The National Research Foundation of South Africa and the Norwegian Research Council organised a concluding conference for the South Africa Norway Programme of Research Cooperation (SANCOOP-program) in Pretoria, South Africa 4-5 December 2017.

Photo: Norwegian Research Council

Researchers from GenØk and University of Fort Hare presented their cooperation project “Development of efficient bioflocculants by exploring the microbial diversity of South African Eastern Cape province for novel bioflocculants”. GenØk has also published a short article about the project.

Norway and South African will initiate a new programme; SANOCEAN (South Africa – Norway co-operation on ocean research including blue economy, climate change, the environment and sustainable energy) that will have a strong focus on the blue economy, climate change, the environment and renewable energy.

Published papers:

Okaiyeto, K., Mabinya, L.V., Nwodo, U.U., Okoli, A. and Okoh, A.I. “Implications for public health demands alternatives to inorganic and synthetic flocculants: Bioflocculants as important candidates”, MicrobiologyOpen, 2016, 5(2), 177-221.Okaiyeto, K., Nwodo, U.U., Okoli, A., Mabinya, L.V. and Okoh, A.I. “Studies on a Bioflocculant Production by Bacillus sp. AEMREG7”, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2016, 25(1), 236-245.

Okaiyeto, K., Nwodo, U.U., Mabinya, L.V., Okoli, A.S. and Okoh, A.I. “Characterization of a bioflocculant (MBF-UFH) produced by Bacillus sp. AEMREG7”, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2015, 16, 12986-13003

Okaiyeto, K., Nwodo, U.U., Okoli, A.S., Mabinya, L.V. and Okoh, A.I. “Culture conditions optimization and characterization of a bioflocculant produced by Bacillus sp. isolated from Algoa Bay, South Africa”, Journal of Microbial and Biochemical Technology, 2015, 5:4.

Okaiyeto, K., Nwodo, U.U., Okoli, A.S., Mabinya, L.V. and Okoh, A.I. “Evaluation of flocculating performance of a thermostable bioflocculant produced by marine Bacillus sp. ”, Environmental Technology, 2015, 37(14), 1829–1842.