Author:Shingange, Katekani; Swart, HC; Mhlongo, Gugu HDate:Feb 2020Perovskite based oxides provide various compositional combinations between different oxides for tuning gas sensing performances. Herein, we present lanthanum based perovskites (LaFeO3 and LaCoO3) nanofibers (NFs) synthesized through the ...Read more
Author:Mgangira, Martin BDate:2006Soil improvement can be achieved through mechanical stabilisation using industrial byproducts. Clayey soils were blended with waste foundry sand to examine its influence on the geotechnical engineering properties of the soils. The waste foundry ...Read more
Author:Ndlela, Luyanda L; Oberholster, Paul J; Van Wyk, JH; Cheng, Po HsunDate:Apr 2019Biological control of cyanobacteria is a viable means of controlling nuisance bloom occurrences; however the majority of studies done are against Microcystis sp., with a commonly lytic effect caused. Filamentous cyano-bacteria such as ...Read more
Author:Lwanda, V; Kagombora, J; Digaga, A; Magafu, FF; Mgangira, Martin BDate:Oct 2018Africa Community Access Partnership (AfCAP) is supporting research activities in Africa region. One of the projects supported by AfCAP in research activities was to build capacity and implement a laboratory skills development programme for ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, Lukas J; Zunckel, M; McCormick, SGDate:Jan 2005The Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) piloted the top-down Basa njengo Magogo fire ignition method at Orange Farm during the winter in 2003. In total, 76 per cent of households reported less smoke in their homes, 67 percent reported ...Read more
Author:Smit, Michelle A; Akhalwaya, Imraan; Rust, FCDate:Jul 2021The South African road network is severely impacted by the high costs associated with upgrading, maintaining and constructing road infrastructure in conjunction with the shortage of good quality construction materials. The Council for Scientific ...Read more
Author:Akhalwaya, Imraan; Rust, Frederik CDate:Jul 2018Nano-modified emulsions (NMEs) have recently been used successfully across a number of trial projects in South Africa. Following the development of initial draft design approaches for NME stabilising agents, the Council for Scientific and ...Read more
Author:Horn, REDate:Mar 1977Samples of phenol-formaldehyde resin finished cotton fabric when acetylated were found to be less discoloured than unacetylated fabric.Read more
Author:Anochie-Boateng, Joseph; George, TBDate:Jul 2016CSIR is currently undertaking a study on potential utilization of crushed glass as a substitute material to natural aggregate in asphalt mixes. As part of the study, laboratory investigation is needed to determine the performance characteristics ...Read more
Author:Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Jun 1975Some factors affecting the shrinkresist treatment of wool by chlorination followed by a treatment with a polyamide epichlorohydrin (PAE)-polyacrylate dispersion were studied.Read more
Author:Mokoena, Refiloe; Mvelase, Gculisile MDate:Oct 2019The study presented in this paper aims to promote the use of coal ash in railway infrastructure as a more economical and sustainable material. The study serves as a preliminary investigation on using coal ash as one of the structural layers ...Read more
Author:Deadman, AJ; Behnert, ID; Fox, NP; Griffith, DDate:Jul 2011This paper presents the results of the laboratory and field based reflectance panel and radiometer comparisons that took place as part of the CEOS 2010 Key comparison of “techniques and instruments used for the vicarious calibration of Land ...Read more
Author:George, Theresa B; Anochie-Boateng, Joseph; Jenkins, KJDate:Sep 2020In South Africa research is currently under way to determine the suitability of using locally available recycled crushed glass as a partial fine aggregate substitute in the production of asphalt mixes. This paper characterises the laboratory ...Read more
Author:Du Plessis, JAKDate:1965During the long history of research on methane and coal dust explosions in the coal mining countries, test procedures and equipment for evaluating the explosibility of dusts were developed that can be regarded as "standard" today.Read more
Author:Botha, C; Roberts, MBDate:Aug 1975A relatively simple technique has been devised whereby wool may be satisfactorily dyed with reactive dyes from an aqueous charged perchloroethylene system.Read more
Author:Mozes, TE; Van Rensburg, NJJ; Turpie, DWFDate:Dec 1981A laboratory study of the use of twenty nonionic detergents for scouring of raw wool showed that scouring efficiency decreased with an increase in the detergent partition coefficient obtained by centrifuging of artificial creams prepared with ...Read more