Publications: May, Peter

2013

Rowland, D. and May, P.M. (2013) A Pitzer-based characterization of aqueous magnesium chloride, calcium chloride and potassium iodide solution densities to high temperature and pressure. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 338 . pp. 54-62.

Laird, D.W., Rowen, C.C., Machold, T., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2013) Volatile products from the degradation of organics in a synthetic Bayer liquor. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 52 (10). pp. 3613-3617.

2012

Zydorczak, B., May, P.M., Meyrick, D.P., Bátka, D. and Hefter, G. (2012) Dissolution of Cr2O3(s) and the behavior of chromium in concentrated NaOH solutions. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51 (51). pp. 16537-16543.

Rowland, D. and May, P.M. (2012) An investigation of Zdanovskii's rule for predicting the water activity of multicomponent aqueous strong electrolyte solutions. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 57 (9). pp. 2589-2602.

2011

May, P.M. and Filella, M. (2011) Chemical modelling of multicomponent mixtures: quality assurance is more than just equilibrium data quality assessment. Accreditation and Quality Assurance, 16 (4-5). pp. 179-184.

Machold, T., Laird, D.W., Rowen, C.C., May, P.M. and Hefter, G.T. (2011) Decomposition of Bayer process organics: Phenolates, polyalcohols, and additional carboxylates. Hydrometallurgy, 107 (3-4). pp. 68-73.

Bochmann, S., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2011) Molar Volumes and Heat Capacities of Aqueous Solutions of Short-Chain Aliphatic Sodium Carboxylates at 25 °C. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 56 (12). pp. 5081-5087.

Kyle, J.H., Breuer, P.L., Bunney, K.G., Pleysier, R. and May, P.M. (2011) Review of trace toxic elements (Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Sb, Bi, Se, Te) and their deportment in gold processing. Part 1: Mineralogy, aqueous chemistry and toxicity. Hydrometallurgy, 107 (3-4). pp. 91-100.

Königsberger, E., Bochmann, S., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2011) Thermodynamics of impurities in hydrometallurgical processes. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 83 (5). pp. 1075-1084.

May, P.M., Rowland, D., Hefter, G. and Königsberger, E. (2011) A generic and updatable Pitzer characterization of aqueous binary electrolyte solutions at 1 bar and 25 °C. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 56 (12). pp. 5066-5077.

2010

Hnědkovský, L., Königsberger, E., Königsberger, L.C., Cibulka, I., Schrödle, S., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2010) Densities of concentrated alkaline aluminate solutions at temperatures from (323 to 573) K and 10 MPa pressure. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 55 (3). pp. 1173-1178.

Schrödle, S., Königsberger, E., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2010) Heat capacities of aqueous sodium hydroxide/aluminate mixtures and prediction of the solubility constant of boehmite up to 300 °C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74 (8). pp. 2368-2379.

May, P.M., Rowland, D., Königsberger, E. and Hefter, G. (2010) JESS, a Joint Expert Speciation System - IV: A large database of aqueous solution physicochemical properties with an automatic means of achieving thermodynamic consistency. Talanta, 81 (1-2). pp. 142-148.

Rowland, D. and May, P.M. (2010) JESS, a Joint Expert Speciation System—V: Approaching thermodynamic property prediction for multicomponent concentrated aqueous electrolyte solutions. Talanta, 81 (1-2). pp. 149-155.

Rowen, C.C., Machold, T., Laird, D.W., Hefter, G.T. and May, P.M. (2010) Reactivity of organic compounds in the Bayer Process. In: Royal Australian Chemical Institutes's 13th National Convention, 4 - 8 July, Melbourne, Australia.

Königsberger, E., May, P.M., Rowland, D. and Hefter, G. (2010) Solubility of ‘impurities’ in hydrometallurgical processes. In: 14th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes, 25 - 30 July, Leoben, Austria.

Kyle, J., Gella, V. and May, P. (2010) Trace elements deportment in gold process solutions. In: ALTA 2010 Gold ore processing symposium, 27 - 28 May, Perth, Western Australia.

