UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL: Copperbelt University, School of Mines and Mineral Sciences, Chemical Engineering Department.

CURRENT POSITION: Senior Lecturer

CONTACTS:

Email: fntengwe@cbu.ac.zm; fntengwe@yahoo.com’ felix.ntenge@gmail.com

Mobile: +260 977 80 2494

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 

2006 – 2008: M. Tech – Master of Technology, Chemical Engineering, University of South Africa (UNISA), RSA.

Thesis:

1987 – 1990: B. Eng – Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, University of Wales (Wales), UK.

1980 – 1982: Diploma Chemical Technology. Cambrian College, Canada.

1979 – 1979: Diploma Technical Education. Technical and Vocational Teachers College, Luanshya, Zambia

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2024 – Certificate Teaching Methods (CBU),

2003 – Certificate Research Methods Institute of Water and Sanitation, Zimbabwe

2001 – Certificate Work Study, School of Business, Copperbelt University 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

C. Eng – Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council, UK

FIChemE – Fellow of Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK

MIChemE – Member of Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK

COURSES TAUGHT

CE 510 – Particle Technology

CE 521 – Chemical Engineering Design II

CE 570 – Extractive Metallurgy

CE 480 – Separation Processes

CE 440 – Chemical Reaction Engineering

CE 410 – Engineering Thermodynamics

CE 430 – Engineering Applications II

CE 340 – Chemical Thermodynamics

CE 330 – Engineering applications I

CE 320 – Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics

CE 211 – Introduction to Chemical Engineering

DED 111 – Engineering Drawing

OTHER COURSES (Institute of Environmental Management, Copperbelt University)

  • Water and wastewater engineering
  • Air pollution
  • Soil Pollution

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

July 2012 to date: Senior Lecturer

July 2007 – June 2012:Lecturer I: Chemical Engineering, Copperbelt University

July 2002 – June 2007; lecturer II, Chemical Engineering, Copperbelt University

July 2002 – June 2006: Research Fellow, Water and Wastewater Engineering, Air Pollution and Soil Pollution; Institute of Environmental Management, Copperbelt University

July 1997 – June 2002: Lecturer III, Chemical Engineering, Copperbelt University

January 1989 – June 1997: Technical Instructor, Chemical Engineering, Copperbelt University

January 1979 – December 1988:  Lecturer, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Chemical Engineering, Zambia Institute of Technology, Kitwe, Zambia.

July 1976 – December 1978: Staff Development Fellow, University of Zambia

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

  • International Metals Company in Canada, Electo-winning and electro-refining, Concentrator operations, pyromet and precious metals operations.
  • International Metals company in UK. Nickel carbonyl processing and other operations
  • National Institute of Scientific and Applied Research, Lusaka Zambia. Various research activities including ceramics, nuclear reactors orientation, water treatments etc.

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

Major project collaborations include:

  • The Copperbelt University and Cape Breton University (Canada) collaborative community based project on Environmental Health,
  • The Copperbelt University and Canadore College (Canada) collaborative capacity building project,
  • The University of Windsor (Canada) and University of Mongolia Capacity building project on Environmental Impacts in Zambia, Tanzania and Mongolia,
  • The Cornell University (Ithaca) in New York (USA) and Copperbelt University collaborative project on Staff and Student exchange.   He has supervised several student projects at CBU and those from other universities on student exchange.

RESEARCH AREAS: 

  1. Water and waste water treatment processes 
  2. Metal recovery processes and safety 
  3. Chemical engineering design processes 
  4. Particle technology processes 
  5. Chemical technology processes 
  6. Chemical reaction engineering processes 
  7. Separation processes
  8. Thermal fluids dynamics

PUBLICATIONS 

Ntengwe, F. W. (2004). The impact of consumer awareness of water sector issues on willingness to pay and cost recovery in Zambia.  Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 29: 1301-1308 

Ntengwe, F. W. (2005). Design of domestic water supply system: A challenge to consumers.  Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 30: 850-858. 

Ntengwe, F. W (2005). The cost benefit and efficiency of wastewater treatment using ponds – The ultimate solution in Southern Africa. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 30: 735-743 

Ntengwe, F. W. (2005). An overview of wastewater treatment – The case of Nkana Mine in Zambia.    Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 30: 726-734. 

Ntengwe, F. W. (2006). The impact of effluents containing zinc and nickel metals on streams and river water bodies: The case of Chambishi and Mwambashi streams in Zambia.   Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 31: 814-820. 

Ntengwe, F. W. (2006). Pollutant loads and water quality in streams of heavily populated and industrialized towns.  Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 31: 832-839. 

Ntengwe, F. W. and Edema M. O.,  (2008). Assessing the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of water for fish productivity using small ponds.  Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 33: 701-707. 

Ntengwe, F. W., Njovu L., Kasali G. and Witika K. L., (2010).  Biogas production in cone-closed floating-dome batch digestors under tropical conditions. International journal of Chemical Technology Research, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 483-492. 

Ntengwe, F. W., Njovu L., Kasali G. and Witika K. L.,(2010).  Optimizing the extraction of iron, copper and zinc from cobalt-pregnamt electrolyte by ph-based four-stage process.  International journal of Chemical Technology Research, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 483-492. 

