Philip van Eyk

Research Interests

Bioprocessing, Bioproduction and Bioproducts Chemical Engineering Energy Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering Non-automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering

APrf Philip van Eyk

Associate Professor

School of Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Philip van Eyk is an Associate Professor and Associate Head of Learning and Teaching in the School of Chemical Engineering. His teaching interests include Process Engineering, Process Systems Design, Reaction Engineering, and Separation Process Engineering. Most recently Philip has led development of a new 4th year Chemical Engineering elective on Brewery Engineering. His research interests directly compliment his teaching and mostly involve the incorporation of core chemical engineering principles to development of processes to recycle lithium ion batteries, novel uses of renewable energy outside of power generation, and production of sustainable chemicals and replacements for fossil fuels. Philip established the Microbrewery at Waite Campus in 2022 which is used for teaching process engineers about the beer brewing process. The small scale plant also is being used to perform research into the effects of ingredients and process variables on sensory aspects of the resultant beers, and providing a facility for development of recipes for industrial partners.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

New Processes for recycling lithium ion batteries

Hydrothermal processing of wastewater sludges, algal biomass and agricultural residues using:

  • Hydrothermal carbonisation, and
  • Hydrothermal liquefaction.

Utilisation of concentrated solar thermal energy in high temperature processes including: 

  • Gasification of solid fuels, and
  • Calcination of minerals.

Beer brewing process and the effects of ingredients and process variables on resultant beer sensory analysis

Combustion and gasification of low-rank coal and biomass to produce electricity, syngas or liquefied fuels.

Ash related problems with thermal utilisation of brown coal and biomass.

Mathematical modelling of sequential processes in solid fuel combustion and gasification.

Date Position Institution name
2024 - ongoing Associate Professor University of Adelaide
2021 - 2023 Senior Lecturer The University of Adelaide
2015 - 2020 Lecturer University of Adelaide, Adelaide
2012 - 2015 ARENA Fellow University of Adelaide, Adelaide
2008 - 2012 Research Associate University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Date Institution name Country Title
University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia PhD (Chemical Engineering)
University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia BE (Chem)
University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia BSc (Physics)

