Lecturer

Dr Ghislain Bournival

PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Newcastle, Australia (2010-2015)
B.Eng. Materials Engineering, McGill, Canada (2005-2009)
Associate Degree in Metallurgical Processing, Cegep de Trois-Rivieres, Canada (2004-2005)
Associate Degree in Quality Control, Cegep de Trois-Rivieres, Canada (2001-2004)

Engineering

Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering

I completed two associate degrees in metallurgy (quality control and metallurgical processing) before heading to University where I received a Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering from McGill University in 2009. I then completed a PhD in 2014 in the school of Chemical Engineering at the University of Newcastle on the use of colloidal particles in froth flotation. I joined UNSW as a research associate after the completion of my PhD, undertaking research in the field of mineral processing.

Phone

02 9065 2036

E-mail

g.bournival@unsw.edu.au

Location

Old Main Building (K15), Rm 156

Journal articles | 2023

Karakashev SI; Grozev NA; Mircheva K; Ata S; Bournival G; Hristova S; Ozdemir O, 2023, 'Surface Chemistry Tuning Solutions for Flotation of Fine Particles', Minerals, 13, pp. 957 - 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min13070957

Journal articles | 2022

Karakashev SI; Grozev NA; Ozdemir O; Guven O; Ata S; Bournival G; Batjargal K; Boylu F; Hristova S; Çelik MS, 2022, 'Physical restrictions of the flotation of fine particles and ways to overcome them', Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing, 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/153944

Journal articles | 2022

Pan Y; Bournival G; Ata S, 2022, 'Foaming behaviour of frothers in the presence of PAX and salt', Minerals Engineering, 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107405

Journal articles | 2022

Pan Y; Bournival G; Karakashev SI; Yang B; Wang L; Ata S, 2022, 'Effect of electrolyte and flotation collector on foam films in the presence of frothers', Chemical Engineering Science, 264, pp. 118176 - 118176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2022.118176

Journal articles | 2022

Pan Y; Gresham I; Bournival G; Prescott S; Ata S, 2022, 'Synergistic effects of frothers, collector and salt on bubble stability', Powder Technology, 397, pp. 117028 - 117028, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.117028

Journal articles | 2022

Saavedra Moreno Y; Bournival G; Ata S, 2022, 'Classification of flotation frothers – A statistical approach', Chemical Engineering Science, 248, pp. 117252 - 117252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2021.117252

Journal articles | 2021

Bournival G; Ata S, 2021, 'An evaluation of the australian coal flotation standards', Minerals, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min11060550

Journal articles | 2021

Bournival G; Ata S, 2021, 'The impact of water salinity and its interaction with flotation reagents on the quality of coal flotation products', Journal of Cleaner Production, 328, pp. 129519 - 129519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129519

Journal articles | 2021

Bournival G; Yang X; Ata S, 2021, 'The interaction of a bubble with a particle-laden interface in frother solutions', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126609

Journal articles | 2021

Bournival G; Zhang F; Ata S, 2021, 'Coal Flotation in Saline Water: Effects of Electrolytes on Interfaces and Industrial Practice', Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, 42, pp. 53 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08827508.2019.1654474

Journal articles | 2021

Karakashev SI; Grozev NA; Ozdemir O; Batjargal K; Guven O; Ata S; Bournival G; Boylu F; Sabri Çelik M, 2021, 'On the frother's strength and its performance', Minerals Engineering, 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2021.107093

Journal articles | 2021

Ling X; Mayer A; Yang X; Bournival G; Ata S, 2021, 'Motion of Particles in a Monolayer Induced by Coalescing of a Bubble with a Planar Air-Water Interface', Langmuir, 37, pp. 3648 - 3661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00012

Journal articles | 2021

Muin SR; Rabbani A; Bournival G; Ata S; Armstrong RT, 2021, 'Utilization of microcomputed tomography and pore network modeling to characterize foam dynamics', Chemical Engineering Science, 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2020.116174

Journal articles | 2021

Pan Y; Bournival G; Ata S, 2021, 'The role of non-frothing reagents on bubble size and bubble stability', Minerals Engineering, 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106652

Journal articles | 2021

Saavedra Moreno Y; Bournival G; Ata S, 2021, 'Foam stability of flotation frothers under dynamic and static conditions', Separation and Purification Technology, 274, pp. 117822 - 117822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117822

Journal articles | 2021

Tabelin CB; Dallas J; Casanova S; Pelech T; Bournival G; Saydam S; Canbulat I, 2021, 'Towards a low-carbon society: A review of lithium resource availability, challenges and innovations in mining, extraction and recycling, and future perspectives', Minerals Engineering, 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106743

