Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Chemistry) by Subject "Adsorption"
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Highly selective mesoporous sorbents for mercury removal from industrial wastewater
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The results of this study show that novel mesoporous carbons were obtained as inverse replica of SBA-15, HMS and MCM-41 silica templates, with a large pore diameter (2-4 nm), a BET surface area of 1867, 874 and 910 m2g–1 ... -
Method development for selective recovery of rare earths elements from phosphogypsum waste
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The need for rare earth elements (REEs) in current technologies has motivated countries with high imports dependency to search for alternatives sources. Several studies have been carried out to investigate the feasibility ... -
Re-use of South African fly ash for CO2 capture and brine remediation.
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Coal combustion accounts for 95% of electricity generation in South Africa while globally coal combustion for energy generation stands at 42%. It has been predicted that coal utilization for energy generation will continue ...