2009

Szilágyi, I., Königsberger, E. and May, P.M. (2009) Characterization of chemical speciation of titanyl sulfate solutions for production of titanium dioxide precipitates. Inorganic Chemistry, 48 (5). pp. 2200-2204.

Machold, T., Macedi, E., Laird, D.W., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2009) Decomposition of Bayer process organics: low-molecular-weight carboxylates. Hydrometallurgy, 99 (1-2). pp. 51-57.

Königsberger, E., Königsberger, L.C., Szilágyi, I. and May, P.M. (2009) Measurement and prediction of physicochemical properties of liquors relevant to the sulfate Process for titania production. 1. Densities in the TiOSO4+ FeSO4+ H2SO4+ H2O system. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 54 (2). pp. 520-525.

Königsberger, E., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2009) Solubility and related properties in hydrometallurgy. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 81 (9). pp. 1537-1545.

Szilágyi, I., Königsberger, E. and May, P.M. (2009) Spectroscopic characterisation of weak interactions in acidic titanyl sulfate–iron(ii) sulfate solutions. Dalton Transactions (37). pp. 7717-7724.

2008

Schrödle, S., Königsberger, E., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2008) Heat capacities of aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide and water ionization up to 300 °C at 10 MPa. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72 (13). pp. 3124-3138.

Königsberger, E., May, P.M. and Harris, B. (2008) Properties of electrolyte solutions relevant to high concentration chloride leaching I. Mixed aqueous solutions of hydrochloric acid and magnesium chloride. Hydrometallurgy, 90 (2-4). pp. 177-191.

Königsberger, E., Königsberger, L.C., May, P. and Harris, B. (2008) Properties of electrolyte solutions relevant to high concentration chloride leaching. II. Density, viscosity and heat capacity of mixed aqueous solutions of magnesium chloride and nickel chloride measured to 90 °C. Hydrometallurgy, 90 (2-4). pp. 168-176.

Königsberger, E., Königsberger, L.C., May, P. and Harris, B. (2008) Properties of electrolyte solutions relevant to high concentration chloride leaching. III. Solubility of pertinent solids and iron(III)/iron(II) redox potential measured in concentrated magnesium chloride solutions. Hydrometallurgy, 90 (2-4). pp. 192-200.

Szilágyi, I., Königsberger, E. and May, P.M. (2008) Raman investigation of titanyl sulfate solutions. In: XXIst International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS XXI), 17 - 22 August, London, UK.

Königsberger, E., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2008) Solubility in hydrometallurgy. In: 13th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes, 27 - 31 July, Dublin, Ireland.

2007

Hnědkovský, L., Königsberger, E., Cibulka, I., Königsberger, L.C., Schrödle, S., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2007) Densities of NaOH(aq) at temperatures from (323 to 573) K and 10 MPa pressure. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 52 (6). pp. 2237-2244.

Königsberger, E., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2007) Solubility of solids in Bayer liquors. In: Letcher, T.M., (ed.) Developments and Applications in Solubility. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 236-246.

Königsberger, E., Königsberger, L.C., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2007) Zdanovskii's rule and isopiestic measurements applied to synthetic Bayer liquors. Journal of Solution Chemistry, 36 (11-12). pp. 1619-1634.

2006

Sipos, P., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2006) 27Al NMR and Raman spectroscopic studies of alkaline aluminate solutions with extremely high caustic content - Does the octahedral species Al(OH)63- exist in solution? Talanta, 70 (4). pp. 761-765.

Sipos, P., Schibeci, M., Peintler, G., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2006) Chemical speciation in concentrated alkaline aluminate solutions in sodium, potassium and caesium media. Interpretation of the unusual variations of the observed hydroxide activity. Dalton Transactions, 6 (15). pp. 1858-1866.

Königsberger, E., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2006) Comprehensive model of synthetic bayer liquors. Part 3. Sodium aluminate solutions and the solubility of gibbsite and boehmite. Monatshefte fur Chemie, 137 (9). pp. 1139-1149.

