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Saturday 7th August |
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8:00 |
Registration |
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Plenary Session:
Owen J Wordsworth Room
Chair: John Keeling |
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8:30-8:40 |
ACMS President John
Keeling
Welcome and house
keeping. |
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8:40-9:00 |
T Eggleton
and J Fitz Gerald
Illite from
Muloorina, South Australia. |
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9:00-9:20 |
F Hubert, L Caner
and A Meunier
Use
of direct XRD pattern fitting to quantify clay mineral assemblage
changes and unravel soil change processes.
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9:20-9:40 |
C Johnston,
G Premachandra, T Szabo and R Schoonheydt
Interactions of proteins on clay surfaces. |
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9:40-10:00 |
C-H Zhou,
H Xia, G Jiang, D Tong and W Yu
Natural and synthetic clay minerals for tailoring preparation of
nanostructured functional materials. |
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10:00-10:20 |
Morning Tea: Owen J Wordsworth Room |
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Aluminosilicates:
Owen J Wordsworth Room
Chair: Jock Churchman |
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10:20-10:35 |
W Gates,
J Bishop, H Makarewicz, N McKeown and T Hiroi
Presence of
beidellites on the Martian surface. |
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10:35-10:50 |
N Chittamart,
A Suddhiprakarn, I Kheoruenromne and R Gilkes
Beidellite in
tropical savanna soils. |
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10:50-11:05 |
S Lessovaia,
V Krupskaya, Yu Polekhovsky, M Vigasina and L Melchakova
Smectites in soils from serpentinous dunites of the Polar Urals, Russia. |
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11:05-11:20 |
H Bordallo, W.
Gates, L Aldridge, G Churchman and Z Izaola
Water-cation interaction in Na or Ca saturated montmorillonite
interpreted by neutron scattering. |
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11:20-11:35 |
J Keeling,
P Self and M Raven
Halloysite formation in Cenozoic sediments marginal to the Eucla Basin,
South Australia. |
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11:35-11:50 |
J Wyatt, D Lowe,
V Moon and G Churchman
Discovery of halloysite books in a ~270,000 year-old buried tephra
deposit in northern New Zealand. |
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12:05-12:25 |
Discussion on
session |
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Oxides, oxyhydroxides
and sulfates: Room S410
Chair: Bob Gilkes |
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10:20-10:35 |
R Fitzpatrick,
M Raven, P Shand, S McClure and P Self
Occurrence and environmental significance of sideronatrite and other
mineral precipitates in acid sulfate soils. |
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10:35-10:50 |
I Bibi,
Balwant Singh and E Silvester
Akagenéite (β–FeOOH) precipitation in inland acid sulfate soils of
south-western New South Wales. |
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10:50-11:05 |
N Prakongkep,
R Gilkes, Balbir Singh and S Wong
Pyrite and elemental sulphur cause acidification of drying wetlands on
the Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia. |
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11:05-11:20 |
Balwant Singh
Some observations on the structural incorporation of trace elements in
the structure of iron oxides. |
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11:20-11:35 |
W Wisawapipat, I
Kheoruenromne, A Suddhiprakarn and R Gilkes
Characterization of magnetic iron oxides in Oxisols using XRD and
Fourier transform infrared spectrometry. |
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11:35-11:50 |
J Yang
and R Frost
Facile self-assembly synthesis of high-quality disc-like heterogenite (CoOOH)
nanomaterials. |
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11:50-12:10 |
Discussion on
session |
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12:10-13:40 |
Lunch: Owen J Wordsworth Room |
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Posters |
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13:40-14:10 |
Authors
please be available for informal discussion and questions |
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I Bibi,
Balwant Singh and E Silvester
Measuring
dissolution rates of illite in saline-acidic solutions using
flow-through reactors. |
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N Creeper,
R Fitzpatrick, P Shand, P Self and R Kingham
A systematic
analysis procedure incorporating the chip-tray incubation method for the
hazard assessment of Acid Sulfate Soils in the Murray-Darling Basin. |
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W Gates
and P Hines
Alkaline-leachate
induces pore-filling reactions in GCLs. |
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K Anuar Kassim, A Eisazadeh and H Nur
Micro-structural
characteristics of a phosphoric acid stabilized soil. |
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J Keeling,
M Raven and P Self
Asbestiform antigorite – implications for the risk assessment of fibrous
silicate. |
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Y Park,
G Ayoko and R Frost
Synthesis and
characterisation of organoclays using single alkyl chain cationic
surfactants - applications for water treatment. |
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P Pasbakhsh,
H Ismail, M Ahmad Fauzi and A Abu Bakar
Halloysite
nanotubes as a novel nanofiller for polymer nanocomposites. |
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M Raven,
R Fitzpatrick, P Shand and S McClure
Minerals
diagnostic of acid sulfate soils. |
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Y Song,
J Ji, C Mao, R Frost and G Ayoko
Vis/NIR
spectroscopic study for heavy metals in seasonal suspended solid of
