Browsing by Department "Chemical Engineering"
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Evaluation of Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Pain
(2017-07-27)
Pain is something that will affect every person at some point in his or her lifetime,
and yet chronic severe pain remains an often-undertreated medical condition as the
current treatment protocol remains largely unsuccessful ...
Experimental and In Silico Fermentation of Glucose and Xylose with Scheffersomyces stipitis
(2013-12-11)
Fossil fuel reserves are running out, global warming is becoming a reality, waste recycling is becoming ever more costly and problematic, and unrelenting population growth will require more and more energy and consumer ...
Experimental Study of Sea Salt Particles (SSP) Filtration Performance for On-Board SOFCs
(2016-05-06)
This work described in the dissertation mainly focuses on the filtration of sea salt particles (SSP), which flow into the cathode side of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) on the ships. Currently, SOFCs are being considered ...
Exploring Phenotypes of a Promising Industrial Methanotroph: An Experimental and Computational Study
(2018-04-24)
Methanotrophs are bacteria that directly convert methane under ambient conditions. In doing so, renewed research interest in their bioconversion capabilities have grown with the current abundance of methane and the global ...
Extended Release of Macromolecular Comfort Agents from Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses
(2011-04-26)
Contact lens induced dry eye (CLIDE) affects approximately 80% of contact lens wearers. Extrapolating to the world wide population of 300 million contact lens wearers, there are approximately 200 million wearers who express ...
Fault Detection in Pressure Swing Adsorption Systems
(2019-04-16)
Over the years, there has been a consistent increase in the amount of data collected by systems and processes in many different industries and fields. On the other hand, there is a growing push towards revealing and ...
Fischer Tropsch Catalyst Structures & Process Design for JP-5 Fuel Integrated with MFEC
(2010-05-11)
Modern societies are seeking new sources and corresponding technology as traditional fossil fuels are becoming more difficult to access because of their remote locations. A potentially attractive solution is to convert ...
Flow-Directed Assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystal Dispersions with Ordered Film Applications
(2016-07-28)
This dissertation presents the results of highly collaborative research on the fluid-phase assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) into ordered films. Due to their extraordinary properties, CNC are increasingly being ...
Formulation Enhancement of Poorly Water-Soluble Pharmaceuticals by CO2-Based Crystallization Technologies
(2013-03-27)
This dissertation demonstrates the applicability of tunable solvent systems to the development of novel particulate formulations which enhance the deliverability and dissolution of poorly water-soluble active pharmaceutical ...
A Framework For Optimal Polygeneration Product Allocation
(2009-12-15)
Polygeneration facilities, such as the integrated biorefinery, have the opportunity to provide a strong, self-dependent, sustainable alternative for the production of bulk and fine chemicals, e.g. polymers, fiber composites ...
From Data to Decisions: Development of Surrogate Models for Process Optimization
(2022-07-27)
Surrogate models are used to map input data to output data when the actual relationship between the two is unknown or computationally expensive to evaluate (Han & Zhang, 2012). Surrogate models can also be constructed for ...
Fuel Cell Cathode Air Filters: Methodologies for Design and Optimization
(2007-05-15)
Platinum catalyst used in PEM fuel cells experience performance degradation such as reduction in efficiency and life as a result of airborne contaminants. Research on these contaminant effects suggests that the best ...
Fundamental Study on Kinetics of Hemicellulose Hydrolysis and Bioconversion of Hemicellulose Hydrolysate Mixture into Lactic Acid
(2015-08-18)
In the first part of this dissertation, the kinetics of hemicellulose hydrolysis in dilute-acid hydrolysis of Kramer Corn Stover (KCS) under high-solid conditions was investigated. Dilute-acid pretreatment is one of the ...
Gas Phase Desulfurization Using Regenerable Microfibrous Entrapped Metal Oxide Based Sorbents for Logistic PEM Fuel Cell Applications
(2007-08-15)
This dissertation presents results of R&D efforts to develop a thin, low pressure drop, high efficiency zinc oxide based sorbent using glass fibrous media as carrier to remove gaseous sulfur compounds from reformates for ...
Gasification, Liquefaction and Deoxy-Liquefaction of Switchgrass using Sub- and Supercritical Water
(2013-07-15)
Increased demand in transportation fuels, environmental concerns and depletion of fossil fuel require development of efficient conversion technologies for second-generation biofuels. In this dissertation, sub- and supercritical ...
Graphene Based Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage
(2019-07-30)
The objective of this work is to gain fundamental insights into the reduction of graphene oxide (GO), chemical reduction induced self-assembly of graphene and assembly of novel three-dimensional graphene morphologies. It ...
Green TEAM: Surface-Initiated Free Radical Polymerization of Tethered Electrolyte Active-Layer Membranes
(2023-04-27)
The recovery of valuable species like lithium and uranium is of growing importance as we turn toward sustainable energy sources. Nanofiltration (NF) membranes are of growing interest as potential candidates for tackling ...
Hot Water Extraction and Subsequent Kraft Pulping of Pine Wood Chips
(2011-05-10)
This research investigated the effects of pre-extraction time, temperature, and pH on the rate and quantity of sugars recovered from Loblolly pine wood chips and the impact this treatment has on pulp kappa number and yield. ...
Hybrid Machine Learning Techniques for Manufacturing and Beyond
(2021-07-19)
This dissertation presents research performed to develop a novel soft sensor, feature space process monitoring, and domain knowledge-based path analysis for manufacturing and healthcare industries.
In recent years, as ...
Hydrogel Nanoparticles from Supercritical Technology for Pharmaceutical and Seismological Applications
(2011-01-24)
This research focuses on hydrogel nanoparticle formation using miniemulsion polymerization and supercritical carbon dioxide. Hydrogel nanopowder is produced by a novel combination of inverse miniemulsion polymerization ...