STUDENT DETAILS

Sonwabe Bambalaza
PhD Candidate
Project
Fabrication of application specific properties of carbon/metal organic frameworks composite materials for hydrogen storage application
Supervisor
Typical properties of pristine Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) include, low thermal conductivities, sensitivity to environmental conditions, and not easy to handle in their powder forms. In order to shift towards hydrogen storage system integration and meet market requirements, this study focuses on three fabrication techniques, namely, co-electrospinning, pelletisation, and granulation in order to tailor application-specific properties onto carbon/MOF composite materials for hydrogen storage applications.
Supervisors: Dr Lindiwe Khotseng (UWC), Dr Henrietta Langmi (CSIR), Dr Nicholas Musyoka (CSIR)