Biography:
Associate Professor James Vaughan is the Chemical Engineering Metallurgy Major Lead and Leader of the Hydrometallurgy Research Group. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering at McGill University followed by Master of Applied Science and PhD degrees in Materials Engineering at The University of British Columbia in Canada. Before joining UQ, James gained industrial metallurgical process research and development experience with Glencore, Barrick and BHP. While at UQ, James served as Director of the University of Queensland Rio Tinto Bauxite & Alumina Technology Centre and has been Lead Chief Investigator of Australian Research Council Linkage and Discovery Projects. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and the Advanced Materials and Batteries Council (AMBC).
Research:
James' research focuses on the fundamental aspects of leaching, ion exchange and precipitation reactions as well as membrane separations. These projects are of interest to the base metals, precious metals and alumina refining industries as well as in the fabrication of value added materials such as lithium ion battery cathode precursors and zeolites.
Current Projects:
Teaching and Learning:
My research in hydrometallurgy is used for process development and improvements. Examples of contributions are as follows:
Journal Article: Nitrate-induced cancrinite precipitation in alkaline solution at low temperature and relevance to the Bayer alumina process
Wang, Sicheng, Vaughan, James and Peng, Hong (2024). Nitrate-induced cancrinite precipitation in alkaline solution at low temperature and relevance to the Bayer alumina process. Hydrometallurgy, 223 106227, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2023.106227
Journal Article: Nickel sulfate solution fluoride separation with hydrous zirconium oxide
Nigri, Elbert M., Sultana, Ummul K., Santos, André L. A., Vaughan, James W. and Rocha, Sônia D. F. (2023). Nickel sulfate solution fluoride separation with hydrous zirconium oxide. Tungsten. doi: 10.1007/s42864-023-00241-1
Journal Article: Synthesis of zeolites using kaolin in concentrated sodium hydroxide-aluminate solutions
Vogrin, John, Santini, Talitha, Peng, Hong, Zhao, Ling and Vaughan, James (2023). Synthesis of zeolites using kaolin in concentrated sodium hydroxide-aluminate solutions. Applied Clay Science, 224 (November) 107106, 107106. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2023.107106
Mitigating the negative effects of process water on recovering gold
(2023–2026) ARC Linkage Projects
Sodium sulfate solution purification
(2023–2024) V Resource Pty Ltd
Desilication product seed preparation - stage 1
(2023) Technological Resources Pty Limited
Development of Carbon-based Membranes for the Percrystallisation of Aqueous Salt Solutions
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Impurity control in Rare Earth Element Processing
Doctor Philosophy
Fundamentals of sodium aluminosilicate precipitation
(2021) Doctor Philosophy
Introducing membrane percrystallisation technology for hydrometallurgical applications
Jalil, Siti Nurehan Abd, Motuzas, Julius and Vaughan, James (2023). Introducing membrane percrystallisation technology for hydrometallurgical applications. New directions in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, recycling and waste minimization: an EPD Symposium in honor of Patrick R. Taylor. (pp. 343-354) edited by Ramana G. Reddy, Alexandra Anderson, Corby G. Anderson, Camille Fleuriault, Erik D. Spiller, Mark Strauss, Edgar E. Vidal and Mingming Zhang. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-22765-3_31
Turning bauxite residue to metal adsorption materials through a low-cost approach
Peng, Hong, Vaughan, James, Ma, Shengchun, Wang, Sicheng and Tian, Xinyu (2023). Turning bauxite residue to metal adsorption materials through a low-cost approach. Light Metals 2023. (pp. 225-229) edited by Stephan Broek. Cham, Switzerland: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-22532-1_30
Processing of hyperaccumulator plants to nickel products
Laubie, Baptiste, Vaughan, James and Simonnot, Marie-Odile (2020). Processing of hyperaccumulator plants to nickel products. Agromining: farming for metals: extracting unconventional resources from plants. (pp. 47-61) edited by Antony van der Ent, Alan J. M. Baker, Guillaume Echevarria, Marie-Odile Simonnot and Jean Louis Morel. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-58904-2_3
Leaching kinetics of thermally-activated, high silica bauxite
Peng, Hong, Peters, Steven and Vaughan, James (2019). Leaching kinetics of thermally-activated, high silica bauxite. Light metals 2019. (pp. 11-17) edited by Corleen Chesonis. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_2
Quantitative X-ray diffraction study into bauxite residue mineralogical phases
Vogrin, John, Hodge, Harrison, Santini, Talitha, Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2019). Quantitative X-ray diffraction study into bauxite residue mineralogical phases. Light metals 2019. (pp. 93-99) edited by Corleen Chesonis. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_13
Processing of bio-ore to products
Simonnot, Marie-Odile, Vaughan, James and Laubie, Baptiste (2018). Processing of bio-ore to products. Agromining: farming for metals. Extracting Unconventional Resources Using Plants. (pp. 39-51) edited by Antony van der Ent, Guillaume Echevarria, Alan J. M. Baker and Jean Louis Morel. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-61899-9_3
Wang, Sicheng, Vaughan, James and Peng, Hong (2024). Nitrate-induced cancrinite precipitation in alkaline solution at low temperature and relevance to the Bayer alumina process. Hydrometallurgy, 223 106227, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2023.106227
Nickel sulfate solution fluoride separation with hydrous zirconium oxide
Nigri, Elbert M., Sultana, Ummul K., Santos, André L. A., Vaughan, James W. and Rocha, Sônia D. F. (2023). Nickel sulfate solution fluoride separation with hydrous zirconium oxide. Tungsten. doi: 10.1007/s42864-023-00241-1
Synthesis of zeolites using kaolin in concentrated sodium hydroxide-aluminate solutions
Vogrin, John, Santini, Talitha, Peng, Hong, Zhao, Ling and Vaughan, James (2023). Synthesis of zeolites using kaolin in concentrated sodium hydroxide-aluminate solutions. Applied Clay Science, 224 (November) 107106, 107106. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2023.107106
Abd Jalil, Siti Nurehan, Vaughan, James and Motuzas, Julius (2023). Production of pure water and dry salt from NaCl solutions via percrystallisation by supported carbon membranes. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 54 103968, 103968. doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.103968
Silica gel free region and rare earth metal extraction correlations in reprocessing bauxite residue
Wang, Sicheng, Dube, Bugalo, Vaughan, James, Gao, Shuai and Peng, Hong (2023). Silica gel free region and rare earth metal extraction correlations in reprocessing bauxite residue. Minerals Engineering, 199 108115, 108115. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108115
Wang, Sicheng, Vaughan, James, Xia, Fang, Etschmann, Barbara, Brugger, Joël, Brand, Helen and Peng, Hong (2023). Revealing the effect of anions on the formation and transformation of zeolite LTA in caustic solutions: an in situ synchrotron PXRD study. Crystal Growth and Design, 23 (5), 3660-3670. doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00106
Vogrin, John, Peng, Hong, Santini, Talitha, Lee, Li Jie and Vaughan, James (2023). The influence of sodium sulphate on sodium aluminosilicate solubility in Bayer liquor aiding the desilication process. Hydrometallurgy, 219 106079, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2023.106079
Revealing the mechanisms of metal adsorption by bauxite residue
Peng, Hong, Vu, Ngoc Quy, Vaughan, James, Wang, Sicheng and Gao, Shuai (2023). Revealing the mechanisms of metal adsorption by bauxite residue. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 62 (8), 3515-3524. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02928
Synthesis of zeolite from low-cost feeds and its sustainable environmental applications
Gao, Shuai, Peng, Hong, Song, Bing, Zhang, Jinxuan, Wu, Weixi, Vaughan, James, Zardo, Peter, Vogrin, John, Tulloch, Sylvia and Zhu, Zhonghua (2023). Synthesis of zeolite from low-cost feeds and its sustainable environmental applications. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11 (1) 108995, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2022.108995
Role of the substrate on Ni inhibition in biological sulfate reduction
Liu, Yun, Vaughan, James, Southam, Gordon, Serrano, Antonio, Gao, Han, Palfreyman, Robin, Marcellin, Esteban and Villa-Gomez, Denys K. (2022). Role of the substrate on Ni inhibition in biological sulfate reduction. Journal of Environmental Management, 316 115216, 115216. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115216
Novel extraction route of lithium from α-spodumene by dry chlorination
Fosu, Allen Yushark, Kanari, Ndue, Bartier, Danièle, Vaughan, James and Chagnes, Alexandre (2022). Novel extraction route of lithium from α-spodumene by dry chlorination. RSC Advances, 12 (33), 21468-21481. doi: 10.1039/d2ra03233c
Extraction of rare-earth elements from silicate-based ore through hydrometallurgical route
Botelho Junior, Amilton Barbosa, Romano Espinosa, Denise Crocce, Vaughan, James and Soares Tenório, Jorge Alberto (2022). Extraction of rare-earth elements from silicate-based ore through hydrometallurgical route. Metals, 12 (7) 1133, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/met12071133
Whitworth, Anne J, Vaughan, James, Southam, Gordon, van der Ent, Antony, Nkrumah, Philip N, Ma, Xiaodong and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review on metal extraction technologies suitable for critical metal recovery from mining and processing wastes. Minerals Engineering, 182 107537, 107537. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107537
Trialling one-part geopolymer production including iron ore tailings as fillers
Mazzinghy, Douglas B., Figueiredo, Ricardo A.M., Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Yahyaei, Mohsen, Vaughan, James and Powell, Malcolm S. (2022). Trialling one-part geopolymer production including iron ore tailings as fillers. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 36 (5), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/17480930.2022.2047271
Salt storage and induced crystallisation in porous asymmetric inorganic membranes
Fu, Weng, Motuzas, Julius, Wang, David, Yacou, Christelle, Julbe, Anne, Vaughan, James and Diniz da Costa, João C. (2022). Salt storage and induced crystallisation in porous asymmetric inorganic membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 641 119872, 119872. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119872
Physico-chemical characteristics of spodumene concentrate and its thermal transformations
Fosu, Allen Yushark, Kanari, Ndue, Bartier, Danièle, Hodge, Harrison, Vaughan, James and Chagnes, Alexandre (2021). Physico-chemical characteristics of spodumene concentrate and its thermal transformations. Materials, 14 (23) 7423, 7423. doi: 10.3390/ma14237423
Botelho Junior, A. B., Espinosa, D. C. R., Vaughan, J. and Tenório, J. A. S. (2021). Recovery of scandium from various sources: a critical review of the state of the art and future prospects. Minerals Engineering, 172 107148, 107148. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.107148
Fu, Weng, Hodge, Harrison and Vaughan, James (2021). Integration of fine grinding and H2SO4 leach for the liberation, dissolution and redistribution of long-life radionuclides in copper flotation concentrate. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 155, 295-305. doi: 10.1016/j.psep.2021.09.020
Manufacturing reactive magnesia from nickel laterite waste solution via nesquehonite precipitation
Souza, Cássia Ribeiro, Vaughan, James, Rocha, Sônia Denise Ferreira and Birchal, Viviane Santos (2021). Manufacturing reactive magnesia from nickel laterite waste solution via nesquehonite precipitation. Hydrometallurgy, 204 105725, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2021.105725
Fu, Weng, Hodge, Harrison and Vaughan, James (2021). Process Integration of Sulphuric Acid Leach and Particle Size Fractionation for Cleaner Copper Concentrate Production by Enhancing the Radionuclide Mobility. Separation and Purification Technology, 279 119716, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119716
Peng, Hong, Qi, Tiangui, Vogrin, John, Huang, Qianmei, Wu, Weixi and Vaughan, James (2021). The effect of leaching temperature on kaolinite and meta-kaolin dissolution and zeolite re-precipitation. Minerals Engineering, 170 107071, 107071. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.107071
Effect of alkalinity on zeolite LTN formation under Bayer process pre-desilication conditions
Peng, Hong, Vaughan, James and Vogrin, John (2021). Effect of alkalinity on zeolite LTN formation under Bayer process pre-desilication conditions. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 60 (28) acs.iecr.1c02134, 10119-10128. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02134
Sun, Yong-Qi, Fu, Weng, Hu, Yu-Xiang, Vaughan, James and Wang, Lian-Zhou (2021). The role of tungsten-related elements for improving the electrochemical performances of cathode materials in lithium ion batteries. Tungsten, 3 (3), 245-259. doi: 10.1007/s42864-021-00083-9
Ram, Rahul, Morrisroe, Liam, Etschmann, Barbara, Vaughan, James and Brugger, Joël (2021). Lead (Pb) sorption and co-precipitation on natural sulfide, sulfate and oxide minerals under environmental conditions. Minerals Engineering, 163 106801, 106801. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.106801
Vaughan, James , Tungpalan, Kate , Parbhakar-Fox, Anita , Fu, Weng, Gagen, Emma , Nti Nkrumah, Philip , Southam, Gordon, van der Ent, Antony, Erskine, Peter, Gow, Paul and Valenta, Rick (2020). Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium Metallurgical Process Tailings. JOM, 73 (1), 39-53. doi: 10.1007/s11837-020-04451-7
Understanding the mobility and retention of uranium and its daughter products
