Hub research outcomes

This page lists select research papers published as part of the ARC Green Manufacturing Research Hub

Filament from waste

Nur-A-Tomal MS; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Direct transformation of waste children's toys to high quality products using 3D printing: A waste-to-wealth and sustainable approach', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 267, pp. 122188 - 122188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122188

Gaikwad V; Ghose A; Cholake S; Rawal A; Iwato M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Transformation of E-Waste Plastics into Sustainable Filaments for 3D Printing', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 6, pp. 14432 - 14440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03105

Surface modification

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

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, vol. 9, pp. 1559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-38120-2

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/surfaces2030036

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

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, vol. 3, pp. 55 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmmp3030055

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, vol. 7, pp. 9228 - 9236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00051

Hossain R; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Surface modification of high carbon steel through microstructural engineering', Materials Characterization, vol. 148, pp. 116 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2018.12.020

Handoko W; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Hardness Properties of Carbon Steel through Modification of Microstructure', materials, vol. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11122404

Recovering Aluminium from coffee packaging

Al Mahmood A; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Investigation of the effect of laminated polymers in the metallic packaging materials on the recycling of aluminum by thermal disengagement technology (TDT)', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 274, pp. 122541 - 122541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122541

Al Mahmood A; Hossain R; Bhattacharyya S; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Recycling of polymer laminated aluminum packaging (PLAP) materials into carbonaceous metallic microparticles', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122157

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

Yin S; Rajarao R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Thermal Transformation of Metallized Plastic Packaging Waste into Value-Added Al/Al 3 C 4 /AlN Resources', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 7, pp. 1723 - 1733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b05503

Using waste in steel making

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, vol. 219, pp. 971 - 980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.114

Grenew Pellets made from waste

Sahajwalla V; Gaikwad V, 2018, 'The present and future of e-waste plastics recycling', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, vol. 13, pp. 102 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2018.06.006

Green building materials made from waste

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, vol. 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2020.e00199

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, vol. 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120730

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, vol. 221, pp. 509 - 525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.265

Green acoustic panels

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, vol. 143, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.12.014

Echeverria C; Handoko W; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Cascading use of textile waste for the advancement of fibre reinforced composites for building applications', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 208, pp. 1524 - 1536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.10.227

Microstructural engineering

Hossain R; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Revealing the mechanism of extraordinary hardness without compensating the toughness in a low alloyed high carbon steel', Scientific Reports, vol. 10, pp. 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55803-6

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, vol. 9, pp. 15631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52228-z

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

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, vol. 54, pp. 6594 - 6607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-03301-x

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