By Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla

Journal articles

Echeverria C; Ozkan J; Pahlevani F; Willcox M; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Multifunctional marine bio-additive with synergistic effect for non-toxic flame-retardancy and anti-microbial performance', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 25, pp. e00199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2020.e00199

Van Yken J; Cheng KY; Boxall NJ; Nikoloski AN; Moheimani N; Valix M; Sahajwalla V; Kaksonen AH, 2020, 'Potential of metals leaching from printed circuit boards with biological and chemical lixiviants', Hydrometallurgy, 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2020.105433

Sahajwalla V; Hossain R, 2020, 'The science of microrecycling: a review of selective synthesis of materials from electronic waste', Materials Today Sustainability, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2020.100040

Tanaka Y; Pahlevani F; Kitamura SY; Privat K; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Behaviour of Sulphide and Non-alumina-Based Oxide Inclusions in Ca-Treated High-Carbon Steel', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 51, pp. 1384 - 1394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11663-020-01872-2

Khayyam Nekouei R; Tudela I; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Current trends in direct transformation of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) into value-added materials and products', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 24, pp. 14 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.01.003

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Yamauchi Y; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Pyrometallurgical recycling of Li-ion, Ni–Cd and Ni–MH batteries: A minireview', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 24, pp. 26 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.01.005

Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Material Microsurgery: Selective Synthesis of Materials via High-Temperature Chemistry for Microrecycling of Electronic Waste', ACS Omega, 5, pp. 17062 - 17070, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c00485

Garole DJ; Hossain R; Garole VJ; Sahajwalla V; Nerkar J; Dubal DP, 2020, 'Recycle, Recover and Repurpose Strategy of Spent Li-ion Batteries and Catalysts: Current Status and Future Opportunities', Chemsuschem, 13, pp. 3079 - 3100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201903213

Echeverria CA; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Valorisation of discarded nonwoven polypropylene as potential matrix-phase for thermoplastic-lignocellulose hybrid material engineered for building applications', Journal of Cleaner Production, 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120730

Park TJ; Ko KH; Lee JH; Gupta S; Sahajwalla V; Kim BC, 2020, 'Coke Size Degradation and Its Reactivity Across the Tuyere Regions in a Large-Scale Blast Furnace of Hyundai Steel', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 51, pp. 1282 - 1288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11663-020-01806-y

Kumar R; Singh BK; Soam A; Parida S; Sahajwalla V; Bhargava P, 2020, 'In situ carbon-supported titanium dioxide (ICS-TiO2) as an electrode material for high performance supercapacitors', Nanoscale Advances, 2, pp. 2376 - 2386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0na00014k

Heo JH; Kim TS; Sahajwalla V; Park JH, 2020, 'Observations of FeO Reduction in Electric Arc Furnace Slag by Aluminum Black Dross: Effect of CaO Fluxing on Slag Morphology', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 51, pp. 1201 - 1210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11663-020-01840-w

Farzana R; Sayeed MA; Joseph J; Ostrikov K; O'Mullane AP; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Manganese Oxide Derived from a Spent Zn–C Battery as a Catalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction', Chemelectrochem, 7, pp. 2073 - 2080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/celc.202000422

Kan WH; Huang S; Man Z; Handoko W; Chang L; Pahlevani F; Rasmussen K; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Utilization of Waste Materials for the Manufacturing of Better-Quality Wear and Corrosion-Resistant Steels', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 51, pp. 2404 - 2410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-020-05686-4

Maroufi S; Assefi M; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Recovery of lithium and cobalt from waste lithium-ion batteries through a selective isolation-suspension approach', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2019.e00139

Jin X; Foller T; Wen X; Ghasemian MB; Wang F; Zhang M; Bustamante H; Sahajwalla V; Kumar P; Kim H; Lee G; Kalantar‐Zadeh K; Joshi R, 2020, 'Effective Separation of CO 2 Using Metal‐Incorporated rGO Membranes', Advanced Materials, pp. 1907580 - 1907580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201907580

Behera PR; Farzana R; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Reduction of oxides obtained from waste Ni-MH battery's positive electrode using waste plastics to produce nickel based alloy', Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119407

Babasafari Z; Pan AV; Pahlevani F; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V; Du Toit M; Dippenaar R, 2020, 'Effects of austenizing temperature, cooling rate and isothermal temperature on overall phase transformation characteristics in high carbon steel', Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 9, pp. 15286 - 15297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.10.071

Nekouei RK; Maroufi S; Assefi M; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Thermal isolation of a clean alloy from waste slag and polymeric residue of electronic waste', Processes, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr8010053

Haque E; Pahlevani F; Gorjizadeh N; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Thermal transformation of end-of-life latex to valuable materials', Journal of Composites Science, 4, pp. 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcs4040166

Kumar R; Soam A; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Sucrose-derived carbon-coated nickel oxide (SDCC-NiO) as an electrode material for supercapacitor applications', Materials Advances, 1, pp. 609 - 616

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'An electrochemical strategy to fabricate MnOx thin film from spent batteries for pseudocapacitive applications', Electrochimica Acta, 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135061

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Yamauchi Y; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Core-Shell Nanocatalysts of Co3O4 and NiO Shells from New (Discarded) Resources: Sustainable Recovery of Cobalt and Nickel from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries, Ni-Cd Batteries, and LCD Panel', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7, pp. 19005 - 19014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04618

