Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability

Mr ZS Ncanana

College of Science, Engineering and Technology
School of Science
Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability
Laboratory Technician
E-mail: ncanazs@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • Master of Science – Chemistry (UNIZULU)
  • BSc. Honours – Chemistry (UNIZULU)
  • Bachelor of Science – Chemistry & Physics (UNIZULU)

Field of Specialisation

  • Materials’ characterisation
  • Heterogenous catalysis
  • Chromatography

Journal articles

  • Ncanana, Z.S., Vashistha, V.K., Singh, P.P. and Pullabhotla, R.V., 2022. Degradation of o-, m-, p-cresol isomers using ozone in the presence of V2O5-supported Mn, Fe, and Ni catalysts. Pure and Applied Chemistry94(7), pp.859-867.
  • Ncanana, Z.S., Sadgrove, N.J. and Pullabhotla, V.R., 2020. Oxidative degradation of cresol isomers using ozone in the presence of SiO2-supported nickel, iron, manganese and vanadium catalysts. Catalysis Today358, pp.284-293.
  • Ncanana, Z.S. and Pullabhotla, V.R., 2019. Oxidative degradation of m-cresol using ozone in the presence of pure γ-Al2O3, SiO2 and V2O5 catalysts. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering7(3), p.103072.
  • Ncanana, Z.S. and Pullabhotla, V.R., 2018. Ozone Initiated Oxidation of Cresol Isomers Using γ-Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2 as Adsorbents. Catalysis Letters148, pp.1535-1546.