Overview
Background
Dr Liza Forbes specialises in mineral flotation, with specific focus on flotation reagent chemistry, mineral surface chemistry and base-metal sulphide electrochemistry. Her main interest lies in integrating fundamental and applied aspects of flotation research, to develop new and improved processing technologies.
Education and Work
Liza graduated with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town in 2007. Since then, she has worked at the N.B.Keevil Mining Institute, University of British Columbia; the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne; and CSIRO Mineral Resources.
Industry
Liza has previously worked at a metallurgist at the Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine, Anglo Platinum in South Africa. She has since been involved with a number of industry research projects with companies such as Kennecott Copper Co, Zijin Mining, Newmont, Newcrest, Sytec Technology Solutions and Anglo Coal.
Availability
- Associate Professor Liza Forbes is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Chemical Engineering), Technical University of Cluj Napoca
- Doctor of Philosophy, Technical University of Cluj Napoca
Works
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2007
Journal Article
Presence of negative charge on the basal planes of New York talc
Burdukova, E., Becker, M., Bradshaw, D. J. and Laskowski, J. S. (2007). Presence of negative charge on the basal planes of New York talc. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 315 (1), 337-342. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.06.067
2007
Conference Publication
Effect of CMC and Ph on the rheology of suspensions of isotropic and anisotropic minerals
Burdukova, K., Bradshaw, D. J. and Laskowski, J. S. (2007). Effect of CMC and Ph on the rheology of suspensions of isotropic and anisotropic minerals. Ottawa, Canada: NRC Research Press for Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. doi: 10.1179/cmq.2007.46.3.273
2006
Conference Publication
Effect of CMC and pH on the rheology of suspensions of isotropic and anisotropic minerals
Burdukova, E., Bradshaw, D. J. and Laskowski, J. S. (2006). Effect of CMC and pH on the rheology of suspensions of isotropic and anisotropic minerals. 6th UBC-McGill-UofA Biennial Symposium on Interfacial Phenomena in Fine Particle Technology / Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2006, Montréal, Canada, 1 – 4 October 2006. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (C I M), 2006.
2006
Conference Publication
Surface properties of talc and their effect on the behaviour of talc suspensions
Burdukova, E., Laskowski, J. S. and Bradshaw, D. J. (2006). Surface properties of talc and their effect on the behaviour of talc suspensions. XXIII International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC 2006), Istanbul, Turkey, 3-8 September 2006. Istanbul, Turkey: Promed Advertising.
2004
Conference Publication
Evaluation of the effect of depressants on froth structure and flotation performance of a platinum bearing ore
Hatfield, D., Robertson, C., Burdukova, L., Harris, P. and Bradshaw, D. (2004). Evaluation of the effect of depressants on froth structure and flotation performance of a platinum bearing ore. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Annual Meeting 2004, Denver, Colorado, USA, 23 - 25 February 2004. Littleton, Colorado, USA: Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.
2003
Conference Publication
The development of an improved method for comparing depressant behaviour in flotation using machine vision as an aid
Heinrich, G. S., Burdukova, L., Bradshaw, D. J. and Harris, P. J. (2003). The development of an improved method for comparing depressant behaviour in flotation using machine vision as an aid. 12th International Mineral Processing Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 29 September - 3 October 2003.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Key chemistry drivers for HydroFloat flotation performance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Ms Lizette Verster, Dr Unzile Yenial Arslan
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Doctor Philosophy
Flotation properties of base metal sulphides in composite particles, as a function of their mineral chemistry.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Gordon Forbes, Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of direct reagent addition to bubble surfaces via the gas phase on hydrophobic particle recovery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Ms Lizette Verster
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Doctor Philosophy
Novel Reagent Technologies for Arsenic Minerals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Susana Lima Goncalves Brito e Abreu
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Doctor Philosophy
Correlation of surface chemical heterogeneity at the micron scale with hydrophobicity and particle-bubble interaction forces
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Susana Lima Goncalves Brito e Abreu
Completed supervision
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Selective flotation of enargite from copper sulphides in complex ore systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mansour Edraki
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