Biological properties and applications of betalains

I Sadowska-Bartosz, G Bartosz - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Betalains are water-soluble pigments present in vacuoles of plants of the order
Caryophyllales and in mushrooms of the genera Amanita, Hygrocybe and Hygrophorus …

Advancements, frontiers and analysis of metal oxide semiconductor, dye, electrolyte and counter electrode of dye sensitized solar cell

A Agrawal, SA Siddiqui, A Soni, GD Sharma - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is globally investigated technology due to their
attractive characteristics such as low-cost, simple fabrication, flexible, transparent, variety of …

Intelligent pH indicator film composed of agar/potato starch and anthocyanin extracts from purple sweet potato

I Choi, JY Lee, M Lacroix, J Han - Food chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
A new colorimetric pH indicator film was developed using agar, potato starch, and natural
dyes extracted from purple sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas. Both agar and potato starch are …

Natural dyes for dye sensitized solar cell: A review

G Richhariya, A Kumar, P Tekasakul, B Gupta - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dye sensitized solar cell converts visible light into electricity using sensitization of the cell.
Performances of dye sensitized solar cells are mainly based on dye used as a sensitizer …

A pH and NH3 sensing intelligent film based on Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch. gum and red cabbage anthocyanins anchored by carboxymethyl cellulose sodium …

T Liang, G Sun, L Cao, J Li, L Wang - Food hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to prepare an intelligent Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch. gum
(ASKG)-based film capable of anchoring the natural dye extracted from red cabbage (RCA) …

Recent advancements in natural dye applications: a review

M Shahid, F Mohammad - Journal of cleaner production, 2013 - Elsevier
A vast array of colorants obtained from natural sources such as plants, insects/animals and
microbes have been scrutinized in recent past for their use in different kinds of applications …

Vegetable-based dye-sensitized solar cells

G Calogero, A Bartolotta, G Di Marco… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
There is currently a large effort to improve the performance of low cost renewable energy
devices. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are emerging as one of the most promising low …

[HTML][HTML] Biophotovoltaics: natural pigments in dye-sensitized solar cells

H Hug, M Bader, P Mair, T Glatzel - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) which are also called Graetzel cells are a novel type of
solar cells. Their advantages are mainly low cost production, low energy payback time …

Hybrid and organic photovoltaics for greenhouse applications

L La Notte, L Giordano, E Calabrò, R Bedini, G Colla… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Reducing the energy demand and dependency on fossil fuels is crucial for improving the
sustainability of greenhouses, which are the most energy intensive systems in the …

“La Vie en Rose”: biosynthesis, sources, and applications of betalain pigments

G Polturak, A Aharoni - Molecular plant, 2018 - cell.com
Betalains are tyrosine-derived red-violet and yellow pigments found exclusively in plants of
the Caryophyllales order, which have drawn both scientific and economic interest …