Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Research

Research in Chemical Engineering is divided into three niche areas. Students enrolled for the Masters and Doctoral studies can choose from different projects that are currently undertaken and supervised by our research staff.

Applying for Post Graduate studies within the Department of Chemical Engineering

When submitting an application form for Post Graduate studies you should ensure that you have spoken to a staff member who will be willing to supervise you. Please go to the Postgraduate Applications page for more info on the process to follow: http://www.cput.ac.za/study/postgraduate-applications

Research Niche Areas

Environmental Engineering and Bioproducts Technology

• Chemical process risk assessment
• Membrane, ion exchange and biological process developments in environmental and process applications
• Pesticide and heavy metal analysis
• Waste water treatment
• Water re-use with membrane technology
• Food Processing and bioproducts (Rheology, Food properties, Dehydration processes)
• Biosorprtion of heavy metal removal in water treatment
• Environmental Engineering and Management
  • Safety and Loss Prevention
  • Pollution Control (Water/Air/Soil/Vegetation)
  • Waste Management (Solid and Liquid)

Hydrometallurgy, Biotechnology and Mineral Processing

• Sorption of base and heavy metals on porous adsorbents
• Membrane Bioreactor technology
• Bioleaching of solid mineral
• Extraction of precious metals from aqueous solution in supercritical fluids

Oil and Gas Technology

• Fuel cell technology
• Analysis and modelling of Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
• Biodiesel from agricultural material and waste vegetable oil
• Renewable energy from municipal solid wastes
• Production of Ultra Clean Fuels from Syngas over gold-based Catalysts
• Pipeline Engineering - Flow Assurance along transportation pipelines
  • Sand/Hydrates/Wax/Scales/Corrosion deposition and management
• Production and Processing
  • Refining, Petrochemical and Storage
• Reservoir Modelling and Simulation
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery studies
  • Fluid Rheology