Ram, Rahul, Owen, Nicholas D., Kalnins, Chris, Cook, Nigel J., Ehrig, Kathy, Etschmann, Barbara, Rollog, Mark, Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James, Pring, Allan, Pownceby, Mark I., Spooner, Nigel, Shaw, Ruth, Howard, Daryl, Hooker, Anthony M., Ottaway, David, Questiaux, Danielle and Brugger, Joël (2020). Understanding the mobility and retention of uranium and its daughter products. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 410 124553, 124553. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124553
Liu, Yun, Vaughan, James, Southam, Gordon, Serrano, Antonio, Marcellin, Esteban, Nancucheo, Ivan and Villa-Gomez, Denys K. (2020). Enhanced metal recovery by efficient agglomeration of precipitates in an up-flow fixed-bed bioreactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 416 127662, 127662. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127662
Zappala, Lauren C., Balucan, Reydick D., Vaughan, James and Steel, Karen M. (2020). Development of a nickel extraction-mineral carbonation process: analysis of leaching mechanisms using regenerated acid. Hydrometallurgy, 197 105482, 105482. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2020.105482
Fosu, Allen Yushark, Kanari, Ndue, Vaughan, James and Chagnes, Alexandre (2020). Literature review and thermodynamic modelling of roasting processes for lithium extraction from spodumene. Metals, 10 (10) 1312, 1312-18. doi: 10.3390/met10101312
Fu, Weng, Ram, Rahul, Etschmann, Barbara, Brugger, Joël and Vaughan, James (2020). Selective impurity removal and Cu upgrading of copper flotation concentrate by a spontaneously oxidative H2SO4 leaching process. Hydrometallurgy, 195 105411, 105411. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2020.105411
The DSP concentrate sinter-leach process for aluminium and sodium recovery 2: leaching behaviour
Hodge, Harrison, Hayes, Peter C., Hawker, William and Vaughan, James (2020). The DSP concentrate sinter-leach process for aluminium and sodium recovery 2: leaching behaviour. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, 131 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/25726641.2020.1791681
Liu, Yun, Serrano, Antonio, Wyman, Valentina, Marcellin, Esteban, Southam, Gordon, Vaughan, James and Villa-Gomez, Denys (2020). Nickel complexation as an innovative approach for nickel-cobalt selective recovery using sulfate-reducing bacteria. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 402 123506, 123506. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123506
Fu, Weng, Deng, Yiquan, Ram, Rahul, Etschmann, Barbara, Owen, Nicholas D., Brugger, Joël and Vaughan, James (2020). Selective Removal of radioactive 210Pb(II) and nonradioactive Pb(II) isotopes from Cu(II)-rich acidic chloride solution by a new polyamine anion exchanger. Separation and Purification Technology, 251 117359, 117359. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117359
Influence of chloride on sodium aluminosilicate solubility in Bayer liquor
Vogrin, John, Santini, Talitha, Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2020). Influence of chloride on sodium aluminosilicate solubility in Bayer liquor. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 299 110086, 110086. doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110086
Acid Leaching of Desilication Products: Implications for Acid Neutralisation of Bauxite Residue
Peng, Hong, Kim, Tae and Vaughan, James (2020). Acid Leaching of Desilication Products: Implications for Acid Neutralisation of Bauxite Residue. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59 (17) acs.iecr.0c00423, 8174-8182. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c00423
The DSP concentrate sinter-leach process for aluminium and sodium recovery 1
Hodge, Harrison, Hayes, Peter C., Hawker, William and Vaughan, James (2020). The DSP concentrate sinter-leach process for aluminium and sodium recovery 1. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, 131 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/25726641.2020.1727175
Ichlas, Z. T., Mubarok, M. Z., Magnalita, A., Vaughan, J. and Sugiarto, A. T. (2020). Processing mixed nickel‑cobalt hydroxide precipitate by sulfuric acid leaching followed by selective oxidative precipitation of cobalt and manganese. Hydrometallurgy, 191 105185, 105185. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2019.105185
The anion effect on sodium aluminosilicates formed under Bayer process digestion conditions
Vogrin, John, Santini, Talitha, Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2019). The anion effect on sodium aluminosilicates formed under Bayer process digestion conditions. Hydrometallurgy, 192 105236, 105236. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2019.105236
The aqueous chemistry of Polonium (Po) in environmental and anthropogenic processes
Ram, Rahul, Vaughan, James, Etschmann, Barbara and Brugger, Joël (2019). The aqueous chemistry of Polonium (Po) in environmental and anthropogenic processes. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 380 120725, 120725. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.06.002
Liu, Yun, Serrano, Antonio, Vaughan, James, Southam, Gordon, Zhao, Ling and Villa-Gomez, Denys (2019). The influence of biologically produced sulfide-containing solutions on nickel and cobalt precipitation reactions and particle settling properties. Hydrometallurgy, 189 105142, 105142. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2019.105142
Bauxite residue sinter leach process – phases formation, reaction pathways and kinetics
Hodge, Harrison, Rowles, Matthew R., Hayes, Peter C., Hawker, William and Vaughan, James (2019). Bauxite residue sinter leach process – phases formation, reaction pathways and kinetics. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy: Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, 130 (4), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/25726641.2019.1644778
The sandy desilication product process concept
Vaughan, James , Peng, Hong , Seneviratne, Dilini , Hodge, Harrison , Hawker, William , Hayes, Peter and Staker, Warren (2019). The sandy desilication product process concept. JOM, 71 (9), 2928-2935. doi: 10.1007/s11837-019-03617-2
Novel membrane percrystallisation process for nickel sulphate production
Madsen, Rasmus S.K., Motuzas, Julius, Julbe, Anne, Vaughan, James and Diniz da Costa, João C. (2019). Novel membrane percrystallisation process for nickel sulphate production. Hydrometallurgy, 185, 210-217. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2019.02.015
Peng, Hong, Gudgeon, James and Vaughan, James (2019). Nucleation phenomena of supersaturated KCl solutions revealing by molecular dynamic simulation: implication of dehydration shell process. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 283, 108-115. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.03.076
Zappala, Lauren C., Balucan, Reydick D., Vaughan, James and Steel, Karen M. (2019). Analysis of a reactive distillation process to recover tertiary amines and acid for use in a combined nickel extraction‐mineral carbonation process. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 38 (3) ep.13141, e13141. doi: 10.1002/ep.13141
Madsen, Rasmus S. K., Motuzas, Julius, Vaughan, James, Julbe, Anne and Diniz da Costa, João C. (2018). Fine control of NaCl crystal size and particle size in percrystallisation by tuning the morphology of carbonised sucrose membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 567, 157-165. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.09.003
The synergistic copper process concept
Hawker, William, Vaughan, James, Jak, Evgueni and Hayes, Peter C. (2018). The synergistic copper process concept. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy: Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 127 (4), 210-220. doi: 10.1080/03719553.2017.1375768
The anion effect on zeolite LTA to sodalite phase transformation
Peng, Hong, Ding, Mengliu and Vaughan, James (2018). The anion effect on zeolite LTA to sodalite phase transformation. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 57 (31) xxx, 10292-10302. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02026
Geochemical speciation of mercury in bauxite
Staun, C., Vaughan, J., Lopez-Anton, M. A., Rumayor, M. and Martínez-Tarazona, M. R. (2018). Geochemical speciation of mercury in bauxite. Applied Geochemistry, 93, 30-35. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2018.03.007
Aluminate effect on desilication product phase transformation
Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2018). Aluminate effect on desilication product phase transformation. Journal of Crystal Growth, 492, 84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.04.013
Novel inorganic membrane for the percrystallization of mineral, food and pharmaceutical compounds
Motuzas, Julius, Yacou, Christelle, Madsen, Rasmus S. K., Fu, Weng, Wang, David K., Julbe, Anne, Vaughan, James and da Costa, João C. (2018). Novel inorganic membrane for the percrystallization of mineral, food and pharmaceutical compounds. Journal of Membrane Science, 550, 407-415. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.12.077
Peng, Hong, Vaughan, James and Vogrin, John (2018). The effect of thermal activation of kaolinite on its dissolution and reprecipitation as zeolites in alkaline aluminate solution. Applied Clay Science, 157, 189-197. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.002
Electrocrystallization and solubility of mercury in alkaline solution
Staun, Chris, Bansal, Neetu and Vaughan, James (2018). Electrocrystallization and solubility of mercury in alkaline solution. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 96 (4), 385-393. doi: 10.1139/cjc-2017-0592
Role of the amorphous phase during sodium aluminosilicate precipitation
Peng, Hong, Seneviratne, Dilini and Vaughan, James (2018). Role of the amorphous phase during sodium aluminosilicate precipitation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 57 (5), 1408-1416. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04538
Scandium loading on chelating and solvent impregnated resin from sulfate solution
Shenxu, Bao, Hawker, William and Vaughan, James (2017). Scandium loading on chelating and solvent impregnated resin from sulfate solution. Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, 36 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/07366299.2017.1412917
Characterisation and hydrometallurgical processing of nickel from tropical agromined bio-ore
Vaughan, James, Riggio, Justin, Chen, Jeff, Peng, Hong, Harris, Hugh H. and van der Ent, Antony (2017). Characterisation and hydrometallurgical processing of nickel from tropical agromined bio-ore. Hydrometallurgy, 169, 346-355. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2017.01.012
Crystallisation of tricalcium aluminate from sodium aluminate solution using slaked lime
Salimi, Reza and Vaughan, James (2016). Crystallisation of tricalcium aluminate from sodium aluminate solution using slaked lime. Powder Technology, 294, 472-483. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2016.03.017
In situ AFM investigation of gibbsite growth in high ionic strength, highly alkaline, aqueous media
Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James and Gillespie, Alistair (2016). In situ AFM investigation of gibbsite growth in high ionic strength, highly alkaline, aqueous media. Hydrometallurgy, 161, 71-76. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2016.01.030
Mechanisms of polyacrylate modified sodium oxalate crystallization from highly alkaline solutions
Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James, Gillespie, Alistair and Aroff, Nabilah Mohamed (2016). Mechanisms of polyacrylate modified sodium oxalate crystallization from highly alkaline solutions. Crystal Growth and Design, 16 (3), 1519-1530. doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b01645
Agromining: farming for metals in the future?
van der Ent, Antony, Baker, Alan J. M., Reeves, Roger D., Chaney, Rufus L., Anderson, Christopher W. N., Meech, John A., Erskine, Peter D., Simonnot, Marie-Odile, Vaughan, James, Morel, Jean Louis, Echevarria, Guillaume, Fogliani, Bruno, Rongliang, Qiu and Mulligan, David R. (2015). Agromining: farming for metals in the future?. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (8), 4773-4780. doi: 10.1021/es506031u
Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James and Gillespie, Alistair (2015). In situ AFM investigation of heterogeneous nucleation and growth of sodium oxalate on industrial gibbsite surfaces in concentrated alkaline solution. Chemical Engineering Science, 126, 399-405. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.12.057
Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James and Gillespie, Alistair (2015). Aspects of the mechanism of nucleation and intergrowth of gibbsite crystals on sodium oxalate surfaces in concentrated alkaline solutions. Crystal Growth and Design, 15 (1), 374-383. doi: 10.1021/cg501465v
Vaughan, James, Dieters, Caleb, Fu, Weng and Byrne, Kelly (2015). Properties of Lewatit® TP272, a commercial solvent impregnated cation exchange resin for cobalt recovery. Minerals Engineering, 88, 2-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2015.07.005
Solubility of tricalcium aluminate in synthetic spent Bayer liquor
Salimi, Reza, Vaughan, James and Peng, Hong (2014). Solubility of tricalcium aluminate in synthetic spent Bayer liquor. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 53 (44), 17499-17505. doi: 10.1021/ie502693p
Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James and Gillespie, Alistair (2014). Effects of inorganic anions on the morphology of sodium oxalate crystallized from highly alkaline solutions. Crystal Growth and Design, 14 (4), 1972-1980. doi: 10.1021/cg5000952
Bansal, Neetu, Vaughan, James, Boullemant, Amiel and Leong, Tony (2014). Determination of total mercury in bauxite and bauxite residue by flow injection cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry. Microchemical Journal, 113, 36-41. doi: 10.1016/j.microc.2013.11.002
Littlejohn, Patrick and Vaughan, James (2014). Selective elution of nickel and cobalt from iminodiacetic acid cation exchange resin using ammoniacal solutions. Hydrometallurgy, 141, 24-30. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2013.10.009
