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 Intrest

His Research activities involves Biofilm fermentation, Succinic acid production and Fumaric acid production.

List of Publications
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.
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.
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.