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Chemistry

Dr Martin Emeka Enemchukwu

Science Foundation Coordinator

Tel:  012 429 8534
Fax: 012 429 8549
E-mail: enemcem@unisa.ac.za
Campus:  Muckleneuk Campus
Building:  Theo van Wijk
Office: 5-122

Qualifications

  • PhD Chemistry (Unisa)
  • MSc Chemistry (Cum Laude) (Unisa)

Fields of interest

  • Bioinorganic Chemistry
  • Ecotoxicological Studies
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Sensors and Electrodes

Research

Our research centers on the use of ion selective electrodes in monitoring  dephosphorylation and phosphorylation reactions in the environment. This ecotoxicological study utilizes model compounds that mimic environmental situations. 

Selected Publications

'Nitric oxide assisted hydrolysis of nitrophenylphosphate.'
Tafesse, Fikru; Enemchukwu, Martin; Nitric Oxide, 2008, 18 (4)274-278

'Nitric oxide-triggered bis-trimethylenediaminecobalt(III) mediated hydrolysis of nitrophenylphosphate / sodium pyrophosphate.'
Tafesse, Fikru; Enemchukwu, Martin; Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 2010, 207 (1-4)203-212

Fabrication of new solid state phosphate selective electrodes for environmental monitoring.'
Tafesse, Fikru; Enemchukwu, Martin; Water, Talanta, 2011, 83 (5)1491-1495