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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 Sceince (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/63419
- 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
- Rasul, M., Martens, W., Brown, R., Hashib, M. & Ahmed, S. (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/41752
- 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/76971
- 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
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Wayde, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- "Water Purification Using Nano-structured Titania"Awarded Smart State Fellowship (2008-2010)
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- 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
- Optimization of the hydrochloric acid leaching process for the extraction of alumina from kaolin clay
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Sara Couperthwaite, Associate Professor Michael Cholette - Visible light photocatalysts for water purification
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Emeritus Professor Ray Frost, Professor Godwin Ayoko - Supercapacitors Using Layered Double Hydroxides
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Peter Talbot, Professor Anthony O'Mullane
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Structural Effects of Ammonium and Hydronium in Jarosite Minerals (2015)
- Intrinsic Kinetics of Titania Photocatalysis: Simplified Models for their Investigation (2012)
- Synthesis and Characterisation of Titanium Sol-Gels in Varied Gravity Environments (2012)
- Nanostructured Metal Oxides as Adsorbents and Photocatalysts (2011)
- Synthesis and Characterisation of Metal Oxyhydroxide and Oxide Nanomaterials (2011)
- Synthesis of One-Dimensional Nanocomposites Based on Alumina Nanofibres and their Catalytic Applications (2011)
- Synthesis and Characterisation of Metal (Fe, Ga, Y) Doped Alumina and Gallium Oxide Nanostructures (2008)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.