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Bioconversion of Pulp and Paper Mills Sludge and Prehydrolysate Stream into Ethanol and Cellulase Enzyme
(2011-05-17)
In the first part of this dissertation, two different types of paper mill sludges, primary sludge and recycle sludge, were evaluated as a feedstock for bioconversion to ethanol. The sludges were first subjected to enzymatic ...
Importance of Heat Transfer During Carbon Monoxide Oxidation
(2015-07-28)
Interest in Carbon Monoxide Oxidation dates back to 1922 by Irving Langmuir himself. Since, a wide body of work has surfaced. Commercially available catalysts work in low humidity and high CO concentrations, such as ...
Poly(ethylene glycol)-based Hydrogel to Support Endothelialization and Vascularization by Endothelial Progenitor Cells
(2014-12-04)
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have the potential to become a reliable source of autologous cells for endothelialization of intravascular devices and vascularization of tissue engineered constructs. Endothelial colony ...
Understanding the Effect of Surface Topography on Stiction and Friction in MEMS
(2011-11-21)
While on one hand, the number of smaller, more complex and more useful new MEMS prototypes, which are commercially extremely attractive, is continuously increasing, on the other hand, despite years of research, the ...
Computer-Aided Molecular Design with Multi-Dimensional Characterization
(2014-10-10)
In this work, a methodology for the solution of computer-aided molecular design (CAMD) problems with property models utilizing descriptors of varying dimensionality has been presented. The problems encountered within this ...
Development of High Performance Filtration System Using Composite Bed Filter and Multi-element Structured Array
(2015-07-28)
A composite nonwoven (CNW) material, activated carbon fiber enhanced microfibrous
entrapped sorbent (ACF-MFES) , was prepared by incorporating micro sized (100-500µm)
sorbent particulates into the blended microfiber ...
Simultaneous Controlled Release Of Multiple Comfort Molecules And The Production Of Novel High Comfort Contact Lens Materials Through Biphasic Molecular Imprinting
(2014-12-10)
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 ...
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 ...
New Experimental and Modeling Appraches to Study the Dynamics of Xylose Fermentation with Sheffersomyces stipitis
(2015-07-24)
Ethanol production from lignocellulosic hydrolysates in an economically feasible process requires complete utilization of both glucose and xylose, the main components of cellulose and hemicellulose. Scheffersomyces stipitis ...
Particle Motion Analysis in Pancreatic Islets Isolation using a Quadrupole Magnetic Flow Sorter
(2010-12-14)
Pancreatic islet transplantation offers a viable option to achieve permanent metabolic control in Type 1 diabetes patients. However, large quantities of pure viable donor islet cells are necessary for transplantation. Using ...