Professor Mick Wilson

Journal Articles

• Garciano, L., Tran, N., Kannangara, K., Milev, A., Wilson, M. and Volk, H. (2014), 'Developing saponite supported cobalt?molybdenum catalysts for upgrading squalene, a hydrocarbon from the microalgae Botryococcus braunii', Chemical Engineering Science, vol 107 , pp 302 - 310.
• Milev, A., Wilson, M., Kannangara, K., Feng, H. and Newman, P. (2012), 'Isothermal evaporation of ethanol in a dynamic gas atmosphere', Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol 116, no 1 , pp 150 - 157.
• Garciano, L., Tran, N., Kannangara, K., Milev, A., Wilson, M., McKirdy, D. and Hall, A. (2012), 'Pyrolysis of a naturally dried botryococcus braunii residue', Energy and Fuels, vol 26, no 6 , pp 3874 - 3881.
• Tran, N., Bartlett, J., Kannangara, K., Milev, A., Volk, H. and Wilson, M. (2010), 'Catalytic upgrading of biorefinery oil from micro-algae', Fuel, vol 89, no 2 , pp 265 - 274.
• Milev, A., Tran, N., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2010), 'Unoccupied electronic structure of ball-milled graphite', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol 12, no 25 , pp 6685 - 6691.
• Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Bartlett, J., Lamb, R., Martin, D. and Kannangara, K. (2009), 'Photoemission and absorption spectroscopy of carbon nanotube interfacial interactions', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, vol 145 , pp 23 - 41.
• Milev, A., Wilson, M., Kannangara, K. and Tran, N. (2008), 'X-ray diffraction line profile analysis of nanocrystalline graphite', Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol 111, no 40604 , pp 346 - 350.
• Wilson, M., Tran, N., Milev, A., Kannangara, K., Volk, H. and Lu, M. (2008), 'Nanomaterials in soils', Geoderma, vol 146, no 40575 , pp 291 - 302.
• Milev, A., Tran, N., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Avramov, I. (2008), 'Polymorphic transformation of iron-phthalocyanine and the effect on carbon nanotube synthesis', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol 112, no 14 , pp 5339 - 5347.
• Tran, N., Milev, A., Wilson, M., Bartlett, J. and Kannangara, K. (2008), 'Mechanism of carbon nanotube dispersion and precipitation during treatments with poly(acrylic acid)', Surface and Interface Analysis, vol 40 , pp 1294 - 1298.
• Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Dennis, G. and Kannangara, K. (2008), 'Formation mechanism and surface property of exfoliated silica nano-plates', Journal of Physics, vol 100, no 1 .
• Hu, Q., Xu, Z., Qiao, S., Haghseresht, F., Wilson, M. and Lu, G. (2007), 'A novel color removal adsorbent from heterocoagulation of cationic and anionic clays', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol 308, no 1 , pp 191 - 199.
• Milev, A., Kannangara, K., Tran, N. and Wilson, M. (2007), 'Molecular structure reorganisation of Fe-, Co- and Ni-phthalocyanines upon milling', International Journal of Nanotechnology, vol 4, no 5 , pp 516 - 522.
• Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Dennis, G. and Kannangara, K. (2007), 'Mechanism of silica plate formation from lucentite', Surface Review and Letters, vol 14, no 2 , pp 235 - 239.
• Hu, Q., Qiao, S., Haghseresht, F., Wilson, M. and Lu, G. (2006), 'Adsorption study for removal of basic red dye using bentonite', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol 45, no 2 , pp 733 - 738.
• Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Dennis, G., Mccutcheon, A. and Kannangara, K. (2006), 'Structural-Chemical Evolution within Exfoliated Clays', Langmuir, vol 22, no 15 , pp 6696 - 6700.
• Toups, E., Gray, M., Dennis, G., Reddy, N., Wilson, M. and Shalliker, R. (2006), 'Multidimensional liquid chromatography for sample characterisation', Journal of Separation Science, vol 29, no 4 , pp 481 - 491.
• Tran, N., Dennis, G., Milev, A., Kannangara, K., Williams, P. and Wilson, M. (2006), 'Dispersion of organically modified clays within n-alcohols', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol 297, no 2 , pp 541 - 545.
• Milev, A., Tran, N., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2006), 'Influence of bond defects on coiling of graphite', Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, vol 7, no 8 , pp 834 - 838.
• Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Dennis, G., Kannangara, K. and Lamb, R. (2006), 'Dispersion of silicate nano-plates within poly(acrylic acid) and their interfacial interactions', Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, vol 7, no 8 , pp 786 - 791.
• Jeong, S., Yang, B., Wilson, M., Cho, Y., Koyyalamudi, S., Song, C., Guk-Nam, K. and Jeong, H. (2006), 'Macrophage-stimulating activity of polysaccharides extracted from fruiting bodies of Coriolus versicolor (Turkey tail mushroom)', Journal of Medicinal Food, vol 9, no 2 , pp 175 - 181.
• Marshall, C., Kannangara, K., Alvarez, R. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Characterisation of insoluble charcoal in Weipa bauxite', Carbon, vol 43, no 6 , pp 1279 - 1285.
• Whelan, T., Gray, M., Slonecker, P., Shalliker, R. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Study of the selectivity of reversed phase columns for the separation of polycarboxylic acids and polyphenols', Journal of Chromatography A, vol 1097, no 1-2 , pp 148 - 156.
