Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
School of Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Focke, WW
MIng(Pret) PhD(MIT) - Professor and Director: ITM
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2588
Fax number: 012 420 2516
E-mail address: walter.focke@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Polymers
Chemical Product Design
Malaria Control
Characterisation and modification of materials
Nano technology
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Gcwabaza T, Ray SS, Focke WW, Maity A: 2009. Morphology and properties of nanostructured materials based on polypropylene/poly(butylene succinate) blend and organoclay. European Polymer Journal, 45, pp 353-367.
Makgato HM, Moitsheki LJ, Shoko L, Kgobane BL, Morgan DL, Focke WW: 2009. Alkali-assisted coal extraction with polar aprotic solvents. Fuel Processing Technology, 90, pp 591-598, Full Text
Focke WW: 2009. Weighted-Power-Mean Mixture Model for the Gibbs energy of fluid mixtures. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 48, pp 5537-5541.
Ochigbo SS, Ochigbo S, Luyt AS, Focke WW: 2009. Latex derived blends of poly(vinyl acetate) and natural rubber: Thermal and mechanical properties. Journal of Materials Science, 44, pp 3248-3254.
Focke WW, Molefe MD, Labuschagne FJW, Ramjee S: 2009. The influence of stearic acid coating on the properties of magnesium hydroxide, hydromagnesite, and hydrotalcite powders. Journal of Materials Science, 44, pp 6100-6109.
Focke WW: 2009. Plastic Film Litter: Is There Really a Role for Oxo-(Bio)degradation. Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology, 14 (4), pp 153-154.
Magagula B, Nhlapo N, Focke WW: 2009. Mn2Al-LDH- and CO2Al-LDH-stearate as photodegradants for LDPE film. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 94, pp 947-954.
Focke WW, Joseph S, Grimbeek J, Summers G J, Kretzschmar B: 2009. Mechanical Properties of Ternary Blends of ABS + HIPS + PETG. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 48, pp 814-820.
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