Clean water & sanitation

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Goal 6: Clean water & sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Too many people still lack access to safely managed water supplies and sanitation facilities. Water scarcity, flooding and lack of proper wastewater management also hinder social and economic development. Increasing water efficiency and improving water management are critical to balancing the competing and growing water demands from various sectors and users.

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Acid Mine Drainage using Maghemite Nanoparticles

University of South Africa

The invention relates to the use of maghemite nanoparticles at pH less than 5 to remove sulphate, manganese, copper, nickel, cobalt and zinc metal ions from acid mine drainage (AMD). In conventional...

Microbially Produced Bio-Surfactants

University of the Western Cape

Surfactants are amphipathic molecules with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties that partition preferentially at the interface between fluid phases such as oil/water or air/water interfaces. Such...

Zeolite Formulations from Fly Ash

University of the Western Cape

Fly ash, is a waste by-product from the coal-fired electricity generating stations. Power stations need to dispose of the fly ash in a safe and environmentally friendly manner, making the need to...

Membrane Distillation for Desalination

University of South Africa

The invention relates to the design of a robust membrane for desalination using membrane distillation (MD). Although MD technology has advanced over the years, its industrial application for the...

Method and Apparatus for Treatment of Wastewater

University of South Africa

A method and apparatus for treating a fluid utilising nanoscience. The impurities in the fluid are trapped by the charged nanoparticles. The fluid is contained in a reactor that includes a moving...

Acid Mine Drainage Treatment using Maghemite Nanoparticles

University of South Africa

The invention relates to the use of maghemite nanoparticles at pH < 5 to remove sulphate, manganese, copper, nickel, cobalt and zinc metal ions from acid mine drainage (AMD). In a conventional way of...

Weed to Wealth: Biogas and Soil Ameliorant Production from Water Hyacinth

Agricultural Research Council

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an aquatic weed which has one of the highest growth rates of all plants in the world. This fast-growing plant causes numerous problems in water bodies.  These...

Membrane Distillation for Desalination

University of South Africa

The invention relates to the design of a robust membrane for desalination using membrane distillation (MD). Although MD technology has advanced over the years, its industrial application for the...

Membrane to Remove Oil from High Temperature Wastewater

Wits University

The technology is capable of treating high-temperature wastewater as a membrane for removing oil from wastewater

One of the key challenges with membrane filtration devices is the issue of fouling and...

One-step Wastewater Treatment: COORTech Reactor System

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

In the manufacture of textiles, clothing and leather goods, using a nanoparticle catalyst, this one-step wastewater treatment system activates a powerful oxidiser. This produces sulfate radicals in...

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