Year Citation
2023 Al-juboori, J. M., Lewis, D. M., Hall, T., & van Eyk, P. J. (2023). Characterisation of chemical properties of the produced organic fractions via hydrothermal liquefaction of biosolids from a wastewater treatment plant. Biomass and Bioenergy, 170, 106703-1-106703-11.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8
2023 Fu, S., Lewis, D., van Eyk, P., Atanackovic, P., & Jiao, Y. (2023). Theoretical screening of single atom doping on β-Ga₂O₃ (100) for photoelectrochemical water splitting with high activity and low limiting potential. Nanoscale, 15(15), 6913-6919.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC1
2023 Al-Juboori, J. M., Obeid, R., Lewis, D. M., Hall, T., & van Eyk, P. J. (2023). Effect of reaction conditions and biosolids' content on the produced renewable crude oil via hydrothermal liquefaction. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 195, 587-600.
DOI Scopus7 WoS5
2023 Al-Juboori, J. M., Lewis, D. M., Ashman, P. J., Hall, T., & van Eyk, P. J. (2023). The effect of biochemical composition on the renewable crude oil produced from hydrothermal liquefaction of biosolids. Biomass and Bioenergy, 177, 106929-1-106929-12.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2022 Chacón-Parra, A. D., Hall, P. A., Lewis, D. M., Glasius, M., & van Eyk, P. J. (2022). Elucidating the Maillard Reaction Mechanism in the Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Binary Model Compound Mixtures and Spirulina. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 10(33), 10989-11003.
DOI Scopus20 WoS20
2022 Wang, H., Eyk, P. J., Medwell, P. R., Birzer, C. H., Tian, Z. F., Possell, M., & Huang, X. (2022). Smouldering fire and emission characteristics of Eucalyptus litter fuel. Fire and Materials, 46(3), 576-586.
DOI Scopus8 WoS14
2022 Obeid, R., Smith, N., Lewis, D. M., Hall, T., & van Eyk, P. (2022). A kinetic model for the hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae, sewage sludge and pine wood with product characterisation of renewable crude. Chemical Engineering Journal, 428, 131228-1-131228-12.
DOI Scopus61 WoS55
2022 Chen, X., Tian, Z. F., van Eyk, P. J., Lewis, D., & Nathan, G. G. J. (2022). Numerical simulation of hydrothermal liquefaction of algae in a lab-scale coil reactor. Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow, 4(2), 113-120.
DOI Scopus19 WoS19
2022 Chacón-Parra, A., & van Eyk, P. (2022). Reaction kinetics for the hydrothermal carbonisation of cellulose in a two-phase pathway. Fuel, 309, 122169-1-122169-8.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11
2022 Chacón-Parra, A., Lewis, D., Glasius, M., & van Eyk, P. (2022). A multi-component reaction kinetics model for the hydrothermal liquefaction of carbohydrates and co-liquefaction to produce 5-ethoxymethyl furfural. Fuel, 311, 13 pages.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2021 Venkataraman, M. B., Rahbari, A., van Eyk, P., Weimer, A. W., Lipiński, W., & Pye, J. (2021). Liquid fuel production via supercritical water gasification of algae: a role for solar heat integration?. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 5(24), 6269-6297.
DOI Scopus11 WoS12
2021 Edifor, S. Y., Nguyen, Q. D., van Eyk, P., Biller, P., & Lewis, D. M. (2021). Rheological studies of municipal sewage sludge slurries for hydrothermal liquefaction biorefinery applications. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 166, 148-157.
DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2021 Edifor, S. Y., Nguyen, Q. D., van Eyk, P., Biller, P., Hall, T., & Lewis, D. M. (2021). Viscosity variation of model compounds during hydrothermal liquefaction under subcritical conditions of water. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 60(2), 980-989.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2021 Chacón-Parra, A., Lewis, D., & van Eyk, P. (2021). The effect of ethanol as a homogeneous catalyst on the reaction kinetics of hydrothermal liquefaction of lipids. Chemical Engineering Journal, 414, 1-9.
DOI Scopus21 WoS21
2021 Keiller, B. G., Potter, M., Burton, R. A., & van Eyk, P. J. (2021). Elucidating the degradation reaction pathways for the hydrothermal carbonisation of hemp via biochemical compositional analysis. Fuel, 294, 120450-1-120450-11.
