Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability

Dr O Mkhari

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

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. Chemistry (University of the Witwatersrand, 2022)
  • MSc. Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy (University of Leipzig, 2017)
  • BSc. Hons. Advanced Chemistry (University of Limpopo,2013)
  • BSc. Chemistry and Biochemistry (University of Limpopo,2012)

Fields of academic interests

  • Photocatalysis
  • Energy materials
  • Materials
  • Urban water utilization
  • Nanotechnology
  • Natural organic matter

Field of Specialisation

  • Structured nanomaterial design
  • Water treatment
  • Spectroscopy
  • Photocatalysis
  • Electrochemistry
  • Material characterization

Journal articles

  1. Ariel Ndala, Gloria Kibambo, O. Mkhari, Mahabubur Chowdhury Two electron transfer mediated enhanced electrochemical nitrate detection by Sn doped CuxO thin film electrode. Advanced sensor research 774 (2023), 139837.
  2. T.D. Ntuli, T.H. Mongwe, L.L. Sikeyi, O. Mkhari, N.J. Coville, E.N. Nxumalo, M. S. Maubane-Nkadimeng. From waste cooking oil to oxygen-rich onion-like nonocarbons for the removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution. South African journal of science (2023).
  3. Visser, E., Cory, N.J., O., Mkhari, Chamier, J., Cummings, F. and Chowdhury, M., 2023. Facile synthesis of NiSe2: α-Fe2O3 thin film: physical, optical and photoelectronic properties. Thin Solid Films, p.139837.
  4. O. Mkhari, T.D. Ntuli, N.J. Coville, E.N. Nxumalo, M.S. Maubane-Nkadimeng. “Supported carbon dots: A review”. Journal of Luminescence 255 (2023), 119552.
  5. Mkhari, T.D. Ntuli, N.J. Coville, E.N. Nxumalo, M.S. Maubane-Nkadimeng. “A comparison of fluorescent N-doped carbon dots supported on the surface of hollow and solid carbon spheres, and solid silica spheres”. Diamond and related materials (2021), 108500.
  6. D. Ntuli, T.H. Mongwe, L.L. Sikeyi, O. Mkhari, N.J. Coville, E.N. Nxumalo, M. S. Maubane-Nkadimeng. “Removal of hexavalent chromium via an adsorption coupled reduction mechanism using olive oil-derived carbon nano-onions”. Env. Nano, Monitoring & Management 16 (2021), 100477.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • Postdoctoral fellow in the Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), UNISA.
  • Postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Functional Materials Research Unit, CPUT.
  • Research and Development Chemist at South African Precious Metals.
  • Sasol-National research foundation postdoctoral fellowship
  • National research foundation
  • Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
  • Sasol Inzalo fellowship, (year: 2013).

Projects

Fabrication of photo-induced structured materials for water remediation.

Other

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=orlette+mkhari&btnG=

ORCHID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9580-2596