PFPC- Particulate Fluids Processing Centre
The Particulate Fluids Processing Centre (PFPC) is a Special Research Centre of the Australian Research Council based at the University of Melbourne.
The PFPC brings together internationally renowned researchers to form one of the world's leading multidisciplinary research centres in interfacial science and engineering. The research programs within the PFPC pioneer understanding of the interactions at the interfaces between particles and the fluids within which they are dispersed.
The Centre strives to ensure that the fundamental science we develop is translated into practice in Australia to support and develop Australian industry.
The PFPC is the centre of a cluster that supplies basic key science to a variety of important commercial and applied enterprises, many of which have grown out of the PFPC. The Centre is focused on the production of knowledge in the area of colloid and interfacial science enabling activities where the basic knowledge has been, and is being, applied.
Research
The Centre's multi-disciplinary approach to research typically involves our highly skilled chemists, mathematicians and chemical engineers coming together to carry out scientific investigations, develop mathematical models and create innovative engineering solutions for the processing of particulate fluids and advanced materials.
Research is aimed at examining the interactions between the interfaces of solid-liquid and liquid-liquid systems. The PFPC has key research programs in separation science, emulsion technology, minerals processing, ultrasonics, environmental waste management, water treatment, nanomaterials, geopolymers and tissue engineering.
For more information
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PFPC website