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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Abstract Background Cellulose polymers with multidentate chelating functionalities that have high efficiency for toxic metal ions present in water were designed, synthesized, ...

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 ...

Abstract 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...