Sustainable Minerals Institute

Dr Susana Brito e Abreu

Senior Research Fellow
JKMRC
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Dr Susana Brito e Abreu

Publications

Journal Articles (14)
Conference Papers (4)
Research Reports (8)

Journal Articles

Ku, Lam Ian, Forbes, Liza and Brito e Abreu, Susana (2024). An efficient peptide screening method for mineral-binding peptides. Minerals, 14 (2) 207. doi: 10.3390/min14020207
Forbes, Elizaveta, Britoe Abreu, Susana, Tungpalan, Kate, Sashigunan, Ramya, Runge, Kym and O'Donnell, Roxanne (2022). Effect of residual reagents on chalcopyrite losses at Mount Isa Mines copper operation: Part I – evaluation of mineral recoveries. Minerals Engineering, 185 107706, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107706
Forbes, Elizaveta, Brito e Abreu, Susana, Tungpalan, Kate, Sashigunan, Ramya, Runge, Kym and O'Donnell, Roxanne (2022). Effect of residual reagents on chalcopyrite losses at Mount Isa Mines Copper Operation: part II- evaluation of flotation mechanisms. Minerals Engineering, 185 107687, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107687
Xu, Shihong, Zanin, Massimiliano, Skinner, William and Brito e Abreu, Susana (2022). Influence of grinding conditions on the pulp chemistry and flotation of oxidised pyrite. Minerals Engineering, 177 107385, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.107385
Xu, Shihong, Zanin, Massimiliano, Skinner, William and Brito e Abreu, Susana (2021). Surface chemistry of oxidised pyrite during grinding: ToF-SIMS and XPS surface analysis. Minerals Engineering, 170 106992, 106992. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.106992
Xu, Shihong, Zanin, Massimiliano, Skinner, William and Brito e Abreu, Susana (2021). Surface chemistry of oxidised pyrite during grinding: EDTA extraction analysis. Minerals Engineering, 160 106683. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106683
Xu, Shihong, Cheng, Debo, Skinner, William and Brito e Abreu, Susana (2020). Application of ToF-SIMS to predict contact angles of pyrite particles. Minerals Engineering, 147 106168, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2019.106168
Ahmed, Furqan, Choudhury, Namita Roy, Dutta, Naba K., Brito e Abreu, Susana, Zannettino, Andrew and Duncan, Elizabeth (2014). Interaction of platelets with poly(vinylidene fluoride-co- hexafluoropropylene) electrospun surfaces. Biomacromolecules, 15 (3), 744-755. doi: 10.1021/bm4015396
Owusu, Clement, Brito e Abreu, Susana, Skinner, William, Addai-Mensah, Jonas and Zanin, Massimiliano (2014). The influence of pyrite content on the flotation of chalcopyrite/pyrite mixtures. Minerals Engineering, 55, 87-95. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.09.018
Brito e Abreu, Susana and Skinner, William (2012). Determination of contact angles, silane coverage, and hydrophobicity heterogeneity of methylated quartz surfaces using ToF-SIMS. Langmuir, 28 (19), 7360-7367. doi: 10.1021/la300352f
Brito e Abreu, Susana and Skinner, William (2011). ToF-SIMS-derived hydrophobicity in DTP flotation of chalcopyrite: contact angle distributions in flotation streams. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 98 (1-2), 35-41. doi: 10.1016/j.minpro.2010.10.003
Brito e Abreu, Susana and Skinner, William (2011). Predicting the surface chemistry contribution to the flotation recovery of chalcopyrite by ToF-SIMS. Minerals Engineering, 24 (2), 160-168. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.11.004
Brito e Abreu, Susana, Avelino, Helena M. N. T., Caetano, Fernando J. P. and Fareleira, Joao M. N. A. (2010). Density of diisodecyl phthalate at temperatures from (283.15 to 363.15) K and pressures from (0.1 to 65) MPa. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 55 (9), 3525-3531. doi: 10.1021/je1001413
Abreu, Susana Brito E., Brien, Chris and Skinner, William (2010). ToF-SIMS as a new method to determine the contact angle of mineral surfaces. Langmuir, 26 (11), 8122-8130. doi: 10.1021/la904443s

Conference Papers

Brito e Abreu, Susana (2025). Advanced Surface Characterisation of Minerals using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). 13th Asia Pacific Microscopy Congress 2025 (APMC13), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-7 Febuary 2025. Lexington, MA United States: ScienceOpen. doi: 10.14293/apmc13-2025-0237
Runge, Kym, Forbes, Liza, Brito e Abreu, Susana and Yahyaei, Mohsen (2024). Advances in flotation which have the potential to address the challenges associated with energy transition. XXXI International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC), Washington, DC, United States, 29 September-3 October 2024. Englewood, CO, United States: Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.
Runge, K.C., Brito e Abreu, S., Evans, C. and O’Donnell, R. (2021). Analysis of the Mount Isa Copper concentrate preflotation circuit using advanced diagnostic techniques. Mill Operators Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23-25 June 2021. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AusIMM.
Forbes, Elizaveta, Brito e Abreu, Susana, Tungpalan, Kate, Sashingunan, Ramya, Runge, Kym and O'Donnell, Roxanne (2021). Effect of Residual Reagents on Chalcopyrite Losses at Mount Isa Mines Copper Concentrator. Flotation' 21, Online, 8 - 13 November 2021.

Research Reports

Dzinza, v, Forbes, Liza and Brito e Abreu, Susana (2023). Effect of recycled water chemistry on flotation performance: A review: Phase 1. Brisbane, QLD, Australoia: The University of Queensland.
Brito e Abreu, Susana, Yenial Arslan, Unzile, Verster, Lizette and Forbes, Liza (2022). Fluorine management in mineral processing operations - a review. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
e Abreu, Susana Brito, Southam, Gordon, Villa Gomez, Denys, Ma, Xiaodong, Vaughan, James, Micklethwaite, Steven, Forbes, Liza and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Lizette Verster, Kym Runge and Susana Brito e Abreu (2021). GLENCON10 - Circuit Survey of Mt Isa Copper Concentrator Pre-Float Circuit. Brisbane: Sustainable Minerals Institute - JKMRC.
Brito e Abreu, Susana, Verster, Lizette, Forbes, Liza and Runge, Kym (2021). GLENCON10 - circuit survey of Mt Isa copper concentrator pre-float circuit - ToF-SIMS analysis. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre.
Brito e Abreu, Susana, Liza Forbes and Runge, Kym (2020). GLENCON 6 (Part II) – Addendum B, ToF-SIMS Analysis. Brisbane, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Forbes, Liza, Tungapalan, Kate, Brito e Abreu, Susana and Runge, Kym (2020). Glencon 6 (Part II) Report. Brisbane, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Kym Runge, Susana Brito e Abreu and Cathy Evans (2018). Glencon 6 – strategies for improved MgO depression in the copper concentrator. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.