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Nicholas Musyoka
Dr Nicholas Musyoka is a senior researcher at HySA Infrastructure at the CSIR energy materials competency area and has a background in materials synthesis, characterization and testing for various applications. His current research interests are in the field of sustainable clean energy technologies with hydrogen research being at the core. He is involved with the development of porous materials (carbon nanostructured materials (CNS), metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and their composites) for hydrogen storage applications. Dr Musyoka is a member of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI), Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) and also a registered Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Nat.Sci.). He is also a NRF Rated scientist.
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa 2012
M. Sc. in Chemistry (Cum Laude), University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa 2009
B. Sc. in Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi , Kenya 2006
Recent Publications
N. M. Musyoka, J. Ren, P. Annamalai, H. W. Langmi, B. C. North, M. Mathe, D. Bessarabov. Synthesis of a hybrid MIL-101(Cr)/ZTC composite for hydrogen storage applications. Res Chem Intermed (2016), 42, 5299–5307.
N.M. Musyoka, J. Ren, H.W. Langmi, B.C. North, M. Mathe, A comparison of hydrogen storage capacity of commercial and fly ash-derived zeolite X together with their respective templated carbon derivatives, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, (2015), 40, 12705-12712.
J. Ren, N.M. Musyoka, P. Annamalai, H.W. Langmi, B.C. North, M. Mathe. Electrospun MOF nanofibers as hydrogen storage media. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, (2015), 40, 9382-9387.
J. Ren, N.M. Musyoka, H.W. Langmi, A. Swartbooi, B.C. North, M. Mathe. A more efficient way to shape metal-organic framework (MOF) powder materials for hydrogen storage applications. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, (2015) 40, 4617–4622.
N.M. Musyoka, J. Ren, H.W. Langmi, D. E. Rogers, B.C. North, M. Mathe and D. Bessarabov. Synthesis of templated carbons starting from clay and clay‐derived zeolites for hydrogen storage applications. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, (2015) 39, 494–503.
N. M. Musyoka, L. F. Petrik, E. Hums, H. Baser, W. Schwieger. In situ ultrasonic diagnostic of zeolite X crystallization with novel (hierarchical) morphology from coal fly ash, Ultrasonics, (2014) 54, pp. 537-543.
N. M. Musyoka, L. F. Petrik, O. O. Fatoba, E. Hums. Synthesis of zeolites from coal fly ash using mine waters, Minerals Engineering, (2013) 53, pp. 9-1.
N. M. Musyoka, L. F. Petrik, E. Hums, A. Kuhnt, W. Schwieger. Thermal stability studies of zeolites A and X synthesized from South African coal fly ash, Research on Chemical Intermediates, (2013) pp. 1-8.
N. M. Musyoka, L. F. Petrik, E. Hums, W. Schwieger. In situ ultrasonic monitoring of zeolite A crystallization from coal fly ash, Catalysis Today, (2012) 190, pp. 38-46.