Philip Kwong
PHILIP KWONG
Chemical Engineering
University of Adelaide
Australia
Biography
Dr Kwong took up his current teaching and research academic position in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Adelaide in 2009. He is the member of the Center for Energy Technology with specialization in greenhouse gas emission control and the combustion of fossil and biomass fuels, but also works with indoor air quality and sustainable waste management. His research focuses on developing low cost technologies to assist with the transition from fossil to sustainable economy. He is experienced in characterizing the emissions from the combustion of biomass and fossil fuels. His current research projects include the conversion of agricultural wastes into biochar for carbon sequestration using pyrolysis, combustion performance of producer gas for clean energy generation and catalytic oxidation of methane for greenhouse gas emission control. He has published more than 30 articles in high-impact journals and peer reviewed conferences in the above fields. Apart from research, he also draws from his experience in environmental and energy engineering to develop a new course titled Biofuels, Biomass and Wastes for undergraduate and postgraduate sustainability education at the University of Adelaide.
Research Interest
Co-production of biochar and bioenergy from winery residue to improve vineyard water use and renewable energy production efficiencies; Premier’s Research and Industry Fund, Catalyst Research Grant, Department of State Development, Government of South Australia, 2015. Improving vineyard water efficiency by addition of biochar derived from grape stalks and vineyard prunings: modelling effects of pyrolysis conditions on biochar water holding capacity; Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation Incubator Project, Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation, 2014. Co-production of biochar and renewable energy from agricultural residue for carbon sequestration; Interdisciplinary Research Fund (IRF), DVC, The University of Adelaide, 2013
Publications
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Zhu, Y., Piotrowska, P., van Eyk, P., Bostrom, D., Kwong, C.W., Wang, D., Cole, A., de Nys, R., Gentili, F., Ashman, P., Co-gasification of Australian Brown Coal with Algae in a Fluidized Bed Reactor, Energy and Fuels, 2015, 29(3), pp 1686-1700.
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Lane, D., van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Kwong, C.W., de Nys, R., Roberts, D., Cole, A., Lewis, D., Release of Cl, S, P, K and Na during Thermal Conversion of Algal Biomass, Energy and Fuels, 2015 (Accepted).
