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Busiswa Ndaba

Country of origin: South Africa Currently in: South Africa, Potchefstroom General field of specialization: Engineering sciences
Academic Background

Degrees

2013 Master Engineering sciences
2010 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Engineering sciences

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Agricultural research Council. My research focus is on production of biofuels as well as agricultural nanotechnology. My responsibility is to research ways in which we can reduce carbon emissions in the atmosphere, while securing food consumption. I am currently involved in a number of projects ranging from microbiology to nanotechnology.

Research Keywords: 
Bioprocessing
fermentation
Bioprocess
biotechnology
antimicrobial resistance
Applied Microbiology
biocatalysis
nanotechnology

Publications resulting from Research: 


2014
Ndaba, B., Chiyanzu, I., Marx, S., Obiero, G. Effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zymomonas mobilis on the co-fermentation of sweet sorghum bagasse hydrolysates pretreated under varying conditions, Biomass and Bioenergy, 71: 350-356.
2014
Marx, S., Ndaba, B., Chiyanzu, I., C. Schabort. Fuel ethanol production from sweet sorghum bagasse using microwave irradiation, Biomass and Bioenergy, 65:145-15.
2015
B. Ndaba, I. Chiyanzu, S. Marx Direct fermentation of sweet sorghum juice by Clostridium acetobutylicum and Clostridium tetanomorphum to produce bio-butanol and organic acids, Biofuel Research Journal, 6 : 248-252.
2015
B. Ndaba, I. Chiyanzu, S. Marx. n-Butanol derived from biochemical and chemical routes: A review, Biotechnology Reports, 8: 1–9.

2019
S. Marx and B Ndaba. Rapid microwave-assisted liquid phase conversion of bio-ethanol to n-butanol over a heterogeneous catalyst. 2019. Biofuels, https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2018.1554947

Roopnarain Ashira, Nkuna Rosina, Ndaba Busiswa, Adeleke Rasheed. New insights into the metagenomic link between pre‐treatment method, addition of an inoculum and biomethane yield during anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). 2019. Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.6129





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