Mark Martinez

Professor

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Faculty of Applied Science

The focus of Mark's research is on fluid mechanics, flow visualization, multiphase flows and computational fluid dynamics with applications to industrial problems.

He is currently working on the following research projects:

Advanced Particle Fractionation Systems (NSERC Strategic Grant, Azko Nobel)
The Effect of Embossing Patterns on Flow Imbibition in Porous Media (NSERC CRD with Kruger Products)
Production and Characterization of Micro fibrillated Cellulose and Hydrogels (Canfor Pulp Ltd, Catalyst Paper, NSERC CRD with Domtar Corp)
Pressure Filtration of Soft Porous-Particle Suspensions (NSERC CRD with Valmet and Akzo Nobel)
Silica Removal in Bamboo Pulps (Lee & Man)
Modelling of the Heat Transfer in Cyclotron Targets (TRIUMF)
Novel Biomaterials from Cellulose (NSERC Green Fibre Network)

BPI Publications

Atypical plug formation in internal elastoviscoplastic fluid flows over non-smooth topologies Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 2023
Cellulose Nanocrystal Gels with Tunable Mechanical Properties from Hybrid Thermal Strategies ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2023
Characterizing jamming of dilute and semi-dilute fiber suspensions in a sudden contraction and a T-junction Physics of Fluids, 2023
Deep learning-based hybrid reconstruction algorithm for fibre instance segmentation from 3D x-ray tomographic images Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023
Estimating 225 Ac yield in thorium metal targets Scientific Reports, 2023
Exploring the anisotropic properties of chiral nematic cellulose nanocrystal aerogels: outstanding directional mechanical strength and unexpected surface-dependent thermal conductivity Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023
Mapping absorbency in cellulosic fibres with iron tracers Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023
Stochastic model for predicting the shape of flexible fibers in suspensions Physical Review Fluids, 2023
Fibre-reinforced biocompatible hydrogel to replace single-use plastic tubing in the clinical setting Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022
Investigation of properties and applications of cellulose-mycelium foam Journal of Materials Science, 2022
One-dimensional compression of a saturated elastoviscoplastic medium Physical Review Fluids, 2022
Particle sedimentation models for a commercial lithium extraction process from brine Chemical Engineering Science, 2022
Preparation and benchmarking of novel cellulose nanopaper Cellulose, 2022
An improved in vitro model for studying the structural and functional properties of the endothelial glycocalyx in arteries, capillaries and veins FASEB Journal, 2021
On two-phase modeling of dewatering pulp suspensions AIChE Journal, 2021
Sustainable production process of mechanically prepared nanocellulose from hardwood and softwood: A comparative investigation of refining energy consumption at laboratory and pilot scale Industrial Crops and Products, 2021
Evolution of Hemicellulose Molar Mass during Softwood Hydrolysis ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2020
Inertial settling of flexible fiber suspensions Physical Review Fluids, 2020
On the development of a continuous methodology to fractionate microfibriallated cellulose Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal, 2020

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