Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability

Dr AK Ilunga

Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (NanoWS) Reserach Unit
Tel: 011 471 3978
E-mail: makgabmj@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • PhD Chemistry (University of Johannesburg, South Africa 2018)

Currently teaching

  • Nanocatalysis
  • Mesoporous Materials
  • Catalysis and Kinetics

Fields of academic interests

  • Nanomaterials synthesis
  • Surface chemistry
  • Catalytic transformation

Field of Specialisation

  • Nanocatalysis
  • Mesoporous Materials
  • Catalysis and Kinetics

Journal articles

  • Ilunga A. K. and Meijboom R. A review of dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanocatalysts applied in the fine chemical transformation. Catal. Lett., 1-16 (2018). doi:10.1007/s10562-018-2584-0.
  • Ilunga A. K., Khoza T., Tjabadi E., and Meijboom R. Effective catalytic reduction of methyl orange catalysed by the encapsulated random alloy palladium-gold nanoparticles dendrimer. ChemistrySelect 2 (2017) 9803-9809.
  • Ilunga, A. K., and Meijboom, R. Random alloy nanoparticles of Pd and Au immobilized on reducible metal oxides and their catalytic investigation. Appl. Catal. B Environ. 203, 505–514 (2017).
  • Ilunga, A. K., and Meijboom, R. Catalytic and kinetic investigation of the encapsulated random alloy (Pdn-Au110-n) nanoparticles. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 189, 86–98 (2016).
  • Ilunga, A. K., and Meijboom, R. Catalytic oxidation of methylene blue by dendrimer-encapsulated silver and gold nanoparticles. J. Mol. Catal. A Chem. 411, 48–60 (2016).
  • Ilunga, A. K., and Meijboom, R. Synthesis of narrowly dispersed silver and gold nanoparticles and their catalytic evaluation for morin oxidation. Appl. Catal. A General 509, 17–29 (2016).

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of South Africa, Florida Campus

Projects

  • Catalytic degradation of organic contaminations in water
  • Adsorption isotherm approaches applied in trihalomethane compounds degradations
  • Catalytic and kinetic investigation in the presence of nanomaterials of wastewater treatment.