Prof. Muhammad Akbar Rhamdhani

Professor Muhammad Akbar Rhamdhani is currently the Director of the Fluid and Process Dynamics (FPD) Group at Swinburne University of Technology. He is a Professor in Extractive Metallurgy and Metals Recycling. His research focuses on advanced metal/material refining and removal of impurities (e.g., in steel, aluminium, magnesium, silicon, nickel, and minerals); development of new processes for metal production; thermodynamics and kinetics of high-temperature metal and chemical processes; and physical chemistry of interfaces. Akbar's current research projects include the following: thermodynamic behaviour of valuable elements during e-waste processing; oxidation behaviour of rare-earth elements in end-of-life magnets; recycling and recovery of metals from alkaline and lithium-ion batteries; recycling and production of metals using hydrogen; solar thermal energy for mineral processing (solar metallurgy); extra-terrestrial mineral processing (astro-metallurgy).