Melbourne School of Engineering Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Professor Sandra Kentish

B.E. (Chem, Hons), University of Melbourne, Australia, 1984
M. Eng. Sci., University of Melbourne, Australia, 1991
PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1996

Professor
Deputy Head of Department

email: sandraek@unimelb.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 8344 6682
Fax: +61 3 8344 4153

Room 3.10, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Building 1

 

Current Research Activities

 

The research interests of Sandra Kentish focus on separations technology. In the area of membrane separations, she is interested in dairy membrane operations, desalination and in both polymeric and nanoporous carbon membranes for gas separation. She also has an active research program in the application of ultrasound to separation processes.

Professional Affiliations

Honours/Awards

Professional Experience

Nine years industrial experience across the petrochemical, photographic and pulp and paper industries.

Selected Recent Publications

  1. D. Sen, A. Gosling, G.W. Stevens, P.K. Bhattacharya, A.R. Barber, S.E. Kentish, C. Bhattacharjee, S.L. Gras, Galactosyl oligosaccharide purification by ethanol precipitation, Food Chemistry, 128 (2011) 773-777.
  2. C. J. Anderson, W. Tao, J. Jiang, S. I. Sandler, G. W. Stevens, S. E. Kentish, An experimental evaluation and molecular simulation of high temperature gas adsorption on nanoporous carbon, Carbon, 49(1) (2011), pp.117-125.
  3. S. E. Kentish, C. A. Scholes, G. W. Stevens, 'The effects of minor components on the gas separation performance of polymeric membranes for carbon capture', in Freeman, B.D., Yampolskii, Y. (Eds) Membrane Gas Separation, (2010) Wiley,.p. 201-226.
  4. C. A. Scholes, G. W. Stevens. S. E. Kentish, The effect of hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide and water on the performance of a PDMS membrane in carbon dioxide/nitrogen separation, Journal of Membrane Science, 350(2010) 189-199.
  5. B. Zisu, R. Bhaskaracharya, S. Kentish, M. Ashokkumar, Ultrasonic processing of dairy systems in large scale reactors, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry Special Issue – Scale up in sonocchemistry, 17 (6) (2010) 1075-1081.
  6. A. Gosling, G. W. Stevens, A. R. Barber, S. E. Kentish, S. L. Gras, Recent advances refining galactooligosaccharide production from lactose, Food Chemistry, 121 (2010) 307-318
  7. G. Rice, A. Barber, A. O’Connor, G. Stevens, S. Kentish, Fouling of NF membranes by dairy ultrafiltration permeates, Journal of Membrane Science, (2009) 330 (1-2) 1-398
  8. J. Y. Zuo, K. Knoerzer, R. Mawson, S. Kentish, M. Ashokkumar, The pasting properties of sonicated waxy rice starch suspensions, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 16 (2009) 462–468
  9. T. Leong, T. Wooster, S. Kentish, M. Ashokkumar, Minimising Oil Droplet Size using Ultrasonic Emulsification, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 16 (2009) 721-727
  10. C. Scholes, S. Kentish, G. Stevens, A review on the effects of minor components in carbon dioxide capture using polymeric gas separation membranes, Separation and Purification Reviews, 38(1) (2009) 1-45
  11. X. Zhao, M. A. Simioni, K. H. Smith, S. E. Kentish, W. Fei, G. W Stevens, Study on the interaction between NO X and K 2CO 3 during CO 2 capture from flue gases, Energy and Fuels, 23 (2009) 4768-4773
  12. G.S. Rice, S.E. Kentish, A.J. O’Connor, A.R. Barber, A. Pihlajamäki, M. Nyström, G.W. Stevens, Analysis of separation and fouling behaviour during nanofiltration of dairy ultrafiltration permeates, Desalination, 236 (2009) 23–29
  13. K. Northcott, S. Kentish, G. Stevens, Development of Membrane Testing Protocols for Characterisation of RO and NF Membranes, Desalination, 236 (2009) 194–201
  14. B. Jimmy, S. Kentish, F. Grieser, M. Ashokkumar, Ultrasonic Nebulisation in Aqueous Solutions and the Role of Interfacial Adsorption Dynamics in Surfactant Enrichment, Langmuir, 24 (18), (2008)10133–10137.
  15. X. Duthie, S. Kentish, S.J. Pas, A.J. Hill, C. Powell, K. Nagai, G. Stevens, G. Qiao, Thermal Treatment of Dense Polyimide Membranes, Journal Of Polymer Science B Polymer Physics, (2008) 46(18) 1879-1890
  16. Anderson, C, Pas, S, Arora, G, Kentish, S, Hill, A, Sandler, S and Stevens, G. Mixed Gas Performance Testing of Nanoporous Carbon Membranes Across a Range of Operating Temperatures, Journal of Membrane Science, 322 (2008) 19–27
  17. J. Franco, S. Kentish, J. Perera, G. Stevens, Deposition of a Superhydrophobic Coating on Polypropylene Membranes for use in Separation Processes, Journal of Membrane Science, 318 (2008) 107–113
  18. N. D. Lawrence, S. E. Kentish, A.J. O’Connor, A.R. Barber, G.W. Stevens, Microfiltration of Skim Milk Using Polymeric Membranes for Casein Concentrate Manufacture, Separation & Purification Technology, 60 (2008) 237–244.
  19. C.A. Scholes, S. E. Kentish, G. Stevens, Carbon Dioxide Separation through Polymeric Membrane Systems for Flue Gas Applications, Recent Patents on Chemical Engineering (2008), 1, 52-66
  20. H. Habaki, J. Perera, S. Kentish, W. Fei, G. W. Stevens, CO2 absorption behavior with a novel random packing; Super Mini Ring, Separation Science and Technology, (2007) 42: 701–716