Handoko W; Anurag A; Pahlevani F; Hossain R; Privat K; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Effect of selective-precipitations process on the corrosion resistance and hardness of dual-phase high-carbon steel', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 15631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52228-z

Singla I; Kumar H; Pahlevani F; Handoko W; Cholake ST; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'From waste to surface modification of aluminum bronze using selective surface diffusion process', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 1559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-38120-2

Tanaka Y; Pahlevani F; Moon SC; Dippenaar R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'In situ characterisation of MnS precipitation in high carbon steel', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 10096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46450-y

Farzana R; Hassan K; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Manganese oxide synthesized from spent Zn-C battery for supercapacitor electrode application', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 8982, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44778-z

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Recycling of the scrap LCD panels by converting into the InBO3 nanostructure product', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, pp. 36287 - 36295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06682-x

Handoko W; Pahlevani F; Yao Y; Privat K; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'From Waste to Multi-Hybrid Layering of High Carbon Steel to Improve Corrosion Resistance: An In-Depth Analysis Using EPMA and AFM Techniques', Surfaces, 2, pp. 485 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/surfaces2030036

Al Mahmood A; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V; Al Mahmood MA, 2019, 'Microrecycling of the metal–polymer-laminated packaging materials via thermal disengagement technology', SN Applied Sciences, 1, pp. 1106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-1099-7

Handoko W; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Enhancing corrosion resistance of high-carbon steel by formation of surface layers using wastes as input', Metals, 9, pp. 902, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met9080902

Banerjee A; Gangadhara Prusty B; Zhu Q; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V; Prusty G, 2019, 'Strain-Rate-Dependent Deformation Behavior of High-Carbon Steel under Tensile–Compressive Loading', JOM, 71, pp. 2757 - 2769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03594-6

Heriyanto ; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Effect of glass aggregates and coupling agent on the mechanical behaviour of polymeric glass composite', Journal of Cleaner Production, 227, pp. 119 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.152

Khayyam Nekouei R; Pahlevani F; Golmohammadzadeh R; Assefi M; Rajarao R; Chen YH; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Recovery of heavy metals from waste printed circuit boards: statistical optimization of leaching and residue characterization', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, pp. 24417 - 24429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05596-y

Handoko W; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Effect of austenitisation temperature on corrosion resistance properties of dual-phase high-carbon steel', Journal of Materials Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03859-0

Handoko W; Pahlevani F; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Stress-Induced Phase Transformation and Its Correlation with Corrosion Properties of Dual-Phase High Carbon Steel', Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 3, pp. 55 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmmp3030055

Heriyanto ; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Effect of different waste filler and silane coupling agent on the mechanical properties of powder-resin composite', Journal of Cleaner Production, 224, pp. 940 - 956, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.269

Kumar U; Goonetilleke D; Gaikwad V; Pramudita JC; Joshi RK; Sharma N; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Activated Carbon from E-Waste Plastics as a Promising Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7, pp. 10310 - 10322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00135

Nekouei RK; Pahlevani F; Assefi M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Selective isolation of heavy metals from spent electronic waste solution by macroporous ion-exchange resins', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 371, pp. 389 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.013

Khayyam Nekouei R; Pahlevani F; Mayyas M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Direct transformation of waste printed circuit boards into high surface area t-SnO2 for photocatalytic dye degradation', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103133

Echeverria C; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Mechanical particle size reduction methods as potential interfacial optimization alternative for a low-carbon particulate reinforced marine bio-composite', Journal of Cleaner Production, 221, pp. 509 - 525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.265

Hossain R; Pahlevani F; Cholake ST; Privat K; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Innovative Surface Engineering of High-Carbon Steel through Formation of Ceramic Surface and Diffused Subsurface Hybrid Layering', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7, pp. 9228 - 9236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00051

Mayyas M; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Valorization of lignin biomass as a carbon feedstock in steel industry: Iron oxide reduction, steel carburizing and slag foaming', Journal of Cleaner Production, 219, pp. 971 - 980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.114

Banerjee A; Hossain R; Pahlevani F; Zhu Q; Sahajwalla V; Prusty BG, 2019, 'Strain-rate-dependent deformation behaviour of high-carbon steel in compression: mechanical and structural characterisation', Journal of Materials Science, 54, pp. 6594 - 6607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-03301-x

Echeverria Encina C; Handoko W; Pahlevani F; Jiang C; Doolan C; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Engineered hybrid fibre reinforced composites for sound absorption building applications', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 143, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.12.014

Hassan K; Farzana R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'In-situ fabrication of ZnO thin film electrode using spent Zn–C battery and its electrochemical performance for supercapacitance', SN Applied Sciences, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-0302-1

Farzana R; Hassan K; Wang W; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Selective synthesis of CuNi alloys using waste PCB and NiMH battery', Journal of Environmental Management, 234, pp. 145 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.099

Hossain R; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Stability of retained austenite in high carbon steel – Effect of post-tempering heat treatment', Materials Characterization, 149, pp. 239 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2019.01.034

Yin S; Rajarao R; Gong B; Wang Y; Kong C; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Thermo-delamination of metallised composite plastic: An innovative approach to generate Aluminium from packaging plastic waste', Journal of Cleaner Production, 211, pp. 321 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.158

Mayyas M; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Carbon nano-sponge with enhanced electrochemical properties: A new understanding of carbon activation', Chemical Engineering Journal, 358, pp. 980 - 991, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.10.094

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