• Mccutcheon, A., Hu, J., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Reddy, N. (2005), 'Si Labelled nanoaluminosilicate imogolite', Non-Crystalline Solids, vol 351 , pp 1967 - 1972.
• Whelan, T., Shalliker, R., Mcintyre, C. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Development of Multidimensional High-Performace Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Separation for Bayer Humic Substances', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol 44, no 9 , pp 3229 - 3237.
• Kannangara, K., Wilson, M., Bandara, T., Boreham, C. and Fisher, K. (2005), 'The Study of Australian Coal Maturity: Relationship between Solid-State NMR Aromaticities and Organic Free-Radical Court', Energy and Fuels 2005, vol 19 , pp 954 - 959.
• Milev, A., Mccutcheon, A., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Bandara, T. (2005), 'Precursor Decomposition and Nucleation Kinetics during Platelike Apatite Synthesis', Journal Physical Chemistry B, vol 109, no 36 , pp 17304 - 17310.
• Smeulders, D., Milev, A., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Rod milling and thermal annealing of graphite: Passing the equilibrium barrier', Journal of Materials Science, vol 40, no 3 , pp 655 - 662.
• Tran, N., Dennis, G., Milev, A., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Lamb, R. (2005), 'Interactions of sodium montmorillonite with poly (acrylic acid)', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol 290 , pp 392 - 396.
• Evans, L., Mccutcheon, A., Dennis, G., Mulley, R. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Pore Size Analysis of Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) Antler Bone', Journal of Materials Science, vol 40 , pp 5733 - 5739.
• Jeong, S., Yang, B., Ra, K., Wilson, M., Cho, Y., Gu, Y. and Song, C. (2004), 'Characteristics of anti-complementary biopolymer extracted from Coriolus versicolor', Carbohydrate Polymers, vol 55 , pp 255 - 263.
• Milev, A., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Template-Directed Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite from a Lamellar Phosponate Precursor', Langmuir, vol 20 , pp 1888 - 1894.
• Marshall, C. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Ball milling and annealing graphite in the presence of cobalt', Carbon, vol 42 , pp 2179 - 2186.
• Connan, H., Reedy, B., Marshall, C. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'New nanocarbons : rod milling and annealing of graphite in the presence of yttrium', Energy and Fuels, vol 18, no 6 , pp 1607 - 1614.
• Milev, A., Kannangara, K., Ben-Nissan, B. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Temperature Effects on a Hydroxyapatite Precursor Solution', Journal of Physics and Chemistry, vol 108 , pp 5516 - 5521.
• Alvarez, R., Evans, L., Milham, M. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Effects of humic material on the precipitation of calcium phosphate', Geoderma, vol 118 , pp 245 - 260.
• Mccutcheon, A., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Ben-Nissan, B. (2004), 'Preliminary analysis of pore distributions using NMR in natural coral and hydrothermally prepared hydroxyapatite', Materials Science, vol 39 , pp 5711 - 5717.
• Milev, A., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Strain and microcrystallite size in synthetic lamellar apatite', Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol 108, no 34 , pp 13015 - 13021.
• Hu, J., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Reddy, N. (2004), 'The fused silicate route to protoimogolite and imogolite', Journal of Non-Crystalline Solides, vol 347 , pp 224 - 230.
• Yang, B., Wilson, M., Cho, Y. and Sond, C. (2004), 'Hypoglycemic effect of exo-and endo-biopolymers produced by submerged mycelical culture of ganoderma lucidum in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats', Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol 14 , pp 972 - 997.
• Mccutcheon, A., Barton, W. and Wilson, M. (2003), 'Characterization of Water Adsorbed on Bituminous Coals', Energy and Fuels, vol 17, no 1 , pp 107 - 112.
• Wheelan, T., Ellis, A., Kannangara, K., Marshall, C., Smeulders, D. and Wilson, M. (2003), 'Macromolecules in the Bayer Process', Reviews in Chemical Engineering, vol 19, no 5 , pp 431 - 471.
• Mccutcheon, A. and Wilson, M. (2003), 'Low-Temperature Oxidation of Bituminous Coal and the Influence of Moisture', Energy and Fuels, vol 17, no 4 , pp 929 - 933.
• Ellis, A., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2003), 'Chemistry of Sodium Lactate Formation under Simulated Alumina Refinery Conditions', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol 42 , pp 3185 - 3189.
• Whelan, T., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2003), 'Increased Resolution in High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph Spectra of Hight-Molecular-Weight Organic Components of Bayer Liquids', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Resrarch, vol 42 , pp 6673 - 6681.
• Ellis, A., Wilson, M. and Kannangara, K. (2002), 'Bayer Poisons: Degradation of Angiosperm and Gymnosperm Water-Soluble Extracts in Sodium Hydroxide at 145 deg. C', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol 41, no 12 , pp 2842 - 2852.
• Wilson, M., Lee, G. and Taylor, R. (2002), 'Benzene displacement on imogolite', Clays and Clay Minerals, vol 50 , pp 348 - 351.
• Wilson, M. and Ellis, A. (2002), 'Carbon Exchange in Hot Alkaline Degradation of Glucose', The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol 67 , pp 8469 - 8474.
• Wilson, M., Ellis, A. and Forster, P. (2002), 'Bayer Poisons: Degradation of Kalson Lignin in Sodium Hydroxide at 145 Deg. C', Industrial and Engineering chemistry Research, vol 41 , pp 6493 - 6502.