DOI Scopus15 WoS14
2021 Farries, K. W., Visintin, P., Smith, S. T., & van Eyk, P. (2021). Sintered or melted regolith for lunar construction: state-of-the-art review and future research directions. Construction and Building Materials, 296, 1-31.
DOI Scopus135 WoS117
2021 Chacon Parra, A., Lewis, D., & van Eyk, P. (2021). Elemental nitrogen balance, reaction kinetics and the effect of ethanol on the hydrothermal liquefaction of soy protein. Chemical Engineering Journal, 425, 130576-1-130576-12.
DOI Scopus22 WoS21
2020 Kirch, T., Medwell, P. R., Birzer, C. H., & van Eyk, P. J. (2020). Small-scale autothermal thermochemical conversion of multiple solid biomass feedstock. Renewable Energy, 149, 1261-1270.
DOI Scopus25 WoS21
2020 Obeid, R., Lewis, D. M., Smith, N., Hall, T., & Van Eyk, P. (2020). Reaction kinetics and characterization of species in renewable crude from hydrothermal liquefaction of mixtures of polymer compounds to represent organic fractions of biomass feedstocks. Energy and Fuels, 34(1), 419-429.
DOI Scopus37 WoS36
2020 He, Z., Saw, W. L., Van Eyk, P. J., Nathan, G. J., & Ashman, P. J. (2020). Interactions between Quartz Sand and Wood Doped with either K or Na Salts under Steam Gasification and Combustion Atmospheres. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(4), 1712-1722.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11
2020 Obeid, R., Lewis, D. M., Smith, N., Hall, T., & van Eyk, P. (2020). Reaction kinetics and characterisation of species in renewable crude from hydrothermal liquefaction of monomers to represent organic fractions of biomass feedstocks. Chemical Engineering Journal, 389, 124397-1-124397-14.
DOI Scopus67 WoS64
2020 He, Z., Saw, W. L., Van Eyk, P. J., Nathan, G. J., & Ashman, P. J. (2020). Effect of Calcium and Phosphorus on Interactions between Quartz Sand and K-Salt-Doped Wood under Both Steam Gasification and Combustion Atmospheres. Energy and Fuels, 34(3), 3210-3222.
DOI Scopus12 WoS11
2020 Kirch, T., Medwell, P. R., Birzer, C. H., & van Eyk, P. J. (2020). Feedstock dependence of emissions from a reverse-downdraft gasifier cookstove. Energy for Sustainable Development, 56, 42-50.
DOI Scopus15 WoS13
2020 Edifor, S. Y., van Eyk, P., Biller, P., & Lewis, D. M. (2020). The influence of feedstock characteristics on processability of biosolid slurries for conversion to renewable crude oil via hydrothermal liquefaction. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 162, 284-294.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2019 Wang, H., van Eyk, P. J., Medwell, P. R., Birzer, C. H., Tian, Z., Possell, M., & Huang, X. (2019). Air permeability of the litter layer in broadleaf forests. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 5, 53-1-53-15.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2019 Keiller, B., van Eyk, P. J., Lane, D., Muhlack, R., & Burton, R. (2019). Hydrothermal carbonisation of Australian saltbush. Energy and Fuels, 33(2), 1157-1166.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2019 Obeid, R., Lewis, D., Smith, N., & van Eyk, P. (2019). The elucidation of reaction kinetics for hydrothermal liquefaction of model macromolecules. Chemical Engineering Journal, 370, 637-645.
DOI Scopus52 WoS48
2019 Keiller, B. G., Muhlack, R., Burton, R. A., & Van Eyk, P. J. (2019). Biochemical compositional analysis and kinetic modeling of hydrothermal carbonization of Australian saltbush. Energy and Fuels, 33(12), 12469-12479.
DOI Scopus30 WoS27
2019 He, Z., Saw, W. L., Lane, D. J., van Eyk, P. J., de Nys, R., Nathan, G. J., & Ashman, P. J. (2019). The ash-quartz sand interaction behaviours during steam gasification or combustion of a freshwater and a marine species of macroalgae. Fuel, 263, 12 pages.
DOI Scopus15 WoS14
2018 Kirch, T., Birzer, C., van Eyk, P., & Medwell, P. (2018). Influence of primary and secondary air supply on gaseous emissions from a small-scale staged solid biomass fuel combustor. Energy and Fuels, 32(4), 4212-4220.
DOI Scopus34 WoS30