Changjiang River. |
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F Theiss,
S Palmer, G Ayoko and R Frost
Application of
layered double hydroxides for water purification. |
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Y Xi,
M. Mallavarapu and R Naidu
Preparation and
characterization of zero-valent iron grafted bentonites and their
applications for orange II decolourization. |
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H Zwingmann,
A Todd, M Raven and R Hart
Authigenic illite
formation - A tool for constraining timing of brittle deformation: Case
studies from Europe, Japan and Australia. |
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Techniques and
Analysis: Owen J Wordsworth Room
Chair: Will Gates |
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14:10-14:25 |
D Russell, W
Hudnall and B Allen
Micromorphology investigation of sepiolite bearing petrocalcic horizons
formed from lacustrine sediments of the Southern High Plains of Texas
and New Mexico. |
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14:25-14:40 |
N Zwingmann,
G Carter, N Tezuka, R Hart, A van Riessen and V Golovanevskiy
Impact of physical properties on handling characteristics of iron ore. |
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14:40-14:55 |
G. Bourrié
and F Trolard
Estimation of thermodynamic properties of hydroxides, oxides and layered
double hydroxysalts from the electronegativities of the elements. |
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14:55-15:10 |
R Joeckel, R
Greene and J Mason
The
role of clay mineralogy and electrolytes in determining the stability of
clay pellets in dry saline lakebeds of the USA and SE Australia. |
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15:10-15:25 |
W Markgraf,
C Watts, R Whalley and R Horn
Influence of mineralogical compounds and organic matter on rheological
properties: Classifying stiffness degradation in soils. |
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15:25-15:40 |
Discussion on
session |
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Chemistry: Room S410
Chair: Rob Fitzpatrick |
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14:10-14:25 |
H Cheng
and R Frost
Thermal analysis of coal-bearing strata kaolinite/potassium acetate
intercalation complexes. |
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14:25-14:40 |
B Yusiharni
and R Gilkes
Do
heated gibbsite, kaolinite and goethite rehydroxylate? |
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14:40-14:55 |
R Frost
and S Palmer
Application of layered double hydroxides for water purification. |
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14:55-15:10 |
T Santini
and M Fey
Hydrotalcite precipitation during neutralization of bauxite residue
leachate with acidic saline drainage water. |
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15:10-15:25 |
B Sarkar,
Y Xi, M Megharaj, G Krishnamurti and R Naidu
Preparation and characterisation of organopalygorskites and their
application for p-nitrophenol adsorption. |
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15:25-15:40 |
Discussion on
session |
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15:40-16:00 |
Afternoon Tea: Owen J Wordsworth Room |
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Soil: Owen J
Wordsworth Room
Chair: Balwant Singh |
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16:00-16:15 |
P Obura, D
Schulze, R Okalebo, C Othieno, P Kisinyo, C Johnston and K Rana
Similarities and differences in the chemistry and mineralogy of some
acid soils from maize growing regions of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and
Brazil. |
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16:15-16:30 |
G Holbeche,
R Gilkes and R George
Clay mineral assemblages in valley floor soils in south-west Australia. |
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16:30-16:45 |
R
Mirkhani,
M Hassan Roozitalab, N Khaleghpanah, N Rezaei and S Teimouri
Physico-chemical characteristics and clay mineralogy
composition of selected soils in arid and semiarid regions of Iran. |
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16:45-17:00 |
T
Darunsontaya,
A Suddhiprakarn, I Kheoruenromne and R Gilkes
Relationship between K release from clay fraction to NaTPB solution and
properties of clay for Thai upland soils. |
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17:00-17:15 |
Discussion on
session |
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Environment: Room S410
Chair: Mark Raven |
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16:00-16:15 |
K
Hanna, E
Clervil, M Usman, E Emmanuel and C Ruby
The
effect of clay mineralogy on the transport of bromide and nalidixic acid
in water-saturated soil columns. |
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16:15-16:30 |
D
Krisnayanti,
C Smith, L Condron and S Reichman
Effect of using organic and inorganic amendments on the weathering of
overburden from a gold mine. |
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16:30-16:45 |
J
Buckley,
F Gassner, W Gates and D Gibbs
Forensic examination of field GCL performance in landfill capping and
mining containment applications. |
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16:45-17:00 |
G
Churchman,
J Anderson and E Dunlop
Clay-based materials for the control and removal of oil spills. |
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17:00-17:15 |
Discussion on
session |
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17:45 |
Australian Clay
Minerals Society Annual General Meeting
Owen
J Wordsworth Room |
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19:30 |
ACMS
Dinner:
Seafood Buffet at Quays Restaurant and Bar, Mercure Hotel,
85-87 North Quay, Brisbane – all welcome |
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Sunday 8th August |
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7:30 |
ACMS Field Trip
departs QUT 7:30am
Leader: Will Gates |
