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Engineering and Technology
Ireland
2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
69
Citations
17394
World Ranking
1136
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Gavin Walker is affiliated with the University of Limerick in Ireland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Chemistry, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering within these broad areas.

The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Computational Mechanics, and Water Science and Technology. Their work addresses several key topics such as Crystallization and Solubility Studies, Crystallography and Molecular Interactions, Drug Solubility and Delivery Systems, Coagulation and Flocculation Studies, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Granular Flow and Fluidized Beds, and Mineral Processing and Grinding.

Gavin Walker's publication record includes papers in numerous specialized journals. Frequent publication venues include International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutics, Zenodo hosted by the CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research, Powder Technology, and Catalysts. These venues reflect a focus on pharmaceutical sciences, materials chemistry, and engineering applications.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Gavin Walker comprise the following:

  • Wood-Derived Hydrogels as a Platform for Drug-Release Systems, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks as a Platform for CO2 Capture and Chemical Processes: Adsorption, Membrane Separation, Catalytic-Conversion, and Electrochemical Reduction of CO2, 2020, Catalysts
  • Facile Tailoring of Structures for Controlled Release of Paracetamol from Sustainable Lignin Derived Platforms, 2021, Molecules
  • Stabilizing vaccines via drying: Quality by design considerations, 2022, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • Challenges and opportunities in modelling wet granulation in pharmaceutical industry - A critical review, 2022, Powder Technology

Throughout their career, Gavin Walker has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Notable co-authors include Saeed Shirazian, Mehakpreet Singh, Ahmad B. Albadarin, Milad Asgarpour Khansary, and Majeda Khraisheh.

Best Publications

  • Activated lignin-chitosan extruded blends for efficient adsorption of methylene blue

    Ahmad B. Albadarin;Maurice N. Collins;Mu Naushad;Saeed Shirazian

  • Adsorption of Methylene Blue onto activated carbon produced from steam activated bituminous coal: A study of equilibrium adsorption isotherm

    Emad N. El Qada;Stephen J. Allen;Gavin M. Walker

  • Creating Cocrystals: A Review of Pharmaceutical Cocrystal Preparation Routes and Applications

    Maryam Karimi-Jafari;Luis Padrela;Gavin M. Walker;Denise M. Croker

  • Kinetic and thermodynamics of chromium ions adsorption onto low-cost dolomite adsorbent

    Ahmad B. Albadarin;Chirangano Mangwandi;Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb;Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb;Gavin M. Walker

  • Dilute acid hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic biomass

    P. Lenihan;Angela Orozco;Eddie O'Neill;Mohamad Ahmad

  • Sorption of Zn(II), Pb(II), and Co(II) using natural sorbents: equilibrium and kinetic studies.

    Yahya S. Al-Degs;Musa I. El-Barghouthi;Ayman A. Issa;Majeda A. Khraisheh

  • Kinetics of a reactive dye adsorption onto dolomitic sorbents.

    G.M. Walker;L. Hansen;J.-A. Hanna;S.J. Allen

  • Adsorption of basic dyes from aqueous solution onto activated carbons

    Emad N. El Qada;Stephen J. Allen;Gavin M. Walker

  • Adsorption of acid dyes on to granular activated carbon in fixed beds

    G.M. Walker;L.R. Weatherley

  • Spray drying of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals: Critical parameters and experimental process optimization approaches.

    Ahmad Ziaee;Ahmad B. Albadarin;Luis Padrela;Tim Femmer

  • Adsorption mechanisms of removing heavy metals and dyes from aqueous solution using date pits solid adsorbent.

    Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti;Juiki Li;Yousef Salamh;Nasir Al-Laqtah

  • Adsorption of dyes from aqueous solution — the effect of adsorbent pore size distribution and dye aggregation

    Gavin Walker;L.W. Weatherley

  • Low temperature fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing of thermolabile drugs

    Gayathri Kollamaram;Denise M. Croker;Gavin M. Walker;Alvaro Goyanes

  • Pharmaceutical cocrystals: from serendipity to design to application

    Oisin N. Kavanagh;Denise M. Croker;Gavin M. Walker;Michael J. Zaworotko

  • Iron, copper and silver nanoparticles: Green synthesis using green and black tea leaves extracts and evaluation of antibacterial, antifungal and aflatoxin B1 adsorption activity

    Muhammad Asif Asghar;Erum Zahir;Syed Muhammad Shahid;Muhammad Naseem Khan

  • Organic synthesis by Twin Screw Extrusion (TSE): continuous, scalable and solvent-free

    Deborah E. Crawford;Clodagh K. G. Miskimmin;Ahmad B. Albadarin;Gavin Walker

  • Biosorption of toxic chromium from aqueous phase by lignin: mechanism, effect of other metal ions and salts

    Ahmad B. Albadarin;Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb;Nasir A. Al-laqtah;Gavin M. Walker

  • Surface-Activated Fibre-Like SBA-15 as Drug Carriers for Bone Diseases.

    Magdalena Prokopowicz;Jacek Żeglinski;Adrian Szewczyk;Adrianna Skwira

  • Reactive dye adsorption onto a novel mesoporous carbon

    J. Galán;A. Rodríguez;J.M. Gómez;S.J. Allen

  • Kinetics of acid dye adsorption on GAC

    G.M. Walker;L.R. Weatherley

  • Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Cellulose and Cellulosic Bio-Waste Using a Microwave Reactor System

    Angela Orozco;Mohamad Ahmad;David Rooney;Gavin Walker

Frequent Co-Authors

Ahmad B. Albadarin
Ahmad B. Albadarin University of Limerick
Mohammad N.M. Ahmad
Mohammad N.M. Ahmad American University of Beirut
Stephen J. Allen
Stephen J. Allen Queen's University Belfast
Saeed Shirazian
Saeed Shirazian University of Limerick
Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb
Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb Sultan Qaboos University
Majeda Khraisheh
Majeda Khraisheh Qatar University
Gavin Andrews
Gavin Andrews University of New South Wales
Maurice N. Collins
Maurice N. Collins University of Limerick
Steven E. J. Bell
Steven E. J. Bell Queen's University Belfast
Christine A. Maggs
Christine A. Maggs Bournemouth University

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