Jeff Hughes

Dr. Jeff Hughes

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Academic Career Length

31Years (1996-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2013 in Journal of Cereal Science
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ACAi-Ling Choy
Ai-Ling Choy
PMPaul D. Morrison
Paul D. Morrison
JHJeff Hughes
Jeff Hughes
PMPhilip Marriott
Philip Marriott
DSDarryl M. Small
Darryl M. Small

1 August 2017 in Food Chemistry
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WSWilliam R. Sullivan
William R. Sullivan
JHJeff Hughes
Jeff Hughes
RCRussell W. Cockman
Russell W. Cockman
DSDarryl M. Small
Darryl M. Small

1 October 2010 in Food Chemistry
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ACAi-Ling Choy
Ai-Ling Choy
JHJeff Hughes
Jeff Hughes
DSDarryl M. Small
Darryl M. Small

YYYumeng Yang
Yumeng Yang
Barry Joseph MeehanBarry Joseph Meehan
Barry Joseph Meehan
Kalpit ShahKalpit Shah
Kalpit Shah
ASAravind Surapaneni
Aravind Surapaneni
JHJeff Hughes
Jeff Hughes
Jorge Paz-FerreiroJorge Paz-Ferreiro
Jorge Paz-Ferreiro
Some of the barriers associated with the land application of biosolids generated in wastewater treatment plants can be eliminated simply by converting the biosolids into biochar using a thermal conversion process called “pyrolysis”. In the current work, eight biosolids from four different wastewater treatment plants in southeast Melbourne, Victoria, Australia were collected and pyrolysed to produce biochars at two different temperatures (500 and 700 °C). In addition, characterisation studies were carried out on the biochars to obtain their physicochemical properties, which were subsequently compared with the properties of the parent biosolids. The major findings of the work demonstrated that biochars exhibited large decreases in DTPA-extractable metals such as Cd, Cu, and Zn, and also led to favorable changes in several chemical and physical characteristics (i.e., pH, Olsen P, electrical conductivity, and surface area) for agricultural land application compared to their original form (i.e., biosolids). Overall, the study suggests that there is great potential for converting biosolids to biochar using pyrolysis. This may not only improve the properties of biosolids for land application, but also has potential to reduce the risk to receiving environments and, furthermore, eliminate many of the costly elements associated with biosolids stockpiling and management.