Conference Proceedings

List of conference proceedings is accessible at Google Scholar

• Mkhonto P.P., Chauke H.R. and Ngoepe P.E., Electronic structures of oxygen adsorption on {110} nickel-rich pentlandite (Fe4Ni5S8) mineral surface, Proceedings of SAIP2014, SA Institute of Physics (2014) 72–78. ISBN: 978-0-620-65391-6.

• Mkhonto P.P., Chauke H.R. and Ngoepe P.E., The effect of thiol collectors on nickel-rich (110) pentlandite surface using density functional theory, Proceedings of SAIP2017, SA Institute of Physics (2018) 95–100. ISBN: 978-0-620-82077-6.

• Mkhonto P.P., Taguta J., McFadzean B., Zhang X. and Ngoepe P.E., Enthalpy of adsorption of MBT, MBO and MBI and modified MBT onto pyrite surfaces: A Computational and Experimental Approach, IMPC 2018: 29th International Mineral Processing Congress, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Moscow, Russia, 15-21 September 2018 (2019) 1787–1797. ISBN: 978-703022711-9

• McFadzean B., Mkhonto P.P. and Ngoepe P.E., Integrating computational modelling with experimental enthalpy of adsorption: A xanthate-pyrite system, IMPC 2018: 29th International Mineral Processing Congress, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Moscow, Russia, 15-21 September 2018 (2019)  1758–1768. ISBN: 978-703022711-9

• Nemutudi B., Mkhonto P.P. and Ngoepe P.E., Ab initio studies of sperrylite, platarsite and palladoarsenide bulk and surface stabilities, Proceedings of SAIP2019, SA Institute of Physics (2020) 6–11. ISBN: 978-0-620-88875-2.

• Nemutudi B., Pikinini S., Mkhonto P.P., McFadzean B., Zhang X. and Ngoepe P.E., Experimental and density functional theory comparison study of xanthate and dithiocarbamate adsorption on sperrylite surface, IMPC 2020: XXX International Mineral Processing Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 18-22 October 2020 (2021).

• Nemutudi B., Pikinini S, Mkhonto P.P., McFadzean B., Zhang X. and Ngoepe P.E., Computational density functional theory study of triazine adsorption on sperrylite (100) surface, IMPC Asia Pacific (2022). ISBN: 978-1-922395-08-5.

• Mkhonto P.P., Zhang X., Lu L., Xiong W., Zhu Y., Han L. and Ngoepe P.E., (2022) Modification and adsorption of triazine collectors onto pyrite surfaces, IMPC Asia Pacific (2022). ISBN: 978-1-922395-08-5.

• Ntobeng S.T., Mkhonto P.P., Mehlape M.A. and Ngoepe P.E., Computational modelling studies of pentlandite (Fe,Ni)9S8 (111) surface: Oxidation and hydration, Proceedings of SAIP2021, SA Institute of Physics (2022) 43–48. ISBN: 978-0-620-97693-0.

• Molala K.B., Mehlape M.A., Mkhonto P.P. and Ngoepe P.E., Atomistic simulation studies of binary Rh9S8 and ternary Ru4Pd5S8 pentlandite-like systems, Proceedings of SAIP2022, SA Institute of Physics (2022) 24–29. ISBN: 978-0-6397-4426-1.

• Molala K., Mehlape M., Mkhonto P. and Ngoepe P., Effect of precious metals (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Co) on structural, stability and ductility of Fe5Ni4S8 (P4_2/nmc) pentlandite: cluster expansion method, MATEC Web of Conferences, 388 (2023) 02005. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202338802005

• Ntobeng S., Mehlape M., Mkhonto P. and Ngoepe P., Structural and dynamical properties of sperrylite (PtAs2): a molecular dynamics study, MATEC Web of Conferences, 388 (2023) 07012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202338807012

• Mangwejane S.S., Mkhonto P.P., and Ngoepe P.E., O2 adsorption on PtSb2 (100) surface, Proceedings of SAIP2023, SA Institute of Physics (2023) 449–454. ISBN: 978-0-7961-3774-6.

• Molala K., Mehlape M., Ngoepe P. and Mkhonto P., Ab initio density functional theory of Fe5Ni4S8 (022) and (400) surfaces, MATEC Web of Conferences, 406, (2024) 06014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202440606014