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Development of Cathode Air Filters for PEM Fuel Cells Using Microfibrous Entrapped Sorbents
(2013-11-25)
The performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is degraded significantly as a result of poisoning of the cathode catalyst by trace levels of contaminants present in the cathode air. Three of the most common ...
Engineering Polymer Networks for Enhanced Loading and Extended Release of Therapeutics via Molecular Imprinting
(2013-12-10)
Conventional topical ocular therapies such as eye drops and ointments are the current “go to” therapy, and account for over 90% of the market. However, topical drug delivery results in very low drug bioavailability, ranging ...
Synthesis of Methanol and Higher Alcohols from Syngas over K Promoted Cu Based Catalysts in Supercritical Solvent
(2013-01-07)
With today’s increasing crude oil prices and a desire to reduce our dependence on imported oil, the synthesis of methanol and higher alcohol represents a promising pathway for utilizing synthesis gas (a mixture of CO and ...
Production of Transportation Fuel Range Middle Distillates via Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis with Integrated Product Upgrading under Supercritical Phase Conditions
(2013-01-08)
There has been a great deal of contemporary interest in the utilization of a variety of carbonaceous feedstocks to produce readily usable transportation fuels via synthesis gas (syngas, a mixture of H2 and CO). Specifically, ...
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 ...
Identification of Adsorption Mechanisms of Sulfur Heterocycles via Surface Analysis of Selected Metal-Doped Adsorbent Materials for Logistics Fuels Desulfurization
(2013-12-03)
The removal of sulfur from distillate fuels is a difficult operation, which carries a cost associated with the capital equipment and production of hydrogen or other reagents necessary to drive the process. While specifications ...
Multivariate Characterization, Modeling, and Design of Chemical Products in Property Cluster Space
(2013-07-15)
The focus of this dissertation is on the development of in silico approaches for the logical and systematic solution of chemical product design problems. The application of multivariate characterization, modeling, and ...
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 ...
Development of a Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Model relating Solvent Structure to Ibuprofen Crystal Morphology using 2D and 3D Molecular Descriptors
(2013-07-10)
The objective of this thesis is to develop a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) that relates solvent structure to the morphology of ibuprofen crystals grown within that solvent. Morphology can be quantified ...
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 ...