2018 Lane, D., Truong, E., Larizza, F., Chiew, P., de Nys, R., & van Eyk, P. (2018). Effect of hydrothermal carbonization on the combustion and gasification behavior of agricultural residues and macroalgae: devolatilization characteristics and char reactivity. Energy and Fuels, 32(4), 4149-4159.
DOI Scopus31 WoS32
2018 He, Z., Lane, D., Saw, W., van Eyk, P., Nathan, G., & Ashman, P. (2018). Ash-bed material interaction during combustion and steam gasification of Australian agricultural residues. Energy and Fuels, 32(4), 4278-4290.
DOI Scopus24 WoS22
2018 Zhu, Y., van Eyk, P., Boman, C., Brostrom, M., Kirtania, K., Piotrowska, P., . . . Ashman, P. (2018). Preliminary understanding on the ash behavior of algae during co-gasification in an entrained flow reactor. Fuel Processing Technology, 175, 26-34.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13
2018 Kirch, T., Medwell, P., Birzer, C., & Van Eyk, P. (2018). Influences of fuel bed depth and air supply on small-scale batch-fed reverse downdraft biomass conversion. Energy and Fuels, 32(8), 8507-8518.
DOI Scopus16 WoS13
2017 Nathan, G., Dally, B., Alwahabi, Z., van Eyk, P., Jafarian, M., & Ashman, P. (2017). Research challenges in combustion and gasification arising from emerging technologies employing directly irradiated concentrating solar thermal radiation. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(2), 2055-2074.
DOI Scopus39 WoS36
2017 Mï ller, F., Poživil, P., van Eyk, P., Villarrazo, A., Haueter, P., Wieckert, C., . . . Steinfeld, A. (2017). A pressurized high-flux solar reactor for the efficient thermochemical gasification of carbonaceous feedstock. Fuel, 193, 432-443.
DOI Scopus70 WoS68
2017 Guo, P., Saw, W., Van Eyk, P., Stechel, E., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2017). System optimization for Fischer-Tropsch liquid fuels production via solar hybridized dual fluidized bed gasification of solid fuels. Energy and Fuels, 31(2), 2033-2043.
DOI Scopus22 WoS22
2017 Guo, P., Saw, W., Van Eyk, P., Stechel, E., De Nys, R., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2017). Gasification reactivity and physicochemical properties of the chars from raw and torrefied wood, grape marc, and macroalgae. Energy and Fuels, 31(3), 2246-2259.
DOI Scopus26 WoS26
2017 Saw, W. L., Guo, P., van Eyk, P. J., Nathan, G. J., & van Eyk, P. J. (2017). Approaches to accommodate resource variability in the modelling of solar driven gasification processes for liquid fuels synthesis. Solar Energy, 156, 101-112.
DOI Scopus21 WoS22
2017 Wang, H., van Eyk, P., Medwell, P., Birzer, C., Tian, Z., & Possell, M. (2017). Effects of oxygen concentration on radiation-aided and self-sustained smoldering combustion of radiata pine. Energy and Fuels, 31(8), 8619-8630.
DOI Scopus26 WoS24
2017 Dunnigan, L., Morton, B., Van eyk, P., Ashman, P., Zhang, X., Hall, P., & Kwong, C. (2017). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Particulate Matter Emitted during the Co-Generation of Bioenergy and Biochar from Rice Husk. Bioresource Technology, 244(Part 1), 1015-1023.
DOI Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC11
2016 van Eyk, P., Kosminski, A., Mullinger, P., & Ashman, P. (2016). Control of agglomeration during circulating fluidized bed gasification of a South Australian low-rank coal: pilot scale testing. Energy & Fuels, 30(3), 1771-1782.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13
2016 Zhu, Y., Piotrowska, P., van Eyk, P., Boström, D., Wu, X., Boman, C., . . . Ashman, P. (2016). Fluidized Bed Co-gasification of Algae and Wood Pellets: Gas Yields and Bed Agglomeration Analysis. Energy & Fuels, 30(3), 1800-1809.
DOI Scopus37 WoS30
2016 Kaniyal, A., van Eyk, P., & Nathan, G. (2016). Storage capacity assessment of liquid fuels production by solar gasification in a packed bed reactor using a dynamic process model. Applied Energy, 173(C), 578-588.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2016 Van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2016). Effect of high-flux solar irradiation on the gasification of coal in a hybrid entrained-flow reactor. Energy & Fuels, 30(6), 5138-5147.
DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2016 Wang, H., Van Eyk, P., Medwell, P., Birzer, C., Tian, Z., & Possell, M. (2016). Identification and quantitative analysis of smoldering and flaming combustion of radiata pine. Energy and Fuels, 30(9), 7666-7677.
