• Modification of Polysaccharides and their Use as Pickering Emulsifiers in Oil/Water Emulsions, Miniemulsion, and Microsuspension Polymerization 

  Glasing, Joe

  Emulsion and suspension systems are the basis for the formulation of a wide variety of products including pharmaceuticals, consumables such as food, personal care or cosmetics and commodity materials such as adhesives, ...

• Radical Copolymerization of Hydroxy-Functional Monomers 

  Idowu, Loretta

  Solvent-borne acrylic resins are commonly used in automotive coatings formulations due to the superior characteristics they provide to the final products. Hydroxyl-functionality, incorporated by selection of 2-hydroxyethyl ...

• Improvement of Biofuel Fermentation Processes With Use of Poly(vinyldodecylimidazolium bromide) for In-situ Product Removal 

  Vincent, Rachel

  The production of biofuels through fermentation has become increasingly important due to the need for sustainable energy sources. The fermentation processes of ethanol and n-butanol, by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and ...

• Mathematical Modeling of Nylon 6/6,6 Copolymerization 

  Liu, Fei

  This thesis develops a mathematical model for the hydrolytic copolymerization of caprolactam with hexamethylene diamine (HMD) and adipic acid (ADA) in a batch reactor to produce nylon 6/6,6 copolymer. The reaction mechanism ...

• Macromolecular Orientation of Rigid Dumbbells in Shear Flow 

  Jbara, Layal

  We use molecular modeling to study the non-equilibrium behaviour of polymeric fluids. Specifically, we explore the macromolecular orientation induced by shear flow fields. We choose the simplest molecular model, the rigid ...

• A New Approach to Make Starch Graft Copolymers via Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization 

  Fritz, Alexander

  Starch is one of the most abundant polysaccharides worldwide next to cellulose. Starch bio-polymers are sustainable, biodegradable, and abundant, but are often chemically modified to improve the physical or chemical ...

• The biological treatment of synthetic fracking fluid in an extractive membrane bioreactor: selective transport and biodegradation of hydrophobic and hydrophilic contaminants 

  Mullins, Nathan

  Hydraulic fracturing involves the use of horizontal drilling techniques and high-pressure liquid injections to stimulate the production of natural gas through the resultant micro-fracturing networks in tight formations. ...

• Nanoplasmonic Sensors Based on Chirped Crossed Surface Relief Gratings 

  Bdour, Yazan

  This work presents a new type of nano-plasmonic sensor based on crossed surface relief gratings (CSRGs) with gradually varying pitch generated on top an azobenzene thin films using a 532 nm laser and a modified Lloyd mirror ...

• The Effects of PMMA Surface Chemistry and Extracellular Traps on Macrophages, Lens Epithelial Cells and the Wound Healing Response 

  LeBlanc, Elissa

  Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a condition that affects 20-40% of patients that undergo cataract lens replacement surgery. The design of the replacement intraocular lens (IOL) (for instance material, shape, and ...

• Design and Synthesis of Acrylic Dispersants for Non-aqueous Dispersion Polymerization 

  Zhang, Mingmin

  Non-aqueous poly(acrylic) dispersions (NADs) used in automotive coating formulations are heterogeneous high-solids suspension of polymeric nano-size particles (< 200 nm) produced by radical polymerization in organic ...

• Mathematical Modeling of Arborescent Polyisobutylene Production in Continuous and Semi-Batch Reactors 

  Buren, Bradley

  Mathematical models are developed for arborescent polyisobutylene (arbPIB) production in continuous-stirred-tank and semi-batch reactors. The objective of the research is to assess how reactor type influences final polymer ...

• Preliminary Assessment and Experimental System for Converting VOC Fumes to Hydrogen Energy 

  Anderson, Erica

  The solvents used in painting and finishing are the primary source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in automotive manufacturing. Traditionally, VOCs have been incinerated in a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) that ...

• A Rechargeable Zn-Cu Battery Using a Selective Cation Exchange Membrane 

  Jameson, Alec

  The Daniell cell (Zn-Cu battery) offers several potential advantages over current battery technologies, but is held back by the problems of copper ion (Cu2+) crossover. We resolved this through employing a selective cation ...

• Enzyme Degradable Networks Prepared from a Poly(trimethylene Carbonate)-Peptide Biohybrid 

  Taghavi, Shadi

  The main objective of this thesis was to develop a biohybrid network with appropriate mechanical properties for a range of soft connective tissue engineering applications that could be degraded solely by the action of the ...

• Stochastic Sampled-data Model Predictive Control for Nonlinear Systems 

  Al Ramadan, Hussain

  Stochastic Model Predictive Control (SMPC) has been the focus of intense research in the last years. The objective of SMPC is to design control systems corrupted by stochastic noise. Existing solutions include the ...

• An Injectable Hydrophobic Delivery Formulation Based on Poly(Trimethylene Carbonate) for Therapeutic Angiogenesis 

  Mohajeri, Sara

  The aim of this thesis was to determine the feasibility of an injectable delivery formulation based on low molecular weight poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PTMC) for localized delivery of vascular endothelial growth factor ...

• Multistep Kinetic Models for Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Platinum Dissolution in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell 

  Jayasankar, Barath

  Oxygen electrochemistry on platinum comprises of three well-known phenomena - oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), platinum oxide growth and reduction during cyclic voltammetry (CV) and logarithmic growth of oxides potentiostatically ...

• Hydrolytically Degradable Cationic Flocculants For Improved Water Recovery From Mature Fine Tailings 

  Younes, Georges

  Oil sands mining operations in Canada produce large volumes of waste tailings that are difficult to dewater using commercial polyacrylamide-based flocculants. Recently, a novel hydrolytically-degradable polymer was synthesized ...

• Reference Electrode Development in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Electrolyzer Assembly for Novel Investigation of Electrodes 

  Johnston-Haynes, Elyse

  Polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers (PEMEs) are the key to integrating renewable energy generation with energy storage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change. The commercialization ...

• The Characterization of a Weakly Basic Chemisorbent Polyacrylamide Hydrogel for its Applicability to Downstream Succinic Acid Recovery 

  Alexiou, Jonathan C

  Commercial bioproduction of succinic acid has been stimulated by its use as a precursor in the synthesis of commodity chemicals, and the benefits of bioproduction compared to traditional chemical synthesis. However, ...

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