Senior Lecturer
- Locations
- Room 521
- Phone numbers
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7812 (Office)
64 3 479 7812 (Office Direct Dial)
- arjan.abeynaike@otago.ac.nz
- Research Group
- https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/fuels/
Biography
My undergraduate degree from University of Auckland was in Chemical Engineering.
In 2011 I completed a PhD on biodiesel production at the University of Cambridge.
Following this, I worked as a chemical engineer at a BP research centre and petrochemical plant, and as a safety/risk consultant in Hong Kong. I also taught an undergraduate programme in New Energy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen).
I returned to New Zealand in 2022, when I joined the Department of Physics as a senior lecturer, teaching in the Energy Science and Technology programme.
Research interests
I work on processes that improve the sustainability of energy and materials.
Sustainable fuels: Developing truly sustainable fuels remains a major challenge. Biofuels, e-fuels, hydrogen and ammonia have attracted significant attention, but it is unclear whether they make sense from energy, environmental and economic perspectives. I am developing assessments to objectively compare the relative benefits of sustainable fuels.
Sustainable materials: I am looking into methods for processing wastes that are difficult to treat, such as electronic waste, food waste, biomedical waste, clothing and composite materials.
Current teaching
EMAN201 Thermoprocesses 1
EMAN204 Renewable Energy Technologies
EMAN405 Energy Practice
Course Coordinator
Publications
Abeynaike, A., & Sourirajan, V. (2017). Reliability modelling of over-pressure protection systems for oil and gas flowlines. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 50(Part A), 257-265. doi: 10.1016/j.jlp.2017.10.007 Journal - Research Article
Abeynaike, A., Davidson, J. F., & Mackley, M. R. (2013). The experimental observation and modelling of film thinning and film retraction during the interfacial coalescence of biodiesel and glycerol droplets. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 90(7), 1049-1062. doi: 10.1007/s11746-013-2253-9 Journal - Research Article
Abeynaike, A., Sederman, A. J., Khan, Y., Johns, M. L., Davidson, J. F., & Mackley, M. R. (2012). The experimental measurement and modelling of sedimentation and creaming for glycerol/biodiesel droplet dispersions. Chemical Engineering Science, 79, 125-137. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.05.036 Journal - Research Article
Abeynaike, A., Wang, L., Jones, M. I., & Patterson, D. A. (2011). Pyrolysed powdered mussel shells for eutrophication control: Effect of particle size and powder concentration on the mechanism and extent of phosphate removal. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 6(2), 231-243. doi: 10.1002/apj.426 Journal - Research Article
Jones, M. I., Wang, L. Y., Abeynaike, A., & Patterson, D. A. (2011). Utilisation of waste material for environmental applications: Calcination of mussel shells for waste water treatment. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 110(5), 280-286. doi: 10.1179/1743676111y.0000000016 Journal - Research Article