Technical reports for industry authored or

co-authored by Dr. W.P. Gates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SmecTech Research Consulting Reports

 

1.  Gates. W.P. 2008.  Organo-clay Nanostructures: Insight into Self-assembly. [pdf]

 

2.  Gates. W.P. 2008.  Organo-clay Nanostructures: Insight from Polarized ATR-IR Spectroscopy. [pdf]

 

3.  Gates. W.P. 2007.  Geosynthetic Clay Liner Techonolgy: Understanding Bentonite [pdf] 

 

4. Gates, WP.  2007.  Properties and Uses of Bentonites.  

 

5.  Gates WP, GJ Churchman. 2006.   Bentonites.  Their Properties, Performance and Potential.

 

 

DPI Project and Milestone Reports

 

1.   Gates WP 2005.  Building Synchrotron Capabilities – Lifting Synchrotron Literacy.  Final Report for Agricultural Development Team (AD6.1) Pilot Study.

 

2.  Barker-Reid F, WP Gates,  F Phillips, R Baigent, K Kelly, R Eckard, T Griffin.  2005. Reducing the loss of nitrous oxide emissions from grain-based production systems for greenhouse and production benefits – testing assumptions.  Final Report (DAV0007) to the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) industry investment group.

 

3.  Gates WP, F Barker-Reid, F Phillips, R Baigent, K Kelly, R Eckard, T Griffin.  2004. Reducing the loss of nitrous oxide emissions from grain-based production systems for greenhouse and production benefits – testing assumptions.  Annual Report (DAV0007) to the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) industry investment group.

 

4.  Gates WP, F Barker-Reid, K Wilson, I Galbally, M Meyer. 2004.  Reducing loss of nitrous oxide from grain production systems.  Appendix 2 in Eckard, R (Project leader) Final Report to the DPI’s Environmental Sustainable Agricultural Industries (ESAI) governmental investment group.

 

 

CSIRO Land Water Divisional Reports

 

1.   Gates WP and A. Nefiodovas. 2002. Reactive Barriers Project Report No. 4.  Further Studies on the Permeability of an Organically Modified Bentonite to Ethanol-Water Solutions.  CSIRO Technical Report 35/02.

 

2.  Gates WP. 2002. Reactive Barriers Project Report No. 3.  Swelling of Organically Modified Bentonites to Mixtures of Ethanol and Water.  CSIRO Technical Report 34/02.

 

3.  Gates WP, A. Nefiodovas and P. Peter. 2002. Reactive Barriers Project Report No. 2.  Permeability of an Organically Modified Bentonite to Ethanol-Water Solutions. CSIRO Technical Report 33/02.

 

4.  Gates WP 2002. Reactive Barriers Project Report No. 1.  Swelling of an Organically Modified Bentonite in Mixtures of Ethanol Water. CSIRO Technical Report 32/02.

 

5.  Raven MD and WP Gates. 2001. Mineralogical Analysis of the Clay Contents and Composition of Temana 44 shale samples. CSIRO Land and Water Technical Report for CSIRO Petroleum Resources. Commercial in Confidence.

 

6.   Gates WP and GJ Churchman. 2001. Overview of Clay-based Research in CLW and the Commercialization Potential of Specific Projects. Commercial in Confidence.

 

7.  Gates WP and GJ Churchman.  2001.  Regeneration of Used Cooking Oils. A Final Report to Integrated Minerals Technologies.  Commercial in Confidence.

 

8.   Churchman, GJ, WP Gates and J Anderson.  2001. Assessment of Arumpo Bentonite for its Use in Decolourising Edible Oils.  Report for Arumpo Bentonite Pty Ltd.  Commercial in Confidence.

 

9.   Gates WP, MD Raven, JS Anderson and GJ Churchman. 2001.  Analysis of Trugel 100 Bentonite. CSIRO Land and Water Technical Report for Soil Filters Australia, Pty Ltd.  Commercial in Confidence.

 

10.  Gates WP and GJ Churchman. 2001.  Analysis of Components in a Commercial Adsorbent (Encapsol). CSIRO Land and Water Technical Report for Coolant Technologies, Pty Ltd. Commercial in Confidence.

 

11.  Gates WP and MD Raven. 2001. Mineralogical Analysis of the Clay Contents and Composition of Sandstone Samples. CSIRO Land and Water Technical Report for CSIRO Division of Petroleum Resources. Commercial in Confidence.

 

12.  Gates WP and Phil G. Slade. 2000. Examination of Chemical and Mineralogical Differences in Talc T38A July00 and T38A Oct00.  CSIRO Land and Water Technical Report for Uni Min Australia, Ltd.  Commercial in Confidence.

 

13.  Gates WP and MD Raven. 2000. Mineralogical Analysis of Baya-2 and Baya-4 Borehole Shale Samples. CSIRO Land and Water Technical Report for CSIRO Division of Petroleum Resources. Commercial in Confidence.

 

14.  Gates WP and MD Raven. 2000. Mineralogical Analysis of SR-2 Borehole Shale Samples. CSIRO Land and Water Technical Report for CSIRO Division of Petroleum Resources. Commercial in Confidence.

 

15.  Tan CP, Md Amanullah, B Wu, M Camilleri, S Tsaganas, L Connelly, G Lupton, G Carson, D Wells, CJ Drummond, GJ Churchman, WP Gates, S McClure 2000. Development of High Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids. Progress Report No. 7. CSIRO Petroleum Report. Commercial in Confidence.

 

16.  Tan CP, Md Amanullah, B Wu, M Camilleri, S Tsaganas, L Connelly, D Wells, CJ Drummond, GJ Churchman, WP Gates, S McClure 2000. Development of High Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids. Progress Report No. 6. CSIRO Petroleum Report. Commercial in Confidence.

 

17. Gates WP, GJ Churchman, J Anderson, B Seibert, R Tume. 2000. The regeneration of used cooking oils with activated clays.  Final report to Pacific Rim Minerals, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Commercial in Confidence.

 

18.  Tan CP, Md Amanullah, C Jacoby, B Wu, M Camilleri, S Tsaganas, L Connelly, D Wells, CJ Drummond, GJ Churchman, WP Gates, S McClure 2000. Development of High Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids. Progress Report No. 5. CSIRO Petroleum Quarterly Report. Commercial in Confidence.

 

19. Slade PG, WP Gates. 1999. Humic acid and rhabdophane formation. CSIRO Land and Water Internal Report. Commercial in Confidence.

 

20. Tan CP, Md Amanullah, C Jacoby, B Wu, M Camilleri, S Tsaganas, L Connelly, D Wells, G Georgaklis, CJ Drummond, GJ Churchman, WP Gates. 1999. Development of High Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids. Progress Report No. 4. CSIRO Petroleum Quarterly Report. Commercial in Confidence.

 

21. Slade PG, WP Gates, P Orr.  1999. Experiments on the uptake of microcystin by modified clays.  CSIRO Land and Water Internal Report. Commercial in Confidence.

 

22.  Tan CP, C Jacoby, Md Amanullah, B Wu, M Camilleri, S Tsaganas, G Lupton, G Carson, L Connelly, G Georgaklis, IJA Baker, D Wells, S King, CJ Drummond, GJ Churchman, WP Gates. 1999. Development of High Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids.  First Year Summary Report.  CSIRO Petroleum Report, including the summary of activities reported in Progress Report Nos. 1-3.  Commercial in Confidence.

 

23.  Slade, PG and WP Gates. 1998. Comments on the exchange of La³⁺ by Na⁺ and K⁺ in La-vermiculites and smectites and the precipitation of rhabdophane (LaPO₄•H₂O). CSIRO Land and Water Internal Report. Commercial in Confidence.