Titanium dioxide is among the most abundant materials and it has many of interesting
physical and chemical properties (i.e., low density, high thermal and mechanical
strength, insensitivity to corrosion) that make it ...
Titanium is the most abundant element in the earth’s crust and can be produced as both
a metal and in powder form. It finds applications in various industries such as in medical
and aerospace, where the fabrication of ...
Globally and in most parts of South Africa, there is a trend of increasing shrub
encroachment in savanna rangelands. A number of studies have investigated the impact
of shrub encroachment on soil organic carbon content ...
The Glentig, Alma and Swaershoek Formations were deposited after the emplacement of the Bushveld igneous complex (BIC). The sediments accumulated in what is termed as the proto-basin of the Waterberg Group. The Glentig ...
Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the world. The development of drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis such as Multidrug resistant (MDR) and Extensively drug resistant (XDR) strains ...
Surface water from the rivers serves as a source of water for many purposes including drinking, irrigation and animal farming. The quality of surface water deteriorates due to human, animals and industrial waste. Amongst ...
The Madzaringwe Formation in the Tuli Basin, Limpopo Province of South Africa is one of the coal-bearing late Palaeozoic units of the Karoo Supergroup. The Madzaringwe Formation in the former Vele colliery (now referred ...
Recently, the use of electrochemical supercapacitors as energy storage devices has
drawn great attention due to their high charge/discharge rate, long life span, high
power and energy densities. However, the choice of ...
Mining activities for mineral resources over the years have, according to certain people, resulted in soil damage in the Atok area because of huge amounts of waste earth and rock that was brought to the surface, this waste ...
The present research work deals with the study of some of the important physicochemical
parameters of restaurant wastewater effluents collected from Mankweng
business centre along the University of Limpopo road. Studies ...
Water pollution associated with dyes and bacteria has become a concern to researchers due to lack of quality sanitation. South Africa falls amongst the water scarce countries. Thus, it is important to develop materials ...
Titanium metal and its alloy components find extensive applications in various industries such as aerospace, medicine and automotive due to its light weight-strength ratio. More importantly, titanium-based components with ...
Sperrylite (PtAs2), platarsite (PtAsS) and palladoarsenide (Pd2As) are platinum group
minerals (PGMs) predominantly found in the Platreef Bushveld Complex in South Africa,
which is one of the leading countries with ...
Breast cancer is a malignant tumour that starts in the cells of the breast. Many studies
revealed aromatase (CYP19A1) and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) as possible
therapeutic targets regarding breast cancer treatment, ...
This dissertation presents the results of the ab-initio based computational studies of spinel
lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4) bulk, surfaces, and the adsorption of an organic
electrolyte, ethylene carbonate. The ...
Surface properties of pyrite (FeS2), chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), galena (PbS) and
sphalerite (ZnS) most thermodynamically stable surfaces have been studied using first
priniciples density functional theory. The most stable ...
In an attempt to synthesise quinoxaline-ferrocene compounds with antimycobacterial
activity; a series of quinoxaline alkynyl derivatives were successfully synthesised from 3-
(quinoxalin-3-yl)prop-2-yn-1-ol 86A and ...
The effects of O2, H2O and OH− and collectors are the major factors that determine the
flotability behaviour of minerals. In particular, the influence of the chain length variation
on xanthate collectors gives rise to ...
An extensive search for a highly efficient, reusable, and non-toxic adsorbent materials
for the removal of organic dyes from wastewater continues to be of great importance to
the world. Activated carbon is the most ...
The interest on the use of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells for vehicle
application has increase due to its efficiency, high power density and rapid start up.
The on-board reforming process is used to generate ...