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Associate Professor
Wayde Martens
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Research field
Physical chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Nanotechnology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- Master of Applied Science (Queensland University of Technology)
Publications
- Vezzoli, M., Farrell, T., Baker, A., Psaltis, S., Martens, W. & Bell, J. (2013). Optimal catalyst thickness in titanium dioxide fixed film reactors: Mathematical modelling and experimental validation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 234, 57–65. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/220119
- Vezzoli, M., Martens, W. & Bell, J. (2011). Investigation of phenol degradation: True reaction kinetics on fixed film titanium dioxide photocatalyst. Applied Catalysis A: General, 404(1 - 2), 155–163. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/46414
- Ahmed, S., Rasul, M., Martens, W., Brown, R. & Hashib, M. (2011). Advances in heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of phenols and dyes in wastewater: A review. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 215(1-4), 3–29. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/217617
- Li, S., Wang, Y., Lai, C., Qiu, J., Ling, M., Martens, W., Zhao, H. & Zhang, E. (2014). Directional synthesis of tin oxide@graphene nanocomposites via a one-step up-scalable wet-mechanochemical route for lithium ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2(26), 10211–10217. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/88520
- Spratt, H., Avdeev, M., Pfrunder, M., McMurtrie, J., Rintoul, L. & Martens, W. (2014). Location of hydrogen atoms in hydronium jarosite. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 41(7), 505–517. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/70616
- Gu, X., Wang, Y., Lai, C., Qiu, J., Li, S., Hou, Y., Martens, W., Mahmood, N. & Zhang, E. (2015). Microporous bamboo biochar for lithium-sulfur batteries. Nano Research, 8(1), 129–139. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/88611
- Li, S., Wang, Y., Qiu, J., Ling, M., Wang, H., Martens, W. & Zhang, E. (2014). SnO2 decorated graphene nanocomposite anode materials prepared via an up-scalable wet-mechanochemical process for sodium ion batteries. RSC Advances, 4(91), 50148–50152. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/88727
- Perenlei, G., Talbot, P. & Martens, W. (2014). Sol-gel synthesis and characterization of cubic bismuth zinc niobium oxide nanopowders. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2014, 1–6. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78450
- Ostatek-Boczynski, Z., Purcell, D., Keeffe, E., Martens, W. & O'Shea, M. (2013). Rapid determination of carbon, nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, and potassium in sugar mill by-products, mill mud, and ash using near infrared spectroscopy. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 44(7), 1156–1166. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/219930
- Yang, J., Liu, H., Martens, W. & Frost, R. (2010). Synthesis and characterization of cobalt hydroxide, cobalt oxyhydroxide, and cobalt oxide nanodiscs. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114(1), 111–119. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29501
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Awards
- Type
- Funded Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- Queensland Government| "Water Purification Using Nano-structured Titania"
Awarded Smart State Fellowship (2008-2010)
- Type
- Funding Award/Project
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- ARC| LP0776793, APDI, 2007 -2010
"Novel Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Water Purification - Science and Application"
Selected research projects
- Title
- Improving Mill Efficiency Through Rapid Analysis Methodologies
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2014/051-EK001
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Title
- Driving Chemical Reactions by Visible and Ultraviolet Light on Supported Noble Metal Nanoparticles
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP110104990
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Photocatalysis Noble Metal Nanoparticles Surface Plasmon Resonance Light Absorption Synthesis of Fine Chemicals
- Title
- Novel Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Water Purification - Science and Application
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0776793
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Titania; Photocatalysis; Water Reuse; Water Treatment; Surface Chemistry; Fluid Dynamics
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Advanced Carbon Electrode Design for High Performance Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Hongxia Wang - Chemometric analysis for the Classification of Clay-Based Faujasite Zeolites by Identifying Si/Al Ratios
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr John Outram - Chloride-based Ion Exchange recovery of Toolebuc Formation Vanadium for Electrolyte Production
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Sara Couperthwaite, Associate Professor Joshua Watts - Detection and remediation of PFAS in water and Sediments
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Godwin Ayoko, Adjunct Professor Ashantha Goonetilleke, Associate Professor Prasanna Egodawatta - Fabrication of Hierarchically structured TiO2 embedded SiO2 inverse opals for CO2 photoreduction
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Eric Waclawik - Identification and quantification of persistent pollutants in the environment
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Godwin Ayoko, Adjunct Professor Ashantha Goonetilleke, Associate Professor Prasanna Egodawatta - Investigating the Mechanical and Surface Characteristics of Doped Alumina for Implementation in Battery Separators
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Jennifer MacLeod, Professor Sara Couperthwaite, Dr Rachel Pepper, Associate Professor Joshua Watts - Machine learning modelling supported optimisation of hydrochloric acid leaching for the extraction of alumina from kaolin clay
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Sara Couperthwaite, Associate Professor Michael Cholette - New strategy for increasing the performance of flexible perovskite solar cells
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Hongxia Wang, Professor Dongchen Qi - Polymer-Encapsulated Mine Waste Composites: Fabrication, Characterisation, and Potential Application
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Graeme Millar
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Advanced Nanomaterials Enabling Clean Manufacturing via Sustainable and Photoswitchable Photocatalysis (2025)
- Portable Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) for Quantitative Measurement of Biological Tissues (2025)
- Process optimisation for depolymerisation by alkali activation and synthesis of zeolite LTA (2023)
- Synthesis of high purity alumina from various aluminium rich sources (2023)
- Prediction of Weathering Behaviour of Bauxite Residue and Speciation and Mobility of its Trace Elements Through Geochemical Modelling (2021)
- Production of Ferric Ammonium Sulfate Dodecahydrate: A Strategy to Recover and Utilise Iron and Sulfur from Mine Wastes (2021)
- Efficiency Enhancement in Solution-Processed Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells (2019)
- Investigation of Quality Changes During Intermittent Microwave Convective Drying of Fruits (2019)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.