Journal articles | 2020

Yang X; Bournival G; Ata S, 2020, 'Effect of polydispersity on the behaviour of the particle-laden interface', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125494

Journal articles | 2019

Bournival G; Yoshida M; Cox N; Lambert N; Ata S, 2019, 'Analysis of a coal preparation plant. Part 1. Changes in water quality, coal seam, and plant performance', Fuel Processing Technology, 190, pp. 67 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2019.03.022

Journal articles | 2019

Bournival G; Yoshida M; Cox N; Lambert N; Ata S, 2019, 'Analysis of a coal preparation plant. Part 2. Effect of water quality on flotation performance', Fuel Processing Technology, 190, pp. 81 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2019.03.023

Journal articles | 2019

Chipfunhu D; Bournival G; Dickie S; Ata S, 2019, 'Performance characterisation of new frothers for sulphide mineral flotation', Minerals Engineering, 131, pp. 272 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2018.11.014

Journal articles | 2019

Chu P; Finch J; Bournival G; Ata S; Hamlett C; Pugh RJ, 2019, 'A review of bubble break-up', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 270, pp. 108 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2019.05.010

Journal articles | 2019

Zhang F; Bournival G; Ata S, 2019, 'The influence of process water chemistry on coal thermoplastic properties', Powder Technology, 345, pp. 468 - 477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2019.01.002

Journal articles | 2018

Yang X; Mayer A; Bournival G; Pugh R; Ata S, 2018, 'Experimental technique to study the interaction between a bubble and the particle-laden interface', Frontiers in Chemistry, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2018.00348

Journal articles | 2017

Bournival G; Ata S; Jameson GJ, 2017, 'Bubble and Froth Stabilizing Agents in Froth Flotation', Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, 38, pp. 1 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08827508.2017.1323747

Journal articles | 2017

Bournival G; Muin SR; Lambert N; Ata S, 2017, 'Characterisation of frother properties in coal preparation process water', Minerals Engineering, 110, pp. 47 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2017.04.006

Journal articles | 2017

Saavedra Moreno Y; Bournival G; Ata S, 2017, 'Analysis of Bubble Coalescence Dynamics and Postrupture Oscillation of Capillary-Held Bubbles in Water', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 56, pp. 14781 - 14792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03197

Journal articles | 2016

Bournival G; Ata S; Wanless EJ, 2016, 'Behavior of Bubble Interfaces Stabilized by Particles of Different Densities', Langmuir, 32, pp. 6226 - 6238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00656

Journal articles | 2015

Bournival G; Ata S; Wanless EJ, 2015, 'The roles of particles in multiphase processes: Particles on bubble surfaces', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 225, pp. 114 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2015.08.008

Journal articles | 2015

Bournival G; Ata S, 2015, 'Foaming and gas holdup of esterified nanoparticle dispersions in the presence of sodium chloride', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 480, pp. 245 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.01.005

Journal articles | 2015

Bournival G; de Oliveira e Souza L; Ata S; Wanless EJ, 2015, 'Effect of alcohol frothing agents on the coalescence of bubbles coated with hydrophobized silica particles', Chemical Engineering Science, 131, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2015.03.036

Journal articles | 2015

Ueno K; Bournival G; Wanless EJ; Nakayama S; Giakoumatos EC; Nakamura Y; Fujii S, 2015, 'Liquid marble and water droplet interactions and stability', Soft Matter, 11, pp. 7728 - 7738, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5sm01584g

Journal articles | 2014

Bournival G; Ata S; Jameson GJ, 2014, 'The influence of submicron particles and salt on the recovery of coarse particles', Minerals Engineering, 69, pp. 146 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2014.07.003

Journal articles | 2014

Bournival G; Ata S; Karakashev SI; Jameson GJ, 2014, 'An investigation of bubble coalescence and post-rupture oscillation in non-ionic surfactant solutions using high-speed cinematography', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 414, pp. 50 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2013.09.050

Journal articles | 2014

Bournival G; Du Z; Ata S; Jameson GJ, 2014, 'Foaming and gas dispersion properties of non-ionic frothers in the presence of hydrophobized submicron particles', International Journal of Mineral Processing, 133, pp. 123 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.minpro.2014.08.010

Journal articles | 2014

Bournival G; Du Z; Ata S; Jameson GJ, 2014, 'Foaming and gas dispersion properties of non-ionic surfactants in the presence of an inorganic electrolyte', Chemical Engineering Science, 116, pp. 536 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2014.05.011

Journal articles | 2013

Ang ZJ; Bournival G; Ata S, 2013, 'Influence of frothers on the detachment of galena particles from bubbles', International Journal of Mineral Processing, 121, pp. 59 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.minpro.2013.02.003

