Prof TAM Msagati

• Analytical and environmental chemistry

• Analytical Toxicology and risk assessment

• Food and natural product chemistry

• Biochemistry and biotechnology

• Material science

• Contaminants of Emerging Concenrns
• Advanced Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
• Sample Preparation Techniques
• Modelling and Toxicology

• Analytical and environmental chemistry

• Analytical Toxicology and risk assessment

• Food and natural product chemistry

• Biochemistry and biotechnology

• Material science

• Titus A. M. Msagati: The Chemistry of Food Additives and Preservatives, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012: ISBN 1118274148, 9781118274149.
•  Titus A.M. Msagati: Food Forensics and Toxicology, Wiley-Blackwell, 2018 – ISBN 9781119101413

SELECTED BOOK CHAPTERS:

• Patricia L Mathivha, Titus AM Msagati, Vuyisile S Thibane, Fhatuwani N Mudau (2020). Phytochemical Analysis of Herbal Teas and Their Potential Health, and Food Safety Benefits: A Review, Herbal Medicine in India, 281-301.
• Samson O Akpotu, Ekemena O Oseghe, Olushola S Ayanda, Adam A Skelton, Titus AM Msagati, Augustine E Ofomaja. Photocatalysis and biodegradation of pharmaceuticals in wastewater: effect of abiotic and biotic factors, In Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Pages 1-21: Publisher - Springer Berlin Heidelberg

• DP Masemola, EN Nxumalo, H Nyoni, TTI Nkambule, BB Mamba, TAM Msagati (2020). The occurrence and exposure risk assessment of psychoactive drug residues and metabolites in aquatic environment, Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 178, 112944

• Hailemariam Abrha Assress, Hlengilizwe Nyoni, Bhekie B Mamba, Titus AM Msagati, (2020). Occurrence and risk assessment of azole antifungal drugs in water and wastewater, Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109868

• S Daizy P Masemola, Potlako J Mafa, Hlengilizwe Nyoni, Bhekie B Mamba, Titus AM Msagati, (2020). Gold nanoparticles modified exfoliated graphite electrode as electrochemical sensor in the determination of psychoactive drug, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601234.2020.1713670

• A Oulebsir, T Chaabane, S Zaidi, K Omine, V Alonzo, A Darchen, TAM Msagati, V Sivasankar (2020). Preparation of mesoporous alumina electro-generated by electrocoagulation in NaCl electrolyte and application in fluoride removal with consistent regenerations, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2017.04.007

• Richard Oruko Ongon’g, Joshua N Edokpayi, Titus AM Msagati, Nikita T Tavengwa, Grace N Ijoma, John O Odiyo (2020). The Potential Health Risk Associated with Edible Vegetables Grown on Cr (VI) Polluted Soils, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020470

• Ramganesh Selvarajan, Timothy Sibanda, Siddarthan Venkatachalam, Henry JO Ogola, Chinedu Christopher Obieze, Titus A Msagati (2019). Distribution, interaction and Functional Profiles of Epiphytic Bacterial Communities from the Rocky Intertidal Seaweeds, South Africa, Scientific Reports, 1, 9, 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56269-2

• Dennis S. MkhizeDennis S. Mkhize; Hlengilizwe NyoniHlengilizwe Nyoni; Bhekie B. MambaBhekie B. Mamba; Titus A. M. Msagati. Calibration and field application of a molecularly imprinted membrane-passive sampler for the sampling of indicator polychlorinated biphenyls in selected aquatic environments of South Africa. Water Sci Technol (2019) 79 (5): 808-819. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2019.044

• Bongekile R. Vilakati; Venkataraman Sivasankar; Edward N. Nxumalo; Bhekie B. Mamba; Kiyoshi Omine; Titus A. M. Msagati. Fluoride removal studies using virgin and Ti (IV)-modified Musa paradisiaca (plantain pseudo-stem) carbons. Environmental Science and Pollution Research,2019, Volume 26, Issue 12, pp 11565–11578 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2691-x

• Timothy Sibanda, Ramganesh Selvarajan, Titus Msagati, Siddarthan Venkatachalam, Stephen Meddows-Taylor. Defunct gold mine tailings are natural reservoir for unique bacterial communities revealed by high-throughput sequencing analysis. Science of The Total Environment. Volume 650, Part 2, 2019, Pages 2199-2209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.380

PATENTS

• Recovery of crude oil from a crude oil adsorbent and simultaneous regeneration of the adsorbent. SO ALAYANDE, EO DARE, AK AKINLABI, PO AIYEDUN, TAM MSAGATI, US Patent App. 16/336,041 (2019)

• Member, The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
• Member, American Chemical Society
• Founding member, Tanzania Chemical Society
• NRF Rating, C2.

• Method development of the analysis of environmental contaminants
• Eco-toxicology and risk assessment of toxicological pattern of emerging pollutants
• Model development for pollutants in environmental water samples
• Bioremediation of contaminated environments

• Google Scholar Profile: http://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=QaO0CT4AAAAJ&hl=en
• ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-5051
• Web of Science Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-7317-2013
• Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6505840266
• Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Titus_Alfred_Makudali_Msagati