Browsing by Supervisor "Lay, Mark C."
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Biofibre Production from Chicken Feather
(University of Waikato, 2011)The global poultry industry generates at least 2 million tonnes of chicken feather every year. Feathers are currently hydrolysed into meal used for animal feed and fertilizer. Feather consists of 91% keratin, 1% lipid and ... -
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 ... -
Bloodmeal Hydrolysate In Novatein Thermoplastic Protein
(University of Waikato, 2014)Novatein Thermoplastic (NTP) is a bloodmeal based plastic developed by the University of Waikato by mixing bloodmeal with water, additives and tri-ethylene glycol (TEG - a plasticiser and petroleum based product) so it can ... -
Cost and Performance Comparison of a Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Plant and a Bardenpho Plant for Wastewater Treatment
(University of Waikato, 2013)Rotorua District Council constructed a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system to work in parallel with the existing Bardenpho system, to improve the overall capacity and removal efficiency of the wastewater treatment plant. The ... -
Decoloured Bloodmeal Based Bioplastic
(University of Waikato, 2012)Renewable and compostable bioplastics can be produced from biopolymers such as proteins. Animal blood is a by-product from meat processing and is rich in protein. It is dried into low value bloodmeal and is used as animal ... -
Development of Bloodmeal Protein Thermoplastic Blends
(University of Waikato, 2015)This study investigated the compatibilization of Novatein® Thermoplastic Protein (NTP) blends with other polymers. NTP was blended with three different types of polymers;a petroleum-based polyolefin, (low-linear density ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Extraction of Lycopene from Tomato Paste and its Immobilization for Controlled Release
(University of Waikato, 2014)Lycopene is one of the 600 carotenoids found in nature and can be easily identified in tomatoes. Several epidemiological studies report that lycopene rich diets have beneficial effects on human health, showing strong ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Manufacture of Casein from Milk Retentates
(University of Waikato, 2011)Casein is the major protein component of cow’s milk and is extracted commercially for a wide range of applications. Before casein is precipitated from milk by acid, milk is commonly concentrated by ultrafiltration to ...
