An ARC Special Research Centre
Particulate Fluids Processing Centre (PFPC)

Professor Jannie S J van Deventer

BEng(Hons)(Stellenbosch), BCom(Hons), PhD(Stellenbosch), DCom, DEng(Stellenbosch)

Position

Executive Member

Phone Number

61 3 8344 9737

Fax Number

61 3 8344 4153

Email

Department

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Group

Geopolymer & Mineral Processing Group

Office Location

Rm 3.15, Bld 165

 

Research Interests

 

Selected Publications

Duxson, P., Fernandez-Jimenez, A., Provis, J. L., Lukey, G. C., Palomo, A., and van Deventer, J. S. J. (2007). "Geopolymer technology: the current state of the art." Journal of Materials Science, 42(9), 2917-2933.

Provis, J. L., and van Deventer, J. S. J. (2007). "Geopolymerisation kinetics. 2. Reaction kinetic modelling." Chemical Engineering Science, 62(9), 2318-2329.

Yong, S. L., Feng, D. W., Lukey, G. C., and van Deventer, J. S. J. (2007). "Chemical characterisation of the steel-geopolymeric gel interface." Colloids and Surfaces a-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 302(1-3), 411-423.

Bell, J. L., Sarin, P., Provis, J. L., Haggerty, R. P., Driemeyer, P. E., Chupas, P. J., van Deventer, J. S. J., and Kriven, W. M. (2008). "Atomic structure of a cesium aluminosilicate geopolymer: A pair distribution function study." Chemistry of Materials, 20(14), 4768-4776.

Hajimohammadi, A., Provis, J. L., and van Deventer, J. S. J. (2008). "One-Part Geopolymer Mixes from Geothermal Silica and Sodium Aluminate." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 47(23), 9396-9405.

Provis, J. L., Walls, P. A., and van Deventer, J. S. J. (2008). "Geopolymerisation kinetics. 3. Effects of Cs and Sr salts." Chemical Engineering Science, 63(18), 4480-4489.

Rees, C. A., Provis, J. L., Lukey, G. C., and van Deventer, J. S. J. (2008). "The mechanism of geopolymer gel formation investigated through seeded nucleation." Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 318(1-3), 97-105.

Xu, H., Provis, J. L., van Deventer, J. S. J., and Krivenko, P. V. (2008). "Characterization of aged slag concretes." ACI Materials Journal, 105(2), 131-139.

Provis, J. L., Yong, C. Z., Duxson, P., and van Deventer, J. S. J. (2009). "Correlating mechanical and thermal properties of sodium silicate-fly ash geopolymers." Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 336(1-3), 57-63.