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Peter J. Scales is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research expertise spans several interconnected disciplines, primarily focusing on engineering and environmental science. The scientist's work includes substantial contributions to the study of renewable energy, sustainability, water science, civil engineering, infectious diseases, and biomedical engineering.

In terms of specific research areas, Peter J. Scales has published extensively on topics such as:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics
  • Electrohydrodynamics and fluid dynamics
  • Tailings management and properties
  • Minerals flotation and separation techniques

Their scholarly output includes numerous papers in several frequently accessed publication venues. These venues are:

  • Algal Research
  • Minerals Engineering
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • Water Research
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Among the recent publications attributed to Peter J. Scales are:

  • "Passive Sampling of SARS-CoV-2 for Wastewater Surveillance," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Healthy waterways and ecologically sustainable cities in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration (northern China): Challenges and future directions," 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • "Epidemiological evaluation of sewage surveillance as a tool to detect the presence of COVID-19 cases in a low case load setting," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Lignite addition during anaerobic digestion of ammonium rich swine manure enhances biogas production," 2020, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • "Physicochemical and rheological properties of commercial almond-based yoghurt alternatives to dairy and soy yoghurts," 2022, Future Foods

Peter J. Scales frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors that includes:

  • Anthony D. Stickland
  • Gregory J.O. Martin
  • Shane P. Usher
  • Nicholas D. Crosbie
  • Nilanka I.K. Ekanayake

Best Publications

  • Surface chemistry-rheology relationships in concentrated mineral suspensions

    Stephen B. Johnson;George V. Franks;Peter J. Scales;David V. Boger

  • Electrokinetics of the silica-solution interface: a flat plate streaming potential study

    Peter J. Scales;Franz Grieser;Thomas W. Healy;Lee R. White

  • Chemical and physical control of the rheology of concentrated metal oxide suspensions

    Zhongwu Zhou;Peter J Scales;David V Boger

  • Electrokinetic and Direct Force Measurements between Silica and Mica Surfaces in Dilute Electrolyte Solutions

    Patrick G. Hartley;Ian Larson;Peter J. Scales

  • RHEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF ADSORBATE-MEDIATED SHORT-RANGE STERIC FORCES IN CONCENTRATED DISPERSIONS

    Yee Kwong Leong;Peter J. Scales;Thomas W. Healy;David V. Boger

  • THE YIELD STRESS OF CONCENTRATED FLOCCULATED SUSPENSIONS OF SIZE DISTRIBUTED PARTICLES

    Zhongwu Zhou;Michael J. Solomon;Peter J. Scales;David V. Boger

  • Shear yield stress of partially flocculated colloidal suspensions

    Peter J. Scales;Stephen B. Johnson;Thomas W. Healy;Prakash C. Kapur

  • Electrokinetics of the muscovite mica-aqueous solution interface

    Peter J. Scales;Franz Grieser;Thomas W. Healy

  • Quantification of wastewater sludge dewatering.

    Samuel J. Skinner;Lindsay J. Studer;David R. Dixon;Peter Hillis

  • Rapid filtration measurement of dewatering design and optimization parameters

    Ross G. de Kretser;Shane P. Usher;Peter J. Scales;David V. Boger

  • The use of QEMSCAN and diagnostic leaching in the characterisation of visible gold in complex ores

    Will R. Goodall;Peter J. Scales;Alan R. Butcher

  • Effect of Particle Size on Colloidal Zirconia Rheology at the Isoelectric Point

    Yee‐Kwong ‐K Leong;Peter J. Scales;Thomas W. Healy;David V. Boger

  • Quantitative evaluation of the ease of rupture of industrially promising microalgae by high pressure homogenization

    Erin M. Spiden;Benjamin H.J. Yap;David R.A. Hill;Sandra E. Kentish

  • Energy evaluation of algal cell disruption by high pressure homogenisation.

    Benjamin H.J. Yap;Geoff J. Dumsday;Peter J. Scales;Gregory J.O. Martin

  • Interparticle forces arising from adsorbed polyelectrolytes in colloidal suspensions

    Y.K. Leong;P.J. Scales;T.W. Healy;D.V. Boger

  • VOLUME FRACTION EFFECTS IN SHEAR RHEOLOGY AND ELECTROACOUSTIC STUDIES OF CONCENTRATED ALUMINA AND KAOLIN SUSPENSIONS

    Stephen B. Johnson;Adrian S. Russell;Peter J. Scales

  • Nitrogen deprivation of microalgae: effect on cell size, cell wall thickness, cell strength, and resistance to mechanical disruption

    Benjamin H. J. Yap;Simon A. Crawford;Raymond R. Dagastine;Peter J. Scales

  • Wastewater treatment using filamentous algae - A review.

    Jiajun Liu;Bill Pemberton;Justin Lewis;Peter J. Scales

  • The binding of monovalent electrolyte ions on α-alumina. I. Electroacoustic studies at high electrolyte concentrations

    Stephen B. Johnson;Peter J. Scales;Thomas W. Healy

  • Steady state thickener modelling from the compressive yield stress and hindered settling function

    Shane P. Usher;Peter J. Scales

  • Ion-specific strength of attractive particle networks

    George V. Franks;Stephen B. Johnson;Peter J. Scales;David V. Boger

  • Validation of a new filtration technique for dewaterability characterization

    Shane P. Usher;Ross G. De Kretser;Peter J. Scales

  • Yield stress of suspensions loaded with size distributed particles

    Prakash C. Kapur;Peter J. Scales;David V. Boger;Thomas W. Healy

  • PAA/PEO comb polymer effects on rheological properties and interparticle forces in aqueous silica suspensions

    Catherine P. Whitby;Peter J. Scales;Franz Grieser;Thomas W. Healy

  • Estimation of the hindered settling function R(ϕ) from batch‐settling tests

    Daniel R. Lester;Shane P. Usher;Peter J. Scales

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas W. Healy
Thomas W. Healy University of Melbourne
David V. Boger
David V. Boger University of Melbourne
Stephen K. Gray
Stephen K. Gray Victoria University
Deli Chen
Deli Chen University of Melbourne
Franz Grieser
Franz Grieser University of Melbourne
George V. Franks
George V. Franks University of Melbourne
Simon Biggs
Simon Biggs University of Western Australia
Murray Rudman
Murray Rudman Monash University
Mikel Duke
Mikel Duke Victoria University
Sandra E. Kentish
Sandra E. Kentish University of Melbourne

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