Dr Philip van Eyk

Senior Lecturer

School of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

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

Dr Philip van Eyk is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Head of Learning and Teaching in the School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials. His teaching interests include Process Design, Chemical Reactor Engineering, Heat and Mass Transfer, and Separation Process Engineering. His research interests directly compliment his teaching and mostly involve the incorporation of core chemical engineering principles to novel uses of renewable energy outside of power generation, and production of sustainable chemicals and replacements for fossil fuels. Most recently, Philip has established the Microbrewery at Waite Campus. The Microbrewery 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.

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RESEARCH INTERESTS:

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

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.

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.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2021 - ongoing	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

Education

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)

Research Interests

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

Journals

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
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
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 Scopus3 WoS2
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 Scopus3 WoS9
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 Scopus19 WoS17
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 Scopus4
2022	Chacón-Parra, A., & van Eyk, P. (2022). Reaction kinetics for the hydrothermal carbonisation of cellulose in a two-phase pathway. Fuel, 309, 8 pages. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
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 Scopus2 WoS2
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 Scopus3 WoS3
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 Scopus8 WoS9
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 Scopus2 WoS1
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 Scopus10 WoS9
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 Scopus5 WoS5
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 Scopus16 WoS11
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 Scopus7 WoS6
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 Scopus16 WoS14
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 Scopus19 WoS18
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 Scopus4 WoS3
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 Scopus32 WoS32
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 Scopus7 WoS6
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 Scopus8 WoS8
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 Scopus4 WoS3
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 Scopus4
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 Scopus8 WoS7
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 Scopus39 WoS33
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 Scopus17 WoS15
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 Scopus9 WoS10
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 Scopus21 WoS20
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 Scopus21 WoS23
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 Scopus19 WoS17
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 Scopus9 WoS8
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 Scopus14 WoS10
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 Scopus33 WoS28
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 Scopus58 WoS55
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 Scopus16 WoS16
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 Scopus22 WoS19
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 Scopus15 WoS15
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 Scopus17 WoS16
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 Scopus20 WoS18
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 Scopus10 WoS10
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 Scopus32 WoS27
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 Scopus10 WoS9
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 Scopus13 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 Scopus14 WoS12
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 Scopus36 WoS32
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 Scopus48 WoS44
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 Scopus33 WoS33
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 Scopus13 WoS12
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 Scopus7 WoS7
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 Scopus16 WoS14
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 Scopus39 WoS32
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 Scopus24 WoS24
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 Scopus25 WoS24
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 Scopus49 WoS47
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 Scopus38 WoS32
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 Scopus89 WoS73
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 Scopus44 WoS39
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 Scopus105 WoS92
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 Scopus50 WoS46
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 Scopus65 WoS52

Conference Papers

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 Scopus2 WoS1
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., Medwell, P., Birzer, C., van Eyk, P., & 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 Scopus11 WoS11
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 Scopus10 WoS9
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.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2012	Kaniyal, A. A., Van Eyk, P. J., Nathan, G. J., Ashman, P. J., & Pincus, J. J. (2012). Polygeneration of Fischer-Tropsch fuels and electricity by hybridised solar gasification of coal - a pseudo-dynamic process model. Poster session presented at the meeting of AIChE 2012 - 2012 AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings. Pittsburgh, PA: American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

$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 2010 Process Design II

CHEM ENG 3034/7051 Chemical Reactor Engineering

Winter School

CHEM ENG 4074/7074 Brewery Engineering

Semester 2

CHEM ENG 2014 Heat and Mass Transfer
CHEM ENG 3033/7052 Separation Process Engineering

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
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	Design of Semiconductor Based Photo-/Electro-Catalyst Materials for Water Splitting	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Sijia Fu
2020	Principal Supervisor	Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Plastic as an Alternative Recycling Method	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Chye Yi Leow
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
2018	Principal Supervisor	In-situ Solids Separation During Large Scale Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Carbonaceous Feedstocks	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Thomas Brailey Scott

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
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
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
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

Position: Senior Lecturer
Phone: 83136081
Email: philip.vaneyk@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering North, floor First Floor
Room: N114
Org Unit: Chemical Engineering

Dr Philip van Eyk

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