May, P.M. (2006) Improved thermodynamic calculations for concentrated mixed electrolyte systems including ion pairing (or the absence of it). Marine Chemistry, 99 (1-4). pp. 62-69.

Sipos, P., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2006) Quantitative determination of an aluminate dimer in concentrated alkaline aluminate solutions by Raman spectroscopy. Dalton Transactions (2). pp. 368-375.

2005

Königsberger, E., Eriksson, G., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2005) Comprehensive model of synthetic Bayer liquors. Part 1. Overview. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 44 (15). pp. 5805-5814.

Königsberger, E., Bevis, S., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2005) Comprehensive model of synthetic bayer liquors. Part 2. Densities of alkaline aluminate solutions to 90°C. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 50 (4). pp. 1270-1276.

Königsberger, E., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2005) Comprehensive physicochemical model of synthetic Bayer liquors. In: Seventh International Alumina Quality Workshop, 16 - 21 October, Perth, Western Australia.

Filella, M. and May, P.M. (2005) Critical appraisal of available thermodynamic data for the complexation of antimony(iii) and antimony(v) by low molecular mass organic ligands. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 7 (12). p. 1226.

Tromans, A., Königsberger, E., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2005) Heat capacities and volumes of aqueous dicarboxylate salt solutions of relevance to the Bayer process. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 50 (6). pp. 2019-2025.

Tromans, A., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2005) Potentiometric investigation of the weak association of sodium and oxalate ions in aqueous solutions at 25°C. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 58 (3). pp. 213-217.

2004

Tromans, A., May, P.M., Hefter, G., Sato, T. and Buchner, R. (2004) Ion pairing and solvent relaxation processes in aqueous solutions of sodium malonate and sodium succinate. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108 (36). pp. 13789-13795.

2003

Buchner, R., Samani, F., May, P.M., Sturm, P. and Hefter, G. (2003) Hydration and ion pairing in aqueous sodium oxalate solutions. ChemPhysChem, 4 (4). pp. 373-378.

Hefter, G., May, P.M., Sipos, P. and Stanley, A. (2003) Viscosities of concentrated electrolyte solutions. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 103-104 (SPEC.). pp. 261-273.

2002

Buchner, R., Sipos, P., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2002) Dielectric relaxation of concentrated alkaline aluminate solutions. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106 (28). pp. 6527-6532.

Magalhães, M.C.F., Königsberger, E., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2002) Heat capacities of concentrated aqueous alkaline aluminate solutions at 25°C. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 47 (4). pp. 960-963.

Magalhães, M.C.F., Königsberger, E., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2002) Heat capacities of concentrated aqueous solutions of sodium sulfate, sodium carbonate, and sodium hydroxide at 25 °C. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 47 (3). pp. 590-598.

2001

Kratsis, S., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2001) Potentiometric study of the association of magnesium and sulfate ions at 25°C in high ionic strength media. Journal of Solution Chemistry, 30 (1). pp. 19-29.

Sipos, P., Stanley, A., Bevis, S., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2001) Viscosities and densities of concentrated aqueous NaOH/NaAl(OH)4 mixtures at 25 °C. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 46 (3). pp. 657-661.

2000

Sipos, P., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2000) Carbonate removal from concentrated hydroxide solutions. Analyst, 125 (5). pp. 955-958.

Königsberger, L.C., Königsberger, E., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2000) Complexation of iron (III) and iron (II) by citrate. Implications for iron speciation in blood plasma. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 78 (3). pp. 175-184.

Samani, F.K., Capewell, S.G., Sipos, P., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (2000) Ionization of water in concentrated potassium halide media. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53 (5). pp. 369-373.

Sipos, P., Bolden, L., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2000) Raman spectroscopic study of ion pairing of alkali metal ions with carbonate and sulfate in aqueous solutions. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53 (10). pp. 887-890.

