Prof. Bakusele Kabane

Associate Professor in Chemistry specializing in ionic liquids and thermodynamics

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Associate Professor · Durban University of Technology

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Prof. Bakusele Kabane is an Associate Professor in Chemistry at Durban University of Technology, with expertise in ionic liquids, thermodynamics, and chemical separations. Holding a PhD in Chemistry, Dr. Kabane has substantial experience in both academia and industry, including roles as a Senior Lecturer and Process Chemist. Prof. Kabane excels in mentoring, having supervised multiple postgraduate theses. He is committed to advancing the field through innovative research and teaching initiatives, impacting both the academic community and industrial practices.

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Peer Assistant Learning Leader

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PhD: Chemistry

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Synergistic impact of surface-active bio-based deep eutectic solvents for antibacterial activity: Experimental and computational approach

Physicochemical properties and DFT insight into choline chloride-levulinic acid deep eutectic solvent and its binary mixtures with carboxylic acids

Deep eutectic solvents: Unlocking current applications and future perspectives

Investigation of surface-active bio-based deep eutectic solvents for antibacterial activity: Experimental, molecular docking and DFT studies

Antimicrobial and antioxidant ability of the deep eutectic solvents

Interaction studies of Choline-Levulinic acid DES mixtures with methanol/ethanol at different temperatures supported by computational analysis

Ionic Liquids as Green Corrosion Inhibitors

Screening of Eco-friendly Designer Solvents for the Separation of Oxygenates: Activity Coefficient at Infinite Dilution Measurements

Introduction to Hydrophobic DESs

An Overview of Sustainable Corrosion Management Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) in Wind and Solar Energy Systems

Nanomaterial-Based Point-of-Care Devices: Medicinal Applications

Investigate the designing of deep eutectic solvents and their interaction with Congo red through DFT calculations and MD simulations

Harnessing Deep Eutectic Solvents for Industrial Transformation

Electrochemical sensing of dehydrogenase: Fundamentals, Materials and Applications

Ionic Liquids: Innovations in Green Nanotechnology and Their Applications

Thermodynamic evaluation of intermolecular interaction selectivity in separation of binary mixtures based on the activity coefficients at infinite dilution

Antibacterial properties of surface-active synthesized 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium based ionic liquids: Experimental, Molecular docking and DFT calculations

Introduction of sustainable nanotechnology and its potentiality

Society strategies in infectious diseases

Synthesis and antibacterial studies of p-anisidinium-based ionic liquids: Experimental, DFT calculations and molecular docking

Physicochemical properties of DESs through experimental techniques

Should “Ionic Liquids” also be used for Solid Ionic Compounds? Synthesis and Characterization of p-Anisidinium-Based Ionic Compounds

Molecular dynamic insight into imidazolium based deep eutectic solvent comprising carboxylic acids (C2 and C3): Experiments and DFT approach

Green Method Produced Efficient Z-scheme ZnS@g-C3N4 heterojunction: LPG Sensing and oxygen evolution

Separation of aromatic solvents using the DESs

Insights into DES Stability and Reactivity with Carboxylic Acids: A Computational Approach

Insights into DES Stability and Reactivity with Carboxylic Acids: A Computational Approach.

Application of PC-SAFT EoS and SCFT for the modeling of thermophysical properties comprising deep eutectic solvent and alcohols.

Novel magnetic nanocomposites and their environmental applications

Experimental and computational insight in molecular interactions of imidazolium based deep eutectic solvent with selected alcohols (C1 and C2)

Intermolecular Interactions of Binary Mixtures Comprising 2-Benzylaminoethanol with Alcohols (C1 – C3) at Different Temperatures: Experiments and Modelling.

Pre-screening of an eco-friendly solvent for separating industrial mixtures: A useful tool for solvent selection

Pre-screening of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroaluminate and influence of diethylene glycol on the ionic liquid in separation of molecular solutes: Activity coefficients at infinite dilution and COSMO-SAC modelling.

Deep Eutectic Solvents as Sustainable Solvents for Industrial Separation Problems: A Recent Update

Thermodynamic Properties, Activity Coefficients at Infinite Dilution and Cosmo-SAC Modelling of Deep Eutectic Solvents at Different Temperatures.

Measurements and modelling of thermodynamic properties of binary systems comprising (2-Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol with Acetonitrile, Toluene, 1-pentanol or 1-Hexanol) at different temperatures.

Measurement of Activity Coefficients at Infinite Dilution for Various Organic Solutes in Deep Eutectic Solvent (1-Butyl-2, 3-dimethylimidazolium Chloride+ Ethylene Glycol) at Different Temperatures.

Application of a synthesized ionic liquid for possible use in industrial separation problems: A useful tool for solvent selection.

Pyrrolidinium bromide deep eutectic solvents in separation of molecular solutes: Solvent selection for separating industrial mixtures.

Deep eutectic solvent as a possible entrainer for industrial separation problems: Pre-screening tool for solvent selection.

Application of a synthesized ionic liquid for possible use in industrial separation problems: A useful tool for solvent selection.

Influence of hydrogen bond donor on zinc chloride in separation of binary mixtures: Activity coefficients at infinite dilution

Excess thermodynamic functions of phosphonium based deep eutectic solvent for various organic solutes at different temperatures.

Ternary phase equilibrium data for desulfurization utilizing imidazolium-based ionic liquids.

Ternary phase equilibrium data for desulfurization utilizing imidazolium-based ionic liquids.

Nanotechnology-based devices in the treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Activity coefficients at infinite dilution of organic solutes, using novel N-(2′, 3′-epoxypropyl)-N-methyl-2-oxopyrrolidinium chloride ionic liquid by GLC.

Liquid-liquid separation of azeotropic mixture (hexane/ethyl acetate) with imidazolium-based ionic liquids.

A novel ionic liquid based electrochemical sensor for detection of pyrazinamide.

Evaluation of an imidazolium-based ionic liquid as a separation solvent for binary mixtures based on limiting activity coefficient data.

Methyltrioctylammonium chloride as a separation solvent for binary mixtures: Evaluation based on experimental activity coefficients.