Supported By:

Eminent Committee Members

Dr. Y. Thaweesak
Prof. Dr. Md. Aminur Rahman
Prof. Dr. BULENT TOPCUOGLU
Prof. Kazuaki Maeda
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hemant Bulsara
Prof. Dr. Nuno Alexandre Soares Domingues,

Nov. 27-28, 2017 South Africa Back

ASETWM-17, RCABES-17 & EBHSSS-17

Editors:

Prof. Elvis Fosso-Kankeu

Prof. Frans Waanders

Prof. Dr. Bulent Topcuoglu

ISBN No. 978-81-934174-6-1

https://doi.org/10.17758/EARES.

Sr.No.	Paper Title & Author(s)	Page No.
1	Cobalt and Nickel Separation in Hydrometallurgy using Clinoptilolite as Ion-Exchanger Banza Musamba, John Kabuba and Hilary Rutto	1
2	Heat Transfer Predictions for Carbon Dioxide in Boiling through Fundamental Modelling Implementing a Combination of Nusselt Number Correlations L. Makaum, P.V.Z. Venter and M. Van Eldik	7
3	A Methodology for the Performance Characterisation of a Variable Speed CO2 Compressor J. Bester, P.V.Z. Venter and M. Van Eldik	13
4	Performance Prediction Correlations Resulting From a Fundamental Fin Coiled Heat Exchanger L. Kleyn, P.v.Z. Venter, M. van Eldik	18
5	Geochemical Speciation of Metal Ions in the Leachate of Tailings Treated with Synthetic Rain Water Elvis Fosso-Kankeu, Brad Barlow, Nico Lemmer and Frans Waanders	24
6	Evaluation of the Performance of an Activated Carbon Supplemented Sand Filter for the Reduction of COD in Brewery Wastewater Elvis Fosso-Kankeu, Chane van den Heever, Gerhard Gericke, Nico Lemmer and Frans Waanders	29
7	Determination of Suitable Anti-Scaling Agent to Inhibit Scale Formation of Water Processed in Coal Power Plant System Elvis Fosso-Kankeu, Christopher.E. Brider, Johannes Redelinghuys, Gerhard Gericke, Nico Lemmer, Frans Waanders*	35
8	Impact of Synthetic and Natural Clays as Filling Agents on the Dye Adsorption Capacity of Hydrogel Fosso-Kankeu, Frans Waanders and Julian Venter	42
9	Investigation of the Potential of Monomeric and Polymeric Coagulants in the Treatment of Raw Water used at a Coal-Fired Power Station E. Fosso-Kankeu, F.B. Waanders, G. Gericke, N. Lemmer, L.M. Dreyer and J. van der Linde	49
10	Surfactant Impregnated Bentonite Clay for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Solution Elvis Fosso-Kankeu, Frans Waanders, Nico Lemmer and Ruben H. Steyn	54
11	Hydrochemical Characteristics of Open-Pit Groundwater from a Closed Metalliferous Mine in Okiep, Namaqualand Region, South Africa I.G. Erdogan, T. Moncho, E. Fosso-Kankeu, S.K.O. Ntwampe, F. Waanders, N. Hoth, A. Rand and B. Fourie	64
12	Prediction of Metals Bioavailability in the Soils near Mining Areas in Okiep, South Africa T. Moncho, I.G. Erdogan, M. Emandien, S.K.O. Ntwampe, E. Fosso-Kankeu, F. Waanders, A. Rand and B. Fourie	69
13	Removal of Total Hardness and Alkalinity from RO â€“ Reject Water JC van der Linde, E Fosso-Kankeu, G Gericke, N Lemmer and F Waanders	74
14	Deterministic and Neural Network Study of Cobalt and Copper Removal from Contaminated Water John Kabuba	79
15	Analytical Modelling of Ion-Exchange Process During Removal of Copper Cations from Aqueous Solutions using Clinoptilolite John Kabuba and Etienne Ngoy	84
16	The Use of Ceramic Water Filters in improving the Microbial Quality of Drinking water Tshishonga M, Gumbo JR	89
17	Domestic Wastewater Treatment: The Influence of Silver Impregnated Polyrhodanine Nanofibers on Gram-positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria Corli de Klerk, Elvis Fosso-Kankeu, Lissinda du Plessis and Frans Waanders	92
18	Physico-Chemical Quality of Boreholes Waters at the Municipal Waste-Dumping Sites in Potchefstroom-South Africa Elvis Fosso-Kankeu and Stenly Modupi Makuwa	98
19	PAHs Content of Tar Produced from Fischer Assay of Medium Rank C bituminous South African Coal T.C Khethane, E. Fosso-Kankeu, F. Waanders and J. Bunt	101
20	Synthesis and Properties of Zno/Ag/Graphene Composite Photocatalysts Nthambeleni Mukwevho, Elvis Fosso-Kankeu, Frans Waanders, Neeraj Kumar and Suprakas Ray	60
21	The Effect of Flocculant Type on Settling Properties of Fine Coal Tailings DM Moyakhe, QP Campbell and E Fosso-Kankeu	105
22	Scaling Conditions Inside Improved Bench-Scale Single Effect Vacuum Evaporator Redelinghuys J, Fosso-Kankeu E, Waanders F, Rogers D and Gericke G	109
23	Antimalarial, anti-trypanosomiasis, anti-HIV and cytotoxicity studies of some Ferrocenyl Schiff bases Ikhile Monisola Itohan and Ndinteh Tantoh Derek	115
24	Biological Applications of Tryptamine Schiff Base Derivatives Fonkui Youmbi Thierry, Ikhile Itohan Monisola, Njobeh Patrick Berka and Ndinteh Tantoh Derek	121
25	Study and Comparison of Natural and Synthetic Chemical Compounds against Bacteria Strain Mokgadi Precious Mphahlele, Dr Derek Ndinteh, Dr Djuidje Fotsing Marthe and CÃ©line Bonneaud	126
26	Assessing the Quality of Traditionally Manufactured Ceramic Water Filters, Limpopo, South Africa Jabulani R. Gumbo, Asivhanzhi I. Munarini and Ndishavha Khangale	131
27	Efficient and Rapid Adsorption Characteristics of Templating Xanthan Gum-Graft-Poly (Aniline) and Silica Nanocomposite toward Removal of Toxic Methylene Blue Dyes Sadanand Pandey, E. Fosso-Kankeu and J Ramontja	136
28	Assessment of Microbial Quality of Surface Water Sources of Luvuvhu River Catchment, South Africa Mailula M.A. and Gumbo JR	142
29	Impact of Tea Processing Water Wastes on Phytoplankton Composition of Tshinane River, Limpopo Province Sinthumule H, Mokgoebo MJ and Gumbo JR	148
30	Comparison between Neural Network Technique and Mathematical Modelling of Steam Extraction of Essential Oil John Kabuba	153
31	Xanthan Gum-Cl-Poly (Acrylic Acid) / Reduced Graphene Oxide Hydrogel Nanocomposite as Adsorbent for Dye Removal Edwin Makhado, Sadanand Pandey, Philiswa Nomngongo and James Ramontja	159
32	Co-Digestion of Animal Manure and Cassava Peel for Biogas Production in South Africa Nathaniel Sawyerr, Cristina Trois, Tilahun Workneh and Vincent Okudoh	165
33	Water Minimisation at Kriel Power Station using Process Integration D. Mokhonoana, G Gericke and F Waanders	171
34	Biomethane Potential from Co-digestion of Cassava and Winery Waste in South Africa Unathi L. Mkruqulwa, Vincent I. Okudoh and Oluwaseun O. Oyekola	176
35	Effect of Pressure on the Caking Propensity of Waterberg Coal Hardus Louw and J.R. Bunt	182
36	An Effective Pillared South African Bentonite Clay: Synthesis and Application as Green Chemistry Catalyst for Wastewater Treatment S.J Baloyi, J.A Moma and T.A Ntho	188
37	Selective Leaching of Vanadium from Vanadium Slag using Organic Acids J. Ntita, W. Nheta and Petrus V. Staden	194
38	The Suitability of GC - MS Simulated Distillation as Means to determine the Boiling Range of Biodiesel CJ Schabort and AA van der Merwe	198
39	Renewable Fuel Production by in Situ Hydrotreatment of Spent Coffee Grounds C. Truter, R. Venter, and S. Marx	209
40	Estimation of Traffic Emissions in Suez Canal Road, Alexandria, Egypt Sara A. Elgezary, Ali F. Bakr and Mohamed A. Nasr	215
41	Characterisation of Five Different South African Waste Foundry Sands to Determine their Suitability for Use in Concrete Patrick I. Iloh, Prof. George Fanourakis and Aurobindo Ogra	219
42	Exploring Competition and Labour Productivity in the South African Manufacturing Industry Stephen O. Adeyemi	224
43	Biological Applications of Tryptamine Schiff Bases Derivatives Fonkui Youmbi Thierry, Ikhile Itohan Monisola, Njobeh Patrick Berka and Ndinteh Tantoh Derek	228
44	Antimicrobial Activity of 2-Nitro-6-[(4-phenyl-benzo[4,5]Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-ylimino)-Methyl]-Phenol: A Novel Schiff Base Compound Fonkui Thierry Youmbi, Oladeji Olatunde Sunday, Ikhile Itohan Monisola, Njobeh Patrick Berka, Muganza Munyololo Freddy, Fotsing Djuidje Marthe Carine, and Ndinteh Tantoh Derek	233
45	Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Some Novel Benzimidazole Derivatives Marthe C. D. Fotsing and Derek T. Ndinteh	238
46	Investigating the Biological Activity of Some Useful Heterocycles Marthe C. D. Fotsing, Celine Bonneaud, Nicolette Niemann, Vuyo Mavumengwana and Derek T. Ndinteh	242
47	Determination of Residues Levels of Seven Pesticides in Tomatoes Samples Taken from three Markets in Khartoum State, Sudan Ahmed M.A. Hammad, Azhari O. Abdelbagi, Abd Elaziz S.A. Ahmed, Asma Ahmed and Mark D. Laing	246
48	Geochemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Gold mine tailings for the potential of acid mine drainage in the Sabie-Pilgrimâ€™s Rest Goldfields, South Africa Lusunzi Rudzani, Jabulani Ray Gumbo, Bisrat Yibas and Obed Novhe	250
49	Dry Matter Production and Partitioning Pattern in Sugar Beet A.Ghaemi and H. Rahimian M	255
50	Calcium and Oxalic Acid Contents of Sugar Beet Plant in Salinity Stress BÃ¼lent TOPCUOÄžLU BÃ¼lent TOPCUOÄžLU	259
51	Determination of Aerosol Optical Properties for Retrieval of Water-Leaving Radiance at Roodeplaat Dam Relating to Calibration and Validation of Sentinel 2 And 3. Zimbini Faniso, Derek Griffith, Mark Matthews and Jeremy Kravitz	262
52	Attrition in Higher Education: From a Problem to a Wicked Problem or a Pure Case of Economics? A. Giannakopoulos	267
53	A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Excellence in Research and Teaching and Learning in Higher Education A. Giannakopoulos	274
54	The Role of E- Learning in Tertiary Institutions Fatai Aabayomi Afolabi (PhD)	279
55	Approaches to the Evaluation of Teaching and Learning Methods at a University: Evidence from South Africa Gumbo JR	282
56	Religious Beliefs and Rituals of the of the Veddas in Sri Lanka W. M. Charith Lakshan	288
57	The Advent of the Social Media and the Reconfiguration of Democracy: A South African Case Study Abraham Van der Vyver	292
58	Implementation of Active Learning Strategies based on Continuous Evaluation and Research Approach to Enhance Engineering Students Performances E. Fosso-Kankeu	296
59	The Challenges of Historically Black Universities in the Post-Apartheid Era: Towards Educational Transformation Moses Hobe	299
60	Political Party System and Democratization: South Africa, 1994-2009 Seane Mabitsela	305
61	Biochar: A Potential Catalyst Support in Hydrotreating Catalysts Y Van Tonder, R J Venter and S Marx	310

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