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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    Sahajwalla V; Hossain R, 2023, 'Rethinking circular economy for electronics, energy storage, and solar photovoltaics with long product life cycles', MRS Bulletin, 48, pp. 375 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/s43577-023-00519-2
    2023

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    Salehi H; Maroufi S; Mofarah SS; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'Recovery of rare earth metals from Ni-MH batteries: A comprehensive review', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113248
    2023

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    Sarkar M; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'Hard carbons from automotive shredder residue (ASR) as potential anode active material for sodium ion battery', Journal of Power Sources, 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233577
    2023

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    Sarkar M; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'Unravelling the properties of microzonal carbon from waste hard rubber by selective thermal transformation via conventional heating and microwave irradiation', Carbon, 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118274
    2023

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    Shanker R; Khan D; Hossain R; Islam MT; Locock K; Ghose A; Sahajwalla V; Schandl H; Dhodapkar R, 2023, 'Plastic waste recycling: existing Indian scenario and future opportunities', International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 20, pp. 5895 - 5912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04079-x
    2023

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    Siddika A; Hajimohammadi A; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'A novel eco-friendly foaming technique for developing sustainable glass foams from the waste glass', Resources Conservation and Recycling, 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106801
    2023

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    Siddika A; Hajimohammadi A; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'Alkali-activated foam: Understanding the relationship between rheology, activator-precursor interaction, and pore characteristics', Construction and Building Materials, 409, pp. 134111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.134111
    2023

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    Wesley C; Jiang C; Pahlevani F; Doolan C; Heriyanto ; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'Utilising the microstructure of chemically and thermally activated waste textiles for noise attenuation in an urban Australian context', Resources Conservation and Recycling, 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107112
    2023

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    Wesley C; Pahlevani F; Nur-A-Tomal S; Biswal S; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'An investigation into the minimum energy requirements for transforming end-of-life cotton textiles into carbon fibre in an Australian context', Resources Conservation and Recycling Advances, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcradv.2022.200123
    2023

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    Assefi M; S. Mofarah S; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Wang W; Kert E; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Regeneration of hydrogen through thermal micronisation of end-of-life polymers for sustainable reduction of iron oxide', Fuel Processing Technology, 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2021.107038
    2022

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    Echeverria C; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Effect of temperature, holding time and gas atmospheres in the synthesis and evolution of polymer-derived nanoceramics: A pyrometallurgical approach to precision nanorecycling of multiphase microplastics', Journal of Cleaner Production, 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134883
    2022

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    Hassan K; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Recycled ZnO-fused macroporous 3D graphene oxide aerogel composites for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors', Journal of the American Ceramic Society, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jace.18697
    2022

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    Hossain R; Hassan K; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Utilising problematic waste to detect toxic gas release in the environment: fabricating a NiO doped CuO nanoflake based ammonia sensor from e-waste', Nanoscale Advances, 4, pp. 4066 - 4079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1na00743b
    2022

Patents

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    Sahajwalla V, 2023, A method, apparatus and system for processing a composite waste source, Patent No. Australia - 2017218454; India - 456221; South Korea - 10-2658327; United States - 11884992
    2023

Conference Papers

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    Salehi H; Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V; Khayyam Nekouei R, 2023, 'Reclamation of Rare Earth Metals from Spent Ni-MH Batteries', in Proceedings - European Metallurgical Conference, EMC 2023, Duesseldorf, Germany, pp. 877 - 903, presented at European Metallurgical Conference 2023 (EMC 2023), Duesseldorf, Germany, 11 June 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30298
    2023

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    Heo J; Kim T; Chung Y; Sahajwalla V; Park JH, 2022, 'Physical Chemistry of FeO Reduction in Electric Arc Furnace Slag by Secondary Aluminum Source as Reducing Agent', in 8th International Congress on the Science and Technology of Steelmaking, ICS 2022, Montreal, Québec, Canada, pp. 204 - 208, presented at 8th International Congress on the Science and Technology of Steelmaking, Montreal, Québec, Canada, 02 August 2022 - 04 August 2022, https://www.aist.org/AIST/aist/AIST/Conferences_Exhibitions/ICS/Physical-Chemistry-of-FeO-Reduc.pdf
    2022

Book Chapters

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    Udayakumar S; Pahlevani F; Biswal S; Sarmadi N; Hemati S; Wesley C; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'A Study of the Reducing Potential of Waste Plastics in Hematite Reduction', in Proceedings of the 62nd Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2023, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 883 - 884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38141-6_112
    2023

Preprints

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    Assadi MHN; Sahajwalla V, 2022, Recycling End-of-life Polycarbonate in Steelmaking; $\textit{Ab Initio}$ Study of Carbon Dissolution in Molten Iron, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie4031105
    2022