Member Profile
Membership type: full
PhD Fellowship Alumna
Lindleen Mutseiwa
Country of origin: Zimbabwe Currently in: Zimbabwe, Bulawayo General field of specialization: Engineering sciencesPhD Fellowship Alumna
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Degrees
2014 Master Engineering sciences2011 Undergraduate Engineering sciences2020 Doctorate Engineering sciences -
Current Research Activities
Engineering sciences
Development of biodegradable food packaging from agricultural residues Biorefinery of agricultural residues to recover value-added products Development of food packaging material which can prolong food shelf life
Publications resulting from Research:
• Mugwagwa, L. R. and Chimphango, A. F. A. (2020) ‘Enhancing the functional properties of acetylated hemicellulose fi lms for active food packaging using acetylated nanocellulose reinforcement and polycaprolactone coating’, Food Packaging and Shelf Life. Elsevier, 24(August 2019), p. 100481. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100481.
• Mugwagwa, L. R. and Chimphango, A. F. A. (2019) ‘Optimising wheat straw alkali-organosolv pre-treatment to enhance hemicellulose modification and compatibility with reinforcing fillers’, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Elsevier B.V., 143, pp. 862–872. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.09.147.
• Mugwagwa, L. R. and Chimphango, A. F. A. (2019) ‘Box-Behnken design based multi-objective optimisation of sequential extraction of pectin and anthocyanins from mango peels’, Carbohydrate Polymers. Elsevier, 219(October 2018), pp. 29–38. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.05.015.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:Higher Education StudyPh.D in Process Engineering
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Fellowship with OWSD
Fellowship with OWSD
Fellowship awarded 2016
PHD Graduation 2020
ThesisFractionation of agro-waste to produce biopolymers and bioactive compounds for active food packaging
