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Synthetic strategies for denatured cytochrome-c analogues towards analytical reporting of NOx species
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Nitric oxide (NO) plays a key role as biological messenger in the biological system, however detection and quantification thereof has always posed significant problems. NOx is a principal constituent of air pollutants. ...
Nanostructured polyamic acid electrocatalysts for reliable analytical reporting of sulphonamides as contaminants of emerging concern
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Polyamic acid (PAA) nanostructured materials were successfully produced by electrochemical deposition and electrospinning using polyvinlypyrrolidone (PVP) as supporting polymer. Polyamic acid thin film and nanofibers were ...
Advanced materials on the basis of nanostructured catalysed magnesium hydride for hydrogen storage
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Magnesium hydride has long been regarded as a promising candidate for lightweight hydrogen storage applications, owing to reasonably high theoretical capacity (7.6 wt. %). It is burdened by slow absorption/desorption ...
Treatment of persistent organic pollutants in wastewater with combined advanced oxidation
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are very tenacious wastewater contaminants with negative
impact on the ecosystem. The two major sources of POPs are wastewater from textile industries
and pharmaceutical industries. ...
Electrochemically enhanced ferric lithium manganese phosphate / multi-walled carbon nanotube, as a possible composite cathode material for lithium ion battery
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Lithium iron manganese phosphate (LiFe0.5Mn0.5PO4), is a promising, low cost and high energy density (700 Wh/kg) cathode material with high theoretical capacity and high operating voltage of 4.1 V vs. Li/Li+, which falls ...
Electro-Luminescent and Photovoltaic Responses of poly (propylene imine) dendritic CuInSe2 (CIS) Quantum Dots
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The development of renewable energy has attracted more attention due to the increasingly serious energy and environmental crisis in the world nowadays. Second generation photovoltaics based on thin films of binary semiconductor ...
p- and e- type Semiconductor layers optimization for efficient perovskite photovoltaics
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Perovskite solar cells have attracted a tremendous amount of research interest in the
scientific community recently, owing to their remarkable performance reaching up to 22%
power conversion efficiency (PCE) in merely 6 ...
Synthesis and characterisation of high silica zeolites with MOR and MFI framework type from South African coal fly ash.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
High-silica zeolites are porous, aluminosilicate materials known for high thermal stability;
making these materials favourable for application in various industrial processes involving
elevated temperatures. The synthesis ...
Hydrogeomorphic controls on the longitudinal distribution and dynamics of reed beds in non-perennial river systems, Western Cape, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
There has been a growing interest in the role of interactions between vegetation and
geomorphology in shaping fluvial environments, from evolutionary to modern-process
timescales. However, much of this work has mainly ...
Supercapacitor development from transition metal-integrated spinel manganese oxide-carbon nanotubes composite materials
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Supercapacitors are electrochemical energy storage devices, much like Li-ion batteries, that
have expeditiously been improved over the years through extensive research conducted in
material sciences and nanotechnology. ...