Faculty of Engineering

Evaluating the effectiveness of strategic environmental assessment to facilitate renewable energy planning and improved decision-making: a South African case study

Fischer, Delmarie; Annegarn, Harold; Lochner, Paul (Taylor & Francis, 2019)

Criteria for the evaluation of the effectiveness of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) have evolved internationally from the requirement for mere procedural effectiveness, to include criteria such as substantial and ...

Removal of heavy metal pollutants from wastewater using immobilized enzyme techniques: a review

Chatterjee, Soumasree; Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis; Pandit, Soumya (Wiley, 2019)

Abstract: This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Definition of Heavy Metals -- Sources and Toxic Effects of Heavy Metal Pollutants -- Enzyme Immobilization Techniques -- Sources of Enzymes Used ...

Phycoremediation: a solar driven wastewater purification system

Khanna, Namita; Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis; Sridhar, Akshayaa; Subramanian, Ramachandran; Pandit, Soumya (Wiley, 2019)

Abstract: This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction -- Organisms Employed in Phycoremediation -- Phycoremediation -- Fate of the Chemicals -- General Enzymes Involved in Bioremediation -- Genetic ...

Sediment microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment: a new approach

Sajana, T.K.; Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis; Pandit, Soumya; Jadhav, Dipak A. (Wiley, 2019)

Abstract: This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction -- Fundamentals of SMFC and CW‐MFC -- Factors Affecting the Performance of SMFC and CW‐MFC -- Electricity Generation as a Function of Substrate ...

Carbon nanotubes in the 21st century: an advancement in real time monitoring and control of environmental water

Pandey, Sadanand; Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis; Goswami, Gopal Krishna; Okoro, Hussein Kehinde (Wiley, 2019)

Abstract: This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction -- Challenges and Prospects for Further Application -- Conflict of Interest -- Acknowledgments -- Contributions

PAHs released from coal tars and potential removal using nanocatalysts

Mukwevho, N.; Fosso-Kankeu, E.; Waanders, F. (Wiley, 2019)

Abstract: This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction -- General Information on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons -- Formation of PAHs -- Sources of PAHs -- Environmental Occurrence of PAHs -- Possible ...

Coal power plant wastewater treatment by thermal and membrane technologies

Redelinghuys, J.G.; Fosso-Kankeu, E.; Waanders, F.; Gericke, G. (Wiley, 2019)

Abstract This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction -- Mineral Scale Formation -- Scale Formation Mechanisms -- Scale Inhibition Mechanisms -- Characteristics of Anti‐Scaling Agents -- Principles of ...

Nano and bio-based technologies for wastewater treatment: prediction and control tools for the dispersion of pollutants in the environment

Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis (Wiley, 2019)

Over the past few decades the boom in the industrial sector has contributed to the release in the environment of pollutants that have no regulatory status and which may have significant impact on the health of animals and ...

Achieving controllable MoS2 nanostructures with increased interlayer spacing for efficient removal of Pb(II) from aquatic systems

Kumar, Neeraj; Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis; Ray, Suprakas Sinha (ACS, 2019)

The development of new synthesis approaches for MoS2 is necessary to achieve controlled morphologies and unique physicochemical properties that can improve its efficiency in particular applications. Herein, a facile one-step ...

Further development of methodology to model TRISO fuel and BISO absorber particles and related uncertainty quantification using SCALE 6

Sihlangu, S.F.; Naicker, V.V.; Hou, J.; Reitsma, F. (Taylor & Francis, 2019)

In the 350 MW Modular High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (MHTGR-350), not only is the fuel double heterogeneous but so are the lumped burnable poisons (LBPs). The LBPs are composed of Bi-Structural Isotropic (BISO) particles ...

Preparation of anodized aluminium oxide at high temperatures using low purity aluminium (Al6082)

Kozhukhova, A.E.; Du Preez, S.P.; Bessarabov, D.G. (Elsevier, 2019)

A rapid two-step anodization process was developed to prepare semi-ordered nanoporous anodized aluminium oxide (AAO) layers using an inexpensive aluminium (Al) alloy, Al6082 (97.53% Al) as the Al source material. Al anodizing ...

Efficient removal of Pb(II) and Cd(II) from industrial mine water by a hierarchical MoS2/SH-MWCNT nanocomposite

Gusain, Rashi; Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis; Kumar, Neeraj; Ray, Suprakas Sinha (ACS, 2019)

In this study, we investigate the adsorption capability of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2)/thiol-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube (SH-MWCNT) nanocomposite for rapid and efficient removal of heavy metals [Pb(II) and ...

Production of citric acid from the fermentation of pineapple waste by Aspergillus niger

Ayeni, Augustine, O.; Sekoai, Patrick T.; Daramola, Michael O.; Taiwo, Olugbenga; Olanrewaju, Omowonuola I. (Bentham Open, 2019)

Background: Citric acid, aside its uses as a cleaning agent, has varied applications in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries. A biotechnological fermentation process is one of the easiest ways to satisfy the ...

Progress in the development of methods used for the abatement of microbial contaminants in ethanol fermentations: a review

Sekoai, Patrick T.; Ezeokoli, Obinna T.; Mhlongo, Sizwe I. (Springer, 2019)

Biofuel research and development roadmap is currently underway in several countries and is expected to pave a way for the establishment of a viable renewable energy sector that can compete with petroleum-based fuels. Ethanol ...

Development of a Pt/stainless steel mesh catalyst and its application in catalytic hydrogen combustion

Du Preez, S.P.; Bessarabov, D.G.; Falch, A.; Jones, D.R.; Mota das Neves Quaresma, C. (Elsevier, 2019)

In this paper, different methods to prepare a Pt/stainless steel mesh catalyst for catalytic hydrogen combustion are reported. Pt was deposited as a thin layer onto stainless steel mesh as a support matrix. Thermal treatment ...

Hydrothermal preparation of biochar from spent coffee grounds, and its application for the removal of cadmium from coal tailings leachate

Fosso-Kankeu, E.; Weideman, R.; Moyakhe, D.; Waanders, F.B.; Le Roux, M.; Campbell, Q.P. (SAIMM, 2019)

Spent coffee grounds were transformed into biochar using a hydrothermal method. Some of the biochar product was pre-treated through surfactant impregnation with sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) to enhance its adsorption ...