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
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
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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