Postgraduate Degree: Advanced Pyrolysis Technologies

Vacancy Details **Employer**: Stellenbosch University **Location**: Department of Chemical Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch **Degree level**:Contract **-** Full-time research-based Masters or Doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering **Job Description (no limit to the length but a minimum of 100 words is required)**: The postgraduate...

MEng Opportunity: Production of fuels obtained from the pyrolysis of waste tyres - Location: Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch - Degree level: Full-time research-based master’s degree in Chemical Engineering Two opportunities are available for postgraduate research at master’s level to investigate the pyrolysis of...

**Postgraduate Research Opportunity: Integration of Biomass Gasification and Subsequent Gas Reforming Processes to Maximise the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Syngas Production** **Location**: Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch **Degree level**: Full-time, research-based Masters degree in Chemical...

**Job Description (no limit to the length but a minimum of 100 words is required)**: A. Independent and safe operation of pilot-plant equipment for pyrolysis and steam-explosion pilot-plant equipment, in collaboration with postgraduate students and other researchers that will participate in these experimental projects. B. Critical evaluation of existing...

**Bioprocess development for the production of valuable chemicals and innovative food products from sugarcane** **Location**: Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch **Degree level**: Full-time research-based Masters or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering The global sugarcane industry is under substantial pressure to...

Duties/Pligte- Teaching and administration of mainly manufacturing and 4IR undergraduate and postgraduate modules;- Supervising final year engineering projects and postgraduate (Master's) students in the field of 4IR advanced manufacturing;- Performing basic and/or applied research focused on research areas relevant to 4IR advanced manufacturing;-...

**Project title**: Green hydrogen through light splitting of water **Location**: Stellenbosch University The renewable and sustainable production of hydrogen is seen as a route toward long-term provision of sustainable energy. Direct utilisation of sunlight to produce hydrogen from water through photocatalysis is a promising pathway, and the development of...

The position is for full-time, on campus study at Stellenbosch University and forms part of ongoing work at the Department of Chemical Engineering. Stellenbosch University is one of the leading research institutions on the African continent and is known for its academic excellence and rich on-campus student experience. If you are independent, curiosity...

**Project title**: Design, construction and evaluation of a falling film evaporator **Location**: Stellenbosch University Various industrial processes require the concentration of dilute aqueous streams, particular in the food and bioprocessing industries. Evaporation remains one of the preferred concentration steps, and falling film evaporators are often...

**Project title**: Repurposing old power stations: quantitative modelling of options **Location**: Stellenbosch University Globally, old coal power stations are being decommissioned in the drive to transition to cleaner forms of energy. However, old power stations still have grid connections and energy infrastructure, which may be usable in a reimagined...