Prof AA Muleja

• Nanotechnology

• Membrane Reactors

• Process Synthesis/Engineering

• Water/Wastewater Treatment

• Chemical Reaction Engineering

• Catalysis
• Nanotechnology
• Fischer-Tropsch Technology

• A.A. Muleja. Adsorption of platinum ion from "aged" aqueous solution: Application and comparative study between Purified MWCNTs and Triphenylphosphine MWCNTs. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 (2018) 20032-20047.
• A.A. Muleja, B.B. Mamba. Development of calcined catalytic membrane for potential photodegradation of Congo red in aqueous solution. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6 (2018) 4850-4863.
• E Vunain, D Houndedjihou, M Monjerezi, AA Muleja, BT Kodom. Adsorption, Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies on Removal of Catechol and Resorcinol from Aqueous Solution Using Low-Cost Activated Carbon Prepared from Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Seed Hull Residues. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 11 (2018) 366
• Joshua Gorimbo, Blessing Taenzana, Adolph Muleja, Alex Kuvarega, Linda Jewell. Adsorption of Cadmium, Nickel, and Lead Ions: Equilibrium, Kinetic and Selectivity Studies on Modified clinoptilolites from USA and RSA. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 (2018) 30962-30978.
• J. Gorimbo, A.A. Muleja, X. Liu, D. Hildebrandt. Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: product distribution, operating conditions, iron catalyst deactivation and catalyst speciation. International Journal of Industrial Chemistry, 9 (2018) 317-333.
• A.A. Muleja, Y. Yao, D. Glasser, D. Hildebrandt. Variation of the Short-Chain Paraffin and Olefin Formation Rates with Time for a Cobalt Fischer–Tropsch Catalyst. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 56 (2017) 469-478.
• A.A. Muleja, Y. Yao, D. Glasser, D. Hildebrandt. Effect of feeding nitrogen to a fixed bed Fischer Tropsch reactor while keeping the partial pressures of reactants the same. Chemical Engineering Journal, 293 (2016) 151-160.
• A.A. Muleja, Y. Yao, D. Glasser, D. Hildebrandt. A study of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Product distribution of the light hydrocarbons.  Applied Catalysis A: General, 517 (2016) 217-226.

• Member of South African Institution of Chemical Engineers (SAIChE)

• Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

• Member of Institutions of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

• Treatment of emerging contaminants/pollutants from wastewater.

• Waste valorisation – wastewater treatment and energy generation.

• Development of catalytic membrane reactors for water/wastewater treatment.

• Chemical reaction engineering – from water to energy and environmental sustainability.

• Revolutionising titanium dioxide membrane chemical reactor for pesticide removals – pilot scale.

• Enhanced second generation of porous nanocomposites doped titania and spinel ferrite nanoparticles for photocatalytic applications and membrane separation.

• Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials for wastewater treatment and catalytic applications.

• Modification of natural zeolite/clay combined with nanostructured materials for advanced oxidation processes.

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2031-0455