3D TRANSITION METAL OXIDE BASED SOL-GEL DERIVED COATINGS FOR PHOTOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS
Published In: 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Author(s): AMUN AMRI , BOGDAN DLUGOGORSKI , M. MAHBUBUR RAHMAN , MOHAMMEDNOOR ALTARAWNEH , NICHOLAS MONDINOS , ZHONG-TAO JIANG
Abstract: Photothermal devices require high performance solar selective materials for the surface of solar energy converters. A good solar selective surface exhibits high spectral absorptance in the visible range and low thermal emittance in the infrared to far-infrared range of the solar spectrum. 3d transition metal oxide based thin film coatings are explored as high solar selective material to be used in solar energy harvesting devices. Solar selectivity of such coatings depends on the deposition conditions, crystal structure, chemical composition, microstructural morphology, composition uniformity and stoichiometry. This report highlights and summarizes the optical properties and mechanical characteristics of some recently developed sol-gel dipcoating derived from CuxCoyOz transition metal oxides based solar selective surfaces thinfilms. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-Vis spectrometer, FTIR spectrophotometer, nanoindentation and Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction (SR-XRD) te
- Publication Date: 12-Apr-2015
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-055-2-74
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICROBES IN BIOSENSORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS
Published In: 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Author(s): LING SHING WONG , JUDGE SIMRANJEET KAUR , KUNASAKARAN RUBBAN , YEONG HWANG TAN
Abstract: Environmental pollution is worsening due to human activities. Biosensors are an alternative analytical tool to eliminate pollutants in environment. Through the advancement of recombinant technology, genetically modified microbes are now available to be integrated into a biosensor design. The microbes have the ability to produce signals which are not available in the wild type counterpart with certain modified characteristics. In this paper, the application of the genetically modified microbes has been discussed. The performance of the genetically modified microbes in biosensors has been focused and comparison has been done with the wild type counterparts. The future development of biosensors with recombinant microbes require more research in the areas of sensitivity, specificity, and the ability of biosensors to operate under stressed environment are discussed as well.
- Publication Date: 12-Apr-2015
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-055-2-75
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