Willie Nicol
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
Dr. Willie Nicol is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Chemical engineering, University of Pretoria , South Africa. His research interests includes Biofilm fermentation, Succinic acid production and Fumaric acid production.. He /she is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Willie Nicol is the member of many international affiliations. He/ She has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He /she has authored of many research articles/books related to Biofilm fermentation, Succinic acid production and Fumaric acid production..
Research Interest
His Research activities involves Biofilm fermentation, Succinic acid production and Fumaric acid production.
Publications
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Bradfield MF, Nicol W. The pentose phosphate pathway leads to enhanced succinic acid flux in biofilms of wild-type Actinobacillus succinogenes. Applied microbiology and biotechnology. 2016 Nov 1;100(22):9641-52.
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Herselman J, Bradfield MF, Vijayan U, Nicol W. The effect of carbon dioxide availability on succinic acid production with biofilms of Actinobacillus succinogenes. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 2017 Jan 15;117:218-25.
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Naude A, Nicol W. Fumaric acid fermentation with immobilised Rhizopus oryzae: Quantifying time-dependent variations in catabolic flux. Process Biochemistry. 2017 May 31;56:8-20.
