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Data Driven Methods for Chemical Process and Product Synthesis and Design
(2018-11-20)
Data driven methods for chemical process and product synthesis have become integrated in all aspects of design. The responsibly of the academic community should be to provide users with guidance when managing the ...
Process design and simulation of producing liquid transportation fuels from biomass
(2017-04-16)
Although the global energy sector is driven by fossil fuels, renewable and more environmental friendly energy sources need to be explored due to the insecurity of crude oil availability in the future and the environmental ...
Matrix Metalloproteinase-Responsive Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPIONs) to Distinguish Between Aggressive and Indolent Cancer
(2018-04-24)
Biomedical imaging modalities play a key role in the detection and accurate characterization of cancer lesions. While anatomical imaging modalities provide essential information about the location and size of a tumor lesion, ...
Utilizing Microfibrous Entrapped Catalyst Mixtures as a Means to Overcome Transport and Equilibrium Limitations of Dimethyl Ether Synthesis via a Methanol Intermediate
(2017-11-17)
Due to the highly exothermic nature of single-step dimethyl ether synthesis, a highly conductive catalyst support known as microfibrous entrapped catalyst (MFEC) was utilized in order to mitigate the heat generation within ...
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 ...
Effect of Ionic Strength on Cellulose Nanocrystal Dispersion Viscosity and Surface Modification of Thin Film
(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 ...
Machine Learning Algorithms for QSPR/QSAR Predictive Model Development Involving High-Dimensional Data
(2019-03-21)
With advancements in fields such as computational chemistry, computer-aided molecular design and chemoinformatics, the scientific community has now become inundated with a very large set of molecular descriptors. The ...
Nanoparticle Coatings for Surface Morphology Control and Superhydrophobicity
(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, ...
Antibody-Immobilized Cellulose Nanocrystals for the Detection of Cancer Biomarkers
(2019-12-05)
Naturally derived anisotropic nanomaterials such as cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are an intriguing material for biosensors due to their exceptional mechanical properties, nanoscale structure, and sustainability. However, ...
Microfibrous Entrapped Catalysts for Low Temperature CO Oxidation in Humid Air
(2013-05-14)
CO oxidation at ambient conditions poses a major challenge due to CO self-poisoning at low temperature as well as passivation of the catalyst in the presence of moisture. A highly active novel catalyst has been developed ...