Dr Nam Nghiep Tran
Grant-Funded Researcher (B)
School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Nam Tran was born in Can Tho city, a central province in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. He got his BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from Can Tho University in 2006. In 2009, he won a prestigious Panasonic Scholarship for his MSc study in Chemical System Engineering at The University of Tokyo, Japan. He began his Ph.D. study at The University of Adelaide in 2014 under the sponsorship of Australian Awards Scholarship. He is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Sustainable Process Engineering Group headed by Prof. Volker Hessel. His interests include process design and optimization, process simulation, renewable energy, micro-technologies, and life cycle assessment.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2021 - ongoing Director of Strategic Partnerships for Southeast Asia University of Adelaide 2019 - ongoing Research Staff The University of Adelaide 2016 - 2019 Teaching Assistant The University of Adelaide 2006 - ongoing Lecturer Can Tho University, Can Tho -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Japanese Can read, speak and understand spoken Vietnamese Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2014 - 2018 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2009 - 2011 University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan Master of Engineering 2001 - 2006 Can Tho University, Can Tho Vietnam BSc of Chemical Engineering -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Hessel, V., Tran, N. N., Asrami, M. R., Tran, Q. D., Van Duc Long, N., Escribà-Gelonch, M., . . . Sundmacher, K. (2022). Sustainability of green solvents-review and perspective. Green Chemistry, 24(2), 410-437.
Scopus1 WoS12022 Song, Z., Long, N. V. D., Qin, H., Tran, N. N., Fulcheri, L., Hessel, V., & Sundmacher, K. (2022). Thermal-plasma-assisted renewable hydrogen and solid carbon production from ionic liquid-based biogas upgrading: A process intensification study. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 108777.
Scopus12022 Sibhatu, A. K., Weldegebrieal, G. K., Imteyaz, S., Sagadevan, S., Tran, N. N., & Hessel, V. (2022). Synthesis and process parametric effects on the photocatalyst efficiency of CuO nanostructures for decontamination of toxic heavy metal ions. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 173, 12 pages.
Scopus12022 Sarafraz, M. M., Christo, F. C., Tran, N. N., Fulcheri, L., & Hessel, V. (2022). Thermal plasma-aided chemical looping carbon dioxide dissociation for fuel production from aluminium particles. Energy Conversion and Management, 257, 16 pages.
Scopus12022 Osorio-Tejada, J., Tran, N. N., & Hessel, V. (2022). Techno-environmental assessment of small-scale Haber-Bosch and plasma-assisted ammonia supply chains. Science of the Total Environment, 826, 15 pages.
2022 Hessel, V., Liang, S., Tran, N. N., Escribà-Gelonch, M., Zeckovic, O., Knowling, M., . . . Burgess, A. (2022). Eustress in Space: Opportunities for Plant Stressors Beyond the Earth Ecosystem. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 9, 22 pages.
2022 Sibhatu, A. K., Weldegebrieal, G. K., Sagadevan, S., Tran, N. N., & Hessel, V. (2022). Photocatalytic activity of CuO nanoparticles for organic and inorganic pollutants removal in wastewater remediation. Chemosphere, 300, 134623.
2022 Tran, Q. D., Tran, V., Toh, L. S., Williams, P. M., Tran, N. N., & Hessel, V. (2022). Space Medicines for Space Health. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 17 pages.
2021 Sarafraz, M. M., Tran, N. N., Nguyen, H., Fulcheri, L., Burton, R., Wadewitz, P., . . . Hessel, V. (2021). Tri-fold process integration leveraging high- and low-temperature plasmas: From biomass to fertilizers with local energy and for local use. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, 3(2), e10081-1-e10081-21.
2021 Warne, G. R., Williams, P. M., Pho, H. Q., Tran, N. N., Hessel, V., & Fisk, I. D. (2021). Impact of cold plasma on the biomolecules and organoleptic properties of foods: A review. Journal of Food Science, 86(9), 3762-3777.
Scopus1 WoS12021 Hessel, V., Escribà-Gelonch, M., Bricout, J., Tran, N. N., Anastasopoulou, A., Ferlin, F., . . . Vaccaro, L. (2021). Quantitative Sustainability Assessment of Flow Chemistry-From Simple Metrics to Holistic Assessment. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9(29), 9508-9540.
Scopus8 WoS82021 Tran, N. N., Gelonch, M. E., Liang, S., Xiao, Z., Sarafraz, M. M., Tišma, M., . . . Hessel, V. (2021). Enzymatic pretreatment of recycled grease trap waste in batch and continuous-flow reactors for biodiesel production. Chemical Engineering Journal, 426, 1-12.
