• Rare earth elements and uranium in Minjingu phosphate fertilizer products : plant food for thought 

  Haneklaus, Nils H.; Mwalongo, Dennis A.; Lisuma, Jacob B.; Amasi, Aloyce I.; Mwimanzi, Jerome; Bituh, Tomislav; Ciric, Jelena; Nowak, Jakub; Ryszko, Urszula; Rusek, Piotr; Maged, Ali; Bilal, Essaid; Bellefqih, Hajar; Qamouche, Khaoula; Brahim, Jamal Ait; Beniazza, Redouane; Mazouz, Hamid; Van der Merwe, E.M. (Elizabet Margaretha); Truter, Wayne; Kyomuhimbo, Hilda Dinah; Brink, Hendrik Gideon; Steiner, Gerald; Bertau, Martin; Soni, Raghav S.; Patwardhan, Ashwin W.; Ghosh, Pushpito K.; Kivevele, Thomas T.; Mtei, Kelvin M.; Waclawek, Stanislaw (Elsevier, 2024-08)

  Minjingu phosphate ore is Tanzania's sole domestic supply of phosphorus (P). The ore contains medium to high concentrations of naturally occurring P2O5 (20–35 %) and relevant concentrations of uranium and rare earth elements ...
• Butyric acid, putrescine and their mixture as potential fly attractants : complexation, thermal analysis and volatility characterisation 

  Pretorius, Franco; Du Toit, Elizabeth Louisa; Van der Westhuizen, Isbe; Atanasova, Maria Todorova; Focke, Walter Wilhelm (Elsevier, 2024-04)

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• A comprehensive review of carbon capture science and technologies 

  Wu, Chunfei; Huang, Qi; Xu, Zhicheng; Sipra, Ayesha Tariq; Gao, Ningbo; Vandenberghe, Luciana Porto de Souza; Vieira, Sabrina; Soccol, Carlos Ricardo; Zhao, Ruikai; Deng, Shuai; Boetcher, Sandra K.S.; Lu, Shijian; Shi, Huancong; Zhao, Dongya; Xing, Yupeng; Chen, Yongdong; Zhu, Jiamei; Feng, Dongdong; Zhang, Yu; Deng, Lihua; Hu, Guoping; Webley, Paul A.; Liang, Daxin; Ba, Zhichen; Mlonka-Medrala, Agata; Magdziarz, Aneta; Miskolczi, Norbert; Tomasek, Szabina; Lam, Su Shiung; Foong, Shin Ying; Ng, Hui Suan; Jiang, Long; Yan, Xinlong; Liu, Yongzhuo; Ji, Ying; Sun, Hongman; Zhang, Yu; Yang, Haiping; Zhang, Xiong; Sun, Mingzhe; Tsang, Daniel C.W.; Shang, Jin; Muller, Christoph; Rekhtina, Margarita; Krodel, Maximilian; Bork, Alexander H.; Donat, Felix; Liu, Lina; Jin, Xin; Liu, Wen; Saqline, Syed; Wu, Xianyue; Xu, Yongqing; Khan, Asim Laeeq; Ali, Zakawat; Lin, Haiqing; Hu, Leiqing; Huang, Jun; Singh, Rasmeet; Wang, Kaifang; He, Xuezhong; Dai, Zhongde; Yi, Shouliang; Konist, Alar; Baqain, Mais Hanna Suleiman; Zhao, Yijun; Sun, Shaozeng; Chen, Guoxing; Tu, Xin; Weidenkaff, Anke; Kawi, Sibudjing; Lim, Kang Hui; Song, Chunfeng; Yang, Qing; Zhao, Zhenyu; Gao, Xin; Jiang, Xia; Ji, Haiyan; Akinola, Toluleke E.; Lawal, Adekola; Otitoju, Olajide S.; Wang, Meihong; Zhang, Guojun; Ma, Lin; Sempuga, Baraka C.; Liu, Xinying; Oko, Eni; Daramola, Michael Olawale; Yu, Zewei; Chen, Siming; Kang, Guojun; Li, Qingfang; Gao, Li; Liu, Ling; Zhou, Hui (Elsevier, 2024-06)

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• Kinetic growth model and metabolic effect of a bacterial consortia from a petrochemical processing plant 

  Prithiraj, Alicia; Tichapondwa, Shepherd Masimba; Chirwa, Evans M.N. (Wiley, 2024-05)

  This study focused on presenting the newly developed growth model for bacterial species present in a petrochemical processing plant in South Africa. The findings of the study serve as a theoretical basis for future experiments ...
• Selective and efficient removal of phosphate from aqueous solution using activated carbon-supported Mg–Fe layered double oxide nanocomposites 

  Bezza, Fisseha Andualem; Brink, Hendrik Gideon; Chirwa, Evans M.N. (Wiley, 2024)

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• Bimodal impact strength distribution in HDPE composites : formulational effects and bayesian inference 

  Viljoen, David; Labuschagné, Johan; Kuehnert, Ines (KeAi Communications Co., 2024-04)

  A bimodal impact strength distribution was found in notched impact specimens of HDPE composites with calcium carbonate, carbon black, SEBS and stabilisers. The bimodal distribution was only found at moderate-to-high ...
• Synthesis and assessment of antimicrobial composites of Ag nanoparticles or AgNO3 and egg shell membranes 

  Aina, Samuel Tomi; Kyomuhimbo, Hilda Dinah; Ramjee, Shatish; Du Plessis, Barend Jacobus; Mjimba, Vuyo; Maged, Ali; Haneklaus, Nils; Brink, Hendrik Gideon (MDPI, 2023-06-08)

