Nikita Tawanda Tavengwa

ORCID: 0000-0003-4699-2394
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Research Areas
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Heavy Metals in Plants
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Chemical Synthesis and Characterization
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Chromium effects and bioremediation
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance

University of Venda
2017-2024

University of the Witwatersrand
2013-2018

Vaal University of Technology
2016

University of Fort Hare
2015

10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2022.105282 article EN Reactive and Functional Polymers 2022-04-25

A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) that is selective to ketoprofen was synthesized and applied in the adsorption of target compound from water. The MIP using a bulk polymerization method at high temperatures (60–80°C), where ketoprofen, 2-vinylpyridine, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, toluene 1,1´-azobis(cyclohexanecarbonitrile) were used as template, functional monomer, cross-linker, porogen initiator, respectively. Non-imprinted (NIP) similarly but absence ketoprofen. From molecular...

10.4314/wsa.v44i3.08 article EN cc-by Water SA 2018-07-31
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