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The oxidation of n-octane by iridium and cobalt PNP complexes.
(2011)Paraffin activation has practical implications in the replacement of current petrochemical feedstocks (olefins), by utilizing economical and easily accessible alkanes, which may result in more efficient strategies for ... -
Oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes and esters.
(1998)The initial aim of this research project was to oxidise Cr C4 alcohols to their respective aldehydes. However, isolation of these aldehydes was impossible due to their low boiling points. Another problem was the proximity ... -
The oxidative activation of n-octane over titania supported cobalt catalysts.
(2013)This research effort explored routes to valorise alkanes via heterogeneous catalysis. Dehydrogenation and oxidative dehydrogenation are the two routes that were probed in this research effort to activate n-octane by means ... -
The oxidative dehydrogenation of ɳ-octane using manganese oxide supported on SBA-15 catalysts.
(2014)Supported metal oxides have been widely used in heterogeneous catalysis, particularly for the activation of paraffin’s. For this study, manganese oxide supported on SBA-15 was used to investigate the oxidative dehydrogenation ... -
Oxidovanadium complexes with N-donor heterocyclic chelates.
(2013)The growing significance of vanadium in medicinal inorganic chemistry is due to the diverse biological activities of its metal complexes, as elaborated in Chapter 1. These biological activities stem from the fact ... -
Ozone initiated oxidation of organic pollutants, m-xylene and 2-chloroethanol.
(2010)A variety of hazardous organic compounds are present in leachate from landfill sites that accept medical and industrial chemical waste. Most of these compounds find their way into nearby streams, rivers and dams, posing a ... -
Palladium catalysed oxidation of a-olefins to ketones.
(1997)The aim of this research project was to investigate the oxidation reactions of olefins to ketones. Initial studies revolved around the oxidation reactions of terminal olefins to symmetrical dialkyl ketones. The inability ... -
Palladium complexes of (Benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl) amine ligands : synthesis and applications as catalysts in methoxycarbonylation of olefins.
(2014)Compounds N-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-2-aniline(L1), N-(1H-benzoimidazol- 2-ylmethyl)-2-methoxyaniline (L2), N-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-2-thioaniline (L3) and N-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-2-bromoaniline (L4) ... -
Palladium complexes of diphosphazane and related ligands.
(2001)The synthesis, characterisation and X-ray structure detenninations of homonuclear nickel, palladium and platinum complexes with bis(phosphino)amine ligands is reviewed in Chapter 1. Particular attention is given to the ... -
Part 1: The determination of activity coefficients at infinite dilution ; Part 2: Investigations into the colour components of raw sugar.
(1996)PART I: This work is part of an investigation to determine activity coefficients at infinite dilution (1'73) of hydrocarbons dissolved in the industrially important polar solvent tetrahydrothiophene-l, l-dioxide ... -
Phosphine and phosphonite complexes of Mn(III), Co(III) and Rh(III) porphyrins.
(2003)This work is aimed at elucidating the structures and spectroscopic properties of phosphine and b phosphonite complexes of Mn(III), Co(III) and Rh(III) porphyrins, a class of coordination compounds that has been little ... -
Photo-degradation of caffeine in aqueous system using heterogeneous mixed oxide catalysts.
(2017)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Photocatalyzed tandem oxidation reactions and their application in the synthesis of quinoxalines.
(2009.)No abstract available. -
A photochemical investigation of two suncreen absorbers in a polar and a non-polar medium.
(2002)Protection against the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation is of increasing importance due to the depletion of stratospheric ozone, which shields the earth from harmful UVC rays (in the range 200-280 nm) and some UVB ... -
Physical and chemical properties of carbon nanotubes and silica nano-composites on the photo-catalytic activity of titania nanoparticles for selected organic pollutants.
(2014)High surface area materials were synthesized in order to support titanium dioxide (TiO2) photo-catalysts with the aim of enhancing the overall photo-catalytic properties of the catalyst. Mesoporous silica dioxide (SBA-15), ... -
Physico-chemical analysis of transformer oil and stability studies of their blends with synthetic and natural antioxidants.
(2012)This study is focused on the analysis of transformer oil commonly used in South African transformers and the characterisation of the blends of these oils with either synthetic antioxidants or those extracted from natural ... -
The physicochemical properties of carbon nanotube-titania nanocomposite for light harvesting.
(2014)Nanocomposites for dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs) were synthesised from ultrasonic acid-treated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and titania precursors by means of sol-gel and chemical vapour deposition (CVD) ... -
Phytochemical and anti-drepanocytosis studies of Cajanus cajan, Callistemon viminalis, Melaleuca bracteata var. Revolution Gold and Syzygium guineense.
(2010)All over Africa, traditional healers use medicinal plants to prepare medicines to treat a wide range of illnesses. One of these illnesses is sickle cell anaemia or drepanocytosis or sicklemia. This disease is particularly ... -
Phytochemical and elemental analysis of Cyrtanthus obliquus and Lippia javanica.
(2012)A growing number of South Africans are relying more and more on alternative medicine for their healthcare needs due to the high cost of commercially available medicines and lack of medical aid. To these people, traditional ... -
Phytochemical and elemental studies of two indigenous medicinal plants of South Africa, Bridelia micrantha and Sideroxylon inerme.
(2014)Bridelia micrantha (Euphorbaceae) and Sideroxylon inerme (Sapoacaea) are two indigenous medicinal plants found in KwaZulu-Natal and are both known as ‘uMhlalamagwababa’ in isiZulu. These two plants species have similar ...