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Sustainable Engineering Group (SEG)

Research

  • Biswas, W.K., J. Graham, K. Kelly and M. B. John (2010) Global warming contributions from wheat, sheep meat and wool production in Victoria, Australia - a life cycle assessment, J. of Cleaner Production 1-7.
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  • Biswas, W.K., (2010) Application of renewable energy to provide safe water from deep tubewells in rural Bangladesh, Energy for Sustainable Development
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  • Biswas W., Loden D., Enhancement of university curriculum and secondary school eduation through utilisation of sustainable engineering and appropriate technology workshops. Proceedings of the 2010 AaeE Conference, Sydney
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  • Giurco D., Bossilkov A., Patterson J., Kazaglis A. (2010) Developing Industrial Water Reuse Synergies In Port Melbourne: Cost-Effectiveness, Barriers And Opportunities, Journal of Cleaner Production.
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  • Giurco D., Bossilkov A., Patterson J., Kazaglis A., Patterson J., (2010) Developing Industrial Water Reuse Synergies In Port Melbourne: Cost-Effectiveness, Barriers and Opportunities.
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  • Barton, L., Biswas, W.K., Carter, D.,(2009) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Canola Oil
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  • Biswas, W.K., (2009) Seawater Desalination Plant LCA, prepared for Worley Persons, East Perth 6004.
  • Biswas, W.K. and M.B Rosano, (2009) Cleaning up Biofuel production in Australia- an LCA perspective, Bioenergy Australia 2009 "From Opportunity to Implementation"Radisson Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland.
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  • Biswas, W.K. and M.B John, (2009) LCA of biodiesel from moringa oleifera seeds, 6th ALCAS conference Melbourne 17-19 February.
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  • Biswas, W.K. (2009) Life cycle assessment of seawater desalination in Western Australia, World Academy of Science, Technology and Technology, 35, pp. 399-405.
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  • Biswas, W.K., M. B. John, P. Batt and J. Noonan, Environmental Supply Chain Management in Australian Grain Industries - A Life Cycle Assessment Approach, in Handbook of Corporate Sustainability: Frameworks, Strategies and Tools, eds: Mohammed Quaddus and M. A. B. Siddique, to be published by Edward Elgar, USA (in press)
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  • Biswas, W.K. and M.B John, (2009) Review of life cycle assessment research for the Australian Grain Industries. CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources, Vol 4 No 016.
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  • Giurco, D, Patterson, J, Bossilkov, A and Kazaglis, A (2009) Assessing Industrial Water Reuse Synergies: A Port Melbourne Scoping Study, 15th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Utrecht 5-8 July 2009.
  • Mullins B.J. (2009) Filtration of Liquid Mists - What goes in and what comes out?, Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ) International Conference, Perth.
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  • Mullins, B.J. and Heim, M. (2009) Performance and Calibration of Optical Particle Counters - what are you really measuring?, Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ) International Conference, Perth.
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  • Mullins, B.J., Mead-Hunter, Merkel, Braddock, Kampa and Kasper, (2009), Modelling liquid saturation in filterc collecting liquid aerosols, 18th World IMACS/MODSIM Congress, Cairns, pp1746-1752.
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  • Van Beers, D, Bossilkov, A and Lund, C (2009) "Development of large scale reuses of inorganic by-products in Australia: The case study of Kwinana, Western Australia", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 53, no. 7, May 2009, pp. 365-378.
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  • Biswas, W.K. and J. Merson (2008) The Socio-Technical Challenges of Safe Water Supply in Rural Bangladesh, in Combating Water Borne Diseases: A Global Perspective, ed. Azmal Hussain, ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad, pp. 140-161.
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  • Biswas, W. K., Barton L., and Carter D., Global warming potential of wheat production in South Western Australia: A life cycle assessment. Water and Environment Journal, Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Oxford.
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  • Biswas, W.K., (2008) Life cycle assessment of building construction wastes in Western Australia, EarthCare, Perth.
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  • Biswas, W.K., (2008) Life Cycle Assessment of Biodiesel Production from Moringa Oleifera Oilseeds, prepared for the Department of Agriculture and Food WA.
