JOSEPH BUCHWEISHAIJA

Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry, College Of Natural And Applied Sciences

Education:

DipEd (Mkwawa), BSc (Dar), MSc, PhD(Trondheim)

Teaching:

Physical chemistry courses

Research:

Mechanism of corrosion processes/inhibition using environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors/polymer coatings; Investigation of the synergistic effects of halides on inhibitor compounds; Application of electrochemical techniques for studying several corrosion problems; Preparation and characterization of self-assembled mono/multilayers on metal surfaces; Application of self-assembly monolayers for corrosion protection of metals; Investigation of underground corrosion, atmospheric and marine corrosion; Electroplating; Electrochemical Energy Conversion; Water electrolysis; Fuel cells; Organic electronics (conducting polymers); Thin Films production (Electropolymerization); Hydrogen Electrolysis and Hydrogen as energy carrier and any topic on materials science such as nanomaterials synthesis and characterization etc.

 

Projects:

Materials and corrosion science

Publications:

1. Buchweishaija J.; Plant origin chemicals as green corrosion inhibitors in various corrosive media: A review; TJS Vol. 35, 77-92 (2009).

2. Joseph Y. N. Philip, Joseph Buchweishaija, Lupituko L. Mkayula and Lei Ye; The Influence of Aliphatic Side Chain of Anacardic Acid on Molecular Recognition Properties of Imprinted Polymers, TJS, Vol. No. 38, pg. 104-117 (2012).

3. Buchweishaija, J., Mdoe, J.E.G. and Mutasingwa, J.; Electrochemical Behaviour of environmentally friendly inhibitor of Aloe Secundiflora extract in corrosion control of carbon steel in soft water media, TSJ (Accepted for publication, 2012)