DOI Scopus15 WoS14
2015 Zhu, Y., Piotrowska, P., Van Eyk, P., Boström, D., Kwong, C., Wang, D., . . . Ashman, P. (2015). Cogasification of Australian brown coal with algae in a fluidized bed reactor. Energy and Fuels, 29(3), 1686-1700.
DOI Scopus40 WoS33
2015 Lane, D., Van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Kwong, C., De Nys, R., Roberts, D., . . . Lewis, D. (2015). Release of Cl, S, P, K, and Na during thermal conversion of algal biomass. Energy and Fuels, 29(4), 2542-2554.
DOI Scopus69 WoS62
2015 Guo, P., Van Eyk, P., Saw, W., Ashman, P., Nathan, G., & Stechel, E. (2015). Performance assessment of Fischer-Tropsch liquid fuels production by solar hybridized dual fluidized bed gasification of lignite. Energy & Fuels, 29(4), 2738-2751.
DOI Scopus38 WoS39
2015 Zhu, Y., Kwong, C., van Eyk, P., de Nys, R., Wang, D., & Ashman, P. (2015). Pyrolysis characteristics and char reactivity of Oedogonium sp. and Loy Yang coal. Energy and Fuels, 29(8), 5047-5055.
DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2015 Lane, D., van Eyk, P., de Nys, R., Roberts, D., Cole, A., & Ashman, P. (2015). Mobilisation of trace elements during thermal conversion of algae cultivated in ash dam water. Biomass and Bioenergy, 83, 183-195.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8
2015 McCullough, D., van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., & Mullinger, P. (2015). Impact of sodium and sulfur species on agglomeration and defluidization during spouted bed gasification of South Australian lignite. Energy Fuels, 29(6), 3922-3932.
DOI Scopus18 WoS18
2014 Lane, D., Ashman, P., Zevenhoven, M., Hupa, M., Van Eyk, P., De Nys, R., . . . Lewis, D. (2014). Combustion behavior of algal biomass: carbon release, nitrogen release, and char reactivity. Energy and Fuels, 28(1), 41-51.
DOI Scopus48 WoS39
2014 Lane, D., Zevenhoven, M., Ashman, P., Van Eyk, P., Hupa, M., De Nys, R., & Lewis, D. (2014). Algal biomass: occurrence of the main inorganic elements and simulation of ash interactions with bed material. Energy and Fuels, 28(7), 4622-4632.
DOI Scopus30 WoS30
2013 Kaniyal, A., van Eyk, P., & Nathan, G. (2013). Dynamic modeling of the coproduction of liquid fuels and electricity from a hybrid solar gasifier with various fuel blends. Energy & Fuels, 27(6), 3556-3569.
DOI Scopus28 WoS27
2013 Kaniyal, A., van Eyk, P., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., & Pincus, J. (2013). Polygeneration of liquid fuels and electricity by the atmospheric pressure hybrid solar gasification of coal. Energy & Fuels, 27(6), 3538-3555.
DOI Scopus51 WoS48
2012 van Eyk, P., Kosminski, A., & Ashman, P. (2012). Control of agglomeration and defluidization during fluidized-bed combustion of South Australian low-rank coals. Energy & Fuels, 26(1), 118-129.
DOI Scopus43 WoS35
2011 van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2011). Mechanism and kinetics of sodium release from brown coal char particles during combustion. Combustion and Flame, 158(12), 2512-2523.
DOI Scopus119 WoS97
2011 Mc Cullough, D., van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., & Mullinger, P. (2011). Investigation of agglomeration and defluidization during spouted-bed gasification of high-sodium, high-sulfur South Australian lignite. Energy & Fuels, 25(7 Sp Iss), 2772-2781.
DOI Scopus48 WoS42
2011 van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2011). The release of water-bound and organic sodium from Loy Yang coal during the combustion of single particles in a flat flame. Combustion and Flame, 158(6), 1181-1192.
DOI Scopus130 WoS113
2009 van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2009). Simultaneous measurements of the release of atomic sodium, particle diameter and particle temperature for a single burning coal particle. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 32(Part 2), 2099-2106.
DOI Scopus54 WoS51
2008 van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2008). Quantitative measurement of atomic sodium in the plume of a single burning coal particle. Combustion and Flame, 155(3), 529-537.
DOI Scopus77 WoS63

