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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

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

De Villiers JPR, Liles DC: 2010. The crystal-structure and vacancy distribution in 6C pyrrhotite. American Mineralogist, 95 (1) / Jan, pp 148-152.

Becker M, De Villiers JPR, Bradshaw D: 2010. The Mineralogy and Crystallography of Pyrrhotite from Selected Nickel and PGE Ore Deposits. Economic Geology, 105, pp 1025-1037.

van Rooyen GT, Du Preez RJ, De Villiers JPR, Cromarty RD: 2010. The fracture strength of TRISO-coated particals determined by compression testing between soft aluminium anvils. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 403, pp 126-134, Full Text

Becker M, De Villiers JPR, Bradshaw D: 2010. The flotation of magnetic and non-magnetic pyrrhotite from selected nickel ore deposits. Minerals Engineering, 23, pp 1045-1052, Full Text

 

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