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The development of appropriate brine electrolysers for disinfection of rural water supplies
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)A comparative study of electrolysers using different anodic materials for the electrolysis of brine (sodium chloride) for the production of sodium hypochlorite as a source of available chlorine for disinfection of rural ... -
The Development of Appropriate Brine Electrolysers for Disinfection of Rural water supplies
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)A comparative study of electrolysers using different anodic materials for the electrolysis of brine (sodium chloride) for the production of sodium hypochlorite as a source of A comparative study of electrolysers using ... -
Development of capacitive deionisation electrodes: optimization of fabrication methods and composition
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The objective of this research was to optimize the fabrication methods for and compositions of electrodes for the Membrane Capacitive Deionisation (MCDI) system. Two electrode fabrication methods were developed, namely a ... -
Development of capacitive deionisation electrodes: optimization of fabrication methods and composition
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Membrane Capacitive Deionisation (MCDI) is a technology used to desalinate water where a potential is applied to an electrode made of carbonaceous materials resulting in ion adsorption. Processes and materials for the ... -
Development of Copper Selenide Quantum Dots-Based Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Biosensors for Toremifene - A Breast Cancer Drug
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)With rising knowledge of the effects on plasma concentration caused by allelic variations in the cytochrome P450 genes and other metabolic factors such as drug-drug or drug-food interactions, more attention is paid to the ... -
Development of electrochemical sensors containing bimerallic silver and gold nanoparticles
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants that have been shown to be teratogenic, mutagenic and carcinogenic and pose serious threats to the health of aquatic and human life. Several methods ... -
Development of electrochemical ZnSe Quantam dots biosensors for low-level detection of 17β-Estradiol estrogenic endocrine disrupting compound
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The main thesis hub was on development of two electrochemical biosensors for the determination of 17β-estradiol-estradiol: an estrogenic endocrine disrupting compound. Endocronology have significantly shown that the endocrine ... -
The development of graphene oxide sheet- and polyanilino-immunosensor systems for lipoarabinomannan (LAM) tuberculosis biomarker
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease with adverse effect on a global scale. The disease is one of the major causes of death in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly 70% of TB-infected persons are co-infected by the human ... -
Development of heterostructured tin oxide nanocatalysts for the synthesis of bio-based maleic acid
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Maleic acid (MA) is a key intermediate for the synthesis of polyester resins, surface coatings, lubricant additives, plasticizers, copolymers, pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals. The current industrial production ... -
Development of high performance composite lithium ion battery cathode systems with carbon nanotubes functionalised with bimetallic inorganic nanocrystal alloys
(University of Western Cape, 2011)Lithium ion cathode systems based on composites of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄), iron-cobalt-derivatised carbon nanotubes (FeCo-CNT) and polyaniline (PA) nanomaterials were developed. The FeCo-functionalised CNTs were ... -
Development of Impedimetric Immunosensor for Fumonisin on Polyanilino-Carbon Nanotubes Doped with Palladium Telluride Nanocrystals
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Immunosensors are affinity ligand-based biosensor solid-state devices in which the immunochemical reaction is coupled to a transducer. The specificity of the molecular recognition of antigens by antibodies to form a stable ... -
The development of inorganic and organic/inorganic membranes for DMFC application
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)A fuel cell is an energy device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy. Low temperature fuel cells, namely the hydrogen fuel cell and the direct methanol fuel cell are preferred amongst other fuel cell types ... -
The development of l-phenylalanine biosensor using boron-doped diamond (bdd) electrode modified with poly aniline-polyvinyl sulphonate composite film
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The aim of this project was to develop a biosensor on a modified boron-doped diamond (BDD) platform in order to determine L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) levels in the aqueous media and real samples. A BDD electrode modified ... -
Development of Metal Nanoparticle-Doped Polyanilino-Graphene Oxide High Performance Supercapacitor Cells
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Supercapacitors, also known as ultracapacitors or electrochemical capacitors, are considered one of the most important subjects concerning electricity or energy storage which has proven to be problematic for South Africa. ... -
Development of modified TiO2 nanostructures for photocatalysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)TiO2 has been broadly used as a standard photocatalyst due to its high stability, low cost, relatively low toxicity, and excellent photocatalytic performance in comparison to other semiconductor materials. However, the ... -
Development of nanostructured electrocatalysts using electrochemical atomic layer deposition technique for the direct liquid fuel cells By
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The depletion of fossil fuel resources such as coal and the concern of climatic change arising from the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) and global warming [1] lead to the identification of the 'hydrogen economy' as one ... -
Development of new dendritic ligands for copper mediated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)A variety of nitrogen based dendritic ligands have been synthesized and used in copper mediated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) of MMA. These ligands were derived from the commercially available Generation 1 ... -
Development of novel hypervalent iodine conjugation strategies towards pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
(2013)Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), which includes potentially fatal conditions such as meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia poses a threat in children aged <5 years, pneumonia being the leading cause of child mortality ... -
Development of palladium nickel/tin metal oxide catalysts on carbon nanotube supports for direct alcohol fuel cells
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Palladium can be used as an anodic catalyst for the alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells (ADAFCs). Palladium has displayed high tolerance towards carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and high catalytic activity for alcohol oxidation ... -
Development of platino-iridium/ruthenium telluride nanoalloy electrode systems for possible application in ammonia fuel cell
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)South Africa is undergoing a serious consideration of hydrogen economy in an effort to develop safe clean and reliable alternative energy sources for fossil fuels. Ammonia is one of the promising candidates due to its low ...