Year Citation
2020 Saw, W. L., Naufal, A., Sandoval, A. B., Beath, A., Lovegrove, K., van Eyk, P., . . . Nathan, G. (2020). Technical feasibility of integrating concentrating solar thermal energy in the Bayer alumina process. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2303 (pp. 1-8). online: AIP.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4
2019 Kirch, T., Birzer, C. H., van Eyk, P. J., Hall, P. A., & Medwell, P. R. (2019). Air staging and in-bed quenching for autothermal generation of char and low-tar producer gas. In European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings (pp. 876-880). Italy: ETA.
2018 Wang, H., Tian, Z. F., Medwell, P. R., Birzer, C. H., van Eyk, P. J., & Possell, M. (2018). Air permeability of the litter layer in temperate forests of south-east Australia. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2015 Saw, W., Kaniyal, A., Van Eyk, P., Nathan, G., & Ashman, P. (2015). Solar Hybridized Coal-to-liquids via Gasification in Australia: Techno-economic Assessment. In Z. Wang (Ed.), Energy Procedia Vol. 69 (pp. 1819-1827). Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2015 Guo, P., Saw, W., Van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Nathan, G., & Stechel, E. (2015). Fischer-tropsch liquid Fuel Production by Co-gasification of Coal and Biomass in a Solar Hybrid Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifier. In Z. Wang (Ed.), Energy Procedia Vol. 69 (pp. 1770-1779). Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
DOI Scopus13 WoS12
2015 Wang, H., Medwell, P., Birzer, C., Van Eyk, P., & Tian, Z. (2015). Investigation of smouldering combustion of biomass fuel. In Y. Yang, & N. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium (pp. 100-103). online: The Combustion Institute.
2014 Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., Dally, B., Medwell, P., Arjomandi, M., Sun, Z., . . . Van Eyk, P. (2014). Optics and photonics in solar thermal energy technologies. In Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications, E2 2014 (pp. 1-3). Online: Optical Society of America (OSA).
DOI
2013 Guo, P., Ashman, P., van Eyk, P., & Nathan, G. (2013). Hybrid solar gasification of biomass in a dual fluidized bed reactor for the polygeneration of liquid fuels and electricity. In Proceedings of Chemeca 2013 (pp. 1-8). Barton, ACT: Engineers Australia.
2013 van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2013). Mathematical modelling of a hybrid solar entrained-flow gasifier. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium (pp. 91-94). Online: The Combustion Institue.
2011 van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Nathan, G., & Alwahabi, Z. (2011). Quantitative in-situ measurements of sodium release from combusting South Australian brown coal particles. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2011 (pp. 1-4). Australia: The Combustion Institute.
2009 van Eyk, P., Muhlack, R., & Ashman, P. (2009). Gasification of grape marc in a circulating fluidised bed. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2009 (pp. 175-178). CD: University of Queensland.
2009 van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2009). Kinetics of sodium release from a single brown coal particle burning in a flat flame. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2009 (pp. 215-218). CD: University of Queensland.
2007 van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2007). Measurement of atomic Na released from a coal particle using quantitative planar laser induced fluorescence. In A. Masri, K. Sendt, P. Nelson, & P. Yaroshchyk (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2007 (pp. 114-117). Australia: The Combustion Institute.
2005 van Eyk, P., Wong, C., Syred, N., Ung, E., Alwahabi, Z., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2005). Study on atomic sodium release from pulverised coal particles in a pre-mixed natural gas flame. In Z. Alwahabi, B. Dally, P. Kalt, G. Nathan, & C. Wong (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Fluid Mechanics and Combustion (pp. 133-136). Adelaide, South Australia: The University of Adelaide.
2005 Van Eyk, P., Syred, N., Chong, W., Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., Gralton, T., & Griffiths, A. (2005). Studies of the release of sodium from pulverised coal in a flat flame burner and implications for slagging and fouling in boilers and furnaces. In 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Meeting Papers (pp. 12401-12412).
2004 Syred, N., van Eyk, P., Chong, W., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2004). Studies of the Release of Sodium from Pulverised Coal in a Flat Flame Burner. In 12th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics [electronic resource] (pp. 1-11). Lisbon, Portugal.

