Dr Anthony Auxilio - Researcher Profile

Biography

Chemist Dr Anthony Auxilio works in the School of Chemistry as a Research Fellow. Currently, he is working on the development of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) with catalytic capabilities for the conversion of carbon dioxide into useful fuels.

Despite working originally on the development of inorganic pigments for ink encapsulation with application in paper coating technology, his passion to contribute to one of the major challenges of our time, i.e. energy sustainability, has led him to work on a variety of energy related projects. These include pyrolysis and combustion of oil shale, coal and biosolids; synthesis of microporous carbon with application in hydrogen adsorption technology; catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics into diesel and fluidised bed coal drying.

He is a chartered chemist member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

 

Keywords

Carbon dioxide into useful fuels, Catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics, Coal and biosolids, Development of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Energy sustainability, Fluidised bed coal drying, Hydrogen adsorption technology, Ink encapsulation, Inorganic pigments, Pyrolysis and combustion of oil shale, Synthesis of microporous carbon

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CHEMISTRY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2008

MASTER OF SCIENCE TEACHING IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Institution: Mindanao University of Science and Technology

Year awarded: 2003

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY

Institution: Xavier University

Year awarded: 1993

Publications

Journal Articles

Auxilio, A., Andrews, P.C., Junk, P.C., Spiccia, L., 2010, Adsorption of ink-jet inks and anionic dyes onto Mg-Al-NO3 layered double hydroxides of variable Mg:Al molar ratio, Australian Journal of Chemistry [E], vol 63, issue 1, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 83-91.

Auxilio, A., Andrews, P.C., Junk, P.C., Spiccia, L., 2009, The adsorption behavior of C.I. acid blue 9 onto calcined Mg-Al layered double hydroxides, Dyes and Pigments [P], vol 81, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 103-112.

Auxilio, A., Andrews, P.C., Junk, P.C., Spiccia, L., Neumann, N., Raverty W., Vanderhoek, N., Pringle, J.M., 2008, Functionalised pseudo-boehmite nanoparticles as an excellent adsorbent material for anionic dyes, Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol 18, issue 21, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 2466-2474.

Auxilio, A., Andrews, P.C., Junk, P.C., Spiccia, L., Neumann, D., Raverty W., Vanderhoek, N., 2007, Adsorption and intercalation of Acid Blue 9 on Mg-Al layered double hydroxides of variable metal composition, Polyhedron, vol 26, issue 14, Pergamon, UK, pp. 3479-3490.

Conference Proceedings

Auxilio, A., Dayal, S., Chen, L., Kirtania, K., Bhattacharya, S., 2011, Disposal of biosolids: a study using thermogravimetric analysis, Proceedings of CHEMECA 2011 - Engineering a Better World, 18 September 2011 to 21 September 2011, Engineers Australia, Sydney NSW, pp. 1-13.

Auxilio, A., Perera, A., Kirtania, K., Bhattacharya, S., 2011, Production of diesel from high density polyethylene using mixed catalyst, CHEMECA 2011, 18 September 2011 to 21 September 2011, Engineers Australia, Sydney NSW, pp. 1-12.

Other

Stokie, D., Yu, J., Auxilio, A., Bhattacharya, S., 2011, Coal drying and dewatering for power generation - current status, research and development needs, Proceedings of the International Conference on Coal Science and Technology (ICCS&T) - Non HERDC, CSIC, Oviedo Spain.

Saha, C., Seng, T., Auxilio, A., Bhattacharya, S., 2011, Oxygen transfer from metal oxides during chemical looping combustion of Victorian brown coal - An experimental and modelling study, Proceedings of the International Conference on Coal Science and Technology (ICCS&T), CSIC, Spain.