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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, ...
Novel Nanostructure Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The widespread use of fossil energy has been most convenient to the world,
while they also cause environmental pollution and global warming. Therefore, it
is necessary to develop clean and renewable energy sources, among ...
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 ...
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 ...
Molecularly imprinted polymer sensor systems for environmental estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
There is growing concern on endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). The presence of drugs
in water supplies was first realized in Germany in the early 1990s when environmental
scientists discovered clofibric acid. Clofibric ...