Littlejohn, Patrick and Vaughan, James (2013). Recovery of nickel and cobalt from laterite leach tailings through resin-in-pulp scavenging and selective ammoniacal elution. Minerals Engineering, 54, 14-20. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.02.002
Selective reductive leaching of an oxidised cobalt hydroxide containing residue
Chong, Sebastian, Hawker, William and Vaughan, James (2013). Selective reductive leaching of an oxidised cobalt hydroxide containing residue. Minerals Engineering, 54, 82-87. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.04.004
Selective leaching of nickel from mixed nickel cobalt hydroxide precipitate
Williams, Chelsea, Hawker, William and Vaughan, James William (2013). Selective leaching of nickel from mixed nickel cobalt hydroxide precipitate. Hydrometallurgy, 138, 84-92. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2013.05.015
Littlejohn, Patrick and Vaughan, James (2012). Selectivity of commercial and novel mixed functionality cation exchange resins in mildly acidic sulfate and mixed sulfate-chloride solution. Hydrometallurgy, 121 (121-124), 90-99. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2012.04.001
Selective precipitation of mixed nickel–cobalt hydroxide
Harvey, Robin, Hannah, Robert and Vaughan, James (2011). Selective precipitation of mixed nickel–cobalt hydroxide. Hydrometallurgy, 105 (3-4), 222-228. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2010.10.003
Corrosion of Ti-2 and Ti-7 relevant to nickel acid leach chemistry
Vaughan, J, Reid, P and Alfantazi, A (2010). Corrosion of Ti-2 and Ti-7 relevant to nickel acid leach chemistry. Hydrometallurgy, 101 (3-4), 156-165. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.12.011
Ionic liquid electrodeposition of reactive metals
Vaughan, J., Tu, J. and Dreisinger, D. (2008). Ionic liquid electrodeposition of reactive metals. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, 17 (2), 113-117. doi: 10.1179/174328508X290902
Electrodeposition of aluminum from aluminum chloride–trihexyl(tetradecyl) phosphonium chloride
Vaughan, James and Dreisinger, David (2008). Electrodeposition of aluminum from aluminum chloride–trihexyl(tetradecyl) phosphonium chloride. Journal of the Elecrochemical Society, 155 (1), D68-D72. doi: 10.1149/1.2804422
Corrosion of Titanium and Its Alloys in Sulfuric Acid in the Presence of Chlorides
Vaughan, J. and Alfantazi, A. (2006). Corrosion of Titanium and Its Alloys in Sulfuric Acid in the Presence of Chlorides. Journal of the Elecrochemical Society, 153 (1), B6-B12. doi: 10.1149/1.2126580
Fosu, A.Y., Kanari, N., Deng, Y., Motuzas, J., Howes, T., Vaughan, J. and Chagnes, A. (2023). Novel extraction route for lithium from alpha spodumene by chlorination roasting and inorganic membrane percrystalisation. 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-29 June 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: World Mining Congress.
Rare earth element sources, end-use demand trends, and hydrometallurgical separations
Vaughan, J., Gontijo, V.L., Valenta, R. and Alonso, E. (2023). Rare earth element sources, end-use demand trends, and hydrometallurgical separations. 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-29 June 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: World Mining Congress.
The removal of radionuclides during metallurgical processing iron oxide copper gold uranium ores
Vaughan, James, Fu, Weng, Hawker, William, Byrne, Kelly, Hodge, Harrison, Cardenas, Efrain, Hayes, Peter and Cook, Nigel (2022). The removal of radionuclides during metallurgical processing iron oxide copper gold uranium ores. Copper 2022, Santiago, Chile, 13-17 November 2022. Santiago, Chile: The Chilean Institute of Mining Engineers.
Low cost improvements to the Sandy DSP process
Audet, Denis, Vaughan, James and Peng, Hong (2022). Low cost improvements to the Sandy DSP process. International ICSOBA Conference, Athens, Greece, 10-14 October 2022. Quebec, Canada: ICSOBA.
Fu, Weng, Guan, Yujia, Kelly, Kieran and Vaughan, James (2022). Efficient rare earth extraction from Mary Kathleen uranium process tailings via H2SO4 baking and water leaching. ALTA Metallurgical Conference, Perth, Australia, 22-26 May 2022. Australia: ALTA Metallurgical Services.
Inhibition of Kaolinite Dissolution in Bayer Liquor Through Lithium Addition
Ogilvie, Horace, Vaughan, James and Peng, Hong (2020). Inhibition of Kaolinite Dissolution in Bayer Liquor Through Lithium Addition. 149th TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition - Light Metals 2020, San Diego, CA United States, 23-27 February 2020. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-36408-3_5
The single-stage up-flow fixed bed reactor (UFBR) treating nickel and cobalt-containing wastewater
Liu, Yun, Serrano, Antonio, Vaughan, James, Southam, Gordon, Nancucheo, Ivan and Villa Gomez, Denys K. (2019). The single-stage up-flow fixed bed reactor (UFBR) treating nickel and cobalt-containing wastewater. 23rd International Bio-hydrometalurgy Symposium, Fukuoka, Japan, 20–23 October 201.
Liu, Yun, Wyman, Valentina, Serrano, Antonio, Southam, Gordon, Vaughan, James and Villa Gomez, Denys K. (2019). Ni stress to sulphate reducing bacteria enhances Ni complexation: Opportunity for Ni-Co separation from wastewater. IWA 16th World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion Conference AD16, Delft, The Netherlands, 23-27 June 2019.
Vaughan, James, Lakemond, Stefan, Hawker, William, Wilmot, Stephen, Wittig, Richard and Zikarsky, Bjorn (2019). Development of selective nickel leaching technology for refining mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide precipitate. ALTA 2019 Nickel-Cobalt-Copper Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 20-22 May 2019. Melbourne, VIC Australia: ALTA.
Environmental evaluation of making nickel sulphate
Dry, Mike, Vaughan, James and Hawker, William (2019). Environmental evaluation of making nickel sulphate. ALTA 2019 Nickel-Cobalt-Copper Conference, Perth, Australia, 18-25 May 2019. Blackburn North, VIC, Australia: ALTA Metallurgical Services.
Fu, Weng, Lakemond, Stefan and Vaughan, James (2019). Selective dissolution of radionuclides from a copper flotation concentrate using two-stage leaching process. Copper 2019, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 August 2019. Montreal, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Upgrading copper sulphide concentrates through high temperature metathesis reactions
Hawker, William, Byrne, Kelly and Vaughan, James (2019). Upgrading copper sulphide concentrates through high temperature metathesis reactions. 58th Conference of Metallurgists Hosting Copper 2019, Vancouver, Canada, 19-21 August 2019. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Deportment of radionuclides during copper concentrate metathesis reactions
Byrne, Kelly, Hawker, William and Vaughan, James (2018). Deportment of radionuclides during copper concentrate metathesis reactions. ALTA 2018, Perth, WA Australia, 19-26 May 2018. Melbourne, VIC Australia: ALTA Metallurgical Services.
A review of the bauxite residue sinter-leach process
Qi, T., Hodge, H., Hawker, W., Hayes, P. and Vaughan, J. (2018). A review of the bauxite residue sinter-leach process. Alumina2018, Gladstone, QLD, Australia, 9-14 September 2018. Applecross, WA, Australia: AQW .
Advanced characterisation of bauxite residue
Peng, H., Vaughan, J., Staker, W., Wang, J. and Wen, W. (2018). Advanced characterisation of bauxite residue. Alumina2018, Gladstone, QLD, Australia, 9-14 September 2018. Applecross, WA, Australia: AQW.
An acid recovery and mineral carbonation process forthe nickel industry
Zappala, Lauren, Balucan, Reydick, Vaughan, James and Steel, Karen (2018). An acid recovery and mineral carbonation process forthe nickel industry. 6th International Conference on Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Material Engineering, ACEME 2018, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 11 - 14 March, 2018. New York, NY, United States: AIChE.
Seneviratne, D.N., Peng, H., Gillespie, A.R. and Vaughan, J. (2018). An investigation of Bayer desilication product agglomeration mechanisms by kernel function population balance modelling. Alumina2018, Gladstone, QLD, Australia, 9-14 September 2018. Applecross, WA, Australia: AQW.
Australian hydrometallurgy research and development
Vaughan, James, Fu, Weng, Peng, Hong, Hawker, Will, Hayes, Peter C. and Robinson, Dave (2018). Australian hydrometallurgy research and development. First Global Conference on Extractive Metallurgy, Ottawa, Canada, 26-29 August 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_142
Vogrin, J., Vaughan, J., Peng, H. and Santini, T. (2018). Characterisation and steps toward structure solution of synthetic anion-substituted desilication products. Alumina2018, Gladstone, QLD, Australia, 9-14 September 2018. Applecross, WA, Australia: AQW.
Salimi, Reza, Tan, Sue Ying and Vaughan, James (2018). Filtration efficiency of tricalcium aluminate filter aid synthesized with batch and continuous stirred reactors. 36th International ICSOBA Conference - Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium Industry in Brazil and New Global Developments, Belem, Brazil, 29 October-1 November 2018. Belem, Brazil: ICSOBA.
Improved copper smelter and converter productivity through the use of a novel high-grade feed
Jak, Eugene, Shishin, Denis, Hawker, Will, Vaughan, James and Hayes, Peter C. (2018). Improved copper smelter and converter productivity through the use of a novel high-grade feed. First Global Conference on Extractive Metallurgy, Ottawa, Canada, 26-29 August 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_21
In-situ XRD investigation of bauxite dehydroxylation
Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2018). In-situ XRD investigation of bauxite dehydroxylation. TMS 2018 147th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona, 11-15 March 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-72484-3_3
Kinetics of bauxite residue sintering
Hodge, Harrison, Hawker, William, Hayes, Peter and Vaughan, James (2018). Kinetics of bauxite residue sintering. First Global Conference on Extractive Metallurgy, Ottawa, Canada, 26-29 August 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_67
Separation of lead from chalcopyrite slurry using Resin-in-Pulp
Fu, Weng, Lao, Sabrina, Ding, Yepeng and Vaughan, James (2018). Separation of lead from chalcopyrite slurry using Resin-in-Pulp. First Global Conference on Extractive Metallurgy, Ottawa, Canada, 26-29 August 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_174
Bauxite residue sinter phase transformations
Hodge, Harrison, Tam, Priti, Vaughan, James and Panias, Dimitris (2017). Bauxite residue sinter phase transformations. International Slag Valorisation Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 3-5 April 2017. Leuven, Belgium: International Slag Valorisation Symposium.
Ferric sulfate precipitation at gold pressure oxidation conditions
Ivana, A., Hawker, W. and Vaughan, J. (2017). Ferric sulfate precipitation at gold pressure oxidation conditions. COM2017, Vancouver, Canada, 27-30 August 2017. Westmount, QC Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM).
Strategies in Ni and Co recovery with biogenic sulphide
Liu, Yun, Yao, Ming, Yoong, I., Peces, Miriam, Vaughan, James, Southam, Gordon and Villa Gomez, Denys K. (2017). Strategies in Ni and Co recovery with biogenic sulphide. 1st International congress on Metals in Anaerobic Biotechnologies (IMAB17), Seville, Spain, 4-6 October 2017. Seville, Spain:
Seneviratne, Dilini, Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2017). The impact of organic additives on phase transformation and particle size of Bayer process desilication product. 35th ICSOBA Conference, Hamburg, Germany, 2-5 October 2017. Hamburg, Germany: ICSOBA.
The extractive metallurgy of agromined nickel
Vaughan, J., Hawker, W., Chen, J. and van der Ent, A. (2016). The extractive metallurgy of agromined nickel. XXVIII International Mineral Processing Congress, Quebec, Canada, 11-15 September 2016. Quebec, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Effect of key parameters on the selective acid leach of nickel from mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide
Byrne, Kelly, Hawker, William and Vaughan, James (2016). Effect of key parameters on the selective acid leach of nickel from mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide. International Process Metallurgy Conference, Bandung, Indonesia, 10-11 December 2016. MELVILLE: International Process Metallurgy Conference. doi: 10.1063/1.4974412
Stabilisation of mercury during Bayer process digestion
Staun, Chris, Vaughan, James and Morrison, Helen (2016). Stabilisation of mercury during Bayer process digestion. International Mineral Processing Congress, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 11-15 September 2016. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada: Canadian Institute Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
The synergistic copper process - a new process route for low-energy copper production
Hawker, William, Vaughan, James, Jak, Evgueni and Hayes, Peter C. (2016). The synergistic copper process - a new process route for low-energy copper production. Copper 2016, Kobe Japan, 14-16 December 2016. Kobe, Japan: The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan.
Using municipal solid waste for biogenic hydrogen sulphide production
Patel, M., Vaughan, J. and Clarke, W. (2016). Using municipal solid waste for biogenic hydrogen sulphide production. Chemeca Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 25-28 September 2016. Melbourne, Australia: Engineers Australia.
The thermodynamic approach to predicting silicate solubility
Peng, H., Vaughan, J. and Zieba, M. (2015). The thermodynamic approach to predicting silicate solubility. 10th International Alumina Quality Workshop, Perth, WA, Australia, 19-23 April 2015. AQW Incorporated.
