Author:Ngulube, T; Gumbo, JR; Masindi, Vhahangwele; Maity, ArjunDate:Oct 2018The ability of calcined magnesite for Methylene Blue (MB), Direct Red 81 (DR81), Methyl Orange (MO) and Crystal Violet (CV) dye removal was evaluated in this study. The experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that alkaline earth ...Read more
Author:Swanepoel, Andri; Du Preez, Ilse; Mahlangu, T; Chetty, A; Klumperman, BDate:Feb 2015Fluorescent dye-doped poly(styrene-co-maleimide) nanoparticles were synthesised and functionalized with amine groups and avidin and the dye-loading was varied. The nanoparticles showed great potential as bioprobes when conjugated with ...Read more
Author:Lekitima, JN; Ozoemena, KI; Jafta, CJ; Kobayashi, N; Song, Y; Tong, D; Chen, S; Oyama, MDate:2013A novel asymmetric electrochemical capacitor (AEC) with high energy and power densities has been developed using a graphene oxide/cobalt(II)tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine composite (GO/CoTPyzPz) as the positive electrode and graphene oxide/carbon ...Read more
Author:Mamuru, SA; Ozoemena, KI; Fukuda, T; Kobayashi, NDate:Oct 2010A novel platinum-based macrocycle, iron(II) tetrakis(diaquaplatinum)octacarboxyphthalocyanine (PtFeOCPc), was synthesised and characterised. The heterogeneous electron transfer and electrocatalytic properties of this functional material towards ...Read more
Author:Motaung, DE; Malgas, GF; Arendse, CJ; Mavundla, SE; Knoesen, DDate:Jul 2009Regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophenes) (P3HTs) and its blends were studied regarding their structural and photo-physical properties using fullerene as an electron acceptor material. Photo-physical and structural characteristics of the polymer ...Read more
Author:Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani; Sikhwivhilu, LM; Hillie, TKDate:15 Apr 2010Nano-crystalline of tin oxide doped with varying wt% of Dy3+ was prepared using chemical coprecipitation method and characterised by various advanced techniques such as BET-surface area, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, ...Read more