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Dr Ataollah Nosrati

Contact Details
Tel: +61 8 8302 3356
Fax: +61 8 8302 3683
Email: ataollah.nosrati@unisa.edu.au

Position
Research Associate

Qualifications
BSc Petroleum University of Technology, Iran MSc Tarbiat Modares University, Iran PhD UniSA

Background
Ataollah Nosrati obtained his BSc(Hons) degree in Chemical Engineering from Petroleum University of Technology, Abadan, Iran in 1996 and MSc from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran in 1999. He worked for several years in different industrial (anti-corrosion coating, automotive paint shops) and R&D (petrochemical) environments before moving to Australia. In 2007 Ataollah commenced his PhD at The Wark. His PhD thesis, which he completed in 2011, was titled “Interfacial chemistry, particle interactions and processability of aqueous muscovite clay mineral dispersions”.

Ataollah joined the The Wark as a Research Associate in September 2010.

Research Interests
• Mineral processing: leaching and agglomeration,
• Control of physical/chemical/mechanical properties (size, network microstructure, strength/integrity) of mineral agglomerates,
• Interfacial chemistry and colloidal particle interactions in aqueous dispersions: surface chemistry, surface forces and rheology.

Current Project
CSRIO minerals down under flagship collaboration research: Preconcentration and agglomeration to enhance heap leaching of nickel laterite.

Publications
A. Nosrati, J. Addai-Mensah and W. Skinner, 2009. pH-mediated interfacial chemistry and particle interactions in aqueous muscovite dispersions, Chemical Engineering Journal 152, 406-414.
A. Nosrati, J. Addai-Mensah and W. Skinner, 2011. Rheology of aging aqueous muscovite clay dispersions, Chemical Engineering Science, 66 (2), 119-127.
A. Nosrati, J. Addai-Mensah and W. Skinner. Interfacial chemistry and particle interactions in clay mineral dispersions, Chemeca 2008, Newcastle, Australia.
A. Nosrati, J. Addai-Mensah and W. Skinner. The role of pulp chemistry and particle interaction forces in aqueous muscovite dispersions, Chemeca 2009, Perth, Australia.
A. Nosrati, J. Addai-Mensah and W. Skinner. Viscoelastic properties of aging concentrated muscovite clay mineral dispersions, Chemeca 2009, Perth, Australia.
A. Nosrati, J. Addai-Mensah and W. Skinner. Influence of hydrolysable metal ions on the interfacial chemistry and particle interactions of aqueous muscovite dispersions, 27th Australia Colloid& Surface Science Student Conference 2010, Adelaide, Australia.
A. Nosrati, J. Addai-Mensah and W. Skinner. Influence of hydrolysable metal ions on the interfacial chemistry and particle interactions of aqueous muscovite dispersions, Chemeca 2010, Adelaide, Australia.
A. Nosrati, J. Addai-Mensah, W. Skinner. Rheological behaviour of muscovite clay mineral dispersions: Effect of mineral chemistry, Chemeca 2010, Adelaide, Australia.
A. Nosrati, J. Addai-Mensah, W. Skinner. Temperature and solution Si(IV) ion-mediated gelation of clay mineral dispersions at low pH, Chemeca 2010, Adelaide, Australia.

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