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Not only does the presence of excessive levels of natural organic matter (NOM) in surface waters affect the raw water quality, but it also impacts the water treatment and supply processes. Other notable challenges caused ...
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) comprises of both synthetic and natural organic compounds such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, natural organic matter (NOM), found in the environment. Most of the DOM pollute drinking water ...
Natural Organic Matter (NOM) is a complex blend of organic compounds that forms naturally via the degradation of plant and animal materials into water sources. NOM in water negatively affects water quality (by causing odor, ...
Solar-to-thermal energy is considered to be the most direct way of converting solar radiation
into usable forms of energy for a wide range of applications, including seawater desalination,
heating water, photocatalysis, ...
The continuously rising cases of antibiotic resistance and pathogenic bacterial mutations pose a serious medical problem. Microorganisms are ubiquitous because they can adapt to conditions in any environment. They can ...
Anti-androgens (AAs) are a class of pharmaceutical drugs used to treat prostate cancer. Over the years, prostate cancer has been reported as the most frequent cancer diagnosis in men and the leading cause of mortality ...
The p53 gene is a well-known tumour suppressor gene, shown to be dysfunctional in more than 50% of human malignancies. The cellular significance of this oncogene is evident in a series of diverse cellular antiproliferation ...
South Africa is classified as a water-stressed country and is faced with widespread water scarcity. Water scarcity is worse in rural areas of the country where a third of the population still reside. This is due to low ...
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Cellulose polymers with multidentate chelating functionalities that have high efficiency for toxic metal ions present in water were designed, synthesized, ...
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are gaining popularity as a new electrode material for
supercapacitor applications, due to their large specific surface area, excellent tunability and unique
pore characteristics. Yet, ...
This thesis reports on the synthesis and characterisation of various types of oxidised multiwalled carbon nanotubes (O-MWCNTs) modified polymeric membranes. These OMWCNT modified polymeric membranes were then assessed in ...
Laser application in the field of biological and medical sciences has significantly grown, thereby
strengthening the field of Biophotonics. Research conducted in Biophotonics focuses on the concept
of using light especially ...
Moroeng, Ofentse M; Mhuka, Vimbai; Nindi, Mathew M; Roberts, R. J; Wagner, Nicola J(2019-10-15)
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This study aims to compare iso-rank vitrinite-rich and inertinite-rich coal samples to understand the impact of coal-forming processes on pyrolysis chemistry. A medium rank C bituminous coal was ...
Specially prepared 2-amino-5-bromo-3-iodoacetophenone and 5-bromo-2-hydroxy-3
iodoacetophenone were subjected to Claisen-Schmidt aldol condensation with benzaldehyde derivatives followed by sequential and/or one-pot ...
Restriction endonucleases are a group of enzymes that cleave DNA at or around specific sequences, which are typically palindromic. A fosmid library was constructed from a metagenome isolated from soil from the Kogelberg ...
The use of veterinary drugs continues to be a challenge since some farmers use drugs for medicinal purposes, while others use them as growth promoters without observing the set withdrawal times. In emerging economies, ...
Focus of this study was on the development of one of the faster, simpler, cost effective and environmentally friendly sample pre-treatment techniques which employs a supported liquid membrane, in this case a Hollow-fiber ...
Emerging contaminants (EC) are unregulated substances that have entered the environment for as long as they have been produced through human activities. Within the ECs family, pharmaceuticals and personal-care products ...
A dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) method has been developed, optimized and validated for the extraction of seven beta-agonists (Cimaterol, Cimbuterol, Clenproperol, Clenbuterol, Ractopamine, Isoxsuprine ...
Natural organic matter (NOM) is a diverse blend of decomposed animal and plant material
found in different natural water sources. Due to its large and complex structure, NOM is
difficult to both remove and characterize ...