Scopus3 WoS32021 Le, T. N. Q., Tran, N. N., Escribà-Gelonch, M., Serra, C. A., Fisk, I., McClements, D. J., & Hessel, V. (2021). Microfluidic encapsulation for controlled release and its potential for nanofertilisers.. Chem Soc Rev, 50(21), 11979-12012.
Scopus3 WoS42021 Long, N. V. D., Kim, G. S., Tran, N. N., Lee, D. Y., Fulcheri, L., Song, Z., . . . Hessel, V. (2021). Biogas upgrading using ionic liquid [Bmim][PF<inf>6</inf>] followed by thermal-plasma-assisted renewable hydrogen and solid carbon production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
Scopus22021 Grimaldi, F., Tran, N. N., Sarafraz, M. M., Lettieri, P., Morales-Gonzalez, O. M., & Hessel, V. (2021). Life Cycle Assessment of an Enzymatic Ibuprofen Production Process with Automatic Recycling and Purification. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9(39), 13135-13150.
2021 Tran, N. N., Tišma, M., Budžaki, S., McMurchie, E. J., Ngothai, Y., Morales Gonzalez, O. M., & Hessel, V. (2021). Production of Biodiesel from Recycled Grease Trap Waste: A Review. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 60(46), 16547-16560.
Scopus2 WoS22021 Tran, N. N., Tejada, J. O., Asrami, M. R., Srivastava, A., Laad, A., Mihailescu, M., . . . Hessel, V. (2021). Economic Optimization of Local Australian Ammonia Production Using Plasma Technologies with Green/Turquoise Hydrogen. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(48), 16304-16315.
Scopus12021 Hessel, V., Tran, N. N., Orandi, S., Asrami, M. R., Goodsite, M. E., & Nguyen, H. (2021). Continuous-Flow Extraction of Adjacent Metals - a Disruptive Economic Window for In-Situ Resource Utilization of Asteroids?. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 60(7), 3368-3388.
Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC12021 Nijhuis, J., Tran, Q. D., Tran, N. N., Dinh, T., Phan, H. -P., Nguyen, N. T., . . . Hessel, V. (2021). Toward on-board microchip synthesis of CdSe vs. PbSe nanocrystalline quantum dots as a spectral decoy for protecting space assets. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 6(3), 471-485.
Scopus3 WoS42021 Ostojčić, M., Budžaki, S., Flanjak, I., Bilić Rajs, B., Barišić, I., Tran, N. N., . . . Strelec, I. (2021). Production of biodiesel by Burkholderia cepacia lipase as a function of process parameters.. Biotechnol Prog, 37(2), 1-9.
Scopus1 WoS22021 Wouters, M., Rahman, S., Myamoto, H., Tran, N. N., & Hessel, V. (2021). Continuous microfluidic solvent extraction of cobalt from mimicked and real asteroid leaching solutions. Separation and Purification Technology, 260, 1-15.
Scopus2 WoS22021 Asrami, M. R., Tran, N. N., Nigam, K. D. P., & Hessel, V. (2021). Solvent extraction of metals: Role of ionic liquids and microfluidics. Separation and Purification Technology, 262, 118289-1-118289-15.
Scopus12 WoS92021 Pho, H., Escriba-Gelonch, M., Losic, D., Rebrov, E. V., Tran, N. N., & Hessel, V. (2021). Survey of synthesis processes for N-doped carbon dots assessed by green chemistry and circular and EcoScale metrics. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9(13), 4755-4770.
Scopus4 WoS42021 Lin, L., Pho, H. Q., Zong, L., Li, S., Pourali, N., Rebrov, E., . . . Hessel, V. (2021). Microfluidic plasmas: Novel technique for chemistry and chemical engineering. Chemical Engineering Journal, 417, 129355-1-129355-16.
Scopus14 WoS162020 Deng, Q., Tran, N. N., Razi Asrami, M., Schober, L., Gröger, H., & Hessel, V. (2020). Ionic Liquid/Water Continuous-Flow System with Compartmentalized Spaces for Automatic Product Purification of Biotransformation with Enzyme Recycling. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(48), 21001-21011.
Scopus5 WoS52020 Šibalić, D., Šalić, A., Tušek, A. J., Sokač, T., Brekalo, K., Zelić, B., . . . Tišma, M. (2020). Sustainable Production of Lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus: Process Optimization and Enzyme Characterization. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(48), 21144-21154.
