Browsing by Author "Duke, Steve R."

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Bioremediation of Pentachlorophenol and Bleach Plant Effluent by Trametes versicolor and its Extracellular Fluid, Focused on Intermediates and Products Formed and the Role of Protein Binding of Chlorinated Compounds in a Two-stage Reactor System

Bethune, Kristie (2005-08-15)

Bioremediation of pentachlorophenol (PCP) from aqueous solutions can provide valuable methods to remove other toxins from aqueous solutions, those that are more or less persistent or toxic than PCP. Understanding the ...

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 ...

Effect of Process Parameters on Methanol to Olefins Reactions over SAPO Catalysts

Jean, Luckner (2005-08-15)

Acidic catalysts such as silicoaluminophosphate oxides (SAPO) have been known to play an essential role in olefins synthesis reactions. Because of their unique selectivity towards light olefins, these SAPO catalysts offer ...

Investigation of the Underlying Phenomena of Precipitation in Supercritical Antisolvent Processes

Obrzut, Daniel (2008-08-15)

There is significant industrial interest in the ability to effectively produce organic and polymeric microparticles of controllable size and size distribution for numerous applications including certain pharmaceutical ...

Material Compatibility for Passive Two-Phase Immersion Cooling Applications

Kelly, Alexander L. (2014-03-04)

The objective of this work was to investigate potential material compatibility issues related to immersion cooling for high performance computing applications. Extended exposure of potential performance computing components ...

Molecular Bonding in Product Engineering

Thote, Amol (2005-08-15)

Molecular Bonding plays an important role in the performance of product and chemical processes. Various types of bonds are: ionic bond, covalent bond, co-ordinate bond, metallic bond, van der Waal’s bond and hydrogen bond. ...

Particle Bubble Interactions in Flotation Systems

Emerson, Zachery (2007-05-15)

Flotation separation is an important process in mineral processing and paper recycling. Flotation is a separation process used to remove particles from a liquid stream. Bubbles are introduced into the liquid stream, and, ...

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, ...

Specific Interactions of Carbon Dioxide in Supercritical Fluid Processes and Nanoparticle Processing

Bell, Philip (2005-12-15)

Specific interactions of molecules with supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) are of fundamental importance to the understanding of current processes and to the development of new processes. While relatively weak interactions ...