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Hire Dr. Tony V.
Australia

Manage biorefinering and environmental biotechology with 20+ years experience

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing
Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Work Experience

NSW Department of Primary Industries

June 1998 - Present

Post Doc - various

UNSW

July 1993 - July 1997

Education

BSc (Hons)

UNSW

March 1994 - July 1997

Ph.D

UNSW

July 1989 - December 1991

Certifications
  • Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tony Vancov, S. McIntosh, J. Palmer, M. Egbuta, L. Liu(2019). Improved Cellulosic Ethanol Titres from Highly Lignified Cotton Trash Residues Using Various Batch and Fed-Batch Process Configurations . {BioEnergy} Research. 12. (4). p. 1021--1032. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
T. Vancov, J. Palmer, B. Keen(2019). Two-Stage Pretreatment Process Validation for Production of Ethanol from Cotton Gin Trash . {BioEnergy} Research. 12. (3). p. 593--604. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
S. McIntosh, J. Palmer, M. Egbuta, L. Liu, T. Vancov(2019). Refining spent cotton gin trash following essential oil extraction for value added cellulosic sugars . Bioresource Technology Reports. 7. p. 100223. Elsevier {BV}
T. Vancov, J. Palmer, B. Keen(2018). A two stage pretreatment process to maximise recovery of sugars from cotton gin trash . Bioresource Technology Reports. 4. p. 114--122. Elsevier {BV}
Tony Vancov, Raymond M. Trevorah, Tien Huynh, Maazuza Z. Othman(2018). Bioethanol potential of Eucalyptus obliqua sawdust using gamma-valerolactone fractionation . Bioresource Technology. 250. p. 673--682. Elsevier {BV}
Zhang, Z., Vancov, T., McIntosh, S., Basu, B., Lali, A., Qian, G., Hobson, P., Doherty, W.O.S., Zhang, Z., Vancov, T., et al.(2017). Erratum to: Assessing dilute acid pretreatment of different lignocellulosic biomasses for enhanced sugar production (Cellulose, (2016), 23, 6, (3771-3783), 10.1007/s10570-016-1043-6) . Cellulose. 24. (8).
McIntosh, S., Palmer, J., Zhang, Z., Doherty, W.O.S., Yazdani, S.S., Sukumaran, R.K., Vancov, T.(2017). Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Pretreated Eucalyptus grandis under High Solids Loading . Industrial Biotechnology. 13. (3). p. 131-140.
Egbuta, M.A., McIntosh, S., Waters, D.L.E., Vancov, T., Liu, L., Egbuta, M.A., McIntosh, S., Waters, D.L.E., Vancov, T., Liu, L.(2017). Biological importance of cotton by-products relative to chemical constituents of the cotton plant . Molecules. 22. (1).
Rijal, D., Vancov, T., McIntosh, S., Ashwath, N., Stanley, G.A.(2016). Process options for conversion of Agave tequilana leaves into bioethanol . Industrial Crops and Products. 84. p. 263-272.
Zhang, Z., Vancov, T., Mackintosh, S., Basu, B., Lali, A., Qian, G., Hobson, P., Doherty, W.O.S., Zhang, Z., Vancov, T., et al.(2016). Assessing dilute acid pretreatment of different lignocellulosic biomasses for enhanced sugar production . Cellulose. 23. (6). p. 3771-3783.
McIntosh, S., Zhang, Z., Palmer, J., Wong, H.-H., Doherty, W.O.S., Vancov, T.(2016). Pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol production using eucalyptus biomass pre-treated by dilute acid and steam explosion . Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 10. (4). p. 346-358.
Vancov, T., Schneider, R.C.S., Palmer, J., McIntosh, S., Stuetz, R., Vancov, T., Schneider, R.C.S., Palmer, J., McIntosh, S., Stuetz, R.(2015). Potential use of feedlot cattle manure for bioethanol production . Bioresource Technology. 183. p. 120-128.
Anstoetz, M., Rose, T.J., Clark, M.W., Yee, L.H., Raymond, C.A., Vancov, T.(2015). Novel applications for oxalate-phosphate-amine metal-organic-frameworks (OPA-MOFs): Can an iron-based OPA-MOF be used as slow-release fertilizer? . PLoS ONE. 10. (12).
Despland, L.M., Clark, M.W., Vancov, T., Aragno, M., Despland, L.M., Clark, M.W., Vancov, T., Aragno, M.(2014). Nutrient removal and microbial communities' development in a young unplanted constructed wetland using Bauxsol™ pellets to treat wastewater . Science of the Total Environment. 484. (1). p. 167-175.
McIntosh, S., Vancov, T., Palmer, J., Morris, S., McIntosh, S., Vancov, T., Palmer, J., Morris, S.(2014). Ethanol production from cotton gin trash using optimised dilute acid pretreatment and whole slurry fermentation processes . Bioresource Technology. 173. p. 42-51.
McIntosh, S., Vancov, T., Palmer, J., Spain, M.(2012). Ethanol production from Eucalyptus plantation thinnings . Bioresource Technology. 110. p. 264-272.
Vancov, T., Alston, A.-S., Brown, T., McIntosh, S., Vancov, T., Alston, A.-S., Brown, T., McIntosh, S.(2012). Use of ionic liquids in converting lignocellulosic material to biofuels . Renewable Energy. 45. p. 1-6.
Vancov, T., McIntosh, S.(2012). Mild acid pretreatment and enzyme saccharification of Sorghum bicolor straw . Applied Energy. 92. p. 421-428.
Despland, L.M., Vancov, T., Aragno, M., Clark, M.W.(2012). Diversity of microbial communities in an attached-growth system using Bauxsol™ pellets for wastewater treatment . Science of the Total Environment. 433. p. 383-389.
McIntosh, S., Vancov, T., McIntosh, S., Vancov, T.(2011). Optimisation of dilute alkaline pretreatment for enzymatic saccharification of wheat straw . Biomass and Bioenergy. 35. (7). p. 3094-3103.
Vancov, T., Mcintosh, S., Vancov, T., Mcintosh, S.(2011). Effects of dilute acid pretreatment on enzyme saccharification of wheat stubble . Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. 86. (6). p. 818-825.
Despland, L.M., Clark, M.W., Vancov, T., Erler, D., Aragno, M., Despland, L.M., Clark, M.W., Vancov, T., Erler, D., Aragno, M., et al.(2011). Nutrient and trace-metal removal by bauxsol pellets in wastewater treatment . Environmental Science and Technology. 45. (13). p. 5746-5753.
Vancov, T., McIntosh, S., Vancov, T., McIntosh, S.(2011). Alkali pretreatment of cereal crop residues for second-generation biofuels . Energy and Fuels. 25. (7). p. 2754-2763.
Jury, K.L., Khan, S.J., Vancov, T., Stuetz, R.M., Ashbolt, N.J., Jury, K.L., Khan, S.J., Vancov, T., Stuetz, R.M., Ashbolt, N.J.(2011). Are sewage treatment plants promoting antibiotic resistance? . Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 41. (3). p. 243-270.
Despland, L.M., Clark, M.W., Aragno, M., Vancov, T., Despland, L.M., Clark, M.W., Aragno, M., Vancov, T.(2010). Minimising alkalinity and pH spikes from portland cement-bound bauxsol (seawater-neutralized red mud) pellets for pH circum-neutral waters . Environmental Science and Technology. 44. (6). p. 2119-2125.
McIntosh, S., Vancov, T., McIntosh, S., Vancov, T.(2010). Enhanced enzyme saccharification of Sorghum bicolor straw using dilute alkali pretreatment . Bioresource Technology. 101. (17). p. 6718-6727.
Vancov, T., Keen, B., Vancov, T., Keen, B.(2009). Amplification of soil fungal community DNA using the ITS86F and ITS4 primers . FEMS Microbiology Letters. 296. (1). p. 91-96.
Vancov, T., Keen, B., Vancov, T., Keen, B.(2009). Rapid isolation and high-throughput determination of cellulase and laminarinase activity in soils . Journal of Microbiological Methods. 79. (2). p. 174-177.
Vancov, T., Jury, K., Rice, N., Van Zwieten, L., Morris, S., Vancov, T., Jury, K., Rice, N., Van Zwieten, L., Morris, S.(2007). Enhancing cell survival of atrazine degrading Rhodococcus erythropolis NI86/21 cells encapsulated in alginate beads . Journal of Applied Microbiology. 102. (1). p. 212-220.
Bell, M., Seymour, N., Stirling, G.R., Stirling, A.M., Van Zwieten, L., Vancov, T., Sutton, G., Moody, P., Bell, M., Seymour, N., et al.(2006). Impacts of management on soil biota in Vertosols supporting the broadacre grains industry in northern Australia . Australian Journal of Soil Research. 44. (4). p. 433-451.
Vancov, T., Jury, K., Van Zwieten, L., Vancov, T., Jury, K., Van Zwieten, L.(2005). Atrazine degradation by encapsulated Rhodococcus erythropolis NI86/21 . Journal of Applied Microbiology. 99. (4). p. 767-775.
Jordan, D., Jordan, D., Vancov, T., Chowdhury, A., Andersen, L.M., Jury, K., Stevenson, A.E., Morris, S.G., Jordan, D., Vancov, T., et al.(2004). The relationship between concentration of a dual marker strain of Salmonella Typhimurium in bovine faeces and its probability of detection by immunomagnetic separation and culture . Journal of Applied Microbiology. 97. (5). p. 1054-1062.
R. Foster, L.J., Kwan, B.H., Vancov, T., R. Foster, L.J., Kwan, B.H., Vancov, T.(2004). Microbial degradation of the organophosphate pesticide, Ethion . FEMS Microbiology Letters. 240. (1). p. 49-53.
Su, P., Jury, K., Allison, G.E., Wong, W.Y., Kim, W.S., Liu, C.-Q., Vancov, T., Dunn, N.W., Su, P., Jury, K., et al.(2002). Cloning vectors for Streptococcus thermophilus derived from a native plasmid . FEMS Microbiology Letters. 216. (1). p. 43-47.
Zahra, D.G., Vancov, T., Dunn, J.M., Hawkins, N.J., Ward, R.L., Zahra, D.G., Vancov, T., Dunn, J.M., Hawkins, N.J., Ward, R.L.(1999). Selectable in-vivo recombination to increase antibody library size - An improved phage display vector system . Gene. 227. (1). p. 49-54.
Vancov, T., Dunn, N.W., Vancov, T., Dunn, N.W.(1994). Isolation and Characterization of Zymomonas Mobilis DNA Fragments Acting as Promoter Transcriptional Elements in Escherichia Coli . The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 40. (6). p. 541-549.
Vancov, T., Dunn, N.W., Vancov, T., Dunn, N.W.(1994). Characterization of a gene encoding a major β-endoglucanase from xanthomonas albilineans . The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 40. (5). p. 421-434.
BOOK
Rose, M.T., Cavagnaro, T.R., Scanlan, C.A., Rose, T.J., Vancov, T., Kimber, S., Kennedy, I.R., Kookana, R.S., Van Zwieten, L., Rose, M.T., et al.(2016). Impact of Herbicides on Soil Biology and Function . Advances in Agronomy. 136. p. 133-220.
Vancov, T., McIntosh, S., Vancov, T., McIntosh, S.(2011). Enhanced enzyme saccharification of cereal crop residues using dilute alkali pretreatment . Cellulase: Types and Action, Mechanism and Uses. p. 159-182.
Vancov, T., Jury, K., Vancov, T., Jury, K.(2011). Atrazine degradation using alginate encapsulated rhodococcus erythroplis NI86/21 . Atrazine Degradation using Alginate Encapsulated Rhodococcus Erythroplis NI86/21. p. 1-42.