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dc.contributor.advisor | Forbes, Patricia B.C. | |
dc.contributor.postgraduate | Geldenhuys, Genna-Leigh | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-21T09:26:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-21T09:26:48Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023 | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.description | Thesis (PhD (Chemistry))--University of Pretoria, 2023. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Environmental protection and the search for cleaner, more sustainable fuels are two of the most important concerns modern society is facing. This research aims to determine whether a transition from fossil fuels to the use of biofuels will significantly lead to reductions in air emissions of potentially harmful substances, and thus to healthier, sustainable development. In this regard, assessing combustion emissions from key sectors and developing and testing novel monitoring technologies, such as a graphene-based sampler that offers sustainable advantages over currently available options, can facilitate extensive monitoring and management of volatile and semi-volatile atmospheric pollutants in a cost effective and efficient manner. | en_US |
dc.description.availability | Unrestricted | en_US |
dc.description.degree | PhD (Chemistry) | en_US |
dc.description.department | Chemistry | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | NRF, grant number 105877 | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Impala Platinum Ltd | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | * | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.23545197 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | S2023 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91169 | |
dc.identifier.uri | DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.23545197.v1 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Pretoria | |
dc.rights | © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. | |
dc.subject | UCTD | en_US |
dc.subject | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | en_US |
dc.subject | Novel air monitoring technologies | en_US |
dc.subject | Graphene Wool | en_US |
dc.subject | Sustainability | en_US |
dc.subject | Biofuel | en_US |
dc.subject | Analytical chemistry | en_US |
dc.title | Novel air monitoring technologies for volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds for sustainable development | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |