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Research Interests
Chemical and metallurgical engineering, primarily focusing on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS); Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) for carbon dioxide capture; Mineral Processing; Landfill Biogas Recovery (process and materials); Recovery of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from coal fly ash; and Advanced Materials.
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Chemical Fingerprinting of Spiranthes spiralis L. Methanol Seed Extract: Spectroscopic, Chromatographic, and Computational Approaches
Aytar, E. C., Basılı, T., Viana, A. R., Şentürk, B., Torunoğlu, E. İ., Mabuza, M., Sillanpää, M. & Kömpe, Y. Ö., Feb 2026, In: Food Science and Nutrition. 14, 2, e71531.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adsorption Equilibria and Systematic Thermodynamics Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration on South African Coals Using Nonlinear Three-Parameter Models: Sips, Tóth, and Dubinin–Astakhov
Mabuza, M. M. & Mahlobo, M. G. R., May 2025, In: Energies. 18, 10, 2646.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and characterization of magnesium-derived metal-organic framework-74 for post-combustion CO2 capture applications
Mabuza, M. M. & Makuwa, G. N., Oct 2025, In: South African Journal of Chemical Engineering. 54, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of a Lab-Scale Hybrid Landfill Bioreactor to Enhance Municipal Solid Waste Biogas Production
Lepota, K. D. T., Premlall, K. & Mabuza, M. M., 16 Sept 2025, In: ACS Omega. 10, 36, p. 41270-41282 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Insight into hybridization of iron scrap derived Fe3O4 on TiO2: Facile synthesis of an eco-friendly photocatalyst, characterization, and photoelectric properties
Orero, B., Lekgoba, T., Mabuza, M., Elisadiki, J., Sithole, T., Ntuli, F. & Mashifana, T., Sept 2025, In: Results in Engineering. 27, 106559.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
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UJ Chemical Engineering students win top honours at the Mintek Sci 2025 Hackathon
6/11/25
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Doctoral research targets sustainable energy from landfill emissions
23/10/25
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