Senior Lecturer - Chemistry Dr. Gabriel Chewe Bwembya Email: gbwembya@uniswa.sz Telephone: (+268) 2517 0194 Office: S1.3
Personal Details
Gabriel Chewe Bwembya
PhD, MSc, BSc in Chemistry
Research Areas
Synthesis and characterization of chalcogenolato complexes of copper,
cadmium, silver and zinc as precursors for solid-state materials;
Synthesis and characterization of ligands suitable for extraction of heavy
metals and their application in industrial (effluents) and environmental (water
purification, metal recovery from acid mine drainage) fields;
Micronutrient levels and bioavailability studies of essential elements in
foodstuffs;
Assessment of mycotoxins (aflatoxins) levels in foods and food products;
Environmental pollution studies (analysis of DDT and its metabolites DDE,
DDA, DDD in different samples, heavy metal analysis in paint;
Water and wastewater purification studies using combined clay adsorption-
coagulation process and Moringa oleifera.