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Email

duanx@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Trace Chemical Analysis Specialist
School of Chemistry
Education
Doctorate (Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of New South Wales
ORCID

0000-0002-8787-5496

Dr Alex Duan

Trace Chemical Analysis Specialist
School of Chemistry

67 Scholarly works
7 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Characterization of selenium tea polysaccharides from black tea
    DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.149045
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Uncovering the polymer composite mysteries from decommissioned subsea unbonded flexible flowline through advanced characterisation testing
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.114607
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Pyrolysis of Polymeric Materials from Decommissioned Subsea Flowlines: A Review
    DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2025.2592540
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A bio-inspired approach to synthesizing micro/nano-structured hydrogel coating with nano-bulge microparticles for viscous oil-in-water emulsion separation
    DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.137324
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Emissions Profiles of Artificial and Natural Stones
  • 2023

    Internal Research Grant

    Improving Materials Testing for the Display and Storage of Museum Collections
  • 2020

    Book Chapter

    A Preliminary Investigation into the Behavior of Modern Artists’ Oil Paints in a Hot and Humid Climate
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19254-9_33
Alex Duan

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2024
Paul Haddad Medal Royal Australia Chemical Institute
2020
FoS Global Mobility Award University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Micro-nanobubbles to alleviate ultrafiltration membrane fouling for biogas slurry concentration and nutrient enrichment: Performance and molecular mechanisms
    DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124221
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Integrating lithium recovery with the production of high-purity lithium carbonate from spent lithium-ion battery smelting slag
    DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2025.106452
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A Comparative Evaluation of Leaching Reagents of Platinum Group Metals from Spent Catalytic Converters Using Microwave Heating
    DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400895
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A new approach for scale-up of pulsed disc and doughnut columns based on the similarity principle
    DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128518
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Nanoflower Fe-base complex for efficient CO2 fixation under atmospheric pressure
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.112544
  • 2024

    Journal article

    A new method to quantify droplet size distribution based on Monte Carlo simulation in liquid–liquid solvent extraction
    DOI: 10.1002/aic.18402

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Internal Research Grant

    Improving Materials Testing for the Display and Storage of Museum Collections
  • 2022

    Research Contracts

    Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) Method Development for Analysis of Minerals

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