Browsing by Supervisor "Lay, Mark C."
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Leaf protein concentrate from paunch grass and green waste: A technoeconomic analysis and lifecycle assessment
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The global supply of food and feed protein needs to double during the first half of the 21st century. At present, food and feed protein is produced by livestock and arable crop farming. Further expansion of this protein ... -
Effect of drivetrain set up on acceleration, torque, shifting and track times
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Every year SAE International organise an international competition to design and race a formula style race car called Formula SAE. The last time WESMO sent a car to competition was in 2018 and the 2018 car had gearing that ... -
Instrumentation of environment lab filter columns, settling tanks and flocculators
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This project was focused on the installation of three water purification systems in the environmental lab of the University of Waikato. Each system consists of a flocculator, a settling tank(clarifier) and a filtration ... -
Waste-to-Energy: Solar pyrolysis of sludge, as a part of global solid waste issue, to produce oil. Initial trial to design a household solar pyrolysis device
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Daily, huge amounts of solid waste are produced around the world with 70% increase rate. Municipal solid waste (MSW) including sewage sludge is the main waste generated in cities and towns. Proper waste management approaches ... -
Behaviour of trace organics and dissolved organic matter in granular activated carbon filters for drinking water supply
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Granular and biological activated carbon (GAC and BAC) filters are widely used to remove organic compounds from drinking water sources during municipal drinking water treatment. Common uses of GAC filters include removal ... -
Target separation of arsenic from contaminated raw water
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Arsenic is known to be one of the most toxic and carcinogenic elements known to have affected millions of people worldwide. Arsenic in surface and groundwater originates from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Prolonged ... -
Rendering koi carp and creating economic value by making pet food
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Koi carp is an invasive species fish in New Zealand that severely destroys the aquatic environment in the waterways in the Waikato region. The aim of the project was to look for a method that could make use of captured koi ... -
Investigation of exhaust chamber resonance for single-cylinder Formula SAE based engines
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Noise pollution is a factor that affects many people in their day to day lives. One of the more prevalent forms of noise is generated from passenger vehicles. With this in mind, vehicle manufacturers design and stringently ... -
Dynamic analysis of the WESMO FSAE car’s suspension
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Over the years motorsport has become a large part of society with many millions of dollars spent on the design and development of the cars. However, with many racing series evening out the playing field between low and ... -
An evaluation of current and potential technology for the treatment of farm dairy effluent in New Zealand - Assessing the potential to use anaerobic digestion and sequencing batch reactor technology as an alternative method of treatment of farm dairy effluent
(The University of Waikato, 2020)In order to keep up with social and consumer demands the regulations surrounding nutrient losses from dairy farms in New Zealand are becoming harsher. A way in which dairy farms can reduce the loss of nutrients is to improve ... -
Extraction and characterization of collagen from bovine hides for preparation of biodegradable films
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Industrial processing of bovine hides into leather results in a large number of unusable hide off-cuttings, shavings and trimmings. This waste raw material is under-utilised and presents a waste valorisation opportunity ... -
Foaming Novatein Thermoplastic Protein
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Most plastics are produced from non-renewable and/or non-biodegradable polymers. The negative environmental impact of these has been a strong driver for bioplastic development. Proteins are naturally occurring biopolymers ... -
Sheet extrusion and plasticisation of Novatein thermoplastic protein
(The University of Waikato, 2018)The purpose of this study was to develop a relationship between protein structure, rheological properties and plasticization of Novatein. Novatein is a biomass-based thermoplastic in which the main constituent is blood ... -
Biopolymer foams from Novatein thermoplastic protein and poly(lactic acid)
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Novatein is the only commercial thermoplastic protein made from bloodmeal, a highly denatured protein and a readily available by-product of the meat processing industry. One of the major limitations of Novatein is its ... -
Improving Impact Properties of Novatein through Polymer Blending and Reactive Extrusion
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Novatein is a brittle thermoplastic made from protein and requires impact strength modification before it can be used in a wider variety of applications, such as in the agricultural, horticultural and meat processing ... -
Treating Water Using a Perforated Electrode Flow Through Cell
(University of Waikato, 2017)Perforated Electrode Flow Through cell (PEFT cell) is an undivided electro –chlorination cell designed by the University of Waikato. A new design was developed that consists of two sets of perforated electrodes assembled ... -
Hydrolysed protein as a renewable plasticiser for renewable materials
(University of Waikato, 2016)Novatein Thermoplastic (NTP) is a bloodmeal based plastic developed by the University of Waikato by mixing bloodmeal (by-product of slaughterhouses) with water, sodium dodecyl sulfate, sodium sulfite and urea, and plasticiser ... -
Sustainable Energy for New Zealand Dairy Farms by Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Farm Effluent
(University of Waikato, 2016)This study evaluated the economic feasibility and environmental impact of using a bio-digester to produce methane for energy production from a New Zealand conventional dairy farm. Parameters effecting the bio-methanation ... -
Effect of activated carbon, oxidation and UV treatment on 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin removal from treated water
(University of Waikato, 2016)Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) are two contributors to taste and odour in water, and originate from cyanobacteria and other microorganisms in surface water. This thesis examined the use of activated carbon, hydrogen ... -
Oxidative Decolouring of Bloodmeal Using Peracetic Acid
(University of Waikato, 2015)Bloodmeal is an ancillary product of the agricultural industry, containing 80 – 100 % protein, and has been used to create a bio-based plastic called Novatein Thermoplastic Protein®, with a proprietary blend of sodium ...