  Engineering research has been expanded by the advent of material fusion, which has led to the development of composites that are more reliable and cost-effective. This investigation aims to utilise this concept to promote ...
• Integrated study of antiretroviral drug adsorption onto calcined layered double hydroxide clay : experimental and computational analysis 

  Tabana, Lehlogonolo Shane; Adekoya, Gbolahan Joseph; Tichapondwa, Shepherd Masimba (Springer, 2024-05)

  This study focused on the efficacy of a calcined layered double hydroxide (CLDH) clay in adsorbing two antiretroviral drugs (ARVDs), namely efavirenz (EFV) and nevirapine (NVP), from wastewater. The clay was synthesized ...
• Chitinases : expanding the boundaries of knowledge beyond routinized chitin degradation 

  Unuofin, John Onolame; Odeniyi, Olubusola Ayoola; Majengbasan, Omolara Sola; Igwaran, Aboi; Moloantoa, Karabelo MacMillan; Khetsha, Zenzile Peter; Iwarere, Samuel Ayodele; Daramola, Michael Olawale (Springer, 2024-06)

  Chitinases, enzymes that degrade chitin, have long been studied for their role in various biological processes. They play crucial roles in the moulting process of invertebrates, the digestion of chitinous food, and defense ...
• Non-thermal obliteration of critically ranked carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and its resistance gene in a batch atmospheric plasma reactor 

  Mosaka, Thabang B.M.; Unuofin, John Onolame; Daramola, Michael Olawale; Tizaoui, Chedly; Iwarere, Samuel Ayodele (Springer, 2024-08)

  Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been implicated as direct key reservoir of both antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) associated with human infection, as high concentrations of ...
• A comprehensive review of PETW recycling for supercapacitor applications 

  Okonye, Leonard U.; Ren, Jianwei (Elsevier, 2024-08)

  The rising measure of waste produced from polyethene terephthalate (PET) and the interest in eco-accommodating energy storage arrangements have prompted escalated examination into reusing waste PET into supercapacitors. ...
• Fabrication and characterization of recyclable, magnetic (CoFe2O4)x/ Ag2S-ZnO composites for visible-light-induced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye 

  Ichipi, Emmanuel O.; Mapossa, António Benjamim; Costa, Ana Cristina F.M.; Chirwa, Evans M.N.; Tichapondwa, Shepherd Masimba (Elsevier, 2023-08)

  Magnetic (CoFe2O4)x/Ag2S-ZnO composites (where x = 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1 wt% CoFe2O4) were successfully synthesised and investigated in the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous medium under visible-light irradiation. ...
• An investigation on the removal of tramadol analgesic in deionized water and final wastewater effluent using a novel continuous flow dielectric barrier discharge reactor 

  Babalola, Samuel Olatunde; Daramola, Michael O; Iwarere, Samuel Ayodele (Elsevier, 2023-12)

  In this study, the degradation of tramadol (TRA) was studied for the first time in deionized water (D⋅I) and final wastewater effluent (FWWE) using a dielectric barrier discharge reactor operated in a continuous flow mode. ...
• Rheological characterization of linear low-density polyethylene-Fischer-Tropsch wax blends 

  Mhlabeni, Thobile; Ngobese, Cebo; Ramjee, Shatish; Focke, Walter Wilhelm (Wiley, 2023-07)

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• Microplastics in seafood : implications for food security, safety, and human health 

  Unuofin, John Onolame; Igwaran, Aboi (Elsevier, 2023-08)

  Once critically thought of only as a menace in the marine environment, plastics particulates, especially microplastics (MPs) are gradually gaining access into the human body. However, among diverse sources of exposure examined, ...
• Correlating the density and refractive index of ternary liquid mixtures 

  Dzingai, Pethile; Focke, Walter Wilhelm; Ramjee, Shatish; Khosa, Pretty; Nobunga, Ripfumelo A. (Springer, 2023-11)

  Some physical properties of ideal solutions, e.g. the molar volume and the molar refraction, vary linearly with composition. Others can be expressed, either as ratios or as products of two other properties which vary ...
• Harnessing selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) for enhancing growth and germination, and mitigating oxidative stress in Pisum sativum L. 

  Tendenedzai, Job Tatenda; Chirwa, Evans M.N.; Brink, Hendrik Gideon (Nature Research, 2023-11-21)

  Selenium, an essential micronutrient for plants and animals, can cause selenium toxicity as an oxyanion or at elevated doses. However, the toxic selenite oxyanion, can be converted into less harmful elemental nano-selenium ...
• Efficacy and mechanistic insights into dielectric barrier discharge plasma degradation of antiretroviral drug efavirenz 

  Miruka, Andere Clement; Gao, Xiaoting; Zhang, Yinyin; Iwarere, Samuel Ayodele; Luo, Pengcheng; Aluoch, Austin O.; Otieno, Geoffrey; Zhang, Han; Liu, Yanan (Elsevier, 2024-10)

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• Mechanistic study of cefixime degradation with an atmospheric air dielectric barrier discharge – influence of radical scavengers and metal ion catalyst 

  Babalola, Samuel Olatunde; Steenkamp, Paul A.; Daramola, Michael Olawale; Iwarere, Samuel Ayodele (Elsevier, 2025-01)

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• Pyrolysis and gasification of 5–20 mm tyre rubber cubes under carbon dioxide flow 

  Jansen, Arnold Alexander; Gama, Jabulani Selby; Van der Walt, Izak Jacobus; Crouse, Philippus L. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024-08)

  The thermal behaviour of waste tractor tyre tread was investigated using 5-, 10-, 15- and 20 mm cubes and video recording of the process – an experimental approach for which no precedent could be found in the literature. ...

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