Kratsis, S., Hefter, G., May, P.M. and Sipos, P. (2000) Thermodynamics of protonation and sodium binding of sulfate in concentrated NaCl and CsCl solutions studied by Raman spectroscopy. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53 (5). pp. 363-367.

Sipos, P., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (2000) Viscosities and densities of highly concentrated aqueous MOH solutions (M+ = Na+, K+, Li+, Cs+, (CH3)4N+) at 25.0°C. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 45 (4). pp. 613-617.

1999

Capewell, S.G., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1999) Association constants for the NaSO4- ion pair in concentrated cesium chloride solutions. Talanta, 49 (1). pp. 25-30.

Capewell, S.G., Buchner, R., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1999) Dielectric relaxation of aqueous Na2CO3 solutions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 1 (8). pp. 1933-1937.

Buchner, R., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1999) Dielectric relaxation of aqueous NaCl solutions. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 103 (1). pp. 8-9.

Buchner, R., Hefter, G., May, P.M. and Sipos, P. (1999) Dielectric relaxation of dilute aqueous NaOH, NaAl(OH)4 and NaB(OH)4. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 103 (50). pp. 11186-11190.

Capewell, S.G., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1999) Improved apparatus and procedures for the measurement of solubility of rapidly equilibrating solid-liquid systems to 90°C. Review of Scientific Instruments, 70 (2). pp. 1481-1485.

Buchner, R., Capewell, S.G., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1999) Ion-pair and solvent relaxation processes in aqueous Na2SO4 solutions. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 103 (7). pp. 1185-1192.

Watling, H.R., Sipos, P., Byrne, L., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1999) Raman, IR, and 27Al-MAS-NMR spectroscopic studies of sodium (hydroxy) aluminates. Applied Spectroscopy, 53 (4). pp. 415-422.

1998

De Witt, G.C., May, P.M., Webb, J. and Hefter, G. (1998) Potentiometric and computer studies of yttrium-EDTMP. Inorganica Chimica Acta (275-276). pp. 39-42.

Capewell, S.G., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1998) Potentiometric investigation of the weak association of sodium and carbonate ions at 25°C. Journal of Solution Chemistry, 27 (10). pp. 865-877.

Sipos, P., Capewell, S.G., May, P.M., Hefter, G., Laurenczy, G., Lukács, F. and Roulet, R. (1998) Spectroscopic studies of the chemical speciation in concentrated alkaline aluminate solutions. Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions (18). pp. 3007-3012.

Radnai, T., May, P.M., Hefter, G. and Sipos, P. (1998) Structure of aqueous sodium aluminate solutions: A solution X-ray diffraction study. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 102 (40). pp. 7841-7850.

Sipos, P., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1998) A hydrogen electrode study of concentrated alkaline aluminate solutions. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 51 (6). pp. 445-453.

Turonek, M.L., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1998) The ionic product of water in highly concentrated sodium perchlorate solutions. Talanta, 45 (5). pp. 931-934.

1997

Sipos, P., Capewell, S.G., May, P.M., Hefter, G., Laurenczy, G., Lukács, F. and Roulet, R. (1997) 205TL-NMR and UV-Visible spectroscopic determination of the formation constants of aqueous thallium(I) hydroxo-complexes. Journal of Solution Chemistry, 26 (5). pp. 419-431.

Tran-Ho, L.C., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (1997) Complexation of Copper(I) by Thioamino acids. Implications for copper speciation in blood plasma. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 68 (3). pp. 225-231.

Tran-Ho, L-C, Königsberger, E., May, P.M. and Hefter, G.T. (1997) Complexation of iron(III) and iron(II) by citric acid. Implications for iron speciation in blood plasma. In: Kalorimetrický Seminár, 19 - 22 May, Pardubice.

Hefter, G., May, P.M., Marshall, S.L., Cornish, J. and Kron, I. (1997) Improved apparatus and procedures for isopiestic studies at elevated temperatures. Review of Scientific Instruments, 68 (6). pp. 2558-2567.

