Pyrometallurgy Research

• development and optimization of new and existing melt processing techniques
• sustainable smelting technologies for low greenhouse gas emissions
• Refractory stability
• thermodynamic and kinetic modelling of metal-liquid oxide (slag) systems involving high temperature (>1750°C) experimental work under oxidizing and reducing conditions

 Selected Recent Publications:

Monaghan, B. J., Nightingale, S. A., Dong, Q. & Funcik, M. (2010). The effects of an applied voltage on the corrosion characteristics of dense MgO. Engineering, 2 (7), 496-501.

Monaghan, B. J., Nightingale, S. A. & Chapman, M. (2010). Carbon Transfer in the Lower Zone of a Blast Furnace. Steel Research International, 81 (10), 829-833.

Monaghan, B. J., Chapman, M. & Nightingale, S. A. (2010). Liquid Iron Wetting of Calcium Aluminates. ISIJ International, 50 (11), 1707-1712

Carpenter, K. R., Monaghan, B. J., Nicholson, A. D., Cuiuri, D. & Norrish, J. (2010). Influence of shielding gas on fume formation rate and particle size distribution for optimised GMAW. Australasian Welding Journal, 55, 39-48.

Carpenter, K. R., Monaghan, B. J. & Norrish, J. (2009). Analysis of fume formation rate and fume particle composition for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of plain carbon steel using different shielding gas compositions. ISIJ International, 49 (3), 416-420.

Monaghan, B., Norrish, J., Potter, J., Yeo, W. & Naidoo, V. (2009). Self-reported health symptoms, cardiovascular risk and fume exposure in welders. The Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand, 25 (3), 223-230.

Sterjovski, Z., Monaghan, B. J. & Norrish, J. (2009). Evaluation of Chracterisation techniques for particulate weld fume morphology. Australasion Welding Journal, 54 43-48.

Calka, A., Wexler, D., Monaghan, B. J., Mosbah, A. & Balaz, P. (2009). Rapid reduction of copper sulfide (Cu2S) with elemental Fe and Mg using electrical discharge assisted meachanical milling (EDAMM). Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 486 (1-2), 492-496.

Chapman, M. W., Monaghan, B. J., Nightingale, S. A., Mathieson, J. G. & Nightingale, R. (2008). Formation of a mineral layer during coke dissolution into liquid iron and its influence on the kinetics of coke dissolution rate. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 39B (3), 418-430.

Monaghan, B. J., Nightingale, R., Daly, V. & Nightingale, S. A. (2008). Determination of thermal histories of coke in blast furnace through X-ray analysis. Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 35 (1), 38-42.

Chapman MW, Monaghan BJ, Nightingale SA, Mathieson JG & Nightingale R (2007): Observations of the Mineral Matter Material Present at the Coke / Iron Interface During Coke Dissolution into Iron: ISIJ international, Vol 47,  pp973-981

Monaghan, B. J. & Chen, L. (2006). Effect of changing slag composition on spinel inclusion dissolution. Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 33 (4), 323-330.

Nightingale, S. A., Brooks, G. & Monaghan, B. J. (2005). Degradation of MgO Refractory in CaO-SiO2-MgO-FeOx and CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-MgO-FeOx Slags under Forced Convection. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 36B (4), 453-461.

Monaghan, B. J. & Chen, L. (2005). The Dissolution of Alumina in CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 Slags. Steel Research International, 76 (5), 348-354.

 

 Postgraduate Students:

Hazem Abdelmalek (PhD); email: hfa809@uow.edu.au

Project Title:  Fundamentals of iron carburization in the New Zealand melter process


Connal Holmes (PhD); email: cjh866@uow.edu.au

Project Title: Hot metal vanadium removal


Phillip Drain (Master by research); email: pbd150@uow.edu.au

Project Title: The Kinetics of Blast Furnace Hearth Refractory and Coke Ash Mineral Interactions 

Ravi Mehrotra (PhD); email: rkm600@uow.edu.au

Project Title:  Alkali corrosion of cement kiln refractories