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