$7,415,500
ARC Training Centre for Battery Recycling
Qiao, Shizhang; Guo, Zaiping; Lewis, David Milton; Chu, Dewei; Dr David Wexler; Professor Huijun Li; Hart,Judith Nancy; Wang, Da-Wei; van Eyk, Philip Joseph; Dr Emma Lovell; Mao, Jianfeng; Knott, Jonathan; Ye, Chao; Peterson, Vanessa; Mr Keong Chan; Mr Sam Moricca; Mr Dayong Hu; Mr Yu Zhao.
ARC - Industrial Transformation Training Centres. (2023).

$70,199
LCA of current Australian heavy industrial processes
van Eyk, P.; Hu, E.; John, M.; Biswas, W.; Thomas, R.; Ted, S.; Will, G.
FND001276: HILT CRC Project. RP3.002 (2022).

$20,280
A roadmap for carbon capture, utilisation and storage for production of low emission cement and lime in Australia
Smith, N.; van Eyk, P.; Yu, H.; Cousins, A.; Feron, P.
FND001276: HILT CRC Project. RP2.004 (2022).

$155,682
Preliminary assessment of technical and economic feasibility of key options for low carbon alumina calcination 
Saw, W.; Ingenhoven, P.; Chinnici, A.; Ashman, P.; van Eyk, P.; Nathan, G.; Jafarian, S
FND001276: HILT CRC Project. RP1.007 (2022).

Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC).
Nathan, G.; Dally, B.; Young, M.; van Eyk, P.; Pourmousavi Kani, S.; Metha, G.; Arjomandi, M.; Tian, Z.; Chin, R.; Hu, E.; Ashman, P.; Lewis, D.; Cook, N.; Jiao, Y.; Alwahabi, Z.; Ertugrul, N.; Soong, W.; Maier, H.; Burton, R.
FND000284: DIIS - Cooperative Research Centres (2021).

$956,700
Novel diagnostics capabilities in reacting, particle-laden flows.
Masri, A.; Dally, B.; Brear, M.; Kook, S.; Dunn, M.; Yang, Y.; Chan, Q.; Nathan, G.; Gordon, R.; Medwell, P.; Cleary, M.; Alwahabi, Z.; van Eyk, P.; Talei, M.; Hawkes, E.
ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities - LE180100203 (2018).

$65,000
Establishing new, leading interdisciplinary capability and solutions for secure, affordable and sustainable energy.
Maier, H.; Nathan, G.; Ashman, P.; Burton, R.; Cavagnaro, T.; Riddell, G.; Dally, B.; Binenbaum, E.; Adamson, D.; Lewis, M.; Simpson, A.; Saw, W.; van Eyk, P.; Packer, J.
University of Adelaide, Interdisciplinary Fund (2017)

$60,000
Biodigesters: converting waste products from industry and rural communities, into byproducts for profit and quality of life.
Birzer, C.; Medwell, P.; Kidd, S.; Drew, G.; Cavagnaro, T.; Hutchinson, M.; van Eyk, P.; Moore, V.; Umberger, W.
University of Adelaide, Interdisciplinary Fund (2017)

$4,490,752    
Integrating concentrating solar thermal energy into the Bayer alumina process
Nathan, G.; Saw, W.; Alwahabi, Z.; Arjomandi, M.; Ashman, P.; Dally, B.; Hawkes, E.; Hinkley, J.; Steinfeld, A.; Taylor, R.; Tian, Z.; van Eyk, P.; Yeoh, G.; Chatfield, R.; Abraham, J.; Harrison, I.; Haywood, R.; Lovegrove, K.; Stein, W.; Stephenson, I.
ARENA Emerging Renewables Program (2016)

$55,000
New Solutions for Air Quality and Old Development Challenges: Biochar Technology
Birzer, C.H.; Cavagnaro, T.; Kidd, S.; Kwong, P.; Medwell, P.R.; van Eyk, P.J.; Umberger, W.
University of Adelaide, Interdisciplinary Fund (2016)

