Gender

Male

Location

Johannesburg

Birthday:

June 26

I am...

Engineer

My research field or area of interest innanotechnology

Nanotechnology and Biotechnology

Interest in...

My main research focus is in the production of carbon nanomaterials for water treatment and purification, cell immobilisation, brewing, drug delivery, and road materials. The other research focus is in the bioleaching and biooxidation of minerals, as well as bioremediation

Publication list

PUBLICATIONS- SCHOLARLY JOURNAL PAPERS 1. Simate, G. S., Iyuke, S.E., Ndlovu, S., Yah, C., Walubita, L. F., 2010. The Production of Carbon Nanotubes from Carbon Dioxide - Challenges and Opportunities. Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry. Accepted on 9 April 2010. 2. Simate, G. S., Ndlovu, S., Walubita, L. F., 2010. The Fungal and Chemolithotrophic Leaching of Nickel Laterites – Challenges and Opportunities. Hydrometallurgy 103, pp 150 - 157. 3. Simate, G. S, Ndlovu, S., Gericke, M., 2009. Bacterial leaching of nickel laterites using chemolithotrophic microorganisms: Process optimisation using response surface methodology and central composite rotatable design. Hydrometallurgy 98, pp 241 - 246. 4. Ndlovu, S., G. S. Simate, Gericke, M., 2009. The microbial assisted leaching of nickel laterites using a mixed culture of chemolithotrophic microorganisms. Advanced Materials Research 71-73, pp 493 - 496. 5. Simate, G. S., Ndlovu, S., 2008. Bacterial leaching of nickel laterites using chemolithotrophic microorganisms: Identifying influential factors using statistical design of experiments. International Journal of Mineral Processing 88, pp 31 - 36. 6. Simate, G. S., Ndlovu, S., 2007. Characterisation of factors in the bacterial leaching of nickel laterites using statistical design of experiments. Advanced Materials Research 20-21, pp 66 - 69. PUBLICATIONS- REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 1 Simate, G. S., Ndlovu S., 2009. The effect of elemental Sulphur and pyrite on the leaching of nickel laterites using chemolithotrophic bacteria. In: SAIMM Hydrometallurgy Conference, Muldersdrift, South Africa, February 24 - 26. 2 Ndlovu, S., Simate, G. S., 2007. The leaching of nickel laterites using acidic media and ferric ions. In: VII Meeting of the Southern Hemisphere on Mineral Technology, Ouro Preto, Brazil, November, 20 - 24.

Researchgroup, Institute, University, School, Company name

Nanotechnology Research Group, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Researchgroup, Institute, Company, University, School webpage

https://web.wits.ac.za/Academic/EBE/ChemMet/Staff/Academic+Staff/Geoffrey+Simate.htm

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