Koech, Lawrence(Vaal University of Technology, 2022-03)
Post combustion sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission is a major problem facing coal-based power plants. Increased awareness of the detrimental effects of SO2 on human health and the environment has prompted increased pressure ...
Masala, Murendeni Shonisani(Vaal University of Technology, 2022-04)
Water scarcity is one of the biggest problems that South Africa is facing currently, as a results it limits economic and social development. The application of membrane technology in wastewater treatment for re-use is one ...
Maliehe, Andani Valentia(Vaal University of Technology, 2022-04)
Acid mine drainage (AMD) refers to acidic water generated during mining activities and is characterised by a low pH, high salt content, and the presence of heavy metals. To treat water sources contaminated with AMD, sampling ...
Banza, Musamba Jean Claude(Vaal University of Technology, 2022-05)
Water is the essence of life, yet it is progressively polluted by dyes, heavy metal ions, food
additives, medicines, detergents, agrochemicals, and other toxins from industrial,
municipal, and agricultural sources. Among ...
Akach, John Willis Juma Pesa(Vaal University of Technology, 2022-08)
The use of solar photocatalysis for the treatment of aromatic chemicals like phenol in wastewater has attracted significant attention due to the low cost of sunlight. However, sunlight is unreliable since its intensity ...
Emeji, Ikenna Chibuzor(Vaal University of Technology, 2021-02)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) causes morbidity and mortality in infected patients. These epidemics are significantly reduced and treated globally with antiretroviral drugs ...
Modiba, Edward Magoma(Vaal University of Technology, 2014-01)
This study presents the use of sodium methoxide as a homogeneous catalyst and impregnated Perlite (potassium hydroxide/perlite) as heterogeneous catalyst for production of biodiesel using Baobab and Marula oil respectively. ...
Lukusa, Tresor Kabeya(Vaal University of Technology, 2021-04)
Heavy metal ions are one of the most toxic materials in the environment. Adsorption is the most used process for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater. Much research has been conducted into processes to remove heavy ...
Zungu, Nondumiso Petunia(Vaal University of Technology, 2021-07-06)
Fuel cell technology is a promising clean energy source compared to internal combustion engines and electricity generating plants which are associated with high emissions of greenhouse gases. The aim of this study was to ...
Mwenge, Pascal Kilunji(Vaal University of Technology, 2020-10)
The industrialisation of the twenty-first century and the worldwide population growth led to the high demand for energy. Fossil fuels are the leading contributor to the global energy, and subsequently, there is a high ...
Khune, Selebogo Mervyn(Vaal University of Technology, 2021-10-15)
An enormous amount of food waste (FW) is generated worldwide. Most of this waste is discarded in landfills, where it undergoes uncontrolled anaerobic digestion (AD) process, which emits excessive amounts of greenhouse ...
Tewo, Robert Kimutai(Vaal University of Technology, 2019-10-02)
Investment casting process is the most suitable technique for producing high quality castings which are dimensionally accurate with excellent surface finish and complex in nature. Recently with the ever-changing manufacturing ...
Cherubala, Rusumba Bienvenu(Vaal University of Technology, 2021-04)
This thesis presents a slight on desulphurization process of the commercial diesel fuel
using the carbon-based metal oxide nanocomposites such as graphene oxide, ZnO, rGO
as a nano-adsorbent, activated carbon (PAC and ...
Mbedzi, Robert Mbavhalelo(Vaal University of Technology, 2020-06)
In the present study, the removal of Ca2+ and Mg2+ from cooling tower water using Amberlite IR120 and Amberjet 1200 was studied by the application of one factor at a time method (OFAT) and response surface modelling (RSM). ...
Malise, Lucky(Vaal University of Technology, 2017-07)
The generation of waste tires is one of the most serious environmental problems in the modern world due to the increased use of auto mobiles all over the world. Currently there is a problem with the disposal of waste tires ...
Apollo, Seth Otieno(Vaal University of Technology, 2017-03-28)
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is usually applied in the treatment of distillery effluent due to the fact that it is effective in chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction and bioenergy recovery. However, due to the presence of ...
Nyembe, N.(Vaal University of Technology, 2018-04)
Petroleum wastewater is highly contaminated with toxic organic pollutants that are harmful to the environment. The heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation (HPO) process has shown the ability to remove these pollutants through ...
Igberase, Ephraim(Vaal University of Technology, 2013-11-06)
This work investigates the possible use of chitosan beads and polyaniline grafted chitosan beads
(PGCB) for the adsorption of copper ions from copper contaminated water. For this purpose
chitosan flakes were converted ...
The presence of tires in open fields, households and landfills is a great threat to the wellbeing of the ecosystem around them. Tire creates an ideal breeding ground for disease carrying vermins and their possible ignition ...
Prithiraj, Alicia(Vaal University of Technology, 2018)
Corrosion responses of some carbon steels, stainless steel and copper alloys in the presence of a culture of bacteria (referred to as SRB-Sulphate-reducing bacteria) found in industrial heat exchangers, was studied to ...