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Dendritic poly(3-hexylthiophene) star copolymer systems for next generation bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The continuous increase in energy consumption and decrease in fossil fuels reserves are a primary concern worldwide; especially for South Africa. Therefore, there is an urgent need for alternative energy resources that ...
Synthesis, characterization, and study mode of coordination of N,N’- and N,O - (arene)ruthenium II complexes co-ligated by isoniazid: Preparation for antimicrobial studies
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
This thesis reports on the syntheses of complexes of (arene) ruthenium (II) isoniazid Schiff base
ligands for antimicrobial studies. Isoniazid Schiff base ligands; isonicotinyl acid (2-hydroxy-5-
methyl-benzilidene)-hydrazide ...
Synthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles embedded on various polymers
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
During the course of this study iron oxide nanoparticles, which have been researched for drug-targeted delivery, were synthesised via the co-precipitation method and characterised using various methods. This study focused ...
Functionalisation of electrospun nanofibre for lanthanide ion adsorption from aqueous solution
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Rare earth elements (REEs) have widespread use and importance for industrial
applications due to their metallurgical, optical and electronic properties. Several
typical hydrometallurgical techniques such as adsorption, ...
Long-range transport clusters, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and soot concentrations of air masses in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Ambient air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to human health. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), ambient air pollution kills millions of people worldwide every year. Airborne particulate matter ...
Synthesis, characterization and anticancer effects of quantum dots in neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cell lines
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Introduction: Nanoparticles (NPs) are gaining increased popularity for cancer treatment,
especially the multifunctional nanoparticles like Quantum dots (QDs) which have a wide range of
applications in nanotheranostics, ...
Studies of chemical constituents on the aerial parts of pelargoniumcapitatum
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Pelargonium capitatum is a plant that is popular in essential oils. The isolated essential oil constituents from the flowers and leaves of the plant were obtained by hydrodistillation followed by GC-MS analysis. The following ...
Graphene-modified pencil graphite mercury-film electrodes for the determination of trace metals by cathodic adsorptive stripping voltammetry
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
This project focuses on the simple, fast and highly sensitive adsorptive stripping voltammetry
detection of Nickel and Cobalt complexed with DMG and Nioxime respectively at a Reduced
Graphene Oxide modified pencil graphite ...
Multi-component Platinum Group Metals for the methanol electro-oxidation process
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to develop a high performance-lower cost catalyst
to be applied in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC). The study also aimed to
prepare plurimetallic supported platinum (Pt), platinum-ruthenium ...
Development of Anode Materials Using Electrochemical Atomic Layer Deposition (E-ALD) for Energy Applications
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Nanomaterials have been found to undeniably possess superior properties than bulk structures
across many fields of study including natural science, medicine, materials science, electronics
etc. The study of nano-sized ...