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African Development Economic ConsultantsADECUniversity of Mainz(Germany)Basfour (Pty) LtdChemical ProcessTechnologiesTechnology related to micro-structured reactorsSynthesis of various organic chemicals andherbicidesIdentification of chemical processes as well asinsect repellent manufacture.Chemical Solutions Exchange of knowledge on product and processtechnology.Coega Chemicals Exchange of knowledge on R&D issues.Dolphin Bay Chemicals Technologies on wood preservation.Kat River CoopWorking on a citrus to fertiliser project in a ruraltown in the Eastern Cape.Mobil Vehicle SafetyProductsTechnological issues around formulation andblending.Nico Groenewald Product formulation in cosmetic products.Pat’s Brewery Analysis and optimisation of hop beerformulation.Senmin International Mining chemicals.Fuel Chemicals Centre (FCC). Complementing its competitive strength inchemical processing, InnoVenton has plans to establish a Fuel ChemicalsCentre at NMMU. The centre will carry out basic and applied research workfocused on fuels such as biodiesel, bioethanol, diesel, and petrol. The centrewill also have testing facilities.The FCC requires R21 million for establishment. Approximately 35% hasbeen secured from the NMMU, Sasol Fuels Research and Tshumisano Trust.Major players in the SA’s petrochemicals industry (the targeted beneficiaries ofthe FCC project), plus the Department of Science and Technology (DST), andthe NMMU Trust have been identified as potential funders for the project.School of Computer Science, Physics and Textile Science. TheSchool has ongoing collaborations and linkages with the public and privatesector. Some of these collaborations are described below.Computer Science. The School of ICT (SICT) and the Department ofComputer Science (DOCS) are engaged in the NMMU Telkom Centre ofExcellence (CoE), described in the previous section. In the CoE, theDepartment of Computer Science and the School of ICT are also collaboratingwith private players such as Dimension Data and IBM,. Plans are underway atSICT to establish an ICT Industry Advisory Board.There is room for collaborative engagements between the SICT/DOCSand local industry through the SEDA ICT Incubator and the Coega IndustrialDevelopment Zone (CIDZ). CIDZ is currently luring investors from the ICTindustry and as such it will be vital for institutions like SICT and DOCS to backup such investment initiatives with the supply of skilled manpower and on-thejobtraining, among other interventions.103 Algernon Road, Norwood (Johannesburg). Tel (011)728-1965 / 6690 Fax (011)728-8371Adec@ADEC1.com. Suite 131, Private Bag X5, Norwood 2117 SOUTH AFRICA 38
African Development Economic ConsultantsADECPhysics. The Department of Physics at NMMU has been researchingoptical fibre technologies for the local telecommunications industry since 2001.The Department of Physics is actively involved in the NMMU Telkom Centre ofExcellence (CoE) through the Optical Fibre and Photovoltaic research units.Telkom, Hezeki Contracting, MCT Telecommunications, Ingo Communications,Dimension Data, and Telecommunications Facilities Management Company aresome of the funders involved in the CoE.The Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP),a Department of Trade and Industry-sponsored programme, also providesmatching funds for the CoE projects. High tech equipment for postgraduateresearch activities has been acquired by the CoE using THRIP funds.The CoE holds regular national networking forums for participants from theICT industry and academia (NMMU and other South African universities andcolleges). Postgraduate students from the CoE had an opportunity to presenttheir research projects at the 2009 SA Telecommunications Network andApplication Conference (SANTAC). Such high-level collaborations are vital forensuring that NMMU produces products and processes that are industryfocusedand relevant.The Centre for Energy Research (CER) encompasses all energy researchactivities from the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering, the BuiltEnvironment and Information Technology (EBEIT) and the Faculty of Businessand Economic Sciences (BES). A majority of the researchers leading projects atthe CER are housed in the Physics Department.Key collaborations (on research and funding) by the Physics Departmentand the CER include the following:EskomSouth AfricanNational EnergyResearch Institute(SANERI)National ResearchFoundation (NRF)Nelson Mandela BayMunicipality andFluoro.Pebble Bed ModularReactor (Pty) Ltd(PBMR).Altron Group (AlliedElectronicsCorporation Ltd).Research on Concentrator PhotovoltaicsThe CER acts as a “spoke” for the SANERI “hub” inRenewable Energy based at Stellenbosch University.The spoke, which is a joint effort with the University ofFore Hare, is in photovoltaic research.The NRF funded the purchase of a state-of-the-artMOCVD (Metal Organic Chemical Vapour Deposition)Reactor for the development of nanostructures forphotonic applications.A pilot project for the establishment of a concentratorphotovoltaic plant.Work on the characterisation of fuel for the PBMRnuclear energy plant.An overall collaborative agreement on value-add R&Dactivities to its subsidiaries and investments. AltronGroup has interests in Willard Batteries.103 Algernon Road, Norwood (Johannesburg). Tel (011)728-1965 / 6690 Fax (011)728-8371Adec@ADEC1.com. Suite 131, Private Bag X5, Norwood 2117 SOUTH AFRICA 39
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