A synergistic hydro- and pyro-metallurgical process for low-energy copper production
Hawker, William, Vaughan, James, Hayes, Peter, Jak, Evgueni, Keating, Tony and Hourn, Mike (2014). A synergistic hydro- and pyro-metallurgical process for low-energy copper production. ALTA 2014: Nickel-Cobalt-Copper Conference, Perth, WA, Australia, 24-31 May, 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: ALTA Metallurgical Services Publications.
Batch tricalcium aluminate crystallisation and particle morphology
Salimi, Reza and Vaughan, James (2014). Batch tricalcium aluminate crystallisation and particle morphology. Hydrometallurgy 2014: 7th International Symposium, Victoria, BC, Canada, 22-25 June, 2014. Westmount, QC, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Chemical thermodynamics of mercury in the Bayer process
Bansal, Neetu, Vaughan, James, Tam Wai Yin, Pritii, Leong, Tony and Boullemant, Amiel (2014). Chemical thermodynamics of mercury in the Bayer process. Hydrometallurgy 2014: 7th International Symposium, Victoria, BC, Canada, 22-25 June, 2014. Westmount, QC, Canada: Canadian Institute Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Sodium oxalate growth on industrial gibbsite with in-situ optical microscopy
Fu, Weng and Vaughan, James (2014). Sodium oxalate growth on industrial gibbsite with in-situ optical microscopy. Hydrometallurgy 2014: 7th International Symposium, Victoria, BC, Canada, 22-25 June, 2014. Westmount, QC, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Effect of carbon type on adsorption of Cu, Zn, Ag and Au from mixed cyanide solution
Lakemond, S., Ku, L. I. and Vaughan, J. (2013). Effect of carbon type on adsorption of Cu, Zn, Ag and Au from mixed cyanide solution. 5th World Gold 2013 Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26-29 September, 2013. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AusIMM: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Vaughan, J., Hawker, W., Keating, T. and Cox, J. (2013). Engineering aspects of the selective acid leaching process for refining mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide. 4th Annual Nickel-Cobalt-Copper Event, Perth, WA, Australia, 25 May-1 June 2013. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: ALTA Metallurgical Services.
Morphological investigation of sodium oxalate crystals grown in aqueous sodium hydroxide solution
Fu, Weng and Vaughan, James (2013). Morphological investigation of sodium oxalate crystals grown in aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. Light Metals 2013 - TMS 2013 142nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Antonio, United States, 3-7 March 2013. Hoboken, NJ, New York: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118663189.ch34
The determination of trace mercury in environmental samples: a review
Bansal, Neetu, Vaughan, J., Boullemant, Amiel and Leong, Tony (2013). The determination of trace mercury in environmental samples: a review. Chemeca 2013: Challenging tomorrow, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29 September–2 October, 2013. Barton, ACT, Australia: Institution of Engineers Australia.
Littlejohn, Patrick, Vaughan, James and Nikoloski, Aleks (2012). Elution strategies for recovery of nickel and cobalt from laterite tails through scavenging resin-in-pulp. ALTA 2012, Perth, Australia, 26-29 May 2012. Melbourne, Australia: ALTA Metallurgical Services.
Resin-in-pulp for metalliferous mine drainage remediation
Littlejohn, P. and Vaughan, J. (2012). Resin-in-pulp for metalliferous mine drainage remediation. 51st Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2012), Niagra, ON, Canada, 30 September - 3 October 2012.
Chemical aspects of mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide precipitation and refining
Vaughan, J., Hawker, W. and White, D. (2011). Chemical aspects of mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide precipitation and refining. ALTA 2011 Nickel-Cobalt-Copper Conference, Perth, Australia, 23-28 May 2011. Alan Taylor, ALTA Metallurgical Services.
Selective ammoniacal elution of nickel and cobalt from iminodiacetate cation exchange resin
Littlejohn, P. and Vaughan, J. (2010). Selective ammoniacal elution of nickel and cobalt from iminodiacetate cation exchange resin. ALTA 2010 Nickel-Cobalt-Copper, Uranium and Gold Conference, Perth, W.A., Australia, 24-29 May 2010. Melbourne, Australia: ALTA Metallurgical Services.
Potentiodynamic Polarization of Platinum and Aluminum in AlCl3-[P14,6,6,6]Cl Melts
Vaughan, James and Dreisinger, David (2008). Potentiodynamic Polarization of Platinum and Aluminum in AlCl3-[P14,6,6,6]Cl Melts. 214th ECS Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA, 12 - 17 October, 2008. United States: Electrochemical Society, Inc.. doi: 10.1149/1.3159344
Wassink, Berend, Lu, J., Vaughan, James, Dreisinger, David and West-Sells, Paul (2008). The Treatment of the Carmack’s Copper-Gold Ore by Acid Leaching and Cyanide Leaching with SART Recovery of Copper and Cyanide from Barren Cyanide Solution. Hydrometallurgy 2008 - 6th International Symposium - Honoring Robert Shoemaker, Phoenix, Arizona, 17-20 August 2008. SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration).
Density, viscosity and conductivity of tetraalkyl phosphonium ionic liquids
Vaughan, James W., Dreisinger, David and Haggins, Jana (2006). Density, viscosity and conductivity of tetraalkyl phosphonium ionic liquids. International Symposium on Electrochemistry in Mineral and Metal Processing, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., 7-12 May 2006. Pennington, NJ, U.S.A.: Electrochemical Society. doi: 10.1149/1.2196027
Ionic liquid electro-deposition of reactive metals
Vaughan, James, Tu, Jack and Dreisinger, David (2006). Ionic liquid electro-deposition of reactive metals. Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials, San Diego, CA United States, 27-31 August 2006. Warrendale, PA United States: TMS.
Ionic liquid electro-deposition of reactive metals
Vaughan, James, Tu, Jack and Dreisinger, David (2006). Ionic liquid electro-deposition of reactive metals. Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials, San Diego Ca, Aug 27-31, 2006. WARRENDALE: MINERALS, METALS & MATERIALS SOC.
The thermodynamics of titanium corrosion in acidic systems
Vaughan, J. and Alfantazi, A. (2004). The thermodynamics of titanium corrosion in acidic systems. Pressure Hydrometallurgy 2004: 34th Annual Hydrometallurgy Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 23-27 October 2004. Metallurgical Society (MetSoc) of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).
