In this study we report a detailed exploration of the use of two different co-adsorbents - namely bis-methoxyphenylphosphinic acid (BMPP) and chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) - known to increase photoconversion efficiency (PCE) of DSSCs sensitized with N719. We have explored the variation of their abilities with the [co-ads]/[D] ratio of the sensitization bath in order to lower the intermolecular d...

low-cost grapefruit peel (agricultural waste) was used for removal of reactive blue19 dye fromaqueous solutions. the process was studied as a function of contact time, initial dye concentration andph. adsorption process was attained to the equilibrium within 45 min for initial dye concentrations of 50,75, and 100 mg l-1. an acidic medium was the optimum condition for adsorption of dye at roomte...

The composition of the electrolyte is known to greatly influence the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. It has been speculated that some components of the electrolyte passivate the TiO2 surface against recombination; however, this has never been confirmed experimentally. We hereby present the first case of passivation of the TiO2 surface against recombination by an additive in the elect...

introduction:thepowderedactivatedcarbontreatment(pact)hasbeenproposedasanalternativeinwastewatertreatmentandwastewaterbiomassprotectionagainsttoxicsubstances.thisstudyaimstoevaluatepactperformanceintreatingdyes,acidorange,andremazolbrilliantreactiveblue. methods:thisempirical-appliedresearchwascarriedoutinpilotscaleinwhichdifferentdyeremoval systems were tested:activatedsludge,pac,andthecombine...

This paper reports for the first time the use of perovskite bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3 or BFO) on ZnO-based solid state solar cells using only chemical solution methods for materials synthesis. As ZnO has poor chemical stability in acidic and corrosive environments, a buffer method using aminosilane ((3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane or H2N(CH2)3Si(OC2H5)3)) coating was used to provide a protective co...

background and purpose: generated dye wastewater by the textile industry is usually toxic, non-biodegradable and resistant in the environment. eggshell is one of the inexpensive material and for the reason the vesicular structures can be used as a proper adsorbent for pollutants removal. the aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of eggshell for removal of acid orange 2 dye from aqu...

we demonstrate that photothermal deflection spectroscopy can be used to measure velocity distributions in dye jets. such measurements are useful in determining the quality of flow in dye jets, the quality of jets is very important for a stable and naanow linewidth operation of dye lasers

in the present study, hydrilla verticillata biomass was investigated as a novel biosorbent for the uptake of basic dye malachite green from its aqueous solution. kinetic and equilibrium studies were carried out in batch process. batch adsorption experiments were conducted to study the effect of ph, temperature, sorbent dosage, initial dye concentration, and contact time for the removal malachit...