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Membrane Separation in Supercritical Antisolvent Process for Nanoparticle Production
(2008-09-09)
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 ...
Biohybrid and Biomimetic Platforms for Programmable Therapeutic Delivery
(2009-02-23)
Drug and gene delivery carriers such as hydrogels and metallic nanoparticles have shown remarkable promise as programmable platforms in the targeted delivery of their payload. In this work, the fundamental principles of ...
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 ...
Metallic Nanoparticle Synthesis within Reverse Micellar Microemulsion Systems
(2008-09-09)
The synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is integral for the advancement of the field of nanotechnology. Solution based nanomaterial synthesis is an effective method for the production of nanomaterials, particularly with ...
Utilization of Supercritical Fluids in the Fischer-tropsch Synthesis over Cobalt-Based Catalytic Systems
(2008-09-09)
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) holds great potential for the production of ultra-clean transportation fuels, chemicals, and other hydrocarbon products through the conversion of readily available syngas (CO/H2) from abundant ...
Initial Investigation on Xylose Fermentation for Lignocellulosic Bioethanol Production
(2009-02-23)
Bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass has drawn tremendous attention, not only because bioethanol has a number of attractive traits as an alternative fuel to fossil fuel, but also due to attractive characteristics ...
Rheology, Structure, and Stability of Carbon Nanotube-Unsaturated Polyester Resin Dispersions
(2009-02-23)
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, ...
Environmentally Benign Mixing of Nanoparticles
(2009-12-02)
Due to the increased use of nanocomposites, nanocatalysts, and nano-pharmaceuticals, mixing at nanoscale has become important. Conventional mixing techniques can be classified into: (a) dry mixing (mechanical mixing), (b) ...
Designer Silica Layers for Advanced Applications: Processing and Properties
(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 ...