• A highly efficient chemoenzymatic process to produce (R)-6,7-dihydroxygeraniol 

  Pienaar, Daniel P.; Mitra, Robin K.; Botes, Adriana L.; Brady, Dean (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  The efficient asymmetric dihydroxylation of 6,7-epoxygeraniol was performed using a chemoenzymatic process employing a yeast epoxide hydrolase (EH) resolution stereoinversion step, followed by stereoretentive chemical ...
• Preface to the special issue : disinfection byproducts 

  Forbes, Patricia B.C. (Elsevier, 2024-11)

  The provision of safe potable water is a basic human right, and is directly related to a number of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), specifically SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, but it also ...
• Reactivity of a plagioclase concentrate from the South African Bushveld Igneous Complex via extractive acid leaching vs. extractive roasting-leaching processes 

  Mohamed, Sameera; Van der Merwe, E.M. (Elizabet Margaretha); Nkosi, Zakhele; Altermann, Wladyslaw, 1954-; Grote, Wiebke; Doucet, Frédéric J. (Springer, 2024-10)

  This study compared the reactivity of a plagioclase concentrate subjected to two processes: (1) direct acid leaching and (2) thermochemical treatment with ammonium sulfate followed by leaching. The sample was prepared from ...
• Mechanism of antimalarial action and mitigation of infection-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction by phyto-constituents of Andrographis paniculata ((Burm f.) Wall. ex Nees) in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice 

  Olanlokun, John Oludele; Owolabi, Adesola Bunmi; Odedeyi, Aminat; Oderinde, Solomon Obaloluwa; Bodede, Olusola; Steenkamp, Paul A.; Koorbanally, Neil Anthony; Olorunsogo, Olufunso Olabode (Elsevier, 2024-09)

  ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE : Andrographis paniculata (AP) ((Burm f.) Wall. ex Nees) is a medicinal plant, documented for its folkloric use in the treatment of malaria. AIM : This study was designed to determine the ...
• Exploration of the different dimensions of wurtzite ZnO structure nanomaterials as gas sensors at room temperature 

  Ramike, Matshidiso P.; Ndungu, Patrick; Mamo, Messai A. (MDPI, 2023-10-23)

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• Coordination complexes of isoquinoline with cobalt and nickel halides 

  Bellerive, Michelle A.; Kebede, Micheal T.; Dickie, Diane A.; Landee, Christopher P.; Rademeyer, Melanie; Turnbull, Mark M. (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

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• Semi-empirical supported, Ab initio derived thermodynamic properties for ClO2 and its sub and extended species, applied in water treatment cycles 

  Misheer, Natasha; Ndungu, Patrick; Pretorius, Jan A. (Elsevier, 2024-10)

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• The role of silicon in drug discovery : a review 

  Panayides, Jenny-Lee; Riley, Darren L.; Hasenmaile, Felix; Van Otterlo, Willem A.L. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024-10)

  This review aims to highlight the role of silicon in drug discovery. Silicon and carbon are often regarded as being similar with silicon located directly beneath carbon in the same group in the periodic table. That being ...
• Advancements in sustainable platinum and palladium recovery : unveiling superior adsorption efficiency and selectivity with a novel silica-anchored acylthiourea adsorbent 

  Mphahlele, Malehlogonolo R.R.; Mosai, Alseno Kagiso; Tutu, Hlanganani; Kotze, Izak A. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024-03)

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• Investigations into the occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface waters of the Narok and Bomet counties of Kenya 

  Chaka, Bakari; Osano, Aloys M.; Nyaigoti, Omwoyo Wesley; Forbes, Patricia B.C. (Royal Society, 2024-10)

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• The development, psychometric properties and refinement of a food literacy scale for specific and general application 

  Fisher, Hennie; Potgieter, Marietjie (Elsevier, 2024-03)

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• Detection and characterisation of microplastics in tap water from Gauteng, South Africa 

  Ramaremisa, Gibbon; Tutu, Hlanganani; Saad, Dalia (Elsevier, 2024-05)

  This study reports the presence, concentration, and characteristics of microplastics (MPs) in tap water in three suburbs in Gauteng Province in South Africa. Physical characterisation was conducted using stereomicroscopy ...
• Exploring the potential of N-benzylidenebenzohydrazide derivatives as antidiabetic and antioxidant agents : design, synthesis, spectroscopic, crystal structure, DFT and molecular docking study 

  Waziri, Ibrahim; Yusuf, Tunde L.; Kelani, Monsuru T.; Akintemi, Eric O.; Olofinsan, Kolawole A.; Muller, Alfred J. (Wiley, 2024-09)

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• Magnetic hexadecylamine-graphene quantum dots-silver nanoparticle nanocomposite as adsorbents for the removal of phenanthrene and bacteria from aqueous solution 

  Kubheka, Gugu; Adeola, Adedapo Oluwasanu; Ngulube, Ronald; Nombona, Nolwazi; Forbes, Patricia B.C. (Springer, 2024-09)

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• Effects of heating rate and deposition cycle on the structural, optical, and photoelectrocatalytic properties of electrodeposited hematite films 

  Kyesmen, Pannan Isa; Pooe, William; Nombona, Nolwazi; Diale, M. (Elsevier, 2024-08)

  In this research, electrodeposited hematite films were prepared at voltammetry deposition cycles of 60 and calcined at 550 °C in a furnace after ramping the temperature at the rates of 2 °C/min, 10 °C/min, 35 °C/min, and ...
• A humidity tolerance and room temperature carbon soot@ZIF-71 sensor for toluene vapour detection 

  Malepe, Lesego; Ndinteh, Tantoh Derek; Ndungu, Patrick Gathura; Mamo, Messai Adenew (Elsevier, 2025-01)

  The Solid-state chemiresistive gas sensing devices are the desirable recruit to detect toxic gases and volatile organic compounds; however, the growth of real-life applications of these sensors is poor due to their drawbacks, ...
• Synergistic adsorption-photocatalytic remediation of methylene blue dye from textile industry wastewater over NiFe LDH supported on tyre-ash derived activated carbon 

  Munonde, Tshimangadzo S.; Madima, Ntakadzeni; Ratshiedana, Rudzani; Nosizo Nomngongo, Philiswa; Mofokeng, Lethula E.; Dima, Ratshilumela S. (Elsevier, 2025-01)

  The photocatalytic performance of the multilayered NiFe LDH/Activated Carbon was evaluated for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) in industrial textile wastewater, considering prior adsorption on the photocatalyst ...
• Synthesis, electronic structure and interaction of rhodium(I) and iridium(I) bisimine-acenaphthalene complexes with CO2 

  Louw, Wynand J.; Radhakrishnan, Shankara Gayathri; Malan, F.P. (Frederick); Bezuidenhout, Daniela I. (Elsevier, 2023-05)

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• Modulator-free green synthesis of the calcium-terephthalate metal-organic framework derived from waste eggshells 

  Van Niekerk, Gizelle; Langmi, Henrietta Wakuna (Elsevier, 2023-11)

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• 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, 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 ...

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