Journal articles | 2012

Bournival G; Ata S, 2012, 'Examination of NaCl and MIBC as bubble coalescence inhibitor in relation to froth flotation', Minerals Engineering, 25, pp. 47 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2011.10.008

Journal articles | 2010

Bournival G; Ata S, 2010, 'Packing of particles on the surface of bubbles', Minerals Engineering, 23, pp. 111 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2009.10.012

Journal articles | 2007

Chiesa F; Duchesne B; Bournival G; Morin G, 2007, 'Developing coatings for Mg', Modern Casting, 97, pp. 47 - 50
Conference Papers | 2018

Saavedra Moreno Y; Bournival G; Ata S, 2018, 'Numerical investigation of bubble coalescence in the presence of a frother', in Proceedings of the XXIX International Mineral Processing Congress, Moscow (Russia), pp. 1999 - 2007, presented at XXIX International Mineral Processing Congress, Moscow (Russia), 17 September 2018 - 21 September 2018

Conference Papers | 2018

Wang X; Bournival G; Ata S, 2018, 'Assembly of particles with different charge densities at the air-water interface and its influence on bubble stability', in The Proceedings of the XXIX International Mineral Processing Congress, Moscow (Russia), presented at XXIX International Mineral Processing Congress, Moscow (Russia), 17 September 2018 - 21 September 2018

Conference Papers | 2016

Bournival G; Hamilton Tavares J; Ata S; Wanless EJ, 2016, 'The role of bubble interfacial properties in the detachment of particles during bubble coalescence', in Proceedings of the XXVIII International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC 2016), Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Quebec City (Canada), presented at International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC 2016), Quebec City (Canada), 11 September 2016 - 15 September 2016

Conference Papers | 2015

Ata S; Bournival G; Manefield M, 2015, 'Resource recovery in space', in Resource recovery in space, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Sydney (Australia), pp. 275 - 280, presented at 3rd International Future Mining Conference, Sydney (Australia), 04 November 2015 - 06 November 2015

Conference Papers | 2014

Bournival G; Ata S; Jameson GJ, 2014, 'Influence of additives on gas holdup and bubble size', in Yianatos J (ed.), XXVII Proceedings of the XXVII International Mineral Processing Congress – IMPC 2014, Santiago, Chile, presented at XXVII International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC), Santiago, Chile, 20 October 2014 - 24 October 2014

Conference Papers | 2014

Emer C; Bournival G; Ata S; Jameson GJ, 2014, 'The use of esterification to create hydrophobic quartz particles for flotation', in Yianatos J (ed.), XXVII Proceedings of the XXVII International Mineral Processing Congress – IMPC 2014, Santiago, Chile, presented at XXVII International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC), Santiago, Chile, 20 October 2014 - 24 October 2014

Conference Papers | 2014

Smith J; Bournival G; Tan S-Y; Webber GB; Ata S; Wanless EJ, 2014, 'High speed video observations of alumina-coated air bubble coalescence', in Proceedings from Chemeca 2014, Engineers Australia, Perth, Australia, pp. 691 - 702, presented at Chemeca 2014: Processing Excellence; Powering Our Future, Perth, Australia, 28 September 2014 - 01 October 2014

Conference Papers | 2012

Bournival G; Ata S; Jameson GJ, 2012, 'FROTHER STUDY THROUGH BINARY COALESCENCE OF BUBBLES', in 26th International Mineral Processing Congress, IMPC 2012: Innovative Processing for Sustainable Growth - Conference Proceedings, IMPC, New Delhi/India, pp. 630 - 639, presented at XXVI INTERNATIONAL MINERAL PROCESSING CONGRESS(IMPC) 2012 PROCEEDINGS, NEW DELHI, INDIA, 24 September 2012 - 28 September 2012

My research is in the field of mineral processing. I look into the fundamentals of froth flotation including the evaluation of chemical reagents and particles on bubble surface properties and bubble interactions. More recently, I have been working on the effect of water quality on froth flotation.

My Research Supervision

Yueyi Pan, PhD student: Effect of flotation reagents and their interaction on bubble stability
Yesenia Moreno, PhD student: Development of a classification system for frothing agents

My Teaching

MINE1010: Mineral Resources Engineering - Main instructor for an introductory course to the field of mining engineering. Students get to apply their knowledge by working on application exercises on various aspects of mining.

MINE2810 (MINE8820): Introduction to metallurgical Processing - Lab demonstrator

MINE8680: Geotechnical Data Collection and Analysis - Teach the statistic component of the course

Another interest of mine is the good use of statistics in engineering and research. I have developed an online fundamentals of statistics course for mining undergraduate students.

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