Associate Professor George Franks
SB(MIT), PhD(UCSB) |
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Position |
Associate |
Phone Number |
61 3 8344 9020 |
Fax Number |
61 3 8344 4153 |
Department |
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
Office Location |
Rm 3.19, Bld 165 |
Curriculum Vitae |
Curriculum Vitae |
Research Interests
- Surface and colloid chemistry and nano-scale interactions
- Hofmeister effects and charge at the ooil/water interface
- Application of surface chemistry to bio-systems
- Novel ceramics powder processing and other advanced materials processing
- Suspension rheology
- Sustainable use of water in minerals processing, flocculation and flotation
- Mechanical behavior of wet powder bodies
Selected Publications
A Olsen, G V Franks, S Biggs and G J Jameson, “An Improved Collision Efficiency Model for Particle Aggregation”, J Chem. Phys. 125: 184906 (2006)
G V Franks, B Moss and D Phelan, “Chitosan Tissue Scaffolds by Emulsion Templating”, J Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition 17: 1439-1450 (2006)
V Deinz, M Bostrom, G V Franks and B W Ninham, “Extended DLVO: Electrostatic and non-electrostatic forces in oxide suspensions”, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 123-126: 5-15 (2006)
Y Zhou and G V Franks, “Flocculation Mechanism Induced by Cationic Polymers Investigated by Light Scattering”, Langmuir 22: 6775-6786 (2006)
G V Franks , C V Sepulveda and G J Jameson, “pH-sensitive flocculation: Settling rates and sediment densities”, AIChE J. 52: 2774-2782 (2006)
Y Gan and G V Franks, “Charging Behavior of the Gibbsite Basal (001) Surface in NaCl Solution Investigated by AFM Colloidal Probe Technique”, Langmuir 22: 6087-6092 (2006)
G V Franks, A M Djerdjev and J K Beattie, “The absence of cation or anion effects at low salt concentrations on the charge at the oil/water interface”, Langmuir 21: 8670-8674 (2005)
Y Gan and G V Franks, “High resolution AFM images of the a -Al 2O 3 Single Crystal (0001) Surface in water”, J. Phys. Chem. B. 109" 12474-12479 (2005)
S M Iveson and G V Franks, “Particle Technology Demonstrations for the Class Room and Laboratory”, Chemical Engineering Education 37(4): 274-280 (2003)
G V Franks and L Meagher, “The Isoelectric Points of Sapphire Crystals and Alpha-Alumina Powder”, Colloids and Surfaces A: 214: 99-110 (2003)
S B Johnson, D E Dunstan and G V Franks, “Rheology of Crosslinked Chitosan / Alumina Suspensions Used for a New GelCasting Process”, J. Am. Ceram Soc. 85: 1699-1705 (2002)
G V Franks, “Zeta Potentials and Yield Stresses of Silica Suspensions in Concentrated Monovalent Electrolytes: Isoelectric Point Shift and Additional Attraction”, J. Colloid and Interface Science 249: 44-51 (2002)
G V Franks, Z Zhou, N J Duin and D V Boger, "Effect of Interparticle Forces on Shear Thickening of Oxide Suspensions", J. Rheology 44(4): 759-779 (2000)
S B Johnson, G V Franks, P J Scales, D V Boger and T W Healy, "Surface Chemistry-Rheology Relationships in Concentrated Mineral Suspensions", International Journal of Mineral Processing 58: 267-304 (2000)
G V Franks, S B Johnson, P J Scales, D V Boger and T W Healy, “Ion Specific Strength of Attractive Particle Networks”, Langmuir 15: 4411-4420 (1999)
M Colic, G V Franks, M L Fisher and F F Lange, “Chemisorption of Organofunctional Silanes on Silicon Nitride for Improving Aqueous Processing”, J. the American Ceramic Society 81(8): 2157-2163 (1998)
M Colic, G V Franks, M L Fisher and F F Lange, “Effect of Counterion Size on Short Range Repulsive Forces at High Ionic Strengths”, Langmuir 13: 3129-3125 (1997)
G V Franks and F F Lange, “Plastic-to-Brittle Transition of Saturated, Alumina Powder Compacts”, J. the American Ceramic Society 79(12): 3161-3168 (1996)
G V Franks, B V Velamakanni and F F Lange, “VibraForming and In-situ Flocculation of Consolidated, Coagulated Alumina Slurries”, J. American Ceramic Society 78(5) 1324-28, (1995)
Patents
D E Dunstan, J Besida and G V Franks, “Materials and methods for their production”, provisional patents, filed on 24, Aug, 2004 and 8 April 2005 respectively. PCT/AU2005/001271, application filed 24 Aug. 2005, PCT number WO2006021038 granted 02/03/2006
G V Franks, Y Yan, S Biggs and G J Jameson, “Stimulant Sensitive Flocculation and Consolidation”, provisional patent filed 29, August, 2003, Australian Patent Office, PCT/AU2004/001158 application filed 27, August, 2004. PCT number WO2001076845 granted 10/03/2005
G V Franks, D E Dunstan and S B Johnson, “Methods of Forming Shaped Articles from Suspensions”, Australian Patent Number 2001246249 granted 6, January 2006, PCT number WO200176845 granted 18/10/2001,US patent application number 10/240,490, filed Oct. 2002, filed in European Patent Office and Japan Oct. 2002