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Name: Bob Johnson
Position: Lecturer
Qualifications: MSc, PhD
Organisational Area: School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Teaching Discipline: Chemistry
Research Program: Inorganic meterials
Phone: +61 7 3138 2016
Fax: +61 7 3138 1804
Email: ra.johnson@qut.edu.au
Postal Address: School of Physical & Chemical Sciences, QUT, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane Qld 4001

Teaching Areas

  • Physical chemistry
  • Chemical technology

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Areas of Expertise

  • Membrane technology
  • Coatings
  • Industrial processes
  • Pollution control
  • Extraction technology

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Professional Associations

  • RACI

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Current Grants

  • Fosters Group

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Selected Research Projects

  • Fruit juice concentration
  • Dissolved oxygen removal from solution for corrosion preventration and preservation
  • Development of hydrophilic coatings for hydrophobic membranes for protection against wet-out by surface-active agents

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Selected Publications

  • A.M. Barbe, J.P. Bartley, A.L. Jacobs and R.A. Johnson, Retention of volatile organic flavour/fragrance components in the concentration of liquid foods by osmotic distillation, J. Membrane Sci., 145 (1998) 67-75.
  • J.B. Xu, J.P. Bartley and R.A. Johnson, Preparation and characterization of alginate hydrogel membranes crosslinked using a water-soluble carbodiimide, WSC0, J. Appl. Polymer Sci., 90 (2003) 747-753.
  • J.B. Xu, J.P. Bartley and R.A. Johnson, Preparation and characterization of alginate-carrageenan hydrogel membranes crosslinked using a water-soluble carbodiimide, J. Membrane Sci., 218 (2003) 131-146.
  • J.B. Xu, S Lange, J.P. Bartley and R.A. Johnson, Alginate-coated microporous PTFE membranes for use in the osmotic distillation of oily feeds, J. Membrane Sci., 240 (2004) 81-89.
  • Alginic acid-silica hydrogel coatings for the protection of osmotic distillation membranes against wet-out by surface-active agents, J. Membrane Sci., 260 (2005) 19-25.

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