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Graphenated polyaniline nanocomposite for the determination of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) in water
(2013)The thesis presents a simple, sensitive, low cost and a novel graphenated polyaniline doped tungsten trioxide nanocomposite, as an electrochemical sensor for the detection and quantitative and determination of PAHs, which ... -
Graphene based materials for carbon capture
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The adverse effects of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere is believed to be one of the causes of climate change. The seriousness of global warming is encouraging the development of technologies designed ... -
Graphene based nano-coatings: synthesis and physical-chemical investigations
(UWC, 2012)It is well known that a lead pencil is made of graphite, a naturally form of carbon, this is important but not very exciting. The exciting part is that graphite contains stacked layers of graphene and each and every layer ... -
Graphene modified Salen ligands for the electrochemical determination of heavy metal ions
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Environmental pollution is a major threat to all life, which needs to be addressed. Heavy metals are well-known environmental pollutants due to their toxicity and, persistence in the environment toxicity for living organisms ... -
Graphene supported antimony nanoparticles on carbon electrodes for stripping analysis of environmental samples
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), particularly palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt) and rhodium (Rh) have been identified as pollutants in the environment due to their increased use in catalytic converters and mining in South Africa ... -
Graphene-modified pencil graphite bismuth-film electrodes for the determination of heavy metals in water samples using anodic stripping voltammetry
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Electrochemical platforms were developed based on pencil graphite electrodes (PGEs) modified with electrochemically deposited graphene (EG) sheets and Nafion-graphene (NG) nanocomposites in conjunction with an in situ ... -
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 ... -
Graphenised Lithium Iron Phosphate and Lithium Manganese Silicate Hybrid Cathode Systems for Lithium-Ion Batteries
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)This research was based on the development and characterization of graphenised lithium iron phosphate-lithium manganese silicate (LiFePO4-Li2MnSiO4) hybrid cathode materials for use in Li-ion batteries. Although previous ... -
Graphol and vanadia-link zin doped lithium manganese silicate nanoarchitectonic platforms for supercapatteries
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Energy storage technologies are rapidly being developed due to the increased awareness of global warming and growing reliance of society on renewable energy sources. Among various electrochemical energy storage ... -
Graphol and vanadia-linkedzink-doped lithium manganese silicate nanoarchitectonic platforms for supercapatteries
(University of Western cape, 2020)Energy storage technologies are rapidly being developed due to the increased awareness of global warming and growing reliance of society on renewable energy sources. Among various electrochemical energy storage technologies, ... -
Green synthesis of novel nanostructured silicon semiconductor thin film material from sugarcane bagasse ash for solar energy materials
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The sun is considered the most abundant source of renewable and clean energy. With silicon being the most common element used for the direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy, solar cells have, over the ... -
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using honey from the meliponinae stingless bee species and antibacterial studies.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is an environmentally friendly approach for preparing nanoparticles using biological sources as the reducing agent. Apart from using plant extracts, honey, that is used in ... -
Green synthesis: the use of brown algae in the synthesis of palladium nanoparticles and applications in carbon – carbon bond formation reactions
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Due to the negative impact on the environment and the associated biological risks on human and animal life, the need for eco-friendly synthetic protocols is critical. With the rapid advancement in nanotechnology, this ... -
Heavy and precious metal toxicity evaluation using a horseradish peroxidase immobilised biosensor
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Environmental pollution is always the hottest topic in public conversation and one of the most concerned aspects of human health. The thin film sputtered microelectrode devices have been developed to improve the quality ... -
Heterocycle carbonyl pyrazolyl palladium(II) complexes :synthesis, ethylene oligomerisation and polymerisation catalysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Reactions of furan, thiophene and alkyl carbonyl chlorides with Unsubstituted and substituted pyrazoles produced the desired pyrazolyl ligands, [R2pyrazole-CO-R/] (R= H, Me, tBu, Ph, R/ = furan, thiophene, Me or tBu) in ... -
Highly selective mesoporous sorbents for mercury removal from industrial wastewater
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The results of this study show that novel mesoporous carbons were obtained as inverse replica of SBA-15, HMS and MCM-41 silica templates, with a large pore diameter (2-4 nm), a BET surface area of 1867, 874 and 910 m2g–1 ... -
Homogeneity of nanophase electrocatalysts supported on mesoporous materials
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The hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater in the Incomati Estuary
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The focus of this work was to monitor and evaluate the hydrochemical characteristics of the groundwater in the Incomati Estuary for a period of one year. The aims of this work were to evaluate the groundwater chemistry ... -
Hydrogel encapsulated biosensors for the detection of biologically significant vanadium and selenium
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Vanadium and selenium salts are toxic in large amounts, but trace amounts are necessary for cellular function in many organisms. Exposure to high level of selenium has been linked to delays in early childhood development ... -
Hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of magnesium and aluminium alloys and their hydrides
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)This study presents the successful characterization and hydrolysis of magnesium hydride (MgH2) for hydrogen generation. The as-received MgH2 served as a precursor in most of the hydrolysis experiments for H2 generation. ...