George Chen

The application of forward osmosis to dairy processing

GQ Chen, SL Gras, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  Separation and Purification Technology

This work assesses the feasibility for concentrating process streams within dairy processing facilities using commercial forward o..

Single and binary ion sorption equilibria of monovalent and divalent ions in commercial ion exchange membranes.

GQ Chen, K Wei, A Hassanvand, BD Freeman, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  Water Research

The co-ion and counter-ion sorption of monovalent (Na+, K+, Cl- and NO3-) and divalent ions (Ca2+ and SO42-) in commercial Neosept..

The role of osmotic agent in water flux enhancement during osmotic membrane distillation (OMD) for treatment of highly saline brines

Z Zhang, GQ Chen, B Hu, H Deng, L Feng, S Zhang

Journal article  |  2020  |  Desalination

Brine concentration is of critical importance in achieving zero liquid discharge in modern industrial processes. The effect of osm..

Eutectic freeze crystallization of saline dairy effluent

GQ Chen, SL Gras, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  Desalination

The disposal of saline effluent in the dairy industry is subject to increasingly strict regulatory requirements. In this work, eut..

Pilot Study on the Removal of Lactic Acid and Minerals from Acid Whey Using Membrane Technology

Sahar Talebi, Francisco Suarez, George Q Chen, Xia Chen, Karren Bathurst, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Acid whey presents a major disposal issue for the dairy industry due to its high lactic acid and mineral concentrations. In this w..

Isolation of lactoferrin and immunoglobulins from dairy whey by an electrodialysis with filtration membrane process

Q Wang, GQ Chen, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  Separation and Purification Technology

Isolation of high value minor proteins such as lactoferrin and immunoglobulins from crude dairy streams is a major challenge for t..

Surface-modified anion exchange membranes with self-cleaning ability and enhanced antifouling properties

X Wang, GQ Chen, W Zhang, H Deng

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

The development of reliable anion exchange membranes (AEMs) with superior antifouling properties is critical in practical applicat..

Utilisation of salty whey ultrafiltration permeate with electrodialysis

Sahar Talebi, Esther Kee, George Q Chen, Karren Bathurst, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Dairy Journal

Salty whey is a waste by-product that incurs increasingly high disposal costs for the dairy industry. This study investigated elec..

Separation Technologies for Salty Wastewater Reduction in the Dairy Industry

GQ Chen, SL Gras, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2019  |  Separation and Purification Reviews

The wastewater discharged by cheese manufacturing processes is highly saline. This waste is generated from whey demineralization, ..

A pilot scale study on the concentration of milk and whey by forward osmosis.

George Chen, A Artemi, J Lee, S Gras, Sandra Kentish

Journal article  |  2019  |  Separation and Purification Technology

The concentration of skim milk and whey was investigated at a pilot scale using forward osmosis membranes with an installed membra..

Feasibility and energy consumption analysis of phenol removal from salty wastewater by electro-electrodialysis

Dushuai Wu, George Q Chen, Baisong Hu, Huining Deng

Journal article  |  2019  |  Separation and Purification Technology

An investigation of the impact of fouling agents in capacitive and membrane capacitive deionisation

A Hassanvand, GQ Chen, PA Webley, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2019  |  Desalination

The effect of organic fouling on both capacitive deionisation (CDI) and membrane capacitive deionisation (MCDI) was studied using ..

Fouling and in-situ cleaning of ion-exchange membranes during the electrodialysis of fresh acid and sweet whey

Sahar Talebi, George Q Chen, Benny Freeman, Francisco Suarez, Adrian Freckleton, Karren Bathurst, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Food Engineering

This work investigated the fouling of ion-exchange membranes during the electrodialysis of sweet and acid dairy whey. Fresh whey w..

Membrane Separations in the Dairy Industry

George Chen, Thomas Leong, S Kentish, Muthupandian Ashokkumar, Gregory Martin

Book Chapter  |  2019

Membrane filtration is widely used in the dairy industry. This chapter provides an overview of the various applications of reverse..

