Chirwa, Evans M.N.; Molokwane, Pulane Elsie; Tikilili, Phumza V.; Makgato, Stanford S.; Bamuza-Pemu, Emomotimi E.; Jay, Lindelwa(The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering, 2018)
In pursuing carbon emission free technologies in the energy industry, interest in nuclear energy has grown.
However, technology for handling radioactive waste containing organic materials are lacking. Methods are
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A mixed-culture of bacteria collected from a wastewater treatment plant in Brits, North- West Province (South Africa) biocatalytically reduced Cr(VI) at much higher concentrations than previously observed in cultures ...
Mtimunye, Phalazane Johanna; Lutsinge Nembudani, Tshilidzi Bridget; Molokwane, Pulane Elsie; Chirwa, Evans M.N.(The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering, 2017)
Cr(VI) is toxic to biological systems due to its strong oxidizing potential. However, some microorganisms
possess mechanisms that enable them to reduce the toxic of chromium [Cr(VI)] to the less toxic trivalent state
[Cr(III)] ...
