What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Oxygen
- Metallurgy
William Skinner spends much of his time researching Inorganic chemistry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Sulfur, Sulfide and Pyrrhotite.
His work deals with themes such as Activated carbon, Adsorption, Copper and Dissolution, which intersect with Inorganic chemistry.
William Skinner has researched X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in several fields, including Hybrid functional, Crystallography, Binding energy, Atomic physics and Ion.
His Sulfur study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Absorption and Polysulfide.
The various areas that William Skinner examines in his Sulfide study include Reaction sequence, Sulfate, Specific surface area and Pyrite.
His Pyrite research is under the purview of Mineralogy.
His most cited work include:
- Trace and minor elements in sphalerite: A LA-ICPMS study (308 citations)
- XPS of sulphide mineral surfaces: metal‐deficient, polysulphides, defects and elemental sulphur (245 citations)
- Invisible gold in arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite from a multistage Archaean gold deposit: Sunrise Dam, Eastern Goldfields Province, Western Australia (141 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Mineralogy, Metallurgy, Inorganic chemistry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Analytical chemistry.
His Mineralogy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Muscovite, Chemical engineering, Gangue and Zeta potential.
His Inorganic chemistry research incorporates themes from Pyrrhotite, Sulfur, Pyrite, Adsorption and Copper.
His study in Pyrite is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Arsenopyrite and Chalcopyrite.
He interconnects Crystallography, Binding energy and Oxidation state in the investigation of issues within X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
William Skinner has included themes like Sphalerite and Contact angle in his Analytical chemistry study.
He most often published in these fields:
- Mineralogy (25.40%)
- Metallurgy (23.81%)
- Inorganic chemistry (19.05%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?
- Metallurgy (23.81%)
- Beneficiation (5.16%)
- Pyrite (13.89%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Metallurgy, Beneficiation, Pyrite, Chemical engineering and Adsorption.
In Metallurgy, William Skinner works on issues like Silicate, which are connected to Sodium silicate and Froth flotation.
His Pyrite research includes elements of Inorganic chemistry, Redox, Environmental chemistry, Sulfate and Aqueous solution.
The concepts of his Inorganic chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Extraction, Sulfur, Enargite, Raman spectroscopy and XANES.
His biological study deals with issues like Arsenopyrite, which deal with fields such as Hydrogen peroxide, Xanthate, Reagent and Arsenic.
His Mineral research integrates issues from Electrokinetic phenomena and Copper.
Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Influence of Mixing Procedures, Rubber Treatment, and Fibre Additives on Rubcrete Performance (16 citations)
- A study of the feasibility of upgrading rare earth elements minerals from iron-oxide-silicate rich tailings using Knelson concentrator and Wilfley shaking table (12 citations)
- Physico-chemical modification of natural mordenite-clinoptilolite zeolites and their enhanced CO2 adsorption capacity (11 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Organic chemistry
- Oxygen
- Metallurgy
William Skinner focuses on Metallurgy, Silicate, Iron oxide, Tailings and Refractory.
His studies deal with areas such as Sodium silicate, Beneficiation and Froth flotation as well as Iron oxide.
His Froth flotation research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Hematite, Extraction, Gangue and Nuclear chemistry.
His Tailings research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Silicate minerals and QEMSCAN.
His Silicate minerals research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Gravity separation and Specific gravity.
His research in QEMSCAN intersects with topics in Magnetic separation, Gravity and Scanning electron microscope.
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