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  • Biswas, W.K., B. J. Mullins, C. P. Lund (2008) Life cycle environmental impact assessment of energy saving lamps, Proceedings of the Global Conference on Sustainable Product Development and Life Cycle Engineering SUSTAINABILITY and REMANUFACTURING VI, pp. 241-244.
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  • Biswas, W.K., L. Barton, and D. Carter, (2008). Life cycle global warming potential of LCA biodiesel canola in WA, Global Conference on Sustainable Product Development ational University, Korea.
  • Biswas, W.K., and B. Mullins (2008). Life Cycle Environmental Implications of the Use of Catalytic Converters in Vehicles Operating on LPG and Natural Gas, presented in the Life Cycle Engineering conference in Sydney, March 2008.
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  • Biswas, W.K., and M. John (2008). Life Cycle Assessment of the Grain Supply Chain in Australia - Cleaner Production Benefits, presented in the Life Cycle Engineering conference in Sydney, March 2008.
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  • Biswas, W.K., L. Barton and D. Carter (2008). Global warming potential of wheat production in South Western Australia: A life cycle assessment. Journal of Water and Environmental Management, Vol 22, pp. 206-216.
  • Bossilkov, A. and Corder, G., (2008) "Enabling Tools and Technologies for Capturing Regional Synergies: Final Report", Centre for Sustainable Resource Processing, Perth, WA.
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  • Bossilkov, A. and Lund, C., (2008) "Market Assessment for the Reuse of Inorganic Industrial By-Products in the Kwinana Industrial Area", Centre for Sustainable Resource Processing, Perth, WA.
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  • Bossilkov, A. and Lund, C., (2008)"Review of International and Australian Frameworks and Standards for the Reuse of Inorganic Industrial By-Products, Centre for Sustainable Resource Processing, Perth, WA.
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  • Bossilkov, A., Mullins,B., Biswas W.K., Schianetz, K. and John,M., (2008) Greenhouse Opportunities for Western Australia., Report for Department of Industry and Resources, December 2008.
  • Bossilkov A., Lund C., Market Assessment for the Reuse of Inorganic Industrial By-products in the Kwinana Industrial Area, September 2008.
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  • Bossilkow A., Lund C., Review of International and Australian Frameworks and Standards for the Reuse of Inorganic Industrial By-products, 2008.
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  • Corder, G.D. and Bossilkov, A., (2008) Increasing Minerals Industry By-product Re-use through the Application of a Regional Synergy Toolkit, Conference of metallurgists 208, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, August 2008.
  • Corder, G.D., Project 3C1: Developing Local Synergies in the Gladstone Industrial Area: Final Project Report
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  • Giurco, D., Patterson, J. and Bossilkov, A., Williams, M. (2008), Industrial Ecology Opportunities in Melbourne: Scoping Study - Port Melbourne, Confidential Report Prepared for Smart Water Fund, Melbourne.
  • Giurco, D., Patterson, J., Bossilkov, A., and Kazaglis, A., (2008) Assessing Industrial Water Reuse Synergies: A Port Melbourne Scoping Study
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  • Harris S., ARC Bulletin #3 Mechanisms to Enable Regional Resource Synergies: Facilitation structures and operational arrangements. (Short Extract)
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  • Heim, M., Mullins, B.J., Umhauer, H., and Kasper, G., (2008), Performance evaluation of three optical particle counters with an efficient "multimodal" calibration method, Journal of Aerosol Science, Vol 39, Issue 12, pp. 1019-1031.
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  • Lund, C. and W. K. Biswas, (2008). A Review of the Application of Lifecycle Analysis to Renewable Energy Systems, Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, Vol. 28, pp. 200-209.
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  • Pyankov O. V., Agranovski I. E., Huang R., Mullins B. J., Removal of Biological Aerosols by Oil Coated Filters, Clean 2008, 36(7), 609-614
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  • Pyankov, O.V., Agranovski, I.E., Huang, R., and Mullins, B.J. (2008), Removal of biological aerosols by oil coated filters, CLEAN - Soil Air Water, Vol 36, Issue 7, pp. 609-614.