Corrosion of titanium and Ti-alloys at high temperatures and pressures
Vaughan, J., Reid, P., Alfantazi, A., Dreisinger, D., Tromans, D. and Elboujdaini, M. (2003). Corrosion of titanium and Ti-alloys at high temperatures and pressures. International Symposium on Environmental Degradation of Materials and Corrosion Control in Metals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 24 - 27 August 2003. Montréal, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
e Abreu, Susana Brito, Southam, Gordon, Villa Gomez, Denys, Ma, Xiaodong, Vaughan, James, Micklethwaite, Steven, Forbes, Liza and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Vaughan, James and Hawker, William (2021). Dissolution of Metals. 2021900570.
Vaughan, James and Hawker, William (2021). Precipitation of Metals. 2021900571.
Leached spodumene residue treatment
Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2020). Leached spodumene residue treatment. 2020903792.
Method of ore processing using mixture including acidic leach solution and oxidizing agent
Vaughan, James and Hawker, William (2020). Method of ore processing using mixture including acidic leach solution and oxidizing agent. 10,662,503.
Method for separating radionuclides from ores, ore concentrates, and tailings
Vaughan, James and Fu, Weng (2020). Method for separating radionuclides from ores, ore concentrates, and tailings. 2020901528.
Process for high purity alumina
Vaughan, James, Peng, Hong, Gudgeon, James and Kelly, Kieran (2019). Process for high purity alumina. 2019904388.
Synthesis of adsorption materials
Peng, Hong and Vaughan, James (2019). Synthesis of adsorption materials. 2019901952.
Hawker, William, Vaughan, James, Hayes, Peter and Jak, Evgueni (2014). Copper processing. Australian Provisional Patent # 2014900280.
Hawker, William, Vaughan, James and Hayes, Peter (2013). Copper processing method. Australian Provisional Patent Application # 2013904688.
Resin scavenging of nickel and cobalt
Littlejohn, Patrick and Vaughan, James (2012). Resin scavenging of nickel and cobalt. Australian Provisional Patent Application # 2012904011.
Vaughan, James, Chong Lee Jin, Sebastian and Hawker, William (2012). Method of material processing. Australian Provisional Patent Application # 2012903194.
Method of processing a manganese containing material
Vaughan, James and Hawker, William (2012). Method of processing a manganese containing material. Australian Provisional Patent Application # 2012903193.
Improved method of ore processing
Vaughan, James and Hawker, William (2012). Improved method of ore processing. WO2012100293 A1.
Vaughan, James (2011). Method of recovering a metal. WO/2011/156861.
Mitigating the negative effects of process water on recovering gold
(2023–2026) ARC Linkage Projects
Sodium sulfate solution purification
(2023–2024) V Resource Pty Ltd
Desilication product seed preparation - stage 1
(2023) Technological Resources Pty Limited
Lime reduction during pressure oxidation of gold-bearing sulphides
(2023) NewCrest Mining Limited
(2022–2027) Curtin University
Expanding Queensland's Rare Earth Element opportunities - defining and extracting new REE resources
(2022–2024) Queensland Department of Resources
Fingerprinting environmentally sustainable ores using neodymium isotopes
(2022–2024) Queensland Department of Resources
(2022–2024) Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
Controlling iron precipitation during pressure oxidation of gold-bearing sulphides
(2022–2023) NewCrest Mining Limited
Review of arsenic treatment technologies
(2021–2022) MMG Australia Limited
Extracting Queensland's Rare Earth Elements Sustainably
(2020–2024) Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
Production of synthetic zeolites
(2020–2022) UniQuest Pty Ltd
Stage 1 - Beneficial reuse option for coal combustion products (Proof of Concept)
(2020–2021) Stanwell Corporation Ltd
(2020–2021) Pure Battery Technologies
Evaluation of residue for zeolite production
(2020) UniQuest Pty Ltd
Inorganic membrane percrystallisation in hydrometallurgy
(2019–2023) ARC Discovery Projects
Improved processing of nickel and cobalt
(2018–2020) UniQuest Pty Ltd
(2018–2019) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Desilication product characterisation and chemical thermodynamic solubility model.
(2017–2020) Alumina Quality Workshop (Inc)
(2015–2020) University of Adelaide
(2015–2019) Rio Tinto Alcan
Chemically modified bayer process desilication
(2015–2019) Rio Tinto Alcan
Influence of pressure oxidation autoclave conditions on gold recovery
(2015–2019) NewCrest Mining Limited
Nucleation and growth of Bayer process desilication products
(2015–2019) Rio Tinto Alcan
Stabilisation of mercury during bauxite digestion
(2015–2017) Rio Tinto Alcan
Bauxite residue particle-particle separations
(2015–2016) Rio Tinto Alcan
Engineered Inorganic Membranes for Novel Mineral Brine Processing
(2014–2017) ARC Discovery Projects
(2014–2016) Rio Tinto Alcan
Precious metals recovery from electronic waste using sequential leaching
(2014) UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
Sodium oxalate management by crystal growth modification
(2013–2015) Rio Tinto Alcan
(2012–2013) UniQuest Pty Ltd
(2011–2014) ARC Linkage Projects
(2011–2012) UQ Early Career Researcher
(2011–2012) The Parker CRC for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions
(2011) The Parker CRC for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions
(2010–2012) UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
Nanofiltration of aqueous solutions - separating acid from dissolved metals
(2009–2010) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
Nanofiltration recovery of acid during aqueous processing of metals
(2009–2010) UQ FirstLink Scheme
Impurity control in Rare Earth Element Processing
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Inorganic membrane percrystallisation in hydrometallurgy
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Fundamental research on zeolite nucleation and particle growth
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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CO2 Mineralization with Metals Extraction : A Pathway to CO2 Sequestration Commercialization
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Development of Carbon-based Membranes for the Percrystallisation of Aqueous Salt Solutions
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Fundamentals of sodium aluminosilicate precipitation
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Fundamentals of Partial Pressure Oxidation of Gold Bearing Sulphide Minerals
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Increasing Desilication Product Particle Size to Enable its Physical Separation from Bayer Residue
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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The Effect of Cations on Bayer Process Desilication and the Lithium Opportunity
(2020) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Stabilisation of Mercury to a Non-Volatile Phase in Bayer Process Digestion
(2017) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Crystallisation of tricalcium aluminate for use as a Bayer liquor filter aid
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Mercury Deportment in the Bayer Process and Highly Alkaline Solution Electrochemistry
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Oxalate/Gibbsite Co-precipitation in the Bayer Process
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Diagnostic leaching of radionuclide containing copper concentrates
(2021) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Strategies for nickel and cobalt recovery from mine-impacted water using sulfate-reducing bacteria
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Novel Percrystallisation Process by Inorganic Carbon Membranes
(2018) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Using Municipal Solid Waste as a Carbon Source for Biogenic H2S production
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor