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SACI
African Membrane Society

Degrees:

2013
Doctorate     Chemical Sciences
2007
Master     Chemical Sciences
2003
Undergraduate     Chemical Sciences

Publications resulting from Research
1)LN Nthunya, ML Masheane, SP Malinga, TG Barnard, EN Nxumalo, BB Mamba, SD Mhlanga. UV-assisted reduction of in-situ electrospun antibacterial
chitosan-based nanofibres for removal of bacteria from water. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 95936.

2) ML Masheane, LN Nthunya, SP Malinga, EN Nxumalo, SD Mhlanga. Chitosan-based nanocomposites for de-nitrification of water Journal: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2016.10.004

3) SS Sambaza, ML Masheane, SP Malinga, EN Nxumalo, SD Mhlanga. Polyethyleneimine-carbon nanotube polymeric nanocomposite
adsorbents for the removal of Cr6+ from water. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2016.08.002.
4) SP Malinga, OA Arotiba, RW Krause, SF Mapolie, MS Diallo, BB Mamba. Cyclodextrin-dendrimer functionalised polysulfone membrane for the removal of humic acid in water. Applied Polymer Science, 130,2013, 4428-4439.
5) SP Malinga, OA Arotiba, RW Krause, SF Mapolie, MS Diallo, BB Mamba. Nanostructured β-cyclodextrin-hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (β-CD-HPEI) embedded on polysulfone membrane for the removal of humic acid from water. Separation Science and Technology, 2013, 48:18, 2724-2734.
6) SP Malinga, OA Arotiba, RW Krause, SF Mapolie, M Diallo, BB Mamba. Composite polyester membranes with embedded dendrimer hosts and bimetallic Fe/Ni nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterisation and application to water treatment. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 15, 2013, 1968.
7) SP Malinga, OA Arotiba, RW Krause, SF Mapolie, BB Mamba. Synthesis and characterisation of generation 2 and 3 poly(propylene imine) dendrimer capped Ni-Fe nanoalloy. Materials Letters, 68 2012, 324-326.
8) BB Mamba, RW Krause, TJ Malefetse, SP Sithole. Cyclodextrin nanosponges in the removal of organic matter for ultra pure water in power generation. Journal for water supply: Research and technology-AQUA, 58.4, 2009, 299-304.
9) BB Mamba, RW Krause, TJ Malefetse, SP Sithole, TI Nkambule. Humic acid as a model for Natural Organic matter (NOM) in the removal of odorants from water by cyclodextrin polymers. Water SA, 35, 2009, 117-120.
10) BB Mamba, RW Krause, TJ Malefetse, SP Sithole. Cyclodextrin nanosponges in the removal of organic matter to produce water for power generation. Water SA, 34, 2009, 657-660.
11) BB Mamba, RW Krause, TJ Malefetse, SP Sithole. Degradation studies of β-cyclodextrin polyurethane polymers using soil burial experiments. South African Journal of Chemistry, 61, 2008, 133-140.
12)BB Mamba, RW Krause, TJ Malefetse, SD Mhlanga, SP Sithole and EN Nxumalo. Removal of Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol (2-MIB) in water from Zuikerbosch Treatment Plant (Rand Water) using β-cyclodextrin polyurethanes. Water SA, 33, 2007, 223-228.

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WISA Biennial conference
2025
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WISA Biennial Conference
2025
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