Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability
College of Science, Engineering and Technology |
School of Science |
Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability |
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
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Qualifications
- PhD in Chemical Engineering (North-West University)
Fields of academic interests
- Fate and remediation of water pollutants emanating from coal utilisation
- Green energy
Field of Specialisation
Clean coal technologies
Journal articles
- Phiri, Z., Everson, R. C., Neomagus, H. W. J. P., and Wood, B. J. 2018. Transformation of nitrogen functional forms and the accompanying chemical-structural properties emanating from pyrolysis of bituminous coals. Applied Energy, 216 414–427.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.02.107.
- Phiri, Z., Everson, R. C., Neomagus, H. W. J. P., Engelbrecht, A. D., Wood, B. J., and
Nyangwa, B. 2018. Release of nitrogenous volatile species from South African bituminous coals during pyrolysis. Energy & Fuels, 32 4606–4616. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b03356.
- Phiri, Z., Everson, R. C., Neomagus, H. W. J. P., and Wood, B. J. 2017. The effect of acid demineralising bituminous coals and de-ashing the respective chars on nitrogen functional forms. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 125 127–135. https: //doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2017.04.009.
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
Academic Achievement Award issued by the Fossil Fuel Foundation of Africa in recognition of an outstanding research on the reduction of nitric oxide by chars derived from South African discard coals (2011).
Projects
Impact of coal utilisation activities on water quality
Other
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=jAgYJAUAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCHID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6389-8490