Kelly Hawboldt, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

adsorption biomass residues to bioproducts fishery and forestry residues produced gas treatment bioadditives biochar biomass carbon capture

Latest papers

Influence of chitin purity on its dissolution behaviour in alkaline solvent.
Carbohydrate polymers · 2025
Atomistic Analysis of Sulphonamides as a Microbial Influenced Corrosion (MIC) Inhibitor.
ACS omega · 2024
Sulfide (H2S) Corrosion Modeling of Cr-Doped Iron (Fe) Using a Molecular Modeling Approach.
ACS omega · 2023

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Complete carbon capture and utilization from point sources using biomass based adsorbents
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$192,200
Characterization and solvent extraction of rare earth elements
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$254,000
Repurposing marine by-products or raw materials for the development and production of functional foods and bioactives to improve human health and coastal community sustainability
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$4,755,528

All 15 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

Influence of chitin purity on its dissolution behaviour in alkaline solvent.

Pohling J, Hawboldt K, Dave D

Carbohydrate polymers2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.123414 PMID: 40049983

02

Atomistic Analysis of Sulphonamides as a Microbial Influenced Corrosion (MIC) Inhibitor.

Asif M, Korlapati NVS, Khan F, Hawboldt K, Caines S

ACS omega2024

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c04651 PMID: 39310134

03

Sulfide (H2S) Corrosion Modeling of Cr-Doped Iron (Fe) Using a Molecular Modeling Approach.

Asif M, Khan F, Hawboldt K, Anwar S

ACS omega2023

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05615 PMID: 36872987

04

Shrimp Oil Extracted from Shrimp Processing By-Product Is a Rich Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Astaxanthin-Esters, and Reveals Potential Anti-Adipogenic Effects in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes.

Phadtare I, Vaidya H, Hawboldt K, Cheema SK

Marine drugs2021

DOI: 10.3390/md19050259 PMID: 33946320

05

Sulfate removal using colloid-enhanced ultrafiltration: performance evaluation and adsorption studies.

Lin W, Zhang B, Ye X, Hawboldt K

Environmental science and pollution research international2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10884-z PMID: 32970260

06

Optimization of biosurfactant production by Bacillus Subtilis N3-1P using the brewery waste as the carbon source.

Moshtagh B, Hawboldt K, Zhang B

Environmental technology2019

DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1473502 PMID: 29746215

07

Application of biochar for acid gas removal: experimental and statistical analysis using CO2.

Bamdad H, Hawboldt K, MacQuarrie S, Papari S

Environmental science and pollution research international2019

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04509-3 PMID: 30783927

08

Offshore produced water management: A review of current practice and challenges in harsh/Arctic environments.

Zheng J, Chen B, Thanyamanta W, Hawboldt K, Zhang B, Liu B

Marine pollution bulletin2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.01.004 PMID: 26781453

09

Development, optimization, validation and application of faster gas chromatography - flame ionization detector method for the analysis of total petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soils.

Zubair A, Pappoe M, James LA, Hawboldt K

Journal of chromatography. A2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.10.003 PMID: 26607315

10

Thermal stability investigation of sulfide minerals in DSC.

Iliyas A, Hawboldt K, Khan F

Journal of hazardous materials2010

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.149 PMID: 20353880

Complete carbon capture and utilization from point sources using biomass based adsorbents

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Hawboldt, Kelly Anne KAM

Keywords: adsorption; bioadditives; biochar; biomass; carbon capture; pyrolysis; synthetic chemistry

$192,200

Characterization and solvent extraction of rare earth elements

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Zhang, Yan Y

Keywords: Acidic and basic extractants; Coordination effects; Determination of rare earth elements; ICP-MS; Limit of detection; Reactive extraction; Solvent (liquid-liquid) extraction; Spectral interference; X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

$254,000

Repurposing marine by-products or raw materials for the development and production of functional foods and bioactives to improve human health and coastal community sustainability

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Thomas, Raymond

Keywords: Functional products development Rural Innovation Marine and fisheries biomass utilization Sustainable coastal communities Functional ingredients Marine health Marine metabolomics Marine products innovation

$4,755,528

Repurposing marine by-products or raw materials for the development and production of functional foods and bioactives to improve human health and coastal community sustainability

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Thomas, Raymond

$5,907,676

Valorization of biomass residues to treat produced/natural gas

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hawboldt, Kelly

Keywords: biomass residues to bioproducts; adsorption; fishery and forestry residues; produced gas treatment

$168,000

Feasibility of biochar as an adsorbent for metals in complex mixtures of mining effluent**

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Hawboldt, KellyAnne

$25,000

Biomass fly ash characterization and use as an adsorbent

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Hawboldt, KellyAnne

$17,500

Waste and produced gas managment on offshore platforms

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hawboldt, KellyAnne

$174,000

Development of biopathways for the forestry industry in Newfoundland and Labrador

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Strategic Workshops Program

Principal investigators: Hawboldt, KellyAnne

$25,000

Development of dynamic operational risk management tool for processing system

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Khan, Faisal

$284,150

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Engineering and App Sci/Process Eng
Civil Engineering
Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of
Process Engineering - Memorial University of Newfoundland

Co-authors at Memorial University of Newfoundland, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Baiyu Zhang

Civil Engineering

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Bing Chen

Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Faisal Khan

Process Engineering - Memorial University of Newfoundland

1 shared papers, latest 2010

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