Isolation and characterization of pigmented bacteria for dye sensitized solar cell application

Presently, the burning of fuel for electricity production contributes greatly to global warming and hence the need for clean, renewable source of electricity has never been greater. Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are amongst the newest and promising technologies that have great potential to be...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yonas, Mehari Tesfamariam
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10822/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10822/4/Yonas%20%28fulltext%29.pdf
_version_ 1848836867895590912
author Yonas, Mehari Tesfamariam
author_facet Yonas, Mehari Tesfamariam
author_sort Yonas, Mehari Tesfamariam
building UNIMAS Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Presently, the burning of fuel for electricity production contributes greatly to global warming and hence the need for clean, renewable source of electricity has never been greater. Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are amongst the newest and promising technologies that have great potential to be an alternative for the development of a new generation of photovoltaic devices. Bacterial pigments due to their biodegradability and higher compatibility with the environment offer promising avenues for various applications such as electricity production. In this project, natural bacterial pigments were applied as sensitizers in the DSSCs and their performances were studied. Pigment producing bacteria species such as Serratia maercescens, Chromobacterium violaceum and Bacillus cibi were isolated and their pigments extracted and characterized prior to their application in the DSSCs.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T06:30:36Z
format Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
id unimas-10822
institution Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T06:30:36Z
publishDate 2015
publisher Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling unimas-108222024-03-12T07:58:58Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10822/ Isolation and characterization of pigmented bacteria for dye sensitized solar cell application Yonas, Mehari Tesfamariam GE Environmental Sciences SB Plant culture Presently, the burning of fuel for electricity production contributes greatly to global warming and hence the need for clean, renewable source of electricity has never been greater. Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are amongst the newest and promising technologies that have great potential to be an alternative for the development of a new generation of photovoltaic devices. Bacterial pigments due to their biodegradability and higher compatibility with the environment offer promising avenues for various applications such as electricity production. In this project, natural bacterial pigments were applied as sensitizers in the DSSCs and their performances were studied. Pigment producing bacteria species such as Serratia maercescens, Chromobacterium violaceum and Bacillus cibi were isolated and their pigments extracted and characterized prior to their application in the DSSCs. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10822/4/Yonas%20%28fulltext%29.pdf Yonas, Mehari Tesfamariam (2015) Isolation and characterization of pigmented bacteria for dye sensitized solar cell application. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle GE Environmental Sciences
SB Plant culture
Yonas, Mehari Tesfamariam
Isolation and characterization of pigmented bacteria for dye sensitized solar cell application
title Isolation and characterization of pigmented bacteria for dye sensitized solar cell application
title_full Isolation and characterization of pigmented bacteria for dye sensitized solar cell application
title_fullStr Isolation and characterization of pigmented bacteria for dye sensitized solar cell application
title_full_unstemmed Isolation and characterization of pigmented bacteria for dye sensitized solar cell application
title_short Isolation and characterization of pigmented bacteria for dye sensitized solar cell application
title_sort isolation and characterization of pigmented bacteria for dye sensitized solar cell application
topic GE Environmental Sciences
SB Plant culture
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10822/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10822/4/Yonas%20%28fulltext%29.pdf