Dr Lorena Del Castillo

Lecturer UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (OC1-27)
tel +61 8 830 23058

email Lorena.DelCastillo@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

Research

Research focus

Chemical Engineering
Chemical Sciences
Engineering
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Biomedical Engineering

Highlights

colloid/interfacial science, surface forces (thin film drainage; bubble interactions)
minerals processing (fundamental and applied leaching studies),synthesis and characterisation of model mineral systems
applications of interfacial science in food systems
materials science (preparation,development and characterisation of functional materials: magnetic ceramic materials: ferrites, orthoferrites; BSCCO superconductors)
use of x-ray and nuclear techniques in materials characterization

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2019	Ulaganathan, V, Del Castillo, L, Webber, JL, Ho, TT, Ferri, JK, Krasowska, M & Beattie, DA 2019, 'The influence of pH on the interfacial behaviour of Quillaja bark saponin at the air-solution interface', Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 176, pp. 412-419. Open access 21 21 6
2017	Kotova, S, Follink, B, Del, CL & Priest, C 2017, 'Leaching gold by reactive flow of ammonium thiosulfate solution in high aspect ratio channels: rate, passivation, and profile', Hydrometallurgy, vol 169, pp.207-212. 8 6
2016	Del Castillo, LA, Ohnishi, S, Carnie, SL & Horn, RG 2016, 'Variation of local surface properties of an air bubble in water caused by its interaction with another surface', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 32, no. 30, pp. 7671-7682. 17 14
2011	Del Castillo, LA, Ohnishi, S & Horn, RG 2011, 'Inhibition of bubble coalescence: effects of salt concentration and speed of approach', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 356, no. 1, pp. 316-324. 106 96
2011	Horn, RG, Del Castillo, LA & Onishi, S 2011, 'Coalescence map for bubbles in surfactant-free aqueous electrolyte solutions', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 168, no. 1-2, pp. 85-92. 75 70

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2019	Carnie, SL, Del Castillo, L & Horn, RG 2019, 'Mobile surface charge can immobilize the air/water interface', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 35, no. 48, pp. 16043-16052. 17 16
2019	Ulaganathan, V, Del Castillo, L, Webber, JL, Ho, TT, Ferri, JK, Krasowska, M & Beattie, DA 2019, 'The influence of pH on the interfacial behaviour of Quillaja bark saponin at the air-solution interface', Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 176, pp. 412-419. Open access 21 21 6
2017	Kotova, S, Follink, B, Del, CL & Priest, C 2017, 'Leaching gold by reactive flow of ammonium thiosulfate solution in high aspect ratio channels: rate, passivation, and profile', Hydrometallurgy, vol 169, pp.207-212. 8 6
2016	Del Castillo, LA, Ohnishi, S, Carnie, SL & Horn, RG 2016, 'Variation of local surface properties of an air bubble in water caused by its interaction with another surface', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 32, no. 30, pp. 7671-7682. 17 14
2016	Röding, M, Del Castillo, L, Nydén, M & Follink, B 2016, 'Microstructure of a granular amorphous silica ceramic synthesized by spark plasma sintering', Journal of Microscopy, vol. 264, no. 3, pp. 298-303. Open access 2 2 1
2011	Del Castillo, LA, Ohnishi, S & Horn, RG 2011, 'Inhibition of bubble coalescence: effects of salt concentration and speed of approach', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 356, no. 1, pp. 316-324. 106 96
2011	Del Castillo, LA, Onishi, S, White, LR, Carnie, SL & Horn, RG 2011, 'Effect of disjoining pressure on terminal velocity of a bubble sliding along an inclined wall', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 364, no. 2, pp. 505-511. Open access 20 18
2011	Horn, RG, Del Castillo, LA & Onishi, S 2011, 'Coalescence map for bubbles in surfactant-free aqueous electrolyte solutions', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 168, no. 1-2, pp. 85-92. 75 70

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
University College London	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Virginia Commonwealth University	UNITED STATES

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member Higher Education Research and Development Society in Australasia	2025
Member Australian Academic Integrity Network	2025
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2025
Member Higher Education Research and Development Society in Australasia	2025
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2025
Member Higher Education Research and Development Society in Australasia	2024
Member Australian Academic Integrity Network	2024
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2024
Member Higher Education Research and Development Society in Australasia	2024
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2024
Member Australian Academic Integrity Network	2023
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2023
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2023
Member Australian Academic Integrity Network	2022
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2022
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2022
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2021
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2021
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2020
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2020
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2019
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2019
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2018
Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy	2018
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2017
Member Philippine Ceramics Society	2017
Member Radioisotope Society of the Philippines	2017
Member Radioisotope Society of the Philippines	2016
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2016
Member Philippine Ceramics Society	2016
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2015
Member Radioisotope Society of the Philippines	2015
Member Philippine Ceramics Society	2015
Member Radioisotope Society of the Philippines	2014
Member Philippine Ceramics Society	2014
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2014
Member Philippine Ceramics Society	2013
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2013
Member Radioisotope Society of the Philippines	2013
Member Philippine Ceramics Society	2012
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2012
Member Radioisotope Society of the Philippines	2012
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2011
Member Philippine Ceramics Society	2011
Member Radioisotope Society of the Philippines	2011
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2010
Member Radioisotope Society of the Philippines	2010
Member Philippine Ceramics Society	2010

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Applied Physics,Engineering Physics,Nuclear Physics

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Droplet-surface collisions of relevance for flotation of composite particles	Completed

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