The SIMMET Group extends heartfelt congratulations  to Dr. Saeideh Babaee, on her recent publications. Her  research offers valuable insights and makes a significant contribution to the academic community. Well done on reaching this important milestone. This remarkable accomplishment reflects her exceptional dedication. Publication: 1.Lele Feng, Yifan Gu, Jiabao Pang, Liangliang Jiang, Jie Liu, Hang Zhou, Biao Wang, Saeideh …

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Prof Herman Potgieter attended the 7th International Circular Economy and Urban Landfill Mining Conference (SUM 2024) from 15-17 May 2024 in Capri, Italy where he delivered an oral presentation entitled: ”Separating titanium and iron from an old Ferrovanadium producer waste dump” (J.H. Potgieter, L. Habile and C. Mahlangu). The overwhelming message from the conference was that recycling …

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Dr. Emmanuel Oke and Professor Herman Potgieter, have published an exceptional review article titled “Recent Chemical Methods for Metals Recovery from Printed Circuit Boards: A Review.” The publication of this outstanding paper marks a momentous achievement not only for Dr. Oke and Professor Potgieter but also for the entire SIMMET group. Dr. Oke and Professor …

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The SIMMET Group extends heartfelt congratulations to our esteemed postdoctoral researchers, Dr. Emmanuel Oke and Dr. Joseph Nyembwe, on their recent accomplishments. Dr. Oke, in collaboration with Prof. Potgieter, has co-authored a paper titled “Discarded E-Waste/Printed Circuit Boards: A Review of their Recent Methods of Disassembly, Sorting and Environmental Implications,” which has been successfully published …

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The SIMMET group welcome two new members who have joined us in January this year (2024). The first is Dr. Puja Hansdah, who is a new postdoc in the group on a Wits Centennial Fellowship from India. She will be working on cyanide recovery from mining effluents, a project in collaboration with Mintek. Dr Hansdah obtained …

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