Grases, F., Villacampa, A.I., Söhnel, O., Königsberger, E. and May, P.M. (1997) Phosphate composition of precipitates from urine-like liquors. Crystal Research and Technology, 32 (5). pp. 707-715.

Capewell, S.G., Hefter, G., Sipos, P. and May, P.M. (1997) Protonation and sodium ion-pairing of the sulfite ion in concentrated aqueous electrolyte solutions. Journal of Solution Chemistry, 26 (10). pp. 957-972.

Sipos, P., Bódi, I., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (1997) The ionic product of water in concentrated tetramethylammonium chloride solutions. Talanta, 44 (4). pp. 617-620.

1996

De Witt, G.C., May, P.M., Webb, J. and Hefter, G. (1996) Biospeciation, by potentiometry and computer simulation, of Sm-EDTMP, a bone tumor palliative agent. BioMetals, 9 (4). pp. 351-361.

Solis, J.S., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (1996) Cyanide Thermodynamics. III. Enthalpies and Entropies of Ionization of Water and Hydrogen Cyanide. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 49 (6). pp. 651-657.

Kurnia, K., Giles, D.E., May, P.M., Singh, P. and Hefter, G. (1996) Cyanide thermodynamics 2. Stability constants of copper(I) cyanide complexes in aqueous acetonitrile mixtures. Talanta, 43 (12). pp. 2045-2051.

Kurnia, K., Giles, D.E., May, P.M., Singh, P. and Hefter, G. (1996) Cyanide thermodynamics. 1. Stability constants of cadmium(II) and zinc(II) cyanide complexes in aqueous acetonitrile mixtures. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 38 (3). pp. 183-197.

Jose, S., May, P.M. and Hefter, G. (1996) Cyanide thermodynamics. Part 4.—Enthalpies and entropies of cyanide complexation of CuI, AgI, ZnII and CdII. Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 92 . pp. 641-644.

1995

Solis, J.S., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1995) Chemical speciation in the copper (I)-ammonia-chloride system. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 48 . pp. 1283-1292.

Marshall, S.L., May, P.M. and Hefter, G.T. (1995) Least-squares analysis of osmotic coefficient data at 25°C according to Pitzer's equation. 1. 1:1 Electrolytes. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 40 (5). pp. 1041-1052.

Kron, I., Marshall, S.L., May, P.M., Hefter, G. and Königsberger, E. (1995) The ionic product of water in highly concentrated aqueous electrolyte solutions. Monatshefte für Chemie Chemical Monthly, 126 (8-9). pp. 819-837.

1994

Königsberger, E., Solis, J.S., May, P.M. and Hefter, G.T. (1994) Solubility constants of AgCN and CuCN. In: 6th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena, 22 - 26 August, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Sipos, P., May, P.M., Hefter, G. and Kron, I. (1994) The ultraviolet absorption spectra of synthetic bayer liquors. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (20). pp. 2355-2356.

1993

Hefter, G., May, P.M. and Sipos, P. (1993) A general method for the determination of copper(I) equilibria in aqueous solution. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (22). pp. 1704-1706.

1992

Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1992) Ionic strength lives! Chemistry in Britain, 27 (7). p. 620.

1991

Hefter, G.T. and May, P.M. (1991) Chemical speciation in hydrometallurgical cyanide solutions. In: Fifth AusIMM Extractive Metallurgy Conference, 2 - 4 October, Perth, Western Australia.

1990

Verhoeven, P., Hefter, G. and May, P.M. (1990) Dissociation constant of hydrogen cyanide in saline solutions. Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, 7 (4). pp. 185-188.

Richardson, D.R., Wis Vitolo, L.M., Hefter, G.T., May, P.M., Clare, B.W., Webb, J. and Wilairat, P. (1990) Iron chelators of the pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone class Part I. Ionisation characteristics of the ligands and their relevance to biological properties. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 170 (2). pp. 165-170.

1989

Richardson, D.R., Hefter, G.T., May, P.M., Webb, J. and Baker, E. (1989) Iron chelators of the pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone class. Biology of Metals, 2 (3). pp. 161-167.