  • Van Beers, D., Bossilkov, A. and van Berkel, R., (2008), A regional synergy approach to advance sustainable water use: a case study using Kwinana (Western Australia), Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol 15, No 3, September 2008.
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  • Van Beers D., Biswas W.K., A Regional Synergy Approach to Energy Recovery: The Case of the Kwinana Industrial Area, Western Australia. Journal of Energy Conservation and Management. Volume 49, Issue 11, November 2008, pp 3051-3062
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  • Van Beers, D., Capturing Regional Synergies in the Kwinana Industrial Area: 2008 Status Report
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  • Biswas W., Barton L., and Carter D.W., Life Cycle Global Warming Potential of Wheat Production in Western Australia. International Conference on Climate Change. 29th- 31st May 2007, Hong Kong.
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  • Bossilkov A., Toolkit Application for Regional Synergy Opportunities. 4th International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE), 17-20 June 2007, Toronto. (Presentation)
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  • Factor A.,Driving Environmental Change Through Participatory Research: The Case of Organisational Learning in an Emergent Australian Manufacturer. European Academy of Management Conference INSEAD, 16th - 19th May 2007, Paris.
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  • Harris S., Industrial Symbiosis in the Kwinana Industrial Area (Western Australia). Journal of Measurement and Control, vol 29, October 2007.
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  • Harris S., Regulatory and Policy Issues of Regional Synergies in the Kwinana Industrial Area: A Scoping Study. Funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC Project Lpo349203).
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  • Harris S., The Potential Role of Industrial Symbiosis in Combating Global Warming. International Conference on Climate Change. 29th- 31st May 2007, Hong Kong.
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  • Regional Resource Synergies for Sustainable Development in Heavy Industrial Areas: An Overview of Opportunities and Experiences. Baseline assessment report, funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC Project Lpo349203).
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  • Van Beers D., and Oughton C., Cooling Update on Regional Synergy Development in the Kwinana Industrial Area. 2007 International Conference on Engineering Sustainability, Perth.
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  • Van Beers D., Capturing Regional Synergies in the Kwinana Industrial Area - 2007 Status Report. CSRP Report (Project 3B1)
  • Van Beers D., Corder G.D., Bossilkov A., and Van Berkel R., Regional Synergies in the Australian Minerals Industry: Case-Studies and Enabling Tools. Minerals Engineering, vol 20, no 9, pp 830-841.
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  • Van Beers D. and Van Berkel R., Collaborative Industry Research to Develop Regional Synergies: Experiences and Lessons from Kwinana (Western Australia). (Presentation) 4th International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE), 17-20 June 2007, Toronto.
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  • Van Beers D., Corder G.D., Bossilkov A, and Van Berkel R., Industrial Symbiosis in the Australian Minerals Industry: The Cases of Kwinana and Gladstone. Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol 11, no 1, pp 55-72.
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  • Altham W., Benchmarking to Trigger Cleaner Production in Small Businesses: Drycleaning Case Study. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol 15, Issue 8-9, pp 798 - 813, Special Issue on Australia and New Zealand.
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  • Brown G. and Stone L. Cleaner Production in New Zealand: Taking Stock. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol 15, Issue 8-9, pp 716 - 728, Special Issue on Australia and New Zealand.
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  • Narayanaswamy V. and Stone L., From Cleaner Production to Sustainable Production and Consumption in Australia and New Zealand: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol 15, Issue 8-9, pp 711 - 715, Special Issue on Australia and New Zealand.
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  • Van Berkel R., Cleaner Production and Eco-Efficiency Initiatives in Western Australia 1996 - 2004. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol 15, Issue 8-9, pp 741 - 755, Special Issue on Australia and New Zealand.
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  • Van Berkel R., Eco-Efficiency in the Australian Minerals Processing Sector. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol 15, Issue 8-9, pp 772 - 781, Special Issue on Australia and New Zealand.
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