Professor William Doherty
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Biomass, Biopolymers, Clarification, Crystallisation, Extraction technologies, Flocculation, Fouling, Ionic Liquids, Polymer synthesis, Sugar
Research field
Chemical engineering, Macromolecular and materials chemistry, Physical chemistry
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of East London)
Teaching
Publications
- Al-Hamzah, A., East, C., Doherty, W. & Fellows, C. (2014). Inhibition of homogenous formation of calcium carbonate by poly (acrylic acid): The effect of molar mass and end-group functionality. Desalination, 338, 93–105. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/67913
- Gilfillan, B., Moghaddam, L. & Doherty, W. (2014). Preparation and characterization of composites from starch with sugarcane bagasse nanofibres. Cellulose, 21(4), 2695–2712. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/71064
- Harrison, M., Zhang, Z., Shand, K., O'Hara, I., Doherty, W. & Dale, J. (2013). Effect of pretreatment on saccharification of sugarcane bagasse by complex and simple enzyme mixtures. Bioresource Technology, 148, 105–113. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/220030
- Zhang, Z., Wong, H., Albertson, P., Doherty, W. & O'Hara, I. (2013). Laboratory and pilot scale pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse by acidified aqueous glycerol solutions. Bioresource Technology, 138, 14–21. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/219146
- Zhang, Z., O'Hara, I., Rackemann, D. & Doherty, W. (2013). Low temperature pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse at atmospheric pressure using mixtures of ethylene carbonate and ethylene glycol. Green Chemistry, 15(1), 255–264. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/218749
- Mousavioun, P., George, G. & Doherty, W. (2012). Environmental degradation of lignin/poly(hydroxybutyrate) blends. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 97(7), 1114–1122. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/50950
- Thai, C., Bakir, H. & Doherty, W. (2012). Insights to the clarification of sugar cane juice expressed from sugar cane stalk and trash. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60(11), 2916–2923. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/50398
- Karatzos, S., Edye, L. & Doherty, W. (2012). Sugarcane bagasse pretreatment using three imidazolium-based ionic liquids; Mass balances and enzyme kinetics. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 5, 1–12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/77311
- Doherty, W., (2011). Improved sugar cane juice clarification by understanding calcium Oxide-phosphate-sucrose systems. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59(5), 1829–1836. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/50399
- Tan, S., MacFarlane, D., Upfal, J., Edye, L., Doherty, W., Patti, A., Pringle, J. & Scott, J. (2009). Extraction of lignin from lignocellulose at atmospheric pressure using alkylbenzenesulfonate ionic liquid. Green Chemistry, 11, 339–345. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/43229
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Awards
- Type
- Other
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- CRCSIIB| Chairman's award for the best CRC Sugar Industry Innovation through biotechnology Patent
- Type
- Other
- Reference year
- 2002
- Details
- Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, Department Molecular Science James Cook University.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Development of an Integrated Process for Biogas Production from Sugarcane Trash (2022)
- Selective Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass Components to Chemicals (2021)
- The Conversion of Cotton Gin Waste into Pharmaceutical Precursors and Value-added Chemicals (2021)
- Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction and Fractionation of Bio-oil (2019)
- Studies on the Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Lignin to Dicarboxylic Acids & Aromatics (2018)
- Catalytic Conversion of Sugar Manufacturing By-Products to 5-(Chloromethyl) Furfural and 5-(Hydroxymethyl) Furural (2017)
- Microbial Oil Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (2016)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- Waste Biomass into Value-Added Chemicals and Bio-Based Polyurethanes (2022)
- Fry Drying and Pyrolysis of Municipal Solid Waste (2021)
- Scale Deposition and Removal from Heated Surfaces in Sugarcane Factories (2018)
- Studies on the Clarification of Sugarcane Juice Containing Slow Settling Mud (2018)
- Characterization and Utilization of Cellulosic Ethanol By-Products (2017)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.