Preparation of Layer-by-Layer Nanofiltration Membranes by Dynamic Deposition and Crosslinking

Yan Liu, George Q Chen, Xiuli Yang, Huining Deng

Journal article  |  2019  |  Membranes

Spray assisted layer-by-layer assembled one-bilayer polyelectrolyte reverse osmosis membranes

Qiang Li, George Q Chen, Liang Liu, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Membrane Science

A review of salty waste stream management in the Australian dairy industry

GQ Chen, S Talebi, SL Gras, M Weeks, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Environmental Management

Fabrication of phenolic resin based desalting membrane with ordered mesostructure and excellent chlorine resistance

Qiang Li, George Chen, Liang Liu, Xuliang Wang

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Membrane Science

A comparison of multicomponent electrosorption in capacitive deionization and membrane capacitive deionization

Armineh Hassanvand, George Q Chen, Paul A Webley, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2018  |  Water Research

Effects of industrial gas impurities on the performance of mixed matrix membranes

Shinji Kanehashi, Alita Aguiar, Hiep T Lu, George Q Chen, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Membrane Science

Improvement of MCDI operation and design through experiment and modelling: Regeneration with brine and optimum residence time

Armineh Hassanvand, George Q Chen, Paul A Webley, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2017  |  Desalination

The Role of Ion Exchange Membranes in Membrane Capacitive Deionisation

Armineh Hassanvand, Kajia Wei, Sahar Talebi, George Q Chen, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2017  |  Membranes

Can the addition of carbon nanoparticles to a polyimide membrane reduce plasticization?

Shinji Kanehashi, George Q Chen, David Danaci, Paul A Webley, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2017  |  Separation and Purification Technology

Solubility of Calcium Phosphate in Concentrated Dairy Effluent Brines

K Kezia, J Lee, B Zisu, GQ Chen, SL Gras, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The effect of restriction membranes on mass transfer in an electrodialysis with filtration membrane process

Huining Deng, George Q Chen, Sally L Gras, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Membrane Science

Crystallisation of minerals from concentrated saline dairy effluent

K Kezia, J Lee, B Zisu, M Weeks, G Chen, S Gras, S Kentish

Journal article  |  2016  |  Water Research

Removal of lactate from acid whey using nanofiltration

Jayani Chandrapala, George Q Chen, Kezia Kezia, Emily G Bowman, Todor Vasiljevic, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Food Engineering

Crosslinked PEG and PEBAX Membranes for Concurrent Permeation of Water and Carbon Dioxide

Colin A Scholes, George Q Chen, Hiep T Lu, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2016  |  Membranes

Removal of lactic acid from acid whey using electrodialysis

George Q Chen, Franziska II Eschbach, Mike Weeks, Sally L Gras, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2016  |  Separation and Purification Technology

Probing cell internalisation mechanics with polymer capsules

Xi Chen, Jiwei Cui, Yuan Ping, Tomoya Suma, Francesca Cavalieri, Quinn A Besford, George Chen, Julia A Braunger, Frank Caruso

Journal article  |  2016  |  Nanoscale

The impact of water vapor on CO2 separation performance of mixed matrix membranes

S Kanehashi, GQ Chen, L Ciddor, A Chaffee, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Membrane Science

A series of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) using nanoparticles involving carbons, porous organic polymers and metal organic framewo..

Water vapor permeation through cellulose acetate membranes and its impact upon membrane separation performance for natural gas purification

GQ Chen, S Kanehashi, CM Doherty, AJ Hill, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Membrane Science

Abstract Cellulose acetate is the predominant material used in membrane separation of acid gases from natural gas and biogas. Howe..

Enhancing gas permeability in mixed matrix membranes through tuning the nanoparticle properties

Shinji Kanehashi, George Q Chen, Colin A Scholes, Berkay Ozcelik, Carol Hua, Lachlan Ciddor, Peter D Southon, Deanna M D'Alessandro, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Membrane Science

The thickness dependence of Matrimid films in water vapor permeation

George Q Chen, Colin A Scholes, Cara M Doherty, Anita J Hill, Greg G Qiao, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2012  |  Chemical Engineering Journal

Modeling of the sorption and transport properties of water vapor in polyimide membranes

George Q Chen, Colin A Scholes, Cara M Doherty, Anita J Hill, Greg G Qiao, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Membrane Science

Pilot plant performance of rubbery polymeric membranes for carbon dioxide separation from syngas

Colin A Scholes, Joannelle Bacus, George Q Chen, Wen X Tao, Gang Li, Abdul Qader, Geoff W Stevens, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Membrane Science

Nitric oxide and carbon monoxide permeation through glassy polymeric membranes for carbon dioxide separation

Colin A Scholes, George Q Chen, Geoff W Stevens, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2011  |  Chemical Engineering Research & Design

Water vapor permeation in polyimide membranes

George Q Chen, Colin A Scholes, Greg G Qiao, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Membrane Science

The effects of minor components on the gas separation performance of membranes for carbon capture

Colin A Scholes, George Q Chen, Wen X Tao, Joannelle Bacus, Clare Anderson, Geoff W Stevens, Sandra E Kentish

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  Energy Procedia

Plasticization of ultra-thin polysulfone membranes by carbon dioxide

Colin A Scholes, George Q Chen, Geoff W Stevens, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Membrane Science