199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9na00206e
    2019

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    Kumar U; Goonetilleke D; Gaikwad V; Pramudita JC; Joshi RK; Sharma N; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Activated Carbon from E-Waste Plastics as a Promising Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7, pp. 10310 - 10322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00135
    2019

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    Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'An electrochemical strategy to fabricate MnOx thin film from spent batteries for pseudocapacitive applications', Electrochimica Acta, 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135061
    2019

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    Mayyas M; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Valorization of lignin biomass as a carbon feedstock in steel industry: Iron oxide reduction, steel carburizing and slag foaming', Journal of Cleaner Production, 219, pp. 971 - 980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.114
    2019

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    Mayyas M; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Carbon nano-sponge with enhanced electrochemical properties: A new understanding of carbon activation', Chemical Engineering Journal, 358, pp. 980 - 991, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.10.094
    2019

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    Nekouei RK; Pahlevani F; Assefi M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Selective isolation of heavy metals from spent electronic waste solution by macroporous ion-exchange resins', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 371, pp. 389 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.013
    2019

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    Singla I; Kumar H; Pahlevani F; Handoko W; Cholake ST; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'From waste to surface modification of aluminum bronze using selective surface diffusion process', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 1559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-38120-2
    2019

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    Tanaka Y; Pahlevani F; Moon SC; Dippenaar R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'In situ characterisation of MnS precipitation in high carbon steel', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 10096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46450-y
    2019

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    Yin S; Rajarao R; Gong B; Wang Y; Kong C; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Thermo-delamination of metallised composite plastic: An innovative approach to generate Aluminium from packaging plastic waste', Journal of Cleaner Production, 211, pp. 321 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.158
    2019

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    Yin S; Rajarao R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Thermal Transformation of Metallized Plastic Packaging Waste into Value-Added Al/Al 3 C 4 /AlN Resources', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7, pp. 1723 - 1733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b05503
    2019

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    Assefi M; Maroufi S; Mayyas M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Recycling of Ni-Cd batteries by selective isolation and hydrothermal synthesis of porous NiO nanocuboid', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6, pp. 4671 - 4675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.07.021
    2018

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    Assefi M; Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Selective recovery of indium from scrap LCD panels using macroporous resins', Journal of Cleaner Production, 180, pp. 814 - 822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.165
    2018

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    Cholake S; Pahlevani F; Gaikwad V; Millicer H; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Cost-effective and sustainable approach to transform end-of-life vinyl banner to value added product', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 136, pp. 9 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.03.025
    2018