Professor Thomas W Healy
MSc(Melb), PhD(Columbia), DSc(Hon), FRACI, FAA, FTSE, AO |
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Position |
Chair, Science Board |
Phone Number |
61 3 8344 6481 |
Fax Number |
61 3 8344 6233 |
Department |
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
Office Location |
Rm 1.9, Bld 167 |
Curriculum Vitae |
Curriculum Vitae |
Research Interests
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry
- Structure properties and function of aqueous interfaces
- Control of the stability and rheology of colloidal dispersions
- Adsorption of simple and complex ions, molecules, surfactants, polymers at aqueous interfaces
- Mineral and materials processing fundamentals.
Selected Publications
T W Healy, P Somasundaran and D W Fuerstenau, “Adsorption of alkyl and alkylbenzene sulfonates at mineral oxide – water interfaces”, Int. J. Mineral Processing 72: 3-10 (2003)
S B Johnson, G E Brown Jnr, T W Healy and P J Scales, “Adsorption of organic matter at mineral/water interfaces VI effect of inner-sphere versus outer-sphere adsorption of colloid stability”, Langmuir 21(14): 6356-6365 (2005)
Y C Chan, T W Healy, T Supasiti and S Usui, “Electrical double layer interactions between dissimilar oxide surfaces with charge regulation and Stern Grahame layers”, J Colloid & Interface Science 296: 150-158 (2006)
T W Healy, “Electrostatic interactions in flotation of sulphides and non-sulphides”, Proceeding of the XXIII International Mineral Processing Congress, Ed: Gven nal, Neet Acarkan, M Sabri elik, Fatma Arslan, Gndz Ateok, Ali Gney, A.Ali Sirkeci, A. Ekrem Yce, K.Tahsi Perek, Istanbul Technical University, Mining Faculty, Turkey, Published by Promedaverstingagency, Istanbul, Turkey, ISBN 975-7946-28-1 (Volume 1) 566-571 (2006)
T W Healy and D W Fuerstenau, “The Isoelectric Point/point-of-zero-charge of interfaces formed by aqueous solutions and nonpolar solids, liquids and gases”, J.Colloid & Interface Sci 309: 183-188 (2007)