Ntengwe F. W. and Witika K. L., (2010). Optimizing the extraction of iron, copper and zinc from cobalt-pregnamt electrolyte by ph-based four-stage process.  Journal of Applied science and Technology, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 50-56. 

Ntengwe F. W., Mazana N. and Samadi F., (2010).The effect of impurities and other factors on the current density in electrochemical reactors.  International Journal of Chemical Technology Research, Vol 2, No. 2, pp. 1189-1200. 

Ntengwe F. W., (2010). The leaching of dolomitic copper ore using sulphuric acid under controlled conditions.  The Open Mineral Processing Journal, Vol. 3, pp. 60-67. 

Ntengwe F. W., (2010).Removal of of copper using sulphuric acid from electrowin solutions by reactive extraction using Alamine 336 in Isodecanol-Shell sol 2325 solvent mixture,   International Journal of Chemical Technology Research, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 2131-2139. 

Ntengwe F. W., Mazana N. and Samadi F., (2010).  The dependence of current efficiency on factors that affect the recovery of copper from solutions,  Journal of Applied Sciences Research, Vol. 6, No. 11, pp. 1862-1870. 

Ntengwe, F., Witika, L.K., (2011).  Optimization of the operating density and particle size distribution of the cyclone overflow to enhance the recovery of the flotation of copper sulphide and oxide minerals. Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 111 (4): 295 – 300 

Ntengwe F. W. and Witika, K. L., (2012).  Improving oxidative precipitation of iron to reduce cobalt and copper co-deposition in aqueous systems, Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 7-14. 

Ntengwe F. W. and Mwanza M., (2012). Effectiveness of poly-acrylamide in flocculating solids in Zambia’s mine wastewaters,  Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 15-21, 

Witika K. L. and Ntengwe, F. W., (2012).Separation of carrollite and chalcopyrite in the presence of EDTA and hydrogen sulphide in various former ZCCM concentrators,  Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 22-25. 

Ntengwe F. W., Daka B. and Chipili M., (2012). Poverty and pricing of water from chemical engineering processing plants:  Conflicts of users. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 57-64. 

Ntengwe F. W., Mawin C. and Nkonde G, K., (2013). Design and theoretical performance evaluation of inclined-louver air separator for upstream and downstream processing of influent and effluent gas streams.  Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.2, No. 1, pp. 3-9. 

Ntengwe F. W., Chikwa M. and Nkonde G, K., (2013).  The effect of flow rate and size of pipe on friction losses in pipes of chemical process engineering systems. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.2, No. 1, pp. 10-17. 

Ntengwe F. W., Sinkala K., (2013).  Optimum characteristics of zinc and cobalt precipitation in electrowin and electrorefining process fluids. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.2, No. 1, pp. 18-25. 

Ntengwe F. W. and Kunda C B., (2013). Chemical reaction kinetics of cells: copper recovery using electrolytic methods in Zambia. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.2, No. 1, pp. 26-27. 

Ntengwe F. W. and Muchayanshimbi E., (2013).  Optimizing the efficiency of wastewater treatment plant using practically attainable techniques. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.2, No. 1, pp. 72-82. 

Ntengwe F. W. and Chipili, P., 2013.  Assessing pollutant loads, water quality and pollution models for the upper Kafue River in the Copperbelt. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.2, No. 1, pp. 83-93. 

Ntengwe F. W., Daka B and Chipili M., 2013.  Linking production costs to the quality of water in urban- dwellings: experiences and implications. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.2, No. 1, pp. 94-103. 

Ntengwe, F. W., Mwelwa E. and Witika, L. K., (2014).  An economic assessment of electrorefining process: the case of copper extraction refinery in Zambia. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering 3(1): 3-10. 

Siame, E., Mbewe, M. Witika, L K. and Ntengwe, F W. (2014).  The optimisation and evaluation of the zinc solvent extraction plant at a conventional cobalt plant in Zambia. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 3(1): 11-15 

Ntengwe, F. W. and Nkonde, G. K. (2014). Project development in chemical engineering: an example of viability analysis for a chlorine plant. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering 3(1): 19-29. 

Witika, L K., Zulu, S. and Ntengwe, F. W. (2014).The optimisation of the grinding circuit equipment in order to improve the copper recovery of a copper concentrator.  Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 3(1): 29-34. 

Ntengwe F W andNonde H. (2024). Recovery of copper (II) from malachite ore using methane sulphonic acid (MSA) and aldoxime-ketoxime mixture LIX®984N Journal of Applied Science and Technology (JAST), Vol. 24, Isssue 1 and 2, pp. 39-51 

Ntengwe F W., Manda E., Lungu M., Mwanabute N. and Chisakulo E., (2025). Review of Job Safety in copper-mining operations: Application of Job Safey Analysis.  African Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, in press.  

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 

Witika L K, Sondashi, S and F W Ntengwe. (2010). Comparison of flotation performance of formulated Beta Froth to Single or pure frother: A case of Kansashi and Lumwana Ores.  In Proceedings of the First Conference on Phosphates, Mineral and Energy Exploration, 29-31st October, 2014, pp. 28-42. 

Ntengwe F W and Nkonde G K. (2010). Phosphate Ores Fertilizers and Exploration: An Opportunity for Zambia’s Econmic Activity.  In Proceedings of the First Conference on Phosphates, Mineral and Energy Exploration, 29-31st October, 2014.  pp. 65-71.