Author:Turpie, DWFDate:Jun 1974Hand-blended lots of scoured 6/7 months Spinners wool and mechanically opened Acala 442 cotton lint were successfully carded, gilled and combed on the worsted system.Read more
Author:Turpie, DWFDate:Jun 1974Hand-blended lots of scoured 6/7 months Spinners wool and mechanically opened Acala 442 cotton lint were successfully carded, gilled and combed on the worsted system.Read more
Author:Van der Merwe, JPDate:Feb 1986Sixty-eight wool blends were processed on the woollen system and were assessed for spinnability by means of a Mean Spindle Speed at Break test. Spinnability improved as mean fibre length increased but deteriorated as mean fibre length increased ...Read more
Author:Van der Merwe, JPDate:Apr 1986The effect of fibre diameter, length and resistance to compression on woollen carding performance was investigated.Read more
Author:Van Heerden, CJ; De Villiers, P; Barnard, E; Davel, MHDate:Nov 2011Initial work towards processing Afrikaans spoken lectures in a resource-scarce environment is presented. Two approaches to acoustic modeling for eventual alignment are compared: (a) using a well-trained target-language acoustic model and (b) ...Read more
Author:Ojijo, Vincent O; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Oct 2013In recent years, the development of environmentally friendly polymeric materials, which are primarily based on biodegradable polymers (from both fossil-fuel and natural resources) with balanced properties, has become the focus of considerable ...Read more
Author:Ojijo, Vincent O; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Oct 2018This chapter provides a brief overview on the processing methods and structure-property relationships of polylactide, polyhydroxybutyrate, and starch nanocomposites as well as the challenges faced in their development, in order to further the ...Read more
Author:Salehiyan, Reza; Ray, Suprakas S; Ojijo, Vincent ODate:Aug 2018Processing‐driven morphology development and crystallization behavior of immiscible polymer blends are of high significance for the development of polymeric materials with controllable properties. This study correlates processing‐induced ...Read more
Author:Du Preez, WB; Richter, PW; Hope, DDate:Nov 2006Eyeborn is an innovative hydroxyapatite orbital implant used to replace the eyeball of a patient who has lost an eye. A prosthetic eye cap is fitted on the front of the Eyeborn implant, restoring the patient's appearance and improving his ...Read more
Author:Du Preez, WBDate:2006The need for a state of the art advanced National Casting Technology Centre (NCTC) has been widely supported throughout industry and recognised as an important facilitator in the growth of the foundry industry. This initiative also aligns ...Read more
Author:Barnard, RentiaDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the Product Lifecycle Management Centre of Technology by Rentia Barnard including Collaborative Product Development at the 6th CSIR Conference: Ideas that work for industrial development, 5-6 October 2017, CSIR ...Read more
Author:Kakonke, Grace; Tesfaye, Tamrat; Sithole, Bishop B; Ntunka, MDate:Jan 2019Nonwoven fabrics are mostly used in modern disposable hygienic products where their primary purpose is to offer excellent absorbency as well as comfort to consumers. Scientists, both on the academic and industrial level, have faced numerous ...Read more
Author:Pinches, SE; Apps, PDate:May 2007The ability of two strains of Trichoderma, isolated from food, to produce the Volatile Organic Compounds 1,3-pentadiene and styrene was investigated. One of the strains had been implicated in a case of food spoilage involving the production ...Read more
Author:Ramchuran, Santosh ODate:Jul 2006A gene encoding a lipolytic enzyme amplified from the alkaliphilic bacterium Bacillus halodurans LBB2 was cloned into the pPICZaB vector and integrated into the genome of the protease deficient yeast strain Pichia pastoris SMD1168H. This ...Read more
Author:Oberholster, Paul J; Steyn, MaronelDate:May 2019With increased environmental pollution from untreated or partially treated wastewater and resultant eutrophication, there is an increased need for remediation. It is foreseen that treatment of wastewater will form part of the production of ...Read more
Author:Kotzé-Jacobs, L; Mahlangu, T; Mokone, NDate:01 Sep 2010In recent years, the drive towards cleaner technologies has made us more aware of the need for green and sustainable methodologies for chemical synthesis. It is here that enzymes are beneficial due to mild reaction conditions, biodegradability ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, A; Du Plessis, LM; Nxumalo, N; Combrink, ADate:Feb 2006There is a growing interest in sources alternative to fish oil of long- chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), particularly the ω-3 PUFAs such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The current study aims to produce ω- 3 PUFAs, by solid- state ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, A; Van Zyl, WH; Botha, ADate:2009Brewers’ spent grain (BSG) was evaluated as substrate for the production of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) by solid state fermentation with 29 fungal strains representing different Mortierella species. The effect of a 10% (w/w) linseed oil (LSO) ...Read more