Professor William Clarke
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William Clarke

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Background

Prof Bill Clarke (Schools of Civil and Chemical Engineering) has an extensive publication record in methods for accelerating the solubilisation and digestion of solid organic waste, measuring landfill emissions and the ingress of O2 and subsequent composting of waste in landfills, the utilisation of waste as a carbon source for H2S production in the mineral processing industry, on-site digestion of combined wastewater and solid organic waste and the fate of pathogens, heavy metals and POPs in organic treatment processes. He was an Associate Editor of Waste Management (2008-13) and is on the Managing Board of the International Waste Working Group.

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Professor William Clarke is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Engineering Environmental biotechnology Environmental engineering

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Organic solid and liquid waste degradation processes

    Organic solid and liquid waste degradation processes, including anaerobic digestion, vermicomposting and trickle flow processes for refractory organic compounds; and Measurement modelling of multicomponent systems involving biological reactions.

Search Professor William Clarke’s works on UQ eSpace

107 works between 1990 and 2024
All (107) Journal Article (70) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (32)

101 - 107 of 107 works

1999

Journal Article

Feasibility test of biological degradation of heterocyclic sulfur compounds

Kim, C., Lockington, D. A. and Clarke, W. P. (1999). Feasibility test of biological degradation of heterocyclic sulfur compounds. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A Substances & Environmental Engineering, 34 (4), 899-918.

Feasibility test of biological degradation of heterocyclic sulfur compounds

1999

Conference Publication

Modelling leach bed anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste

Nopharatana, A., Pullammanappallil, P. and Clarke, W. P. (1999). Modelling leach bed anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste. II International Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion of Solid We, Barcelona, Spain, 15 - 17 June. UK: IAWQ.

Modelling leach bed anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste

1999

Conference Publication

Dynamic model of leach bed anaerobic digestion of MSW

Nopharatana, M., Clarke, W. P. and Pullammanappallil, P. (1999). Dynamic model of leach bed anaerobic digestion of MSW. APBioCheEC '99, Phuket, Thailand, 15-18 November. Thailand: Thai Society for Biotechnology.

Dynamic model of leach bed anaerobic digestion of MSW

1998

Journal Article

Evaluation of methanogenic activities during anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste

Nopharatana, A., Clarke, W. P., Pullammanappallil, P. C., Silvey, P. and Chynoweth, D. P. (1998). Evaluation of methanogenic activities during anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste. Bioresource Technology, 64 (3), 169-174. doi: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00190-9

Evaluation of methanogenic activities during anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste

1998

Journal Article

Effect of recirculated leachate volume on MSW degradation

Chugh S., Clarke W., Pullammanappallil P. and Rudolph V. (1998). Effect of recirculated leachate volume on MSW degradation. Waste Management and Research, 16 (6), 564-573. doi: 10.1177/0734242X9801600607

Effect of recirculated leachate volume on MSW degradation

1994

Journal Article

Simulation of salt migration in an oil shale dump subject to natural rainfall

Clarke W.P., Connell L.D., Bell P.R.F. and Krol AndrA. (1994). Simulation of salt migration in an oil shale dump subject to natural rainfall. Fuel, 73 (10), 1617-1623. doi: 10.1016/0016-2361(94)90140-6

Simulation of salt migration in an oil shale dump subject to natural rainfall

1990

Journal Article

Simulation of leachate quality from Rundle spent shale

Clarke W.P., Krol A.A. and Bell P.R.F. (1990). Simulation of leachate quality from Rundle spent shale. Fuel, 69 (9), 1095-1098. doi: 10.1016/0016-2361(90)90061-T

Simulation of leachate quality from Rundle spent shale

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2027
    ARC Training Centre in Bioplastics and Biocomposites
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    Evaluation of a submersible fluorometric instrument to detect and monitor Trichodesmium in the GBR Lagoon
    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Efficient PFAS removal from urban wastewater using a novel 2-step approach
    ARC Special Research Initiative - PFAS Remediation Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2019
    UHPLC-QTOF-MS for research on emerging chemical pollutants including PFAS
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Quantifying natural GHG sources and sinks
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Grant Deed - To Establish Waste Management Centre
    Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Grant Deed to Establish Waste Management Centre
    Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry (CGMS) - Achieving excellence in isotope geochemistry and geochronology
    UQ Research Facilities Infrastructure Grants
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Specialised odour component analysis to support development and optimisation of odour treatment technologies
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Stabilisation of mercury during bauxite digestion
    Rio Tinto Alcan
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Building a Gas Fermentation Facility for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    A landfill cover that generates electricity: a Microbial Fuel Cell application
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Digestion of waste in biocells
    Queensland Government Smart Futures Research Partnerships Program
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2016
    Chair in Solid Waste Management and the Centre for Solid Waste Management
    Thiess Services Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2010
    A facility to characterise disinfection by-products and dissolved organic matter in potable water and potable water sources
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Fate of organic matter submerged by a sudden rise in reservoir water level
    Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Water Quality and Environmental Analysis Facility
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Advanced environmental and process analysis facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Entering an application in RM
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    An Optimally Integrated Treatment Process For Food Waste And Wastewater To Maximise Sustainability In A Decentralised Treatment Plant
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    Landfill Based Rapid Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    Biomass Energy Project
    Australian Waste Services Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    Supervision of Arthur Kollaras's PhD Thesis
    EDL Group Operations Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Development of a Trickle Filter for Treating Sour Water from Oil Shale Processing Plants
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Fundamental Knowledge Generation of Organic Solid Waste-Microorganism Interactions
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 1996
    The contribution of organic compounds to the formation of acid mine drainage in coal waste rock
    University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1998
    Kidston Gold Mines co-disposal of wastes research.
    Kidston Gold Mines Limited
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1999
    The fate and transport of organic compounds at the Willawong Liquid Waste Treatment Facility.
    Brisbane City Council
    Open grant

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  • anaerobic digestion
  • bio-commodities
  • landfills
  • organic waste
  • resource recovery
  • waste management

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