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Doctoral Degrees (Process Engineering)
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Characterization and optimization of an extractor-type catalytic membrane reactor for meta-xylene isomerization over Pt-HZSM-5 catalyst

Daramola, Michael Olawale (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Future chemical production is faced with a challenge of limited material and energy resources. However, process intensification might play a significant role to alleviating this problem. Vision of process ...
Development of a bioprocess for the production of an aquaculture biological agent

Lalloo, Rajesh (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Biological agents offer several opportunities to address the many challenges faced in intensive reticulated aquaculture. We therefore isolated and selected Bacillus spp. as potential biological agents, ...
Development of enzyme technology for modification of functional properties of xylan biopolymers

Chimphango, Annie Fabian Abel (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is growing interest to utilise xylan as speciality biopolymers in similar ways as high molecular weight polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose. The need to utilise xylan as alternative to ...
Modified polysaccharide-based particles for strengthening paper

Terblanche, Johannes C (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The ongoing trend in papermaking industries is to lower production costs by increasing the low cost filler content in the sheets. However, the disruption of inter-fibre bonding is accompanied by a ...
Process monitoring and fault diagnosis using random forests

Auret, Lidia (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fault diagnosis is an important component of process monitoring, relevant in the greater context of developing safer, cleaner and more cost efficient processes. Data-driven unsupervised (or feature ...