Phillip Pendleton

Name of Group Leader:

A/Prof. Phillip Pendleton  

Physical Address:

Sansom Institute
Reid Building
University of South Australia
Frome Road
Adelaide, SA 5001  

Mailing Address:

University of South Australia
GPO Box 2471
Adelaide, SA 5001  

Phone:

+61-8-8302-2188  

Fax:

+ 61-8-8302-1047  

Email:

p.pendleton@unisa.edu.au  

Nanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:

Inorganic and polymer-based nanoporous structures
Activated carbon particle and cloth structures
Purification processes - water and industrial process purification applications
Energy storage - high pressure gas adsorption
Controlled release - antibacterial and drug release
Controlled modification of surface chemistry and nanoporosity  

Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:

3 Academics
3 Post-doctoral Research Fellows
5 PhD candidates
4 Research assistants
$500 - 600k  

Nanotechnology research facilities:

Sol-gel synthesis and teflon-lined reactors up to 500 mL capacity
High and supercritical pressure synthesis reactors up to 200 mL capacity
High-precision (custom-built) gas adsorption and vapor adsorption
High and supercritical pressure gas adsorption
High-precision, seamless temperature control from -196 to 300 C  
 

Collaboration Information

 

Group Websites:

University of South Australia