Publications (2006-2011)

Ramothokang, T.R., D. Naidoo and F. Bux. 2006. “Morphological shifts in filamentous bacteria isolated from activated sludge processes”. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology 22 p.845-850

Ramothokang, T.R., S.C. Simelane and F. Bux .2006. Biological Nitrogen and Phosphorus removal by filamentous bacteria in pure culture. Water SA (32) 5 (Special edn, Wisa 2006): p 667-672

Padayachee, P., A. Ismail and F. Bux. 2006. Elucidation of the microbial community structure within a laboratory – scale activated sludge process using molecular techniques. Water SA (32) 5 (Special edn, Wisa 2006): p 679-686

Ramothokang, T.R., D. Naidoo and F. Bux. 2006. Biochemical patterns of two different H. hydrossis isolates identified by FISH. Water Practice & Technology 1 (4). Online doi: 10.2166/WPT.2006072

Ismail, A., M. Wentzel and F. Bux. 2007 Using respirometric techniques and fluorescent in situ hybridization to evaluate the heterotrophic active biomass in activated sludge. Biotechnology and Bioengineering (98) 3: p 561-568

Ramdhani, N., and F. Bux. 2007 Functional characterization of heterotrophic denitrifying bacteria in activated sludge. South African Journal of Science (Vol 103, No 3/4): 113-116

Degenaar, A., Ismail, A., and F. Bux. 2007. Comparative evaluation of the microbial community in biological processes treating industrial and domestic wastewaters. Journal of Applied Microbiology , Vol 104 (2) : p 353-363. Online doi: 10. 1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03563

Naidoo, D., Ramdhani, N., and Bux, F. 2008. Microbial community analysis of a full-scale membrane bioreactor treating industrial wastewater. Water Science & Technology 58 (8), P 1589-1594.

S. K. Sheena Kumari , Z. Marrengane and F. Bux. 2009. Application of quantitative RT-PCR to determine the distribution of Microthrix parvicella in full-scale activated sludge treatment systems. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (83), p 1135-1141. Published online: 5 May 2009.

Ramdhani, N, Kumari, S and Faizal Bux. 2010. Impact of pre-treatment on the analysis nitrifying bacterial community from wastewater samples using fluorescent in situ hybridization and confocal scanning laser microscopy. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology (online. ISSN: 1349-8037, PRINT ISSN: 00221260), 56 (2): 101-106.

V. Buddolla, T. Mutanda, S. White and F. Bux. 2010. The Microalgae - A future source of Biodiesel. Dynamic Biochemistry, Process Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, 4(1): 37-47.

S. K. Sheena Kumari , Z. Marrengane and F. Bux. 2010 "Simultaneous quantification and comparative analysis of genetic diversity among Gordonia populations in foaming activated sludge treatment plants through qRT-PCR and nested PCR-RFLP. Research in Microbiology". (In press)

Josiah Adeyemo, Faizal Bux and Fred Otieno. 2010. Differential evolution algorithm for crop planning: Single and multi-objective optimization model. International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 5(10): 1592-1599.

D. Naidoo. S. K. Sheena Kumari , and F. Bux. 2011. Characterization of Norcadia farcanica, a filamentous bacterium isolated from foaming activated sludge samples. Water Environment Research. 83(6): 527-531.

T. Mutanda, D. Ramesh, S. Karthikeyan, S.K. Sheena Kumari A. Anandaraj and F. Bux. 2011. Bioprospecting for the hyper lipid producing microalgal strains for sustainable biofuel production. Review manuscript. Bioresource Technology special issue on microalgal biofuels. 102: 57–70.

S. White, A. Anandaraj, F. Bux. 2011. Pam fluorometery as a tool to monitor microalgal nutrient stress and optimise biodiesel production. Bioresource Technology. 102: 1675-1682.

V. Bhola., D. Ramesh., S.K. Sheena Kumari, K. Subburamu, E. Sanniyasi and F. Bux . 2011. Effects of parameters affecting biomass yield and thermal behaviour of Chlorella vulgaris. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 111(3): 377-382.

Rawat, I., Ranjith Kumar R., Mutanda, T. and Bux, F. 2011. Dual role of microalgae: phycoremediation of domestic wastewater and biomass production for sustainable biofuels production. Applied Energy. 88: 3411-3424

Singh, B., Bux, F., Sharma, Y.C. 2011. Comparison of homogeneous and heterogenous catalysis for synthesis of biodiesel from M. Indica oil. Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly. 17 (2):117−124

Mutanda, T, S. Karthikeyan, and F. Bux. 2011. The utilisation of post-chlorinated municipal domestic wastewater for biomass and lipids production by Chlorella sp. under batch conditions. Journal of Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 164:1126–1138.

Ranjith Kumar. R, Ramesh. D, Mutanda. T, Rawat. I, Bux. F. 2011. Thermal behaviour and pyrolytic charateristcs of freshwater Scenedesmus sp. Biomass. Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental. (In press).