Melanin pigmented solar absorbing surfaces
Abstract
Selectivity enhancement is shown to result for melanin, a black biopolymer pigment, for sufficiently low sample density. The effect is proposed to follow from a consideration of the evanescent waves associated with the total internal reflection phenomenon. A relationship is discussed among powder density, pH and the paramagnetic properties of melanin; this relationship is shown to be consistent with, and offer support to an amino-acid side group proposed earlier as part of the melanin structure. A brief discussion is also presented on the optical properties of melanin and the relative importance of quinhydrone, a change transfer complex believed to exist in the polymeric structure of melanin.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Houston, TX
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6481604
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-800604-P3
Journal ID: CODEN: PMSID
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Journal Name:
- Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 3.2; Conference: American section of the International Solar Energy Society conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2 Jun 1980
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; MELANIN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE SURFACES; DENSITY; INFRARED RADIATION; PH VALUE; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; QUINHYDRONE; REFLECTION; AROMATICS; BENZOQUINONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUIPMENT; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PIGMENTS; QUINONES; RADIATIONS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SURFACES; 141000* - Solar Collectors & Concentrators
Citation Formats
Gallas, J M, and Eisner, M. Melanin pigmented solar absorbing surfaces. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Gallas, J M, & Eisner, M. Melanin pigmented solar absorbing surfaces. United States.
Gallas, J M, and Eisner, M. 1980.
"Melanin pigmented solar absorbing surfaces". United States.
@article{osti_6481604,
title = {Melanin pigmented solar absorbing surfaces},
author = {Gallas, J M and Eisner, M},
abstractNote = {Selectivity enhancement is shown to result for melanin, a black biopolymer pigment, for sufficiently low sample density. The effect is proposed to follow from a consideration of the evanescent waves associated with the total internal reflection phenomenon. A relationship is discussed among powder density, pH and the paramagnetic properties of melanin; this relationship is shown to be consistent with, and offer support to an amino-acid side group proposed earlier as part of the melanin structure. A brief discussion is also presented on the optical properties of melanin and the relative importance of quinhydrone, a change transfer complex believed to exist in the polymeric structure of melanin.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6481604},
journal = {Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 3.2,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}
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