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Chemical Functionalization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes for Compatibilization with Unsaturated Polyester Resin
Kayatin, Matthew J. (2012-05-10)
This research represents the first fundamental investigation into the tailored surface chemistry of single-walled carbon nanotubes for incorporation with unsaturated polyester resin and provides a foundation for the ...
Defatted Soy Flour Substitution in Phenol Formaldehyde and Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate Wood Adhesives and their Curing Kinetic Behavior
Hand, William (2018-04-27)
Composite wood products are manufactured utilizing reconstituted cellulosic material formed with thermosetting adhesives, primarily adhesives made from non-renewable materials. Natural wood adhesives, or bio-adhesives, had ...
Designer Silica Layers for Advanced Applications: Processing and Properties
Anderson, Adam (2009-05-04)
Recently, as scientists have investigated the application of conventional MEMS devices to biological systems, the exciting fields of bio-MEMS and microfluidics have emerged. Due to their small size, bio-MEMS and microfluidics ...
Economic Analysis of Various Reforming Techniques and Fuel Sources for Hydrogen Production
McGlocklin, Kristin (2006-12-15)
Hydrogen is emerging as a future replacement fuel for the traditional fossil fuels that will be capable of satisfying our energy needs. Hydrogen may enable future energy systems to be cleaner, more reliable, and much more ...
Effect of Ionic Strength on Cellulose Nanocrystal Dispersion Viscosity and Surface Modification of Thin Film
Hansford, Andre (2018-01-19)
The primary aim of this research was to explore the effect ionic strength on aqueous cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) dispersions with a range of concentrations spanning isotropic, biphasic, and liquid crystalline regimes. The ...
Electrochemical Characterization and Modelling of Fuel Cells via AC Impedance and Residence Time Distribution
Payne, Robert (2008-12-15)
The performance of commercially available fuel cells was tested under a variety of test conditions and models were formulated to explain the experimental results. Several techniques were applied to single cells and groups ...
Fischer Tropsch Catalyst Structures & Process Design for JP-5 Fuel Integrated with MFEC
Dokun, Tunde B. A. (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 ...
Gas Phase Desulfurization Using Regenerable Microfibrous Entrapped Metal Oxide Based Sorbents for Logistic PEM Fuel Cell Applications
Yang, Hongyun (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 ...
Interfacial Engineering of MicroStructured Materials
Poda, Aimee (2010-05-06)
The tribological behavior of octadecyltrichlorosilane self assembled monolayers (OTS SAMs) has been successfully exploited to reduce energy losses and to produce adequate adhesion barrier properties on many MEMS surfaces. ...
Membrane Separation in Supercritical Antisolvent Process for Nanoparticle Production
Ono, Kayoko (2006-12-15)
In supercritical antisolvent process to produce pharmaceutical nanoparticles, drug solution is injected into supercritical carbon dioxide. CO2 rapidly extracts the solvent, causing the drug to precipitate as micro- and ...
A Multi-Technique Perspective for the Calibration of Metal Dispersion and Oxygen Chemisorption on AgTiO2 Supported Adsorbents
Davis, Zenda (2015-07-23)
Absorption studies were performed in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the discrepancies that exist between the previously reported average crystallite sizes for silver titania adsorbents using oxygen chemisorption ...
Nanoparticle Coatings for Surface Morphology Control and Superhydrophobicity
Zhong, Jie (2016-11-16)
Surface modifications with nanoparticles are major concerns in the realization of the full potential of nanoscale devices. Currently, no single surface treatment technology can solve all problems of reliability. Further, ...
Nanoparticle-Based Surface Modifications for Microtribology Control and Superhydrophobicity
Hurst, Kendall M. (2010-12-03)
The emergence of miniaturization techniques for consumer electronics has brought forth the relatively new and exciting field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). However, due to the inherent forces that exist between ...
Ozone Removal at Microsecond Contact Time using Microfibrous Entrapped Catalysts
Gu, Qiang (2015-04-29)
Microfibrous Entrapped Catalysts (MFEC) manufactured from 8μm diameter nickel fibers were engineered into pleated heterogeneous catalytic reactors to improve catalytic performance from conventional packed bed and monolith ...
Rheology, Structure, and Stability of Carbon Nanotube-Unsaturated Polyester Resin Dispersions
Kayatin, Matthew (2008-12-15)
In this research, the first detailed study characterizing the dispersion of carbon nanotubes into an isophthalic unsaturated polyester resin was performed. To eludicate the potential for mechanical property enhancement, ...
Synthesis of Janus Nanoparticles using a Packed Column and their Applications
Hanley, Alan (2018-07-27)
Janus nanoparticles, nanoparticles with two regions of differing properties, have been of
interest to researchers for the last 30 years. Differing surface regions of Janus nanoparticles
allows for self-assembly into ...
Versatile and Potentially Scalable Method for Synthesis of Janus Nanoparticles
Hanley, Alan (2016-05-04)
Researchers are constantly working toward developing “smarter” materials that can be designed or programed to do a certain task. Examples of such tasks would be self-assembling into an organized structure or targeting a ...