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
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
CFD Simulations of Bubble Column Equipped with Bundles of Concentric Tubes, Glen C. DSouza
Thermo-catalytic Decarboxylation of Fatty Acids and Real-World Derivatives Towards Liquid Fuels, Shaun J. Fraser
Waste Hemp Fibers (HFs) Derived Porous Carbons: Preparation, Characterization, and Potential Applications, Manju Gurung
Light downshifting zinc oxide-ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite greenhouse films, David V. Hiscott
Multiphase Equilibrium in A Novel Batch Dynamic VL-Cell Unit with High Mixing: Apparatus Design and Process Simulation, Jeonghoon Kong
Experimental and Numerical Study of Polymorphism in Crystallization Processes, Mengxing Lin
Design, Fabrication and Applications of Efficient Conductive Polymers for Photocatalytic Antimicrobials, Chunbo Liu
Improved Fermentation Design and Screening Devices for Biobutanol Production, Garret Christopher Munch
Ultrasonic Techniques for Characterizations of Oils and Their Emulsions and Monitoring Oil Layer Depth of Spill, Kanu Raigan
Evolution and Flow of Vapors in a Fluidized Bed, Hansen Mangaranap Silitonga
Bubble Dynamics in a Sand Fluidized Bed in the Presence of Biomass Pellets, Nicolas Torres Brauer
The Effect of MoOx Reducibility on its Activity for Anisole Hydrodeoxygenation, Chantal Walker
Material Properties and Heat Transfer Parameters in Compression Molding of Glass Mat Thermoplastics, Cheng Xu
Biological Nutrient Removal: Minimizing Carbon and Oxygen Requirements, Masuduz Zaman
Improvement of Fluidization Ability for Group A Powders by Fine Powder Additives, Xiaowei Zhang
Value-added Lipids Extraction From Wet Microalgae Using Ionic Liquids, Yujie Zhang
Effects of Drinking Water Treatment Processes on Removal of Algal Matter and Subsequent Water Quality, Ziming Zhao
Fluidization Characteristics of Group C+ Particles: Fine Powder with Nanoparticle Modulation, Yandaizi Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Novel Avenues Toward Controlling the Photophysical Properties of Ultra-Small Silicon Quantum Dots, Mohammed Abdelhameed
Microwave and Ultrasonic Assisted Synthesis of zeolites from Coal Fly Ash in Batch and Circulating Batch Operation, Tahani Hassn Aldahri
Catalytic Conversion of 1,3,5 TIPB Over Y-Zeolite based Catalysts Catalyst/oil ratio(C/O) Effect and a Kinetic Model, Abdualkaber A. Alkhlel
Bioremediation of Refinery Desalter Effluent using Debaryomyces hansenii and Parachlorella kessleri, Leila Azimian
Characterization of Tetrazolium Salts and Formazans using Computational Chemistry for Radiochromic Dosimetry, Teshome G. Bedada
In-line Monitoring of Lubricant Addition Through Passive Vibration Measurements in a V-blender, Austin Cameron
Effect Of Coagulant Recycling on Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment Performance, Tulip Chakraborty
Development of a Co-Rotating, Fully Intermeshing Twin-Screw Extruder Model for the Extrusion of Natural Fibre Suspensions, Keller J H George
Application of Electrostatic Dry Powder Coating Technology on Hard Capsules, Zhehao Jing
Gas-induced fluidization of free settling and free rising particles in liquid batch operation, Xueke Jin
The Effect of Scale on Spray Nozzle Performance, Aaron M. Joness
Investigation and Modeling of the Dip Coating for Dispersions with Near Wall Effects, Mahdieh Moghadasi
Hydrodynamics of Liquid-Solid and Three-Phase Inverse Circulating Fluidized Beds, Tian Nan
Analysis and Control of Aluminum Concentration in Groundwater: Mathematical Modelling and Laboratory Study, Daria Popugaeva
Rotating Heater Pyrolyzer (RHP): A new pyrolysis technology for biochar production, Ariel Porat
Enhanced Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Composites for Rowing Racing Shells, Rayehe Samimi
Design of Tissue-specific Cellular Microenvironments for Adipose-derived Stromal Cell Culture and Delivery, Arthi Shridhar
Pyrolysis of Miscanthus and Products Characterization, Arshdeep Singh
Numerical Studies on Hydrodynamics in Various Circulating Fluidization Systems, Zeneng Sun
Evaluation of Biohydrogen Production from Co-fermentation of Carbohydrates and Proteins, Emmanuel Andrew Tepari Jr,
Energy Reduction in Fluidized Bed Bioreactors for Municipal and Ammonia-rich Wastewater Treatment, Haolong Wang
Experimental Investigations on the Instantaneous Flow Structure in Circulating Fluidized Beds, Xiaoyang Wei
Synthesis of Chemically Stable VO2 Particles Using Green Solvents and their Application as Smart Coatings, Dicho Zomaya
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Syngas Chemical Looping Combustion Using A Fluidizable Oxygen Carrier: Reactivity, Kinetics, Reactor Simulation, Imtiaz Ahmed
Maintaining and Controlling an Extrinsic Biofilm for Pathogen Removal in Dental Unit Water Lines, Bilal B. Al-Bataina
Bubble Dynamics and Dense Phase Composition in 2-D Binary Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed, Tianzi Bai
Pyrolysis as an Economical and Ecological Treatment Option for Solid Anaerobic Digestate and Municipal Sewage Sludge, Devon J. Barry
Extraction of Astaxanthin from H. pluvialis Using Deep Eutectic Solvents, Roya Barzegar
Piston Modelling and Gas-Solid Mixing Characterization in JBR, Tian Dong Cai
Development of Nanostructured Glucose Biosensor, Longyi Chen
The Production of Pyrolytic Biochar for Addition in Value-Added Composite Material, Douglas Matthew Cuthbertson
Development and applications of polyglyoxylate self-immolative polymers, Bo Fan
Numerical Investigations of Bubble Column Equipped with Vertical Internals in Different Arrangements, Tuntun Gaurav
Modeling Fluid Coker Cyclone Fouling, Erica Glatt
Biobutanol production from cellulosic and sugar-based feedstock from the corn plant, Reyna Gomez-Flores
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production using a Mesoporous TiO2 Doped with Pt: Semiconductor Synthesis, Oxidation-Reduction Network and Quantum Efficiencies., Jesus Fabricio Guayaquil-Sosa
Corrosion Scale Characteristics and Lead Oxide Dissolution in Chloraminated Water, Daoping Guo
Microsieving as a Primary Treatment for Biological Nitrogen Removal from Municipal Wastewater, Medhavi Gupta
Chemical Modification of Lignin into Advanced Materials, Soheil Hajirahimkhan
Biohydrogen Production from Synthetic Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates: Acclimatization and Inhibition, Basem Mikhaeil Fawzy Haroun
Hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae for the production of bio-crude oil, Yulin Hu
Spraying Slurries: Impact of Slurry Properties on Spray Characteristics and Agglomerate Formation in Fluidized Beds, Joshua Idowu
Immediate release ginseng chewable tablets and sustained release amino acid pellets based on dry powder coating technology platform, Xiangwei Kong
CO2 Biomass Fluidized Gasification. Thermodynamic and Reactivity Studies., Amanda Kuhn Bastos
Autohydrolysis Pretreatment of Mixed Lignocellulosic Biomass, Claudio Lira
Hydrodynamics of a Gas-Driven Gas-Liquid-Solid Spouted Bed, Jia Meng
Covalently Crosslinked Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Dibakar Mondal
A Comprehensive Study of Arsenic Removal From Aqueous Solution Using Low-Cost Adsorbents, Mrinmoyee Mondal
Direct Sheet Molding Compound process (D-SMC), Atieh Motaghi
Production of monomeric aromatics/phenolics from hydrolysis lignin (HL) by catalytic fast pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction, Hooman Paysepar
Adsorption kinetics of C9-C12 hydrocarbons on carbonaceous materials, Erfan Pazoki Toroudi
Hydrogen Production by Photocatalytic Water Splitting Under Near-UV and Visible Light Using Doped Pt and Pd TiO2, Bianca Rusinque
Role of Zero Valent Iron and Organic Substrates in Chlorinated Solvent Degradation: An Ex-Situ Remediation Case Study, Alexander Stevenson
Hydrogen Generation from Eosin Y-sensitized Pt/ZnO under Solar Light Irradiation, Tianfang Tian
Anaerobic Digestion of Aqueous Pyrolysis Condensate, Connie Wen
Impact of Trace Element Ions and Fe2+ on Anaerobic Food Waste Digestion, Andisheh Yazdanpanah
Microinjection Molding of Carbon Filled Polymer Composites, Shengtai Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Study of the Dynamics and Cost Analysis of the Biogenerator, Tariq Abou Jarboua
Continuous protein refolding in a liquid solid circulating fluidized bed (LSCFB) system, Ahmed Alassuity
Ultrasonic Techniques for Characterization of Oil-Water Emulsion and Monitoring of Interface in Separation Vessels, Embark Alshaafi
Study of Motion of Agglomerates Through a Fluidized Bed, Muhammad Owais Iqbal Bhatti
Effect of L-Ascorbic Acid and All-trans Retinoic Acid on Smooth Muscle Cells Cultured on PCL Scaffolds, Brandon Chaffay
Photoactive Properties of Nanostructured Titania Modified Polyurethanes, Chao Chen
Sol-gel Derived Silica-titania Porous Coating for the Surface Modification of Dental Implants, Yili Cheng
Disinfection By-products Formation after Coagulation of Algal Extracellular and Intracellular Organic Matters, Tianyiru Chen
Regeneration potential of activated petroleum coke for application in oil sands process-affected water, Sreejon Das
Batch and Fed Batch Cultivation and Harvesting of Nannochloropsis Gaditana for Environmental Applications, Roopa P. Devasya
Investigation of lutein production and recovery from Chlorella vulgaris using phototrophic cultivation, Mengyue Gong
Preparation and Coating of 5-ASA Pellets with a Novel Rotating Fluidized Bed, Shijia Guan
Bubble Dynamics and Bed Expansion for Single-Component and Binary Gas-Solid Fluidization Systems, Bowen Han
Hydrothermal decarboxylation of fatty acids and their derivatives for liquid transportation fuels, Md Zakir Hossain