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Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
School of Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering

De Villiers, JPR

BSc(Hons)(UV) PhD(Illinois) - Professor

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 012 420 2239
Fax number: 012 362 5219
E-mail address: johan.devilliers@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Bushveld Complex and related intrusions

Investigation of the behaviour of platinum group elements in natural systems and the application to technical processes

Applied Mineralogy

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

De Villiers JPR, Balan E, Calas G, Bessinger D, Eeckhout SG, Glatzel P: 2008. The determination of Ti2O3 in titania slags: a comparison of different methods of analysis. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, 117 (3), pp 166-170.

Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:

De Villiers JPR, Verryn SMC: 2008. Modern X-Ray Diffraction Methods for Process Optimisation in the Mineral Industry - Case Studies. In Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy ICAM 2008, The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 265 -275.

Van den Berg T, De Villiers JPR: 2008. Improving Sampling Methodology for the Evaluation of Fines Production at Vanberbijl Park Sinter Plant, South Africa. In Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy ICAM 2008, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 713-717.

Becker M, De Villiers JPR, Bradshaw D: 2008. Evaluation of Pyrhotite from Selected Ni and Platinum Group Element (PGE) Ore Deposits and the Influence of its Mineralogy on Flotation Performance. In Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy ICAM 2008, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 401-409.

 

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