
Overview
Background
Dr Evgueni Jak is Professor in Pyrometallurgy (see UQ U/G Metallurgy program https://my.uq.edu.au/programs-courses/requirements/plan/METAEC2455/2021) at the School of Chemical Engineering. He is co-founder and currently Director of the Pyrometallurgy Innovation Centre (PYROSEARCH-see link https://pyrosearch.chemeng.uq.edu.au/). The Centre currently has major research programs on copper and lead thermochemistry supported by major metallurgical companies including Aurubis, Atlantic Copper, Anglo-Americal Pt, BHP (Olympic Dam), Boliden, Glencore (Kazzinc, PASAR, GT), Outotec, Penoles, RHI-Magnesita, Rio Tinto (Kennecott Smelter) as well as a number of other direct R&D support projects.
He graduated with Master of Engineering (metallurgy) from St Petersburg Polytechnique University, Russia in 1984, then worked in industry for a large-scale steel casting company progressing from shift engineer to an executive management position. In 1995 he completed a PhD in Pyrometallurgy at The University of Queensland, then worked at the Centre for Research in Computational Thermodynamics (CRCT), Ecole Polytechnic de Montreal, Canada – developers of the computer thermodynamic package FactSage. Dr Jak returned in 1996 to take up research and subsequently academic positions at The University of Queensland.
He is an author of over 400 scientific papers.
He is recipient of
- Prestigious 2002 UQ Foundation Excellence Award,
- Best paper award from Metallurgical Transactions (2004),
- Gold Billiton best paper award from Transactions of IMM C, UK (2008),
- Best paper award from Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly (2009),
- Best paper award from Metallurgical Transactions (2010)
- Editor’s choice award from Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion (2017)
- Best paper award from Metallurgical Transactions (2018)
- TMS Extraction and Processing Science Award (2018)
- Gold Billiton best paper award from Transactions of IMM C, UK (2019).
- Editor’s choice award from Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion for 2019
- TMS Extraction and Processing Science Award (2020)
- Editor’s choice award from Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion for 2020
He has a number of invited, key-note and plenary lectures at leading international conferences. Organiser of major international conferences.
Research interests include
- Pyrometallurgy and high temperature processing,
- Experimental phase equilibria (including development of an original method to measure high-temperature phase equilibria),
- Thermodynamic modelling of slag and other high temperature systems (including co-development of the current key FactSage public oxide thermodynamic database for the Al2O3-CaO-FeO-Fe2O3-SiO2-PbO-ZnO) system,
- Experimental and modelling of viscosities of slags (including development of the original experimental methodology and development of multicomponent slag viscosity models),
- Freeze linings and slag-refractory interactions,
- Modelling of industrial pyrometallurgical processes.
He has been Chief Investigator in a number of successful ARC grants including ARC SPIRT (1998-2000), ARC Large (1999-2001), ARC Large (2000-02), ARC Small (2000), ARC Linkage (2002-06)-the largest in this category in 2002 and the 1st 5-year ARC Linkage ever awarded, ARC Linkage (2005-07), ARC Discovery (2004-06), ARC Linkage (2007-11), ARC Discovery (2008-2010), 2 x ARC Discovery grants (2011-2013), ARC Linkage (2014-2016), ARC Linkage (2015-2018), ARC Linkage (2016-2019), ARC Linkage (2017-2020), ARC Linkage (2018-2023), ARC Linkage (2020-25), ARC LIEF 2022, Trailblazer 2023-2026
In addition to fundamental research Dr Jak has received, and continues to receive, research funding from a wide range of major Australian and international industrial companies including, Anglo American Pt (South Africa); Altonorte, Glencore (Chile); Atlantic Copper, Freeport (Spain); Aurubis (Germany, Bulgaria); Australian Coal Association Research Program (Australia); Baosteel (China); BHP Billiton Fe Ore (Australia); Boliden (Sweden); Britannia Zinc (UK); Coal in Sustainable Development (CCSD-CRC) (Australia); Codelco (Chile); CMSA (Colombia); CYMG (China); Glencore (Switzerland); Glencore Technology (Australia); Glencore Mt Isa Mines (Australia); Glencore Nordenham (Germany); Gohper (USA) Hachinohe (Japan); Kansanshi First Quantum (Zambia); Kazzinc Gelncore (Kazakhstan); Koniambo Nickel, Glencore (New Caledonia); Metaleurop Noyelles Godault (France); Metallo (Belgium); Metso Outotec (Finland and Australia); MHD (Germany); MRI (Malaysia); Nippon JLX (Saganoseki, Japan); Ni-West, BHP Billiton (Australia); Nyrstar (Australia, Belgium); Olympic Dam, BHP Billiton (Australia); Pan Pacific (Tamano, Japan); PASAR Glencore (Philippines); Penoles (Mexica); Portovesme (Italy); Queensland Nickel (Australia); RHI-Magnesita, (Austria); Sadbury Ni smelter, Glencore (Canada); SWERIM-LKAB-SSB (Sweden) Samancor Manganese (South Africa); Samancor Chromium (South Africa); Sumitomo (Japan); RioTinto Fe Ore (Australia); RioTinto (Kennecott, USA); Teck Cominco (Canada); TEMCO BHP Billiton (Australia); Umicore (Belgium).
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Engineering, Saint Petersburg State University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2007
Journal Article
Continuous fuming of zinc-bearing residues: Part II. The submerged-plasma zinc-fuming process
Verscheure, K., Van Camp, M., Blanpain, B., Wollants, P., Hayes, P.C. and Jak, E. (2007). Continuous fuming of zinc-bearing residues: Part II. The submerged-plasma zinc-fuming process. Metallurgical And Materials Transactions B-process Metallurgy And Materials Processing Science, 38 (1), 21-33. doi: 10.1007/s11663-006-9010-5
2007
Conference Publication
New tools for viscosity measurement and modelling of fully liquid and partly crystallised slags
Kondratiev, A., Zhao, B., Raghunath, S., Hayes, P. C. and Jak, E. (2007). New tools for viscosity measurement and modelling of fully liquid and partly crystallised slags. European Metallurgical Conference (EMC 2007), Dusseldorf, Germany, 11-14 June 2007. Germany: Die Deutsche Bibliothek.
2007
Journal Article
Application of FactSage thermodynamic modeling of recycled slags (A1(2)O(3)-CaO-FeO-Fe2O3-SiO2-PbO-ZnO) in the treatment of wastes from end-of-life-vehicles
Jak, E., Hayes, P.C., Bale, C.W. and Decterov, S.A. (2007). Application of FactSage thermodynamic modeling of recycled slags (A1(2)O(3)-CaO-FeO-Fe2O3-SiO2-PbO-ZnO) in the treatment of wastes from end-of-life-vehicles. International Journal of Materials Research, 98 (9), 872-878. doi: 10.3139/146.101546
2007
Conference Publication
Experimental investigations of phase equilibria for copper smelting and converting silicate slags in the "Cu2O" -FeO-Fe2O3-CaO-SiO2 system at controlled oxygen partial pressures
Jak, E., Nikolic, S., Zhao, B., Henao, H. M. and Hayes, P.C. (2007). Experimental investigations of phase equilibria for copper smelting and converting silicate slags in the "Cu2O" -FeO-Fe2O3-CaO-SiO2 system at controlled oxygen partial pressures. The Carlos Diaz Symposium on Pyrometallurgy, Toronto, Canada, 25-30 August 2007. Montreal, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum,.
2007
Journal Article
Experimental study and modelling of viscosity of chromium containing slags
Forsbacka, L., Holappa, L., Kondratiev, A. and Jak, E. (2007). Experimental study and modelling of viscosity of chromium containing slags. Steel Research International, 78 (9), 676-684. doi: 10.1002/srin.200706269
2007
Conference Publication
Development and applications of the thermodynamic and viscosity models for complex coal ash slag systems
Jak, E., Kondratiev, A., Saulov, D. and Hayes, P. C. (2007). Development and applications of the thermodynamic and viscosity models for complex coal ash slag systems. 21st Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Osaka, Japan, 13-17 September, 2007. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Coal Conference.
2007
Conference Publication
Viscosity measurements in the 'FeO' - SiO2 and Al2O3 - 'FeO' - SiO2 systems
Raghunath, S., Hayes, P. C. and Jak, E. (2007). Viscosity measurements in the 'FeO' - SiO2 and Al2O3 - 'FeO' - SiO2 systems. International Conference on Advanced Materials and Composites (IMAC 2007), Thiruvananthapuram, India, 24-26 October, 2007.
2007
Conference Publication
Experimental measurement and prediction of complex phase equilibria in industrial non-ferrous slag systems
Jak, E., Zhao, B., Nikolic, S. and Hayes, P. C. (2007). Experimental measurement and prediction of complex phase equilibria in industrial non-ferrous slag systems. European Metallurgical Conference, EMC 2007, Dusseldorf, Germany, 11-14 June 2007. Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany: GDMB.
2007
Journal Article
Continuous fuming of zinc-bearing residues: Part I. Model development
Verscheure, K., Van Camp, M., Blanpain, B., Wollants, P., Hayes, P.C. and Jak, E. (2007). Continuous fuming of zinc-bearing residues: Part I. Model development. Metallurgical And Materials Transactions B-process Metallurgy And Materials Processing Science, 38 (1), 13-20. doi: 10.1007/s11663-006-9009-y
2006
Journal Article
Microstructures of ISF sinters in air
Zhao, B., Jak, E. and Hayes, P. C. (2006). Microstructures of ISF sinters in air. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 45 (3), 261-274. doi: 10.1179/cmq.2006.45.3.261
2006
Conference Publication
Phase equilibria in ferrous calcium silicate slags at 1250O
Nikolic, S., Hayes, P C and Jak, E (2006). Phase equilibria in ferrous calcium silicate slags at 1250O. Sohn International Symposium Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials Thermo and Physicochemical Principles, San Diego, CA, USA, 27-31 August 2006. USA: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
2006
Conference Publication
Phase equilibria in the system TiOx-CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 at carbon saturation
Zhao, B., Jak, E. and Hayes, P. C. (2006). Phase equilibria in the system TiOx-CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 at carbon saturation. ICSTI 2006, Osaka University Convention Center, Japan, 26-30 November, 2006. ICSTI, the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information.
2006
Journal Article
Development of a quasi-chemical viscosity model for fully liquid slags in the Al2O3-CaO-'FeO'-MgO-SiO2 system. Part 2. A review of the experimental data and the model predictions for the Al2O3-CaO-MgO, CaO-MgO-SiO2 and Al2O3-MgO-SiO2 systems
Kondratiev, A, Hayes, PC and Jak, E (2006). Development of a quasi-chemical viscosity model for fully liquid slags in the Al2O3-CaO-'FeO'-MgO-SiO2 system. Part 2. A review of the experimental data and the model predictions for the Al2O3-CaO-MgO, CaO-MgO-SiO2 and Al2O3-MgO-SiO2 systems. Isij International, 46 (3), 368-374. doi: 10.2355/isijinternational.46.368
2006
Conference Publication
Freeze linings in zinc fuming processes
Verscheure, K., Van Camp, M., Blanpain, B., Woolants, P., Hayes, P. C. and Jak, E. (2006). Freeze linings in zinc fuming processes. Sohn International Symposium Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials, San Diego, USA, 27-31 August 2006. USA: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
2006
Journal Article
Phase Equilibria in the System “MnO”-CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3with Al2O3/SiO2 Weight Ratio of 0.17 and MgO/CaO Weight Ratio of 0.25 at Mn-Si Alloy Saturation
Zhao, Baojun, Jak, Eugene and Hayes, Peter C. (2006). Phase Equilibria in the System “MnO”-CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3with Al2O3/SiO2 Weight Ratio of 0.17 and MgO/CaO Weight Ratio of 0.25 at Mn-Si Alloy Saturation. ISIJ International, 46 (11), 1594-1602. doi: 10.2355/isijinternational.46.1594
2006
Conference Publication
Thermodynamic and viscosity modeling for complex blast furnace slag systems
Jak, E., Kondratiev, A. and Hayes, P. (2006). Thermodynamic and viscosity modeling for complex blast furnace slag systems. The 4th International Congress on the Science and Technology of Ironmaking: ICSTI 2006, Osaka, Japan, 26-30 November 2006. Tokyo, Japan: Iron and Steel Institute of Japan.
2006
Journal Article
Development of a quasi-chemical viscosity model for fully liquid slags in the Al2O3-CaO-'FeO'-MgO-SiO2 system. Part 3. Summary of the model predictions for the Al2O3-CaO-MgO-SiO2 system and its sub-systems
Kondratiev, A, Hayes, PC and Jak, E (2006). Development of a quasi-chemical viscosity model for fully liquid slags in the Al2O3-CaO-'FeO'-MgO-SiO2 system. Part 3. Summary of the model predictions for the Al2O3-CaO-MgO-SiO2 system and its sub-systems. Isij International, 46 (3), 375-384. doi: 10.2355/isijinternational.46.375
2006
Conference Publication
The effect of titania on the iron blast furnace slag liquidus temperatures at carbon saturation
Zhao, B., Jak, E. and Hayes, P. C. (2006). The effect of titania on the iron blast furnace slag liquidus temperatures at carbon saturation. 1st Australia-China-Japan Symposium on Iron and Steelmaking, Shenyang, China, 24 - 26 September, 2006. Shenyang, China: Liaoming Science and Technology Publication.
2006
Journal Article
Phase equilibria in the system "MnO"-CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3 with Al2O3/SiO2 weight ratio of 0.17 and MgO/CaO weight ratio of 0.25 at Mn-Si alloy saturation
Zhao, Baojun, Jak, Eugene and Hayes, Peter C. (2006). Phase equilibria in the system "MnO"-CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3 with Al2O3/SiO2 weight ratio of 0.17 and MgO/CaO weight ratio of 0.25 at Mn-Si alloy saturation. ISIJ International, 46 (11), 1594-1602. doi: 10.2355/isijinternational.46.1594
2006
Journal Article
Development of a quasi-chemical viscosity model for fully liquid slags in the Al2O3-CaO-'FeO'-MgO-SiO2 system. Part 1. Description of the model and its application to the MgO, MgO-SiO2, Al2O3-MgO and CaO-MgO sub-systems
Kondratiev, A, Hayes, PC and Jak, E (2006). Development of a quasi-chemical viscosity model for fully liquid slags in the Al2O3-CaO-'FeO'-MgO-SiO2 system. Part 1. Description of the model and its application to the MgO, MgO-SiO2, Al2O3-MgO and CaO-MgO sub-systems. Isij International, 46 (3), 359-367. doi: 10.2355/isijinternational.46.359
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Implementation of fundamental experimental, thermodynamic and physicochemical modelling studies of slag/matte/metal/gas systems in support of improvements of existing and developments of new sustainable high temperature metallurgical and recycling technologies
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Hamed Abdeyazdan, Dr Jason Wen
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Master Philosophy
Implementation of fundamental experimental, thermodynamic and physicochemical modelling studies of slag/matte/metal/gas systems in support of improvements of existing and developments of new sustainable high temperature metallurgical and recycling technologies
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Maksym Shevchenko
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Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental experimental, thermodynamic and physicochemical modelling studies of slag/matte/metal/gas systems in support of improvements of existing and developments of new sustainable high temperature metallurgical and recycling technologies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeff Chen, Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Evgenii Nekhoroshev
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Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental experimental, thermodynamic and physicochemical modelling studies of slag/matte/metal/gas systems in support of improvements of existing and developments of new sustainable high temperature metallurgical and recycling technologies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Denis Shishin, Dr Jeff Chen
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Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental Thermochemistry Study for Nickel Flash Smelting
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeff Chen, Dr Denis Shishin, Dr Svetlana Sineva
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of the thermodynamic database for the optimisation of the recycling of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes, Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Denis Shishin
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Doctor Philosophy
Thermodynamics of the Ni-Fe-Cu-As-S system for high-temperature processing of critical metals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Svetlana Sineva, Dr Evgenii Nekhoroshev, Dr Denis Shishin
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of the thermodynamic database for the optimisation of the recycling of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes, Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Denis Shishin
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of the thermodynamic database for the optimisation of the recycling of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes, Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Denis Shishin
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Master Philosophy
Thermochemistry Study for Copper Slag Electric Cleaning Furnace Optimization
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Hamed Abdeyazdan
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Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental experimental, thermodynamic and physicochemical modelling studies of slag/matte/metal/gas systems in support of improvements of existing and developments of new sustainable high temperature metallurgical and recycling technologies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Denis Shishin, Dr Jeff Chen
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Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental experimental, thermodynamic and physicochemical modelling studies of slag/matte/metal/gas systems in support of improvements of existing and developments of new sustainable high temperature metallurgical and recycling technologies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes, Dr Maksym Shevchenko
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Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental experimental, thermodynamic and physicochemical modelling studies of slag/matte/metal/gas systems in support of improvements of existing and developments of new sustainable high temperature metallurgical and recycling technologies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Denis Shishin, Dr Jeff Chen
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Doctor Philosophy
Experimental and modeling study of high-temperature slag viscosity for metal extraction and recycling
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Evgenii Nekhoroshev, Dr Roman Starykh
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Integrated Experimental/Modelling Studies of the Equilibria of the Pb-Fe-Cu-Zn-Si-O Slag/Metal/Gas System and Subsystems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes, Dr Jeff Chen, Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Denis Shishin, Dr Evgenii Nekhoroshev
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2021
Master Philosophy
Experimental Phase Equilibria in the "CuO0.5"-AlO1.5-CaO-SiO2 System with Cu Metal for the Pyrometallurgical and Recycling Industries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes, Dr Maksym Shevchenko
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental Studies on Pyrometallurgical Processing with a Focus on Iron Making Systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes, Dr Maksym Shevchenko
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Integrated Experimental and Thermodynamic Modelling Research on the Multicomponent Pb-Cu-Fe-Zn-Ca-Si-O system
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental studies on the chemical aspects of freeze linings
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Chemical thermodynamics of novel high temperature processing technologies: Phase equilibria studies related to recycling processes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2014
Master Philosophy
High Temperature Phase Equilibria in the Cu-Fe-S System
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of freeze-lining formation in metallurgical systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Equilibrium Studies of Complex Silicate-Based Slag in the Copper Production
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2013
Master Philosophy
Experimental Phase Equilibria Studies in Oxide Systems for Copper Smelting Slags
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Characterisation of Physical-Chemical Properties of complex silicate industrial slag systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2007
Master Philosophy
HIGH-TEMPERATURE VISCOSITY MEASUREMENTS IN SLAGS
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
PHASE EQUILIBRIA OF ZINCITE CONTAINING SYSTEMS RELEVANT TO ZINC/LEAD SMELTING
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
DEVELOPMENT OF VISCOSITY MODELS FOR MULTIPHASE SLAG SYSTEM
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Development of the thermodynamic database for the optimisation of the recycling of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes, Dr Maksym Shevchenko, Dr Denis Shishin
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Solidificiation of Melts in the CaO Fe2O3 SiO2 System
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeff Chen, Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2017
Master Philosophy
The high temperature decomposition of hematite in reactive gas atmospheres: for use in chemical looping combustion
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The Fundamental Studies on Reduction Roasting of Saprolite Ore in the Caron Process
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2011
Master Philosophy
Phase Equilibria Study of Tin-containing Slag
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Investigation into the high temperature phase equilibria in the system CaO-FeO-Fe2-O3-SiO2-MgO at copper metal saturation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
PHASE EQUILIBRIA IN MgO-CONTAINING SMELTING SLAGS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Hayes
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- Coal ash slags - metallurgy
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- Extractive metallurgy
- Metallurgy
- Phase equilibria - metallurgy
- Pyrometallurgy
- Slag viscosities - metallurgy
- Thermodynamic modelling - metallurgy
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