Exhaust Catalytic Converters

Research and Development
Formulation of precious metal reagents (Rh, Pt, Pd)
Implemented quality assurance systems using core sampling for analysis on XRF
Production set-up value AUD100 million per annum

Expertise in precious metal recovery and analysis in ore (fire assay), recycled materials, jewelry imports, and mining samples (raw and extracted as cyanide complex)

Agriculture Biotechnology

Development of diagnostic for toxic alkaloids in Brassica napus seed (rapeseed)
ACIAR contract (Chinese MInistry of Agriculture program)
Production of hand-held in-the-field testing instrument
Accurate measurement between 1 to 60 micromoles per gram wet weight comparable to HPLC

Industry collaborations with AMES P/L and Systrix P/L
Technology transfer to Wuhan Institute of Agriculture, P.R. China
Cash crop value: over USD1 billion per year

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Triumph for university and industry collaboration

Natural products in Brassica species

Clinical Diagnostics

Development and production of point-of-care chemical and immuno diagnostic products
Supervised cGMP (Pharmaceuticals)
Products: pregnancy test, hepatitis B, and colon cancer
Stakeholders: USD100 million per annum

Production of conventional imunodiagnostic products for pathology services (RIA, ELISA,)

Complementary Medicines - Traditional Chinese Medicines

Contract pharmaceutical consultants in China
Contract quality assurance on raw materials and finished products (China and Laos)
Australian TGA compliance
Extended field services regarding Good Agriculture Practices
Collaborative services with Taiwanese Department of Augriculture.

Polymer Materials, Colloidal Particles and Service Coatings

Research and development novel materials and applications
Synthesis (conventional, microwave and electrosynthesis) and application of novel polymers such as Polypyrroles, polyanilines, polythiophenes, co-polymers, and derivatives.
Applications of friction-reducing coatings for biomaterials (zwitterionic polymers), and soft lining materials (silicone rubbers and soft acrylics),

Picture: 20 nm spherical particles. Viewed using the Transmission Electron Microscope at BlueScope (Australia)

Environmental Science

Monitoring industry effluents nd compliance with EPA guidelines.
Expertise in radioactive clean up and disposal processes
Monitoring and reporting hydrocarbon contamination in water catchment.
Decontamination and disposal of biohazardous materials