$273,856
Solar Gasification - using renewable energy to produce lower-carbon, high value liquid transport fuels using low grade carbonaceous feedstocks
van Eyk, P.J. 
ARENA Fellowship (2012)

Courses I am currently teaching:

Semester 1

CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering

CHEM ENG 2010 Process Design II

CHEM ENG 3034/7051 Chemical Reactor Engineering

Winter School

CHEM ENG 4074WT/7074WT Brewery Engineering

Semester 2

CHEM ENG 3033/7052 Separation Process Engineering

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor Investigating and optimising existing hydrometallurgy processes for green recycling of Li-ion batteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mahaveer Bilkhu
2025 Principal Supervisor Recycling of critical minerals via subcritical leaching Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Mike Jureidini
2025 Principal Supervisor Recycling of critical minerals via subcritical leaching Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Mike Jureidini
2025 Principal Supervisor Investigating and optimising existing hydrometallurgy processes for green recycling of Li-ion batteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mahaveer Bilkhu
2024 Principal Supervisor New Processes to Recycle Lithium Ion Batteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hassan Imran Masud
2024 Co-Supervisor Atomic-Scale Regulation on Photocatalysts for Renewable Energy Utilization Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Tian Chen
2024 Co-Supervisor Atomic-Scale Regulation on Photocatalysts for Renewable Energy Utilization Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Tian Chen
2024 Principal Supervisor New Processes to Recycle Lithium Ion Batteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hassan Imran Masud
2023 Principal Supervisor Investigation and development of fundamental process engineering design applications for resource and food security in extra-terrestrial and hostile environments Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lachlan Bryce Maddaford
2023 Principal Supervisor Investigation and development of fundamental process engineering design applications for resource and food security in extra-terrestrial and hostile environments Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lachlan Bryce Maddaford
2021 Co-Supervisor iPhD Project: Upscaling Atomic Layer Etching from the Bench to Full Fabrication Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Xiting Zhou
2021 Co-Supervisor iPhD Project: Upscaling Atomic Layer Etching from the Bench to Full Fabrication Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Xiting Zhou
2019 Co-Supervisor Environmental Implications of Aqueous Phase Product from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Municipal Wastewater Sludge Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Robran Kim Cock
2019 Co-Supervisor Environmental Implications of Aqueous Phase Product from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Municipal Wastewater Sludge Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Robran Kim Cock

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2021 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Design of Gallium Oxide based Materials for Selective and Efficient Solar-Driven Water Splitting Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Sijia Fu
2020 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Plastic as an Alternative Recycling Method Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Chye Yi Leow
2019 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Effect of Catalysts on Kinetics of Hydrothermal Processing of Biomass Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Andres Chacon Parra
2019 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Quantification of feedstock characteristics before and during hydrothermal liquefaction under subcritical conditions of water Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Sylvia Yawa Elikplim Edifor
2018 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Influence of Potassium and Sodium Salts, Calcium and Phosphorus on Agglomeration Behaviour of Biomass and Quartz Sand Under Combustion and Gasification Atmospheres Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Zimeng He
2018 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Hydrothermal Liquefaction in Batch and Continuous Reactors Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Scott
2017 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Reaction Kinetics for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Reem Obeid
2017 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Hydrothermal Carbonisation of Novel Biomasses Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Benjamin Keiller
2017 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Investigation of the formation and interaction of solids and renewable crude during hydrothermal liquefaction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Md Arafat Hossain
2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Small-Scale Batch-Fed Biomass Gasification and Combustion Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Kirch
2016 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Hydrothermal liquefaction of biosolids Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jasim Mohammed Jasim Al-Juboori
2014 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Initiation of smouldering combustion in biomass Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Houzhi Wang
2012 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Thermochemical Fuel Behaviour of Micro- and Macroalgal Biomass Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Daniel James Lane
2012 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Lowering the Barriers to Developing Thermal Renewable Energy Technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ashok Athreya Kaniyal
2012 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Assessment of Fischer-Tropsch Liquid Fuels Production via Solar Hybridized Dual Fluidized Bed Gasification of Solid Fuels Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Peijun Guo

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