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Tony FANE
Professor
location Room 205 F10
telephone 9385 4315
facsimile 9385 5966
email a.fane@unsw.edu.au
 
School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
The University of New South Wales
UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
 
Qualifications
  • B.Sc. (Chem. Eng.), Imperial College, London, 1961
  • Ph.D. & D.I.C., Imperial College, London, 1968

Employment
  • The University of New South Wales, Professor, 1989—Present
  • The University of New South Wales, Associate Professor, 1984—1989
  • The University of New South Wales, Senior Lecturer, 1975—1983
  • Australian Atomic Energy Commission, Research Scientist, 1969—1973
  • Imperial College, London, Research Assistant, 1966—1968
  • Distillers Co. Ltd., Engineer, 1961—1964

Other AppointmentsVisiting Appointments
  • Nanyang Technological University, Temasek Professor, 2001—Present
  • University of Bath, Senior Visiting Fellow, 1995
  • University of Naples and University of Calabria, Visiting Professor, 1986
  • Imperial College, London, Senior Visiting Fellow, 1982
  • West Virginia University, Visiting Professor, 1977

Research InterestsMembrane Science and Technology

Synthetic membrane fabrication and characterisation. Fouling and fouling control of reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration and microfiltration membranes. Transport through synthetic membranes. Applications in desalination, dewatering, biotechnology and waste treatment. The use of ceramic membranes. Gas separation technology.

Pollution Control and Cleaner Production

Chemical engineering principles applied to water pollution control. Environmental impact statements - water quality aspects. Cleaner Production and Waste Minimisation.

Process Safety and Hazards Analysis

Application of modern methods (eg. HAZOPs) to safe process design.


Selected PublicationsJournal Papers
  • Yao, S., Costello, M., Fane, A.G. and Pope J.M., Non-invasive Observation of Flow Profiles and Polarisation Layers in Hollow Fibre Membrane Filtration Modules using NMR Micro-imaging, J. Memb. Sci., 99, 207-216 (1995)
  • Zha, F.F., Coster, H.G.L. and Fane, A.G., A Study of Stability of Supported Liquid Membranes' by Impedance Spectroscopy, J. Memb. Sci. 93, 255-272 (1994)
  • Madaeni, S.S., Fane, A.G. and Grohman, G.S., Virus Removal from Water and Wastewater Using
  • Membranes, J.Memb.Sci. , 102, 65-75 (1995)
  • Da Costa, A.R. and Fane, A.G., Net-Type Spacers: Effect of Configuration on Fluid Flow Path and Ultrafiltration Flux, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 33, 1845-1851 (1994)
  • Fane A.G., Hodgson, P.H. and Leslie, G.L., Crossflow Microfiltration of Biofluids and Biomass - New Perspectives, Proc 6th World Filtration Congress , Nagoya, 5-13 (1993)
Book Chapters
  • Fane, A.G., Ultrafiltration: Factors Influencing Flux and Rejection in R.J. Wakeman [Ed.] Progress in
  • Filtration and Separation , Vol. 4, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 101-179, (1986)
  • Fane, A.G. and Radovich, J.M, Membrane Systems, Chapter 8 in Asenjo, J [Ed.] Separation Processes in Biotechnology , Marcel Dekker Inc., 209-262

Societies
  • Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers
  • Fellow, Institution of Engineers Australia
  • Director (Chemical Engineering), UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology
  • Editor, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering