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Microbubbles in Flotation and Other Applications
COMMON ENGINEERING
Ir Dr Lau , Ee Von Head of Common Engineering Senior Lecturer PhD , CEng ( IMechE ), PEng
Research expertise : Flotation technology , coated microbubbles , bubble-particle interactions , Environmental remediation , heat transfer
E : lau . ee . von @ monash . edu T : + 603 5514 6248
Flotation , albeit a commonly used process , is a highly effective and versatile technology in many applications if optimized accordingly . Our research focuses on the various applications of the flotation technology , as well as understanding the principles behind the flotation process including bubble-bubble and bubble-particle interactions . Research projects include fundamental studies of bubble-bubble and bubble-particle interactions via Atomic Force Microscopy ( AFM ), contact angle and zetasizer , as well as laboratoryscaled experimental investigations .
The latter research projects include remediation of oil-contaminated soil , oil-in-water emulsions in wastewater remediation , polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ( PAH ) removal from aqueous environment as well as microalgae extraction via flotation . Currently , our work also involves heat transfer applications including ionic wind as an alternative heat transfer technology and bubbly flow ( two-phase flows ) to enhance heat transfer .
Supply Chain Management : Inventory Routing Problem
Dr Lily Wong Lecturer PhD , Applied Mathematics
Supply Chain Management ( SCM ) is the control of supply chain to manage the flow of commodity both within and among the companies . In order to remain competitive , companies are proposing innovative ways of optimizing their supply chain by integrating certain parts of the supply chain . Currently , we have an ongoing project in solving Inventory Routing Problem ( IRP ) with Ant Colony Optimization ( ACO ) which is funded by FRGS .
IRP is a problem that involves the integration and coordination of two components of supply chain management which are inventory management and transportation . Ant Colony Optimization which is inspired by the natural behaviour of ants finding the shortest path between their colony and a source of food will be modified to solve the proposed model of IRP .
Flotation technology in industry
Synthesis of GO-coated microbubble to enhance PAH removal from aqueous environment via flotation
Research expertise : Applied Mathematics , Operational Research
E : lily . wong @ monash . edu T : + 603 5515 9748
Figure illustrates inventory routing problem ( IRP ).
R E S E A R C H E R P R O F I L E 2022 / 2023