Scopus10 WoS72020 Sarafraz, M. M., Tran, N. N., Pourali, N., Rebrov, E. V., & Hessel, V. (2020). Thermodynamic potential of a novel plasma-assisted sustainable process for co-production of ammonia and hydrogen with liquid metals. Energy Conversion and Management, 210, 112709-1-112709-13.
Scopus10 WoS92020 Sibalic, D., Salic, A., Zelic, B., Nghiep, N. T., Hessel, V., & Tisma, M. (2020). A New Spectrophotometric Assay for Measuring the Hydrolytic Activity of Lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus: A Kinetic Modeling. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, 8(12), 4818-4826.
WoS52020 Hessel, V., Sarafraz, M., & Tran, N. (2020). The resource gateway: Microfluidics and requirements engineering for sustainable space systems. Chemical Engineering Science, 225, 17 pages.
Scopus4 WoS32020 Pho, Q. -H., Losic, D., Ostrikov, K., Tran, N. N., & Hessel, V. (2020). Perspectives on plasma-assisted synthesis of N-doped nanoparticles as nanopesticides for pest control in crops. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 8(5), 1374-1396.
Scopus8 WoS52020 Asrami, M. R., Tran, N., Saien, J., & Hessel, V. (2020). Mass Transfer Characterization of Ionic Liquid Solvents for Extracting Phenol from Aqueous Phase in a Microscale Coiled Flow Inverter. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 59(37), 16427-16436.
Scopus8 WoS72019 Tišma, M., Tadić, T., Budžaki, S., Ostojčić, M., Šalić, A., Zelić, B., . . . Hessel, V. (2019). Lipase Production by Solid-State Cultivation of Thermomyces Lanuginosus on By-Products from Cold-Pressing Oil Production. Processes, 7(7), 1-12.
Scopus10 WoS92018 Tran, N., McMurchie, E., & Ngothai, Y. (2018). Biodiesel production from recycled grease trap waste: a case study in South Australia. Part 1: the pre-treatment of high free fatty acid feedstock. ChemistrySelect, 3(9), 2509-2514.
Scopus7 WoS72018 Tran, N., McMurchie, E., & Ngothai, Y. (2018). Biodiesel production from recycled grease trap waste: a case study in South Australia. Part 2: optimization of the transesterification process. ChemistrySelect, 3(13), 3626-3631.
Scopus6 WoS62018 Tran, N., Tišma, M., Budžaki, S., McMurchie, E., Gonzalez, O., Hessel, V., & Ngothai, Y. (2018). Scale-up and economic analysis of biodiesel production from recycled grease trap waste. Applied Energy, 229(C), 142-150.
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Conference Papers
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2021 Tran, Q. D., Spooner, N., Geoghegan, S., Stoudemire, J., Tran, N. N., Fisk, I., & Hessel, V. (2021). Cosmic-ray Irradiation Study of a Space Medicine for Future On-Orbit Manufacturing. Poster session presented at the meeting of Luxembourg Space Resources Week 2021. Luxembourg.
2021 Tran, Q. D., Rahman, S., Thavarajah, S., Zeckovic, O., Stoudemire, J., Tran, N. N., & Hessel, V. (2021). Long-duration stability study of medicines on the International Space Station providing data for potential future on-orbit manufacturing. Poster session presented at the meeting of 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Virtual Platform. 2018 Tran, Q. D., Tran, N. N., Hessel, V., Shen, S., Nguyen, H., & Arjomandi, M. (2018). Guardian Satellite-based Flow-Chemistry System Producing Quantum Dots as Counter Measure to Divert Missile Attack. Poster session presented at the meeting of 18th Australian Space Research Conference.
2016 Tran, N., Tran, C., Ho, P., Hall, P., McMurchie, E., Hessel, V., & Ngothai, Y. (2016). Extraction of fats, oil and grease from grease trap waste for biodiesel production. Poster session presented at the meeting of Sixth International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste. Venice, Italy.
CHEM ENG 2017 - Transport Processes in the Environment
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2022 Co-Supervisor Foods for Space and Remote Off-Sites on Earth: Customisation of Food Materials in Extreme Environments Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Mr George Robert Warne 2021 Co-Supervisor Microfluidic encapsulation of nanofertilisers with controlled release Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Mr Nguyen Quang Tu Le 2021 Co-Supervisor Intensification of Gas-liquid Non-thermal Plasma Technology for the Synthesis of Ammonia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Changping Zhuang 2021 Co-Supervisor Microfluidic Device for Bespoke Levels of Food Product Personalisation Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Ms Thitima Sombuttan
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Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2019 - ongoing Associate Editor Green Processing and Synthesis Walter de Gruyter Poland
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