About the Authors
Dr. Ephraim Igberase holds a B.Sc. in chemical and polymer engineering from
Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria and Magister Technologiae in chemical engineering from Vaal University of Technology, South Africa. He obtained his Ph.D.
in chemical engineering from Vaal University of Technology and is employed as a
lecturer in the chemical engineering department. He has attended conferences where
he gave both oral and poster presentations and has published 11 research articles
in well-known peer-reviewed journals and in the areas of wastewater treatment.
Ephraim is a member of Water Institute of South Africa (WISA, 2017) and a registered candidate of Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA 2017). Ephraim is
also a reviewer for certain journals such as International Journal of Biological Macromolecule and Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering and Environmental
Technology and Innovation. Ephraim has extended his studies to the development
of novel polymeric beads for the removal of organic dyes, rare earth elementals and
hazardous metals from aqueous solutions due to their hazardous impact on the environment. The primary aim of his research is the chemical modification of chitosan
for the preparation of new materials with novel applications. He had the opportunity
to supervising research students.
Prof. Peter Ogbemudia Osifo currently holds the position of Acting Executive
Dean in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at Vaal University of Technology (VUT), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. In 1991, he received a bachelor of
engineering (B.Eng.) degree in chemical engineering from the University of Benin,
Nigeria. In 1992, he joined the Oil Test Services, a petroleum servicing company, in
Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. After several years of working, he started research program
in the Department of Biotechnology for M.Tech degree at Durban University of
Technology in South Africa, where he graduated in 2001 with Master’s in biotechnology. After which he continued with his doctorate programs at the North-West
University, South Africa, and where he graduated in 2007 with Ph.D. in chemical
engineering. He joined Vaal University of Technology as a lecturer since 2003, and
during January 2008 to August 2015, he became the Head of Department of Chemical
Engineering. His teaching areas are primarily on reactor technology, process optimization and control and fluid mechanics. His current research focus areas include
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Dr. Ephraim Igberase holds a B.Sc. in chemical and polymer engineering from
Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria and Magister Technologiae in chemical engineering from Vaal University of Technology, South Africa. He obtained his Ph.D.
in chemical engineering from Vaal University of Technology and is employed as a
lecturer in the chemical engineering department. He has attended conferences where
he gave both oral and poster presentations and has published 11 research articles
in well-known peer-reviewed journals and in the areas of wastewater treatment.
Ephraim is a member of Water Institute of South Africa (WISA, 2017) and a registered candidate of Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA 2017). Ephraim is
also a reviewer for certain journals such as International Journal of Biological Macromolecule and Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering and Environmental
Technology and Innovation. Ephraim has extended his studies to the development
of novel polymeric beads for the removal of organic dyes, rare earth elementals and
hazardous metals from aqueous solutions due to their hazardous impact on the environment. The primary aim of his research is the chemical modification of chitosan
for the preparation of new materials with novel applications. He had the opportunity
to supervising research students.
Prof. Peter Ogbemudia Osifo currently holds the position of Acting Executive
Dean in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at Vaal University of Technology (VUT), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. In 1991, he received a bachelor of
engineering (B.Eng.) degree in chemical engineering from the University of Benin,
Nigeria. In 1992, he joined the Oil Test Services, a petroleum servicing company, in
Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. After several years of working, he started research program
in the Department of Biotechnology for M.Tech degree at Durban University of
Technology in South Africa, where he graduated in 2001 with Master’s in biotechnology. After which he continued with his doctorate programs at the North-West
University, South Africa, and where he graduated in 2007 with Ph.D. in chemical
engineering. He joined Vaal University of Technology as a lecturer since 2003, and
during January 2008 to August 2015, he became the Head of Department of Chemical
Engineering. His teaching areas are primarily on reactor technology, process optimization and control and fluid mechanics. His current research focus areas include
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