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2022 Patents Granted

PROF TITUS MSAGATI, iNanoWS recovery of crude oil from a crude oil adsorbent
and simultaneous regeneration of the adsorbent.
Stage of Development: Prototype developed
Intellectual Property: Patent Granted - SA, USA, Europe, China, ARIPO
Applications pending - Canada India, Brazil,
Intellectual Property creators: S. Alayande, E. Dare, T. Msagati, A. Akinlabi, & P. Aiyedun
Desired relationship: Co-development partner, investor

2022 Research grant awardees:

PROF EDWARD NXUMALO (FULL PROFESSOR, iNanoWS)
Awarding Body: 2022 SASOL-NRF University Collaborative Research Grant
AMOUNT OF FUNDING: R4 million
DURATION OF FUNDING: 2022-2025

• PROF H NYONI (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR iNanoWS)
Awarding Body: International Atomic Energy Agency (Department of Nuclear
Sciences and Applications)
AMOUNT OF FUNDING: € 35 000 (R615 650)
DURATION OF FUNDING: 2022-2025

• PROF AT KUVAREGA (FULL PROFESSOR, iNanoWS)
AWARDING BODY: TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AGENCY (TIA)
AMOUNT OF FUNDING: R 650 500
DURATION OF FUNDING: January 2022 – January 2023

• PROF USISIPHO FELENI (ASSOCIATE [PROFESSOR, iNanoWS)
Awarded the STEM-Africa Seed Grant at $8,000, which she applied for under the
University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellowship
programme with Professor Bart Bartlett.

• DR NOZIPHO GUMBI (SENIOR LECTURER, iNanoWS)
AWARD: NRF-BAAP
TITLE OF PROJECT: Carbon nanomaterial-based membranes for adsorptive
removal of steroidal hormones in wastewater
AMOUNT OF FUNDING: R300 000.00
DURATION OF FUNDING: 2022-2023

• DR MUTHUMUNI MANAGA (SENIOR LECTURER, iNanoWS)
AWARD: CSIR-NLC Laser Rental Pool Program (RPP)
TITLE OF PROJECT: Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy against biolm
microorganisms using porphyrins and ternary
AMOUNT OF FUNDING: R259 000.00
DURATION OF FUNDING: 2022-2023

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