Dr. Johan Labuschagné

Position	Senior Lecturer
Qualifications	BEng (Chem),  PhD, Pr Eng
Telephone	+27 12 420 3020
Fax	+27 12 420 5048
E-mail	fj.labuschagne@up.ac.za

Undergraduate Teaching duties

CIO310 - Chemical Engineering design 310
CSC411 - Research Project 411

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Postgraduate Teaching duties

CYM&732 - Polymer Additive Technology 310
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Research Activities (see Institute of Applied Materials)

Layered double hydroxide synthesis and modification
Inorganic polymer additive
Particle technology
 

Recent Publications

Scopus researcher ID: 6602738593

• Labuschagné, F.J.W.J., Van der Westhuizen, F. and Venter H.P., (2011) “A Process for Producing a Layered Double Hydroxide” RSA Provisional Patent no 2011/08424
• Labuschagné, F.J.W.J. and Van der Westhuizen, F., (2011) “Layered Double Hydroxide” RSA Provisional Patent no 2011/08425
• Moyo, L., Focke, W.W., Heidenreich, D., Labuschagne, F.J.W.J., Radusch, H.-J. (2013) "Properties of layered double hydroxide micro- and nanocomposites", Materials Research Bulletin, In Press
• Moyo, L, Focke, W.W., Labuschagne, F.J.W.J and Verryn, S.M.C. (2012) "Layered Double Hydroxide Intercalated with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate", Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol 555, Issue 1, April 2012, pp 51 – 64
• Sibanda, M.M., Focke, W.W., Labuschagne, F.J.W.J., Moyo, L., Nhlapo, N.S., Maity, A., Muiambo, A., Massinga Jr,P., Crowther, N.A.S. and Coetzee, M. (2011)" Degradation of insecticides used for indoor spraying in malaria control and possible solutions", Malaria Journal no. 10:307, 18 October 2011
• Matabola, K.P. , Van Der Merwe, E.M., Strydom, C.A. , Labuschagne, F.J.W. (2010) “The influence of hydrating agents on the hydration of industrial magnesium oxide”, J. Che. Tech. Bio, no. 85, 1569-1574
• Focke, W.W., Molefe, D., Labuschagne, F.J.W.J. and Ramsjee, S., (2009) “The influence of stearic acid coating on the properties of magnesium hydroxide, hydromagnesite and hydrotalcite powders”, J. Mat. Sci., 44(22), 6100-6109.
• Labuschagné, F.J.W.J., Giesekke, E.W., and Van Schalkwyk, J.D. (2007) “Production of Hydrotalcite”, RSA Patent no. 2007/09947
• Van der Laan, J., Strydom, C.A., King, R.W. and , Labuschagné, F.J.W.J. (2005) “Polymer Stabiliser”, RSA Patent no. 2005/05904
• Labuschagné, F.J.W.J., Verryn, S.M.C., and Focke, W.W. (2003) “X-ray powder diffraction data for Ammonium D-Gluconate, C6H11O7(NH4)”, Powder Diffraction, no. 18(2), 162-164
• Labuschagné, F.J.W.J. and Focke, W.W. (2003) “METAL CATALYSED INTUMESCENCE: Characterisation of the Thermal Decomposition of Calcium Gluconate Monohydrate”, J. Mat. Sci., no. 38, 1249-1254
• Labuschagné, F.J.W.J., Focke, W.W., and Mentz, J.C. (2001) “Intumescent Flame Retardants”, RSA Patent no. 2002/4876 assigned to University of Pretoria
• Labuschagné, F.J.W.J., Focke, W.W., and Strydom, C.A. (2000) “Metal Catalyzed Intumescent Flame Retardant Systems”, Abstr. Pap. Am. Chem. Soc., no. 220, 2-4
• Focke W.W., Labuschagné F.J.W.J. and Strydom C.A. (2000) “Strong Base Catalyzed Intumescent Flame Retardants”, J. Mat. Sci. Letters, no. 19, 617-618
  

Polymer Additives
Particle Technology