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Kenneth R. Harris is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of chemical engineering and engineering. Their research focuses primarily on ionic liquids and their properties, thermodynamic behavior of mixtures, and material dynamics.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Thermodynamic properties of mixtures
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Harris has published in frequent venues including:

  • Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • International Journal of Thermophysics

Recent papers authored by Harris demonstrate a focus on ionic liquids and transport properties under varying temperature and pressure conditions. Examples include:

  • "Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Viscosity of the Ionic Liquid 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate" (2020), Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
  • "Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Viscosity of the Ionic Liquids 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate and 1-Ethyl- and 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amides" (2021), Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
  • "Thermodynamic or density scaling of the thermal conductivity of liquids" (2020), The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Transport Properties of the Ionic Liquid Triethyloctylphosphonium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide, [P222,8][Tf2N]" (2023), Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data

Other notable papers related to electrolytes and battery materials include:

  • "Electrolytes for Lithium (Sodium) Batteries Based on Ionic Liquids: Highlighting the Key Role Played by the Anion" (2020), Batteries & Supercaps

Harris has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Mitsuhiro Kanakubo
  • Thomas Rüther
  • Anand I. Bhatt
  • Adam S. Best
  • Anthony F. Hollenkamp

Their work encompasses subfields such as catalysis, fluid flow and transfer processes, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering. This multidisciplinary reach supports their engagement in both fundamental and applied aspects of chemical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Viscosity of the Ionic Liquids 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate and 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide

    Kenneth R. Harris;Mitsuhiro Kanakubo,†,‡ and;Lawrence A. Woolf

  • Temperature and pressure dependence of the viscosity of the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate

    Kenneth R. Harris;Lawrence A. Woolf;Mitsuhiro Kanakubo

  • Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Viscosity of the Ionic Liquids 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate and 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate

    Kenneth R. Harris;Mitsuhiro Kanakubo,†,‡ and;Lawrence A. Woolf

  • Pressure and temperature dependence of the self diffusion coefficient of water and oxygen-18 water

    Kenneth R. Harris;Lawrence A. Woolf

  • Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Viscosity of the Ionic Liquid 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate: Viscosity and Density Relationships in Ionic Liquids

    Kenneth R. Harris;Mitsuhiro Kanakubo,†,‡ and;Lawrence A. Woolf

  • Relations between the fractional Stokes-Einstein and Nernst-Einstein equations and velocity correlation coefficients in ionic liquids and molten salts.

    Kenneth R. Harris

  • The fractional Stokes-Einstein equation: application to Lennard-Jones, molecular, and ionic liquids.

    Kenneth R. Harris

  • Temperature and Volume Dependence of the Viscosity of Water and Heavy Water at Low Temperatures

    Kenneth R. Harris;Lawrence A. Woolf

  • Effect of pressure on transport properties of the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate.

    Mitsuhiro Kanakubo;Kenneth R. Harris;Noriaki Tsuchihashi;Kazuyasu Ibuki

  • The density dependence of the self-diffusion coefficient of liquid methane

    K.R. Harris;N.J. Trappeniers

  • Transport Properties of N-Butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide

    Kenneth R. Harris;Lawrence A. Woolf;Mitsuhiro Kanakubo;Thomas Rüther

  • Self-Diffusion Coefficients and Related Transport Properties for a Number of Fragile Ionic Liquids

    Kenneth R. Harris;Mitsuhiro Kanakubo

  • Effect of pressure on the transport properties of ionic liquids: 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium salts.

    Kenneth R. Harris;Mitsuhiro Kanakubo;Noriaki Tsuchihashi;Kazuyasu Ibuki

  • Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Viscosities of 2-Ethylhexyl Benzoate, Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate, 2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyltetracosane (Squalane), and Diisodecyl Phthalate†

    Kenneth R. Harris

  • Temperature and density dependence of the self-diffusion coefficient of n-hexane from 223 to 333 K and up to 400 MPa

    Kenneth R. Harris

  • Reference correlation for the viscosity of liquid toluene from 213 to 373 K at pressures to 250 MPa

    M. J. Assael;H. M. T. Avelino;N. K. Dalaouti;J. M. N. A. Fareleira

  • The effect of isotopic substitution on diffusion in liquids

    R. Mills;K. R. Harris

  • Alcohol tracer diffusion, density, NMR and FTIR studies of aqueous ethanol and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol solutions at 25°C

    Kenneth R. Harris;Paula J. Newitt;Z. J. Derlacki

  • Density scaling of the transport properties of molecular and ionic liquids

    Enriqueta R. López;Alfonso S. Pensado;María J. P. Comuñas;Agílio A. H. Pádua

  • The density dependence of the self-diffusion coefficient of methane at −50°, 25° and 50°C

    K.R. Harris

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc J. Assael
Marc J. Assael Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Josefa Fernández
Josefa Fernández University of Santiago de Compostela
Guillaume Galliero
Guillaume Galliero University of Pau and the Adour Region
William E. Price
William E. Price University of Wollongong
Anthony F. Hollenkamp
Anthony F. Hollenkamp Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Edward L Cussler
Edward L Cussler University of Minnesota
J. P. Martin Trusler
J. P. Martin Trusler Imperial College London
William A. Wakeham
William A. Wakeham Imperial College London
Andreas P. Fröba
Andreas P. Fröba University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Yasuhiro Umebayashi
Yasuhiro Umebayashi Niigata University

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