Dr L L Mokoloko

College of Science, Engineering and Technology
School of Science
Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
E-mail:	mokolll@unisa.ac.za

2022 PhD (Chemistry), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
2018 MSc (Chemistry, with distinction), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
2015 BSc with Honours (Chemistry), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
2014 BSc (general), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

G. Hutchings, M. Bowker, R. Catlow, T. Nyathi, I. Abdullah, M., Claeys, N. Coville, A. Roldan, P. van Helden, N. Fischer, E. van Steen, L. Jewell, L. Mokoloko, D. Bahnemann, M. Neurock, F. Kapteijn, E. Iglesia, P. Gibson, K. Holt, K. Domen, and A. K. Gupta, “Novel photocatalysts: General discussion,” Faraday Discuss., vol. 197, pp. 533–546, 2017.
L. L. Mokoloko, B. J. Matsoso, R. P. Forbes, D. H. Barrett, B. D. Moreno, and N. J. Coville, “Evolution of large-area reduced graphene oxide nanosheets from carbon dots via thermal treatment,” Carbon Trends, vol. 4, p. 100074, 2021.
L. L. Mokoloko, R. P. Forbes, and N. J. Coville, “The simultaneous synthesis of carbon dots and carbon spheres with tuneable sizes using a vertical chemical vapour deposition method,” S Afr J Chem, vol. 76, pp. 25–30, 2022.
L. L. Mokoloko, R. P. Forbes, and N. J. Coville, “The transformation of 0-D Carbon dots into 1-, 2- and 3-D carbon allotropes: A mini review,” Nanomaterials, vol. 12, p. 2515, 2022.
L. L. Mokoloko, J. B. Matsoso, N. Antonatos, B. D. Moreno, R. P. Forbes, Z. Sofer, D. H. Barrett, N. J. Coville, From 0D to 2D: N-doped carbon nanosheets for room temperature detection of alcohol-based chemical vapours, RSC Adv., vol. 12, pp. 21440-21451, 2022.
K. Machumele, L. L. Mokoloko, M. Makatini, and M. S. Maubane-Nkadimeng, “Physicochemical properties of in situ microwave-assisted germanium oxide modified nitrogen-doped carbon dots,” Diam. Relat., 110195, 2023.

Postdoctoral fellow in the Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability
Golden Key International Honour Society member
Member of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI)
Member of the South African Nanotechnology Initiative (SANi)

1-, 2-, 3-D carbon nanomaterials for diverse applications such as water treatment, catalysis and energy
Fabrication of diverse membranes for nanofiltration and seawater desalination
Advanced characterization and optimization processes of nanomaterials fabrication
Seawater desalination for mineral recovery from brines
Study the pure water flux, solute rejection, molecular weight cut off (MWCO), and fouling resistance of nanostructured membranes.

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RNPExFAAAAAJ&hl=en&citsig=ACseELJzLmjXhHsHfYMmMN6JGaXQ

ORCHID link: 0000-0003-4980-0319