Metallurgy

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment

Websitehttps://www.uj.ac.za/faculties/engineering-the-built-environment/departments-2/department-of-metallurgy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Prof Kenneth Alaneme
- Metallurgy - Professor
Person: Professor
20052025
Ms Nomsa Baloyi
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- Metallurgy - Lecturer
Person: Lecturer
20222025
Dr Festus Ben
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- Metallurgy - Postdoctoral Student
Person: Postdoc
20222025

9121 Citations
45 h-index
456 Article
114 Conference contribution
114 Conference article
71 Chapter
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Plugging the gaps: Sustainable resource policy and revenue leakages in Nigeria's small-scale lithium mining
Eniowo, O. D., Grobler, H., Mulaba-Bafubiandi, A. F., Onifade, M., Makinde, O. & Daramola, S. O., Mar 2026, In: Extractive Industries and Society. 25, 101788.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Production of hydrogen energy from graphene-based catalytic technologies
Ujah, C. O. & Olubambi, P. A., 15 Jan 2026, In: Fuel. 404, 136340.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
Recent advances in sustainable bio-oil production from marine biomass: A review of thermolysis of seaweeds with waste plastics
Nyam, T. T., Ayeleru, O. O., Ramatsa, I. M. & Olubambi, P. A., Feb 2026, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 205, 108489.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

Appointment as a board member to serve on the governance board of Lebone College of Emergency Care
Madzivhandila, T. (Recipient), 14 Feb 2024
Prize: Appointment

Studies from University of Johannesburg Have Provided New Information about Sustainable Metallurgy [Minimization of Organic-in-aqueous (O-in-a) Entrainments and Improvement of Solvent Extraction Efficiency By Optimizing Key Parameters Using ...]
Makhatha, M. & Mulaba-Bafubiandi, A.
12/05/25
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University of Johannesburg Reports Findings in Agriculture (Effects of PPA Reinforcement and Sintering Parameters on the Densification and Hardness Properties of Al/Mg/PPA Composites)
Gupta, K., Tekweme, F. & Olubambi, P.
9/04/25
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Data on Materials Research Described by Researchers at Federal University of Technology Akure (Hot deformation behaviour, constitutive equations and processing map of Cu-Zn-Al-Ni shape memory alloy)
Alaneme, K.
25/03/25
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