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 2014
Characterization of Fine Powders and Development of Processes for Powder Coatings, Jing Fu
Humidity Effect on the Structure of Electrospun Core-Shell PCL-PEG Fibers for Tissue Regeneration Applications, Adam P. Golin
Enhancement of Biohydrogen Production from Co-Fermentation of Glucose, Starch, and Cellulose, Medhavi Gupta
Laser-Assisted Surface Modification of Hybrid Hydrogels to Prevent Bacterial Contamination and Protein Fouling, Guobang Huang
Reductive Depolymerization of Kraft Lignin for Chemicals and Fuels Using Formic Acid as a In-Situ Hydrogen Source, Shanhua Huang
The hydrodynamic behavior of an inverse liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed, Amin Jaberi
Hydrolytic Depolymerization of Lignin for the Preparation of Polyols and Rigid Polyurethane Foams, Nubla Mahmood
Treatment of Synthetic Oil Sands Tailing Water with Activated Carbon, Alfredo Martinez Iglesias
Steam Gasification of Biomass Surrogates: Catalyst Development and Kinetic Modelling, A S M Jahirul Islam Mazumder
Impact of Local Bed Hydrodynamics on Jet-Bed Interaction, Maryam Mohagheghi Dar Ranji
Factors Affecting Bed Agglomeration in Bubbling Fluidized Bed Biomass Boilers, Alejandro Montes
Drug Delivery to the Respiratory Tract Using Dry Powder Inhalers, Doaa M.R. Mossaad
Poly(Ester Amide) and Poly(Ethyl Glyoxylate) Nanoparticles for Controlled Drug Release, Amira Mohamed Moustafa
Diffusion and Adsorption Coefficients of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Gas Chromatography Capillary Columns, Gabriela Navarro Tovar
Effect of Nozzle Geometry on Jet Bed Interaction: Experiments with Commercial Scale Nozzles and Eroded Nozzles, Nicholas A. Prociw
Scale-up and study of the BioGenerator, Victor Pupkevich
Acetyl Rb1 Ginsenoside from North American Ginseng: Extraction and Application, Raziye Samimi
Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Carboxylic Acid Functionalized Polyisobutylene, Inderpreet Sran
Effects of Mixing and Vapor Residence Time on the Thermal Cracking Performance of Fluidized Beds, Clayton Stanlick
Studies of Anode Electrodes for the BioGenerator, Vahid Vajihinejad
Scale-Up Methodology for Bench-Scale Slurry Photocatalytic Reactors Using Combined Irradiation and Kinetic Modelling, Patricio J. Valades Pelayo
Surfactant Assisted Dispersion of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Polyvinylpyrrolidone Solutions, Tennison Yu
Production and Applications of Formaldehyde-Free Phenolic Resins Using 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Derived from Glucose In-Situ, Yongsheng Zhang
Mechanical Pretreatment of Corncobs for Bioethanol Production by a Twin-Screw Extruder, Jun Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Continuous Segregation and Removal of Biochar from Bubbling Fluidized Bed, Mary O. Adegboye
Catalytic Conversion of Benzothiophene Over a H-ZSM5 Catalyst, Reactivity and a Kinetic Model, Saad A. Al-Bogami
Oxygen-Free Propane Oxidative Dehydrogenation Over Vanadium Oxide Catalysts: Reactivity and Kinetic Modelling, Sameer Ali Al-Ghamdi
Sol-Gel Derived Biodegradable and Bioactive Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering, Bedilu A. Allo
A Comprehensive Study of Cd(II) Removal from Aqueous Solution via Adsorption and Solar Photocatalysis, Samindika Athapaththu
Effects of Additive Modification on Flow Properties of Fine Coating Particles, Danni Bao
Treatment of Aqueous Biomass and Waste via Supercritical Water Gasification for the Production of CH4 and H2, Izad Behnia
Development and Applications of a Novel Intermittent Solids Feeder for Pyrolysis Reactors, Federico M. Berruti
Photocatalytic Water Splitting using a Modified Pt-TiO2. Kinetic Modeling and Hydrogen Production Efficiency, Salvador Escobedo Salas
Treatment of Combined Sewer Overflows Using Ferrate (VI), Rohan Gandhi
Investigation of Lysozyme Refolding Using Ionic Liquids as Refolding Additives, Harpreet Kaur
Biomimetic Poly(ester amide) Biomaterials for Vascular Tissue Engineering, Darryl K. Knight
Co-pyrolysis of Birchwood Bio-oil and Reduