Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Theses and Dissertations

 

This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

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Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Hydrodynamics Studies of Air Dense Medium Fluidized Bed with Binary Mixtures for Dry Coal Beneficiation, Zhijie Fu

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Non-Classical Nucleation Phenomena Study And Following Process Monitoring and Optimization in Solution Crystallization Process, Zhenguo Gao

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Development of a Co-Rotating, Fully Intermeshing Twin-Screw Extruder Model for the Extrusion of Natural Fibre Suspensions, Keller J H George

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Enhanced Oxidative Transformation of Conventional and Emerging Organic Contaminants by Visible and Solar Light Driven Photocatalysis and Activated Ferrate(VI), Malini Ghosh

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Application of Electrostatic Dry Powder Coating Technology on Hard Capsules, Zhehao Jing

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Gas-induced fluidization of free settling and free rising particles in liquid batch operation, Xueke Jin

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The Effect of Scale on Spray Nozzle Performance, Aaron M. Joness

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Synthesis of VO2/Poly(MMA-co-dMEMUABr) Antimicrobial/Thermochromic Dual-functional Coating and Reactivity Ratios Study, Yixian Liu

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A Comprehensive Study of Sequential Simulated Moving Bed: Purification of Xylo-oligosaccharides and fructose-glucose, Yan Li

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Investigation and Modeling of the Dip Coating for Dispersions with Near Wall Effects, Mahdieh Moghadasi

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Hydrodynamics of Liquid-Solid and Three-Phase Inverse Circulating Fluidized Beds, Tian Nan

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Analysis and Control of Aluminum Concentration in Groundwater: Mathematical Modelling and Laboratory Study, Daria Popugaeva

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Rotating Heater Pyrolyzer (RHP): A new pyrolysis technology for biochar production, Ariel Porat

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Enhanced Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Composites for Rowing Racing Shells, Rayehe Samimi

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Design of Tissue-specific Cellular Microenvironments for Adipose-derived Stromal Cell Culture and Delivery, Arthi Shridhar

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Pyrolysis of Miscanthus and Products Characterization, Arshdeep Singh

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Numerical Studies on Hydrodynamics in Various Circulating Fluidization Systems, Zeneng Sun

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Evaluation of Biohydrogen Production from Co-fermentation of Carbohydrates and Proteins, Emmanuel Andrew Tepari Jr,

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Energy Reduction in Fluidized Bed Bioreactors for Municipal and Ammonia-rich Wastewater Treatment, Haolong Wang

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Experimental Investigations on the Instantaneous Flow Structure in Circulating Fluidized Beds, Xiaoyang Wei

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A comparison of different carrier media for biofilm formation and performance in aerobic inverse fluidized bed bioreactor, Haoran Xu

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Synthesis of Chemically Stable VO2 Particles Using Green Solvents and their Application as Smart Coatings, Dicho Zomaya

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Syngas Chemical Looping Combustion Using A Fluidizable Oxygen Carrier: Reactivity, Kinetics, Reactor Simulation, Imtiaz Ahmed

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Maintaining and Controlling an Extrinsic Biofilm for Pathogen Removal in Dental Unit Water Lines, Bilal B. Al-Bataina

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Bubble Dynamics and Dense Phase Composition in 2-D Binary Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed, Tianzi Bai

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Pyrolysis as an Economical and Ecological Treatment Option for Solid Anaerobic Digestate and Municipal Sewage Sludge, Devon J. Barry

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Extraction of Astaxanthin from H. pluvialis Using Deep Eutectic Solvents, Roya Barzegar

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Piston Modelling and Gas-Solid Mixing Characterization in JBR, Tian Dong Cai

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Development of Nanostructured Glucose Biosensor, Longyi Chen

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The Production of Pyrolytic Biochar for Addition in Value-Added Composite Material, Douglas Matthew Cuthbertson

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Development and applications of polyglyoxylate self-immolative polymers, Bo Fan

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Numerical Investigations of Bubble Column Equipped with Vertical Internals in Different Arrangements, Tuntun Gaurav

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Modeling Fluid Coker Cyclone Fouling, Erica Glatt

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Biobutanol production from cellulosic and sugar-based feedstock from the corn plant, Reyna Gomez-Flores

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Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production using a Mesoporous TiO2 Doped with Pt: Semiconductor Synthesis, Oxidation-Reduction Network and Quantum Efficiencies., Jesus Fabricio Guayaquil-Sosa

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Corrosion Scale Characteristics and Lead Oxide Dissolution in Chloraminated Water, Daoping Guo

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Microsieving as a Primary Treatment for Biological Nitrogen Removal from Municipal Wastewater, Medhavi Gupta

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Chemical Modification of Lignin into Advanced Materials, Soheil Hajirahimkhan

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Biohydrogen Production from Synthetic Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates: Acclimatization and Inhibition, Basem Mikhaeil Fawzy Haroun

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Hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae for the production of bio-crude oil, Yulin Hu

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Spraying Slurries: Impact of Slurry Properties on Spray Characteristics and Agglomerate Formation in Fluidized Beds, Joshua Idowu

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Immediate release ginseng chewable tablets and sustained release amino acid pellets based on dry powder coating technology platform, Xiangwei Kong

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CO2 Biomass Fluidized Gasification. Thermodynamic and Reactivity Studies., Amanda Kuhn Bastos

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Autohydrolysis Pretreatment of Mixed Lignocellulosic Biomass, Claudio Lira

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Hydrodynamics of a Gas-Driven Gas-Liquid-Solid Spouted Bed, Jia Meng

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Covalently Crosslinked Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Dibakar Mondal

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A Comprehensive Study of Arsenic Removal From Aqueous Solution Using Low-Cost Adsorbents, Mrinmoyee Mondal

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Direct Sheet Molding Compound process (D-SMC), Atieh Motaghi

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Production of monomeric aromatics/phenolics from hydrolysis lignin (HL) by catalytic fast pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction, Hooman Paysepar

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Adsorption kinetics of C9-C12 hydrocarbons on carbonaceous materials, Erfan Pazoki Toroudi

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Propane Oxidative Dehydrogenation Under Oxygen-free Conditions Using Novel Fluidizable Catalysts: Reactivity, Kinetic Modeling and Simulation Study, Samira Rostom

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Hydrogen Production by Photocatalytic Water Splitting Under Near-UV and Visible Light Using Doped Pt and Pd TiO2, Bianca Rusinque

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Role of Zero Valent Iron and Organic Substrates in Chlorinated Solvent Degradation: An Ex-Situ Remediation Case Study, Alexander Stevenson

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Hydrogen Generation from Eosin Y-sensitized Pt/ZnO under Solar Light Irradiation, Tianfang Tian

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Anaerobic Digestion of Aqueous Pyrolysis Condensate, Connie Wen

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Impact of Trace Element Ions and Fe2+ on Anaerobic Food Waste Digestion, Andisheh Yazdanpanah

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Microinjection Molding of Carbon Filled Polymer Composites, Shengtai Zhou

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Study of the Dynamics and Cost Analysis of the Biogenerator, Tariq Abou Jarboua

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Continuous protein refolding in a liquid solid circulating fluidized bed (LSCFB) system, Ahmed Alassuity

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Ultrasonic Techniques for Characterization of Oil-Water Emulsion and Monitoring of Interface in Separation Vessels, Embark Alshaafi

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Study of Motion of Agglomerates Through a Fluidized Bed, Muhammad Owais Iqbal Bhatti

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Effect of L-Ascorbic Acid and All-trans Retinoic Acid on Smooth Muscle Cells Cultured on PCL Scaffolds, Brandon Chaffay

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Photoactive Properties of Nanostructured Titania Modified Polyurethanes, Chao Chen

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Sol-gel Derived Silica-titania Porous Coating for the Surface Modification of Dental Implants, Yili Cheng

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Disinfection By-products Formation after Coagulation of Algal Extracellular and Intracellular Organic Matters, Tianyiru Chen

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Regeneration potential of activated petroleum coke for application in oil sands process-affected water, Sreejon Das

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Batch and Fed Batch Cultivation and Harvesting of Nannochloropsis Gaditana for Environmental Applications, Roopa P. Devasya

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Investigation of lutein production and recovery from Chlorella vulgaris using phototrophic cultivation, Mengyue Gong

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Preparation and Coating of 5-ASA Pellets with a Novel Rotating Fluidized Bed, Shijia Guan

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Bubble Dynamics and Bed Expansion for Single-Component and Binary Gas-Solid Fluidization Systems, Bowen Han

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Hydrothermal decarboxylation of fatty acids and their derivatives for liquid transportation fuels, Md Zakir Hossain

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Hydrodynamics in the Gas-Driven Inverse Liquid-Solid Fluidized Bed, Jiaqi Huang

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Multi-objective Optimization of Industrial Ammonia Synthesis, Stanislav Ivanov

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Use of a Baffle to Enhance Distribution of a Liquid Sprayed into a Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed, Majid Jahanmiri

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Effects of lignin as a stabilizer or antioxidant in polyolefins, Afsana S. Kabir

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Evaluation of a Microalgal Bioassay Based on Community Level Physiological Profiling (CLPP), Jun-Woo Kim

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Enhanced Oxidation of Organic Contaminants by Ferrate: Acid-activated and Silica gel-enhanced Ferrate(VI) Oxidation Processes, Kyriakos Manoli

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Fabrication and Modification of Titania Nanotube Arrays for Harvesting Solar Energy and Drug Delivery Applications, Ahmed El Ruby Abdel Rahman Mohamed

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Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Valuable Chemicals: Application of Microalgae and Pyrolysis Oil as Feedstocks, Osariemen Ogbeide

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Magnetic Stimulation on the Growth of the Microalga Nannochloropsis oculata, Manuella Oliveira

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Adaption of Catechol and Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain-Transfer (RAFT) Chemistries for Water-Based Applications, Olabode Oyeneye

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Experimental and Simulation Studies of an oxygen concentration system using pressure/vacuum swing adsorption technique: system miniaturization and prototype design, Mingfei Pan

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Hydrodeoxygenation of Anisole in a Novel Externally Agitated Reactor, Brett Pomeroy

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Synthesis of VO2 Nanomaterials Using Green Solvents for Thermochromic Window Coatings, Hanna Qin

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Bacterial Cellulose Nanocrystals: Production and Application, Isabela Reiniati

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Treatment of Oil Sands Process-Affected Water Using Activated and Surface Modified Petroleum Coke for Organic Compounds Recovery, Hojatallah Seyedy Niasar

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Crystal Engineering of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients with Low Aqueous Solubility and Bioavailability, Jenna M. Skieneh

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Bubble-Induced Inverse Gas-Liquid-Solid Fluidized Bed, Xiliang Sun

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Bioethanol Production Using Saccharomyces cerevisae Cultivated In Sugarcorn Juice, Thirumalai Nambi Thiruvengadathan

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Performance Characterization of Coagulation Pretreatment for Two Industrial Effluents, Jing Wan

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Fabrication and Characterization of Hybrid Nanocomposites by Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation, Songlin Yang

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Genetic Engineering Studies of Escherichia coli and Microalgae for Expression of Hydrolytic Enzymes and Development of High Throughput Screening Technique, Shreyas S. Yedahalli

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Nanostructured biosensor for tear glucose detection based on bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) mechanism., Denghuang Zhan

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Modifications to ACM Classifier and Fine Powder Coating for Plastic Components, Xinping Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Mechanical Properties of Poly (vinyl alcohol) Based Blends and Composites, Nazanin Afghan

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Ginseng Polysaccharides Nanoparticles - Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity, Kazi Farida Akhter

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Biohydrogen and biomethane production from lignocellulosic biomass, Chinaza Okeoghene Akobi

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Doped TiO2 Nanowires for Applications in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and Sacrifical Hydrogen Production, Qasem Alsharari

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Sulfur Species Selective Adsorption Using A New Offretite Based Additive, Yira Yorsirys Aponte Torrealba

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Particle Entrainment Studies From Dry and Wet Bed, Saber Ayatollahi