| TOPIC | CONTACT | DEPARTMENT | TECHNIQUES AND FACILITIES |
| Biomass gasification and co-gasification of biomass and coal for bioenergy and liquid fuels | S.Pang | Chemical and Process Engineering | 100 kW pilot scale dual fluidised bed gasifier, Lab scale gasifier, mathematical modelling |
| Biomass pyrolysis to densify biomass | S.Pang | Chemical and Process Engineering | Lab scale pyrolysis reactor, Simultaneous DSC-TGA |
| Carbon footprints of timber structures | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering | Life cycle assessment | |
| Conceptual design of timber structures | A.Buchanan | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering | Preliminary advice to architects and design engineers |
| Demonstration timber structures | A.Buchanan | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering | Structural testing facilities |
| Development of gas cleaning system for Fischer-Tropsch (FT) syngas | S.Pang W.Saw | Chemical and Process Engineering | A lab scale gas cleaning system |
| Development of FT synthesis technology for transport fuels | C.Williamson | Chemical and Process Engineering | A Micro-channel FT reactor |
| Earthquake resistance of timber structures | S.Pampanin | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering | Earthquake shaking tools |
| Feasibility study of biomass to FT synthesis fuels | S.Pang J.Li | Chemical and Process Engineering | Process design, equipment selection, exergy analysis, life cycle assessment, quantification of sustainability |
| Fire resistance of timber structures | A.Buchanan | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering | Fire modelling; structural analysis |
| Ionic liquid extraction of wood cellulose and natural composites | S.Pang M.Staiger | Chemical and Process Engineering | Ionic liquids synthesis apparatus |
| Log quality and product performance | J.Walker | Forestry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering | Seedling selection; Acoustic technique and analysis; Nuclear magnetic resonance (IRL); X-ray diffraction |
| MDF processing | S.Pang P.Jordan | Chemical and Process Engineering | Lab-scale press; CFD modelling; Computer modelling of fibre drying and blending; Small-scale press tests |
| Pyrolysis of recycled plastics for liquid fuels | S.Pang | Chemical and Process Engineering | Pilot scale of pyrolysis reactor |
| Wood-plastics composites | S.Pang M.Staiger | Chemical and Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | Twin extruder; Hot platen press; Instrument for stability and durability measurements |
| Wood properties on molecular scale | C.Altaner | Forestry, Chemistry, Biological Sciences | Electron microscopy; Spectroscopy; Diffraction; Chromatography |
