Overview
Background
Biography:
Dr. Hong (Marco) Peng is now an Amplify Senior Lecturer at School of Chemical Engineering, the University of Queensland (UQ). He gained his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering at UQ with OZ Minerals Award for Excellent Thesis (2014). He had also the industry experience as a chemical engineer at Olympic Dam site and Newcastle Technology centre, BHP Billiton (2006-2009).
Research:
His research focuses on fundamental aspects of chemical engineering processes, with a specialization in unlocking nucleation and crystallization phenomena with projects on utilization of waste resource as functional materials for critical metals and carbon capture & utilization. Dr. Peng is CI for ARC Research Hub for PVRS and ARC Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy and the recipient of the prestigious Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships (Both Early and Middle Career).
Projects and Research Grants:
- Green hydrogen generation from high-current-density electrocatalysis, ARC Discovery Project 2026-2029,(Co-CI)
- Value-Added Process for utilisation of silica-dominated chloride stream, Rio Tinto Innovations, 2025-2026 (Leading CI)
- Valued-Products from Rare-Earth contained Kaolin Feed, Resources Technology & Critical Minerals (RTCM) Trailblazer Project, 2025-2026 (Leading CI)
- Chemical Beneficiation of High Silica Bauxite Through Thermal Activation, Ma’aden (Saudi Arabian Mining Company), 2025 (Leading CI)
- Producing High Purity Alumina from Kaolin, RTCM Trailblazer Project ,2024-2025 (Leading CI)
- Desilication Product Seed for Sandy DSP Process, Rio Tinto,2023 (Leading CI)
- Lime reduction during pressure oxidation of gold-bearing sulphides, Newcrest, 2023 (Leading CI)
- Controlling iron precipitation during pressure oxidation of gold-bearing sulphides, Newcrest, 2022-2023 (Leading CI)
- Metal-based zeolite catalyst development for CO2 hydrogenation, 2022-2025, ARC Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy (Co-CI)
- The effect of anions on early stage co-growth of desilication products (DSP) in a synthetic Bayer solution, 2022, Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO) (Leading CI)
- Developing low cost technology to turn clay to zeolite. Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship (Middle Career), 2020-2023, Queensland Government (Sole CI)
- Green synthesis of adsorption materials from clay minerals, 2019-2020, UniQuest pathfinder (Leading CI)
- Unlocking Queensland's bauxite ore reserves through process technology innovation. Advance Queensland Research Fellowship (Early Career), 2016-2019, Queensland Government (Sole-CI)
Teaching and Learning:
- Lecturer and Coordinator in Chemical Thermodynamics (CHEE3003), since 2021
- Lecturer in Engineering Investigation & Statistical Analysis (CHEE2010), since 2019
- ENGG7290 Engineering Placement, BE/ME course, Academic supervisor and Grader, since 2018
- Lecturer in Process Modelling and Dynamics (CHEE3007), 2018-2019
Honours And Awards
- TMS Light Metals Subject Award - Alumina/Bauxite, 2025
- TMS Young Leaders Professional Development Awards,2020
- UQ Amplify Fellowship (early career and mid-career), 2019-2021, 2023-2026
- Travel award for Universitas 21 Early Career Researcher Workshop, 2018
- Best Alumina Paper in ICSOBA Conference, 2017
- OZ Minerals Award for Excellent PhD thesis, 2014
Academic and Discipline service
- Chair (2024-2026)/Vice Chair (2022-2024) of Recycling and Environmental Technologies Committee, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
- Academic Representative of Joint Chemical Engineering Committee – Queensland (IChemE and Engineering Australia), 2020-
- Secretary of Hydrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy Committee, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2021-2023
- Leading topic editor for JOM, “Reprocessing and Recycling of Tailings from Metallurgical Process”,2022; “Progress on Recovery of Critical Raw Materials, 2021”; “Advances in Process Metallurgy,2020”
Research Interests
- Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy
Precipitation, crystallisation, bioleaching, froth flotation, nanobubbles
- Chemical Engineering
Valorisation of bauxite residue and mine tailings, Zeolite, Alum, Environmental functional materials, MD Simulation
Availability
- Dr Hong Peng is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Aluminum: recycling and carbon/environmental footprint
Wong, David S., Kvithyld, Anne and Peng, Hong (2020). Aluminum: recycling and carbon/environmental footprint. JOM, 72 (10), 3332-3333. doi: 10.1007/s11837-020-04325-y
2019
Journal Article
The anion effect on sodium aluminosilicates formed under Bayer process digestion conditions
Vogrin, John, Santini, Talitha, Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2019). The anion effect on sodium aluminosilicates formed under Bayer process digestion conditions. Hydrometallurgy, 192 105236, 105236. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2019.105236
2019
Journal Article
The cation effect on adsorption of surfactant in the froth flotation of low-grade diasporic bauxite
Fang, Chaojun, Yu, Shichao, Wei, Xuyi, Peng, Hong, Ou, Leming, Zhang, Guofan and Wang, Jun (2019). The cation effect on adsorption of surfactant in the froth flotation of low-grade diasporic bauxite. Minerals Engineering, 144 106051, 106051. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2019.106051
2019
Other Outputs
Process for high purity alumina
Vaughan, James, Peng, Hong, Gudgeon, James and Kelly, Kieran (2019). Process for high purity alumina. 2019904388.
2019
Journal Article
On the mechanism of sodic removal from bauxite residue and bauxite desilication products (BDP) using acetic acid
Wang, Sicheng, Tuan Nguyen,, Peng, Hong and Huang, Longbin (2019). On the mechanism of sodic removal from bauxite residue and bauxite desilication products (BDP) using acetic acid. Jom, 72 (1), 309-318. doi: 10.1007/s11837-019-03884-z
2019
Journal Article
The sandy desilication product process concept
Vaughan, James , Peng, Hong , Seneviratne, Dilini , Hodge, Harrison , Hawker, William , Hayes, Peter and Staker, Warren (2019). The sandy desilication product process concept. JOM, 71 (9), 2928-2935. doi: 10.1007/s11837-019-03617-2
2019
Other Outputs
Synthesis of adsorption materials
Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2019). Synthesis of adsorption materials. 2019901952.
2019
Journal Article
Nucleation phenomena of supersaturated KCl solutions revealing by molecular dynamic simulation: implication of dehydration shell process
Peng, Hong, Gudgeon, James and Vaughan, James (2019). Nucleation phenomena of supersaturated KCl solutions revealing by molecular dynamic simulation: implication of dehydration shell process. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 283, 108-115. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.03.076
2019
Book Chapter
Quantitative X-ray diffraction study into bauxite residue mineralogical phases
Vogrin, John, Hodge, Harrison, Santini, Talitha, Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2019). Quantitative X-ray diffraction study into bauxite residue mineralogical phases. Light metals 2019. (pp. 93-99) edited by Corleen Chesonis. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_13
2019
Book Chapter
Leaching kinetics of thermally-activated, high silica bauxite
Peng, Hong, Peters, Steven and Vaughan, James (2019). Leaching kinetics of thermally-activated, high silica bauxite. Light metals 2019. (pp. 11-17) edited by Corleen Chesonis. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_2
2018
Journal Article
A link between viscosity and cation-anion contact pairs: adventure on the concept of structure-making/breaking for concentrated salt solutions
Peng, Hong and Nguyen, Anh V. (2018). A link between viscosity and cation-anion contact pairs: adventure on the concept of structure-making/breaking for concentrated salt solutions. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 263, 109-117. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.04.145
2018
Journal Article
The anion effect on zeolite LTA to sodalite phase transformation
Peng, Hong, Ding, Mengliu and Vaughan, James (2018). The anion effect on zeolite LTA to sodalite phase transformation. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 57 (31) xxx, 10292-10302. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02026
2018
Journal Article
Selective depression mechanism of ferric chromium lignin sulfonate for chalcopyrite–galena flotation separation
Yu, Jin-sheng, Liu, Run-qing, Wang, Li, Sun, Wei, Peng, Hong and Hu, Yue-hua (2018). Selective depression mechanism of ferric chromium lignin sulfonate for chalcopyrite–galena flotation separation. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 25 (5), 489-497. doi: 10.1007/s12613-018-1595-6
2018
Journal Article
Aluminate effect on desilication product phase transformation
Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2018). Aluminate effect on desilication product phase transformation. Journal of Crystal Growth, 492, 84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.04.013
2018
Journal Article
The effect of thermal activation of kaolinite on its dissolution and reprecipitation as zeolites in alkaline aluminate solution
Peng, Hong, Vaughan, James and Vogrin, John (2018). The effect of thermal activation of kaolinite on its dissolution and reprecipitation as zeolites in alkaline aluminate solution. Applied Clay Science, 157, 189-197. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.002
2018
Journal Article
Role of the amorphous phase during sodium aluminosilicate precipitation
Peng, Hong, Seneviratne, Dilini and Vaughan, James (2018). Role of the amorphous phase during sodium aluminosilicate precipitation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 57 (5), 1408-1416. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04538
2018
Conference Publication
An investigation of Bayer desilication product agglomeration mechanisms by kernel function population balance modelling
Seneviratne, D.N., Peng, H., Gillespie, A.R. and Vaughan, J. (2018). An investigation of Bayer desilication product agglomeration mechanisms by kernel function population balance modelling. Alumina2018, Gladstone, QLD, Australia, 9-14 September 2018. Applecross, WA, Australia: AQW.
2018
Conference Publication
Advanced characterisation of bauxite residue
Peng, H., Vaughan, J., Staker, W., Wang, J. and Wen, W. (2018). Advanced characterisation of bauxite residue. Alumina2018, Gladstone, QLD, Australia, 9-14 September 2018. Applecross, WA, Australia: AQW.
2018
Conference Publication
Australian hydrometallurgy research and development
Vaughan, James, Fu, Weng, Peng, Hong, Hawker, Will, Hayes, Peter C. and Robinson, Dave (2018). Australian hydrometallurgy research and development. First Global Conference on Extractive Metallurgy, Ottawa, Canada, 26-29 August 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_142
2018
Conference Publication
In-situ XRD investigation of bauxite dehydroxylation
Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2018). In-situ XRD investigation of bauxite dehydroxylation. TMS 2018 147th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona, 11-15 March 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-72484-3_3
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Hong Peng is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
3D-architectured membranes for emerging toxic contaminants removal
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Xiwang Zhang, Dr Zhe Yang, Dr Ming Yong
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Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental research on zeolite nucleation and particle growth
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor James Vaughan
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Catalysts for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Generation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Xiwang Zhang, Dr Chao Xing, Dr Xiangkang Zeng
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Dealkalization of Alkaline Minerals in Bauxite Residues
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tuan Nguyen, Professor Longbin Huang
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Fundamentals of sodium aluminosilicate precipitation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor James Vaughan
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Increasing Desilication Product Particle Size to Enable its Physical Separation from Bayer Residue
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor James Vaughan
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2020
Master Philosophy
The Effect of Cations on Bayer Process Desilication and the Lithium Opportunity
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor James Vaughan
Media
Enquiries
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- Bauxite Residue
- Critical Minerals
- Gold Leaching
- High Purity Alumina
- Waste Management
- Zeolite
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