Philiswa Nomngongo

Recent publications
1. Lekota, M. W., Mpupa, A., Dimpe, K. M., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2020). Preparation of ferric oxide-aluminium oxide carbon nanofiber nanocomposites for ultrasound-assisted dispersive magnetic solid phase extraction of 17-beta estradiol in wastewater. Emerging Contaminants, 6, 162-171.
2. Munonde, T. S., Zheng, H., Matseke, M. S., Nomngongo, P. N., Wang, Y., & Tsiakaras, P. (2020). A green approach for enhancing the electrocatalytic activity and stability of NiFe2O4/CB nanospheres towards hydrogen production. Renewable Energy, 154, 704-714
3. Nyaba, L., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2020). Determination of trace metals in vegetables and water samples using dispersive ultrasound-assisted cloud point-dispersive µ-solid phase extraction coupled with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. Food Chemistry, 322, 126749.
4. Mashile, P.P., Mashile, G.P., Dimpe, K.M., Nomngongo, P.N. (2020). Occurrence, quantification, and adsorptive removal of nodularin in seawater, wastewater and river water. Toxicon, 180, 18-27
5. Muckoya, V. A., Nomngongo, P. N., & Ngila, J. C. (2020). Determination of organophosphorus pesticides in wastewater samples using vortex-assisted dispersive liquid– liquid microextraction with liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 17, 2325–2336
6. Mashile, G. P., Mpupa, A., Nqombolo, A., Dimpe, K. M., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2020). Recyclable magnetic waste tyre activated carbon-chitosan composite as an effective adsorbent rapid and simultaneous removal of methylparaben and propylparaben from aqueous solution and wastewater. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 33, 101011.
7. Selahle, S. K., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2020). Determination of fluoroquinolones in the environmental samples using vortex assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 100(3), 282-294.
8. Mekuto, L., Olowolafe, A. V., Pandit, S., Dyantyi, N., Nomngongo, P., & Huberts, R. (2020). Microalgae as a biocathode and feedstock in anode chamber for a self-sustainable microbial fuel cell technology: A review. South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, 31, 7-16.
9. Muckoya, V. A., Njobeh, P. B., Nomngongo, P. N., & Ngila, J. C. (2020). Ultrasonic-Assisted Magnetic Solid-Phase Dispersive Extraction for Determination of Chlorpyrifos and Triclosan in Wastewater Samples prior to Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Detection. Chromatographia, 83, 373–383
10. Munonde, T. S., Zheng, H., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Ultrasonic exfoliation of NiFe LDH/CB nanosheets for enhanced oxygen evolution catalysis. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 59, 104716.
11. Selahle, S. K., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Quantification of TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles in wastewater using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry, Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 101:3-6, 204-214,
12. Ngigi, E. M., Nomngongo, P. N., & Ngila, J. C. (2019). Novel Z-scheme Co3O4/WO3 nanocomposite performance in adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of ethylparaben and methylene blue in water. Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10(4), 045018.
13. Selahle, S. K., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Supramolecular Solvent Based Liquid-Liquid Microextraction for Preconcentration of Selected Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in Environmental Water Sample Prior to High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination. Current Analytical Chemistry, 15(6), 607-615.
14. Muckoya, V. A., Idris, A. O., Nomngongo, P. N., & Ngila, J. C. (2019). Synthesized carbon nanodots for simultaneous extraction of personal care products and organophosphorus pesticides in wastewater samples prior to LC-MS/MS determination. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 411(23), 6173-6187.
15. Sihlahla, M., Mouri, H., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Uptake of trace elements by vegetable plants grown on agricultural soils: Evaluation of trace metal accumulation and potential health risk. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 160,103635.
16. Gugushe, A. S., Mpupa, A., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Ultrasound-assisted magnetic solid phase extraction of lead and thallium in complex environmental samples using magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes/zeolite nanocomposite. Microchemical Journal, 149, 103960
17. Lekota, M. W., Dimpe, K. M., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). MgO-ZnO/carbon nanofiber nanocomposite as an adsorbent for ultrasound-assisted dispersive solid-phase microextraction of carbamazepine from wastewater prior to high-performance liquid chromatographic detection. Journal of Analytical Science and Technology, 10(1), 25.
18. Ramutshatsha-Makhwedzha, D., Ngila, J. C., Ndungu, P. G., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Ultrasound Assisted Adsorptive Removal of Cr, Cu, Al, Ba, Zn, Ni, Mn, Co and Ti from Seawater Using Fe2O3-SiO2-PAN Nanocomposite: Equilibrium Kinetics. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 7(5), 133.
19. Chaba, J. M., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Effective adsorptive removal of amoxicillin from aqueous solutions and wastewater samples using zinc oxide coated carbon nanofiber composite. Emerging Contaminants, 5, 143-149.
20. Dimpe, K. M., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Application of activated carbon-decorated polyacrylonitrile nanofibers as an adsorbent in dispersive solid-phase extraction of fluoroquinolones from wastewater. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 9(2) 117-126
21. Gugushe, A. S., Nqombolo, A., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Application of Response Surface Methodology and Desirability Function in the Optimization of Adsorptive Remediation of Arsenic from Acid Mine Drainage Using Magnetic Nanocomposite: Equilibrium Studies and Application to Real Samples. Molecules, 24(9), 1792.
22. Mokoena, D. P., Mngadi, S. V., Sihlahla, M., Dimpe, M. K., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Development of a Rapid and Simple Digestion Method of Freshwater Sediments for As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Fe, and Zn Determination by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES): An Evaluation of Dilute Nitric Acid. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 28, 323-333
23. Mpupa, A., Mashile, G. P., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Ultrasound-assisted dispersive solid phase nanoextraction of selected personal care products in wastewater followed by their determination using high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 370, 33-41.
24. Mashile, P. P., Dimpe, M. K., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Application of waste tyre-based powdered activated carbon for the adsorptive removal of cylindrospermopsin toxins from environmental matrices: Optimization using response surface methodology and desirability function. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 54(7), 679-685.
25. Biata, N. R., Mashile, G. P., Ramontja, J., Mketo, N., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Application of ultrasound-assisted cloud point extraction for preconcentration of antimony, tin and thallium in food and water samples prior to ICP-OES determination. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 76, 14-21.
26. Nqombolo, A., Mpupa, A., Gugushe, A. S., Moutloali, R. M., & Nomngongo, P. N. (2019). Adsorptive removal of lead from acid mine drainage using cobalt-methylimidazolate framework as an adsorbent: kinetics, isotherm, and regeneration. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(4), 3330-3339.
27. Ngigi, E. M., Nomngongo, P. N., & Ngila, J. C. (2019). Synthesis and Application of Fe-Doped WO 3 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylparaben Using Visible–Light Radiation and H 2 O2. Catalysis Letters, 149(1), 49-60.