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The dissolution of limestone, coal fly ash and bottom ash in wet flue gas desulphurization

Koech, Lawrence (2015-03)

Strict environmental regulation on flue gas emission has led to the implementation of FGD technologies in power stations. Wet FGD technology is commonly used because it has high SO2 removal efficiency, high sorbent utilization ...
Synthesis and characterization of silver and silver selenide nanoparticles and their incorporation into polymer fibres using electrospinning technique

More, Dikeledi Selinah (2015-03)

Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of silver (Ag) and silver selenide (Ag2Se) nanoparticles using the metal-organic route method. This method involves the reduction of selenium powder and silver nitrate in ...
Job seekers' perceptions about the PNet website as an E-recruitment tool within South Africa

Lesuthu, Kali (2013-07)

E-recruitment is one of the e-commerce applications that has enjoyed a multiple growth since its introduction in the early 1990s. There have been many variations regarding sophistication, types and success; as a result, ...
Supply chain relationships as predictors of supply chain performance in South African SMEs

Pfanelo, Nematatani (2015-05)

The growth and development of SCM is attributed to number of factors such as partnership, collaboration, integration and relationship commitment. Despite increasing awareness of the importance of joint venture to organisations, ...
Photocatalytic treatment of industrial wastewater containing citric acid and toxic heavy metals

Baloyi, Siwela Jeffrey (2014-12)

The co-existence of organic acids and toxic heavy metals in natural water creates harmful effects on human, plants and animals. Therefore, it is necessary to treat organic acids and toxic heavy metal contaminated wastewater ...
Anaerobic co-digestion of abattoir and textile industry wastewater in a UASB reactor

Ondari, James Maati (2015-04)

Textile industry effluents are carcinogenic and highly recalcitrant hence difficult to degrade especially through biological methods. Abattoir effluents are classified under high-strength wastewaters because of their ...
Design and development of an off-grid e-learning centre for rural communities

Selaule, Vusimuze Edgar (2015-01)

The lack of electricity in off-grid rural communities in South Africa (SA) and Africa as well as the budget constraints on these communities restrict these communities from connecting to any online resources (internet and ...
Characterization and identification of microbial communities in pigeon droppings using Culture-Independent techniques

Leareng, Samuel Keeng (2015-08)

Pigeon droppings, found in abundance in most cities and towns where pigeons are found, are a source of potential yeast and molds into the environment. Invasive fungal infections are a cause of morbidity and often mortality ...
Screening of substituted pyrazolone and pyrazole as ligands with palladium precursors in the Heck reaction

Bout, Wanda (2015-03)

The arylation and alkenylation of alkenes under the influence of a palladium catalyst, commonly referred to as the Heck reaction, has been extensively exploited by synthetic chemists since its debut in the late 1960’s. A ...
Job satisfaction and the intention to quit by employees in a steel manufacturing company in Gauteng

Mgiba, Steven (2015-09)

The main purpose of the study was to examine the level of job satisfaction and intention to quit, by employees in a steel manufacturing company. The research methodology used to conduct the study was a combination of a ...
Treatment of acid mine drainage using constructed wetland and UV/TiO₂ photocatalysis

Seadira, Tumelo Wordsworth Poloko (2014-05)

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a serious problem associated with mining activities, and it has the potential to contaminate surface and ground water. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of constructed wetland ...
An intelligent automatic vehicle traffic flow monitoring and control system

Marie, Theko Emmanuel (2015-01)

Traffic congestion is a concern within the main arteries that link Johannesburg to Pretoria. In this study Matlab function Randperm is used to generate random vehicle speeds on a simulated highway. Randperm is used to mimic ...
A comparative analysis of the effective use of transfer pricing policies in multinational manufacturing corporations in Southern Gauteng

Siewe, Constantain Lendeu (2016-04)

This study was undertaken to assess the extent to which transfer pricing was effectively used by multinational manufacturing companies operating in the Southern Gauteng region of South Africa. The target participants of ...
Treatment of process water at Dense Media Separation (DMS) Powders Industry using selected membrane processes

Mosia, Mmankaeya Elsie (2015-07)

There is huge concern in the mining and industries to manage wastewater prior to discharge into the environment. It is generally cheaper and cost reducing for industries to treat its own wastewater before discharging to ...
Employees' adherence to the Occupational Health and Safety Act in the steel manufacturing sector

Mojapelo, Jerry (2016-09)

Industrial accidents have proved to be more prevalent and costly than anticipated especially in developing countries including South Africa. Occupational accidents have direct and indirect cost implications for an organisation ...
An analysis of capital structures of listed industrial companies in South Africa

Popoola, Babatunde Adedeji (2016-08)

This study examines the capital structure theories, specifically the trade-off theory and the pecking order theory. It also analyses the influence of the capital structures choice among 72 listed industrial companies on ...
Synthesis of cross-linked pine cone biosorbent and its applications in industrial wastewater treatment

Kupeta, Albert Jerry Kafushe (2014-11)

The widespread use of phenols and phenolic derivatives in industrial applications has resulted in their discharge as part of industrial wastewater. These chemicals are toxic and need to be removed from the aqueous environment. ...
Succession planning: current practices, internal succession barriers and the relationship with intentions to leave within a public service in a developing country

Pita, Nomalinge Amelia (2015-09)

In today’s globally competitive and modern environments, organisational plans often fail due to the lack of succession planning. However, numerous organisations often fail to prepare for the inevitable departure of employees, ...
The influence of rewards on talent attraction and retention at a further education and training college in Gauteng

Mabaso, C. (2015-10)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of employee rewards on talent attraction and talent retention. Furthermore, the study intends to unearth the influence of rewards on employee attraction and retention ...
Semantic knowledge extraction from relational databases

Mogotlane, Kgotatso Desmond (2014-05)

One of the main research topics in Semantic Web is the semantic extraction of knowledge stored in relational databases through ontologies. This is because ontologies are core components of the Semantic Web. Therefore, ...