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Degrees:

2014
Master     Chemical Sciences
The research project was on the characterization and thermogravimetric analysis of the biomass / coal blends for co-gasification.
2012
Undergraduate     Chemical Sciences
2009
Undergraduate     Chemical Sciences

Publications resulting from Research
Sibongiseni Gaqa, Paul Watts, The agglomeration of coal fines using wet microalgae biomass. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. https://journals.assaf.org.za/jesa/article/view/3469.

S. Gaqa, S. Mamphweli, D. Katwire and E. Meyer, The properties and suitability of various biomass / coal blends for co-gasification in a downdraft biomass gasifier, 58th SAIP Conference, University of Zululand, South Africa, 08 - 12 July 2013. (http://events.saip.org.za/contributionDisplay.py?contribId=526&sessionId=10&confId=32 ).

S Gaqa, S Mamphweli, D Katwire and E Meyer, Synergistic evaluation of biomass / coal blends for the purpose of co-gasification (http://ijee.ieefoundation.org/vol5/issue2/IJEE_08_v5n2.pdf ).

S. Gaqa, S. Mamphweli, D. Katwire and E. Meyer, The properties and suitability of various biomass/coal blends for co-gasification in a downdraft biomass gasifier. (http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=49413#.VGMvB2cxg-4).

Renewable Energy Postgraduate Symposium
2025
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3rd BRICS Young Scientist Forum
2025
icon-pin-location Elangeni Hotel, Durban, South Africa

Renewable Energy Postgraduate Symposium (REPS 2016)
2025
icon-pin-location Univerity Of Fort Hare, Alice
The European Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment 2015
2025
icon-pin-location Thistle Brighton hotel, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
The International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Advanced Computational Technologies
2025
icon-pin-location Centurion, Pretoria
58th SAIP Conference
2025
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1st National Global Change Conference
2025
icon-pin-location Birchwood hotel in Boksburg, Johannesburg
57th SAIP Conference
2025
icon-pin-location Univerity of Pretoria
3rd BRICS Young Scientists Forum
2025
icon-pin-location Elangeni Hotel, Durban, South Africa