Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability

Dr W Moyo

College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
E-mail: moyow@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Science, Engineering and Technology (University of South Africa)
  • Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering and Management (University of Zimbabwe)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environmental Management (University of South Africa)
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry (University of Zimbabwe)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management (Distinction) (Management College of Southern Africa)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Cum Laude): Physical Sciences and Mathematics (University of South Africa)
  • Certificate in International Environmental Law (United Nations Institute of Training and Research, Switzerland)

Fields of academic interests

  • Membrane Technology
  • Nanomaterials Characterization
  • Nanotechnology for Water Treatment

Field of Specialisation

  • Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in Engineered Water Treatment Systems
  • The Urban Water Cycle
  • Conventional, Advanced and Integrated Water Treatment Technologies
  • Nanotechnology for Water Treatment and Water Sustainability

Journal articles

  1. Moyo W, Motsa M.M, Chaukura N, Msagati T.A.M, Mamba B.B, Heijman S.J.G and Nkambule T.T.I (2020). Investigating the fate of natural organic matter at a drinking water treatment plant in South Africa using optical spectroscopy and chemometric analysis. Water SA, 46(1), 131-140. DOI: 10.17159/wsa/2020.v46.i1.7893

  2. Moyo W, Chaukura N, Msagati T.A.M, Mamba B.B, Heijman S.J.G and Nkambule T.T.I (2019). The properties and removal efficacies of natural organic matter fractions by South African drinking water treatment plants. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7(3), 103101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103101

  3. Moyo W, Motsa M.M, Chaukura N, Msagati T.A.M, Mamba B.B, Heijman S.J.G and Nkambule T.T.I (2019). Fundamental fouling mechanisms of dissolved organic matter fractions and their implications on the surface modifications of ceramic nanofiltration membranes. Insights from a laboratory application. Water Science and Technology, 80(9), 1702-1714. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2019.419

  4. Moyo W, Motsa M.M, Chaukura N, Msagati T.A.M, Mamba B.B, Heijman S.J.G and Nkambule T.T.I. The synergistic fouling of ceramic membranes by particles and natural organic matter fractions using different surface waters in South Africa. Journal of Membrane Science and Research. DOI: 10.22079/JMSR.2020.127635.1384

  5. Moyo W, Motsa M.M, Chaukura N, Msagati T.A.M, Mamba B.B, Heijman S.J.G and Nkambule T.T.I. Monitoring the characteristics and removal of natural organic matter fractions in selected South African water treatment plants. Water Practice and Technology. DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2020.075

  6. Moyo W, Msagati T.A.M., Chaukura N, Heijman S.J.G., Mamba B.B. and Nkambule T.T.I. Defects in the active layer of ceramic membranes: A facile characterization approach. Water Institute of Southern Africa (2018) Cape Town, South Africa, 24-27 June 2018 (ISBN 978-0-6399369-2-5 pp.104).

  7. Chaukura N, Moyo W, Ndiweni S.N, Ingwani T, Gwenzi W and Nkambule T.T.I. A comparative assessment of the removal efficiency of natural organic matter in conventional water treatment plants in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Water Environment Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1459

  8. Chaukura N, Moyo W, Mamba B.B and Nkambule T.T.I (2018). Abatement of humic acid from aqueous solution using a carbonaceous conjugated microporous polymer derived from waste polystyrene. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 (4), 3291-3300. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0691-x

  9. Tshindane P, Mamba P.P, Moss L, Swana U.U, Moyo W, Motsa M.M, Chaukura N, Mamba B.B and Nkambule T.T.I (2019). The occurrence of natural organic matter in South African water treatment plants. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 31, 100809. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.100809

  10. Chaukura N, Moyo W, Mamba B.B and Nkambule T.T.I (2018). Removal of dissolved organic matter from raw water using zero valent iron-carbonaceous conjugated microporous polymer nanocomposites. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 107, 38-44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2018.08.006