Name
James E Mgaya

Academic Rank
Senior Lecturer

Department
Chemistry

Biography

Biography

James Mgaya is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE). He teaches Physical Chemistry to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, contributing significantly to academic training and mentorship in the field. His research interests span Green Chemistry, valorization of agricultural wastes, polymer science, and catalysis. Through his teaching and research, he is committed to advancing sustainable chemical practices and innovative scientific solutions

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Email Address
james.mgaya@duce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
Green Chemistry, valorization of agricultural wastes, polymer science, and catalysis

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Projects

Projects
  1. Turning domestic and agro waste into nutritious animal feeds (Funded by UDSM competitive research and innovation grants). Position; Team member (2023-2024)
  2. Computational Investigation of Structural, Vibrational and Thermodynamic Properties of K2MgX4 and K2AlX5 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) Supersalts (Funded by UDSM competitive research and innovation grants). Position; Team member (2023-2024)
  3. Royal Society of Chemistry - Research Mobility Grant; For research on cashew nut shell liquid components in St Andrews University (Funded by the Leverhulme Trust). Position: Team member (2015-2016)
  4. Leverhulme-Royal Society Africa Program to build research capacity in Africa (Funded by the Leverhulme Trust). Position; Team member (2013-2017) 
     

Publications

Publications

  1. Yoshua B Mtulo, Geradius Deogratias, James E Mgaya, Andrew S Paluch, Lucas Paul (2025) Computational Evaluation of Statin Analogs Targeting HMG-CoA Reductase for Coronary Artery Disease Treatment. ChemistryOpen: e202500533 https://doi.org/10.1002/open.202500533.

  2. Elimbinzi E, Mgaya JE (2024) Mixed bio-based surfactant-templated mesoporous silica for supporting palladium catalyst. Heliyon, 10(20): e39168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39168

  3. Mlowe S, Mgaya J (2024) Recent trends of cashew nutshell liquid: extraction, chemistry, and applications; In Plant Biomass Derived Materials: Sources, Extractions, and Applications. Wiley‐CH GmbH, Pp 117-139.

  4. Mgaya JE (2022) Catalytic hydrogenation of cardanol derived bifunctional monomers for polymerization with diesters. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 36(1):173-186.

  5. Kirenga P, Mkoma SL, Mlowe S, Msambwa Y, Kiruri LW, Fortunatus JR, Mgaya JE, Kinunda GA and Deogratias G (2022) Influence of heteroatoms on the optoelectronic properties of triphenylamine-based dyes for DSSCs application: A computational approach. Comput. Theor. 1210: 113644-113653.

  6. Mgaya JE 2020 Trypsin Immobilization on Thiol Functionalized Mesoporous Silicas Prepared Using Castor Oil Template. Tanz. J. Sci. 46(3): 755-767.

  7. Mgaya JE 2020 Ethoxylation and Polymerization of Cardanol Derived Bifunctional Monomers. JEHS. 9(2): 33-41.

  8. Mgaya J, Shombe GB, Masikane SC, Mlowe S, Mubofu EB, and Revaprasadu N (2019) Cashew nut shell: a potential bio-resource for the production of bio sourced chemicals, materials and fuels. Green Chem. 21: 1186-1201.

  9. Mgaya J and Mubofu E, 2019, Mesoporous Materials Prepared Using Cashew Nut Shell Liquid and Castor Oil as Surfactants. In Mesoporous Materials - Properties and Applications. Edited by Manjunath Krishnappa. ISBN: 978-1-83880-650-7. Print ISBN: 978-1-83880-649-1. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.83695

  10. Mubofu EB and Mgaya JE 2018 Chemical Valorization of Cashew Nut Shell Waste. Top Curr Chem (Z). 376(8): 1-15.

  11. Mubofu EB, Mgaya JE and Munissi JE, Aromatic Bio-Based Solvents; Book Chapter. 2017, Pages 29 – 47. In Bio-Based Solvents, (eds F. Jérôme and R. Luque), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. Print ISBN: 9781119065395 |Online ISBN: 9781119065357 |DOI:10.1002/9781119065357

  12. Mgaya JE, Bartlett SA, Mubofu EB, Mgani QA, Slawin AMZ, Pogorzelec PJ and ColeHamilton DJ 2016, Synthesis of Bifunctional Monomers by the PalladiumCatalyzed Carbonylation of Cardanol and its Derivatives. ChemCatChem. 8: 751–757.

  13. Mgaya JE, Mubofu EB, Mgani QA, Cordes DB, Slawin AM and Cole‐Hamilton DJ 2015 Isomerization of anacardic acid: A possible route to the synthesis of an unsaturated benzolactone and a kairomone. Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 117: 190–199