Associate Professor James Hourigan

Conference Papers

• Vu, L., Pragono, R. and Hourigan, J. (2009), 'Diffusion Constant of Riboflavin Removal from Decalcified Whey Solutions - Numerical Approach', Engineering our Future: Are we up to the Challenge - CHEMECA 2009, Burwood Entertainment Complex, Perth, WA, Australia.
• Pragono, R., Vu, L., Hourigan, J., Durham, R. and Sleigh, R. (2009), 'Sorption Kinetics of Riboflavin from Lactose Solutions in Chromatography Columns', The 17th Volume of Chemical Engineering Transaction: ICheaP-9 The ninth International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering, Rome, Italy.
• Morton, D., Stewart, P., Das, S., Lifran, E., Vu, L., Sleigh, R. and Hourigan, J. (2009), 'Engineered Lactose Carrier Particles: Does Altered Microstructure Give Improved Performance', Respiratory Drug delivery 2009, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Das, S., Morton, D., Vu, L., Hourigan, J. and Stewart, P. (2009), 'A Novel Ternary Component for Dry Powder Inhaler Formulations', Respiratory Drug Delivery Europe 2009, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Vu, L., Huynh, L. and Hourigan, J. (2008), 'Controlling the properties of lactose particles ectracted in ternary and quaternary systems', CHEMECA 2008, City Hall, Newcastle, Australia.
• Pragono, R., Vu, L., Hourigan, J., Durham, R. and Sleigh, R. (2008), 'Sorption kinetics of riboflavin from diluted lactose solution in batch systems', Chemeca, Newcastle NSW.
• Vu, L., Huynh, L. and Hourigan, J. (2008), 'Control of properties of lactose particles extracted in ternary and quaternary systems', Chemeca, Newcastle NSW.
• Lifran, E. and Hourigan, J. (2007), 'From trash to cash', R&D by the Food Fractionation Group?, Annual Conference, Victoria Australia.
• Vu, L., Hourigan, J., Durham, R. and Sleigh, R. (2006), 'Temperature Control Strategies for Batch Crystallisation: Dynamic Optimisation and Experimental Approaches', CHEMECA 2006, Auckland, New Zealand.
• Lifran, E., Vu, L., Hourigan, J., Durham, R. and Sleigh, R. (2006), 'Crystallisation kinetics of ultra-pure lactose', IUFOST 2006, Nantes, France.
• Vu, L., Hourigan, J., Durham, R. and Sleigh, R. (2005), 'Dynamic Modelling and Simulation of Lactose Cooling Crystallisation: from Batch and Semi-Batch to Continuous Operations', 38th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - 15, Barcelona, Spain.
• Lifran, E., Vu, L., Hourigan, J., Durham, R. and Sleigh, R. (2005), 'Crystallisation kinetics of lactose in the presence of lactose phosphate', 33rd Australasian Chemical Engineering, Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
• Lifran, E., Vu, L., Durham, R., Hourigan, J. and Sleigh, R. (2004), 'Crystallisation Kinetics of Lactose in the Absence of Lactose Phosphate', CHEMECA 2004, Sydney, Australia.
• Weston, T., Vu, L., Hourigan, J., Durham, R. and Sleigh, R. (2004), 'Study of Solubility and Mutarotation Equilibrium of Lactose in Ethanol-Water Mixtures', CHEMECA 2004, Sydney, Australia.
• Listiohadi, Y., Hourigan, J., Steele, R. and Sleigh, R. (2004), 'The crystallisation and Caking of Amorphous Lactose in Mixtures with Alpha-Lactose Monohydrate Powder', CHEMECA 2004, Sydney, Australia.
• Vu, L., Hourigan, J., Durham, R. and Sleigh, R. (2004), 'Dynamic Modelling and Optimisation of Alpha-Lactose Monohydrate Seeded Batch Cooling Crystallisation', ESCAPE-14, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Vu, L., Hourigan, J., Durham, R. and Sleigh, R. (2004), 'The Uses of Ultrasonic Power and Solvents in Lactose Cooling Crystallisation', CHEMECA 2004, Sydney, Australia.
• Vu, L., Durham, R., Hourigan, J. and Sleigh, R. (2003), 'Fine seed preparation for crystallisation processes.', CHEMECA 2003, Adelaide Australia.
• Vu, L., Hourigan, J., Sleigh, R., Tade, M. and Ang, M. (2003), 'Metastable control of cooling crystallisation.', EACAPE 13, Lappeenranta, Finland.
• Listiohadi, Y., Hourigan, J., Sleigh, R. and Steele, R. (2003), 'Storage conditions, caking and amorphous lactose', IDF 2nd World Symposium of Dairy Products in Human Health and Nutrition, Melbourne, Australia.
• Durham, R., Sleigh, R. and Hourigan, J. (2003), 'Nanofiltration for recovery of spent ion exchange brines.', IMSTEC '03, UNSW Kensington.
• Listiohadi, Y., Hourigan, J., Steele, R., Johnson, R. and Sleigh, R. (2002), 'Lactose: Differentiating a pharmaceutical excipient from a pollutant (Lactose: Polymorphism, caking behaviour and use in pharmaceuticals)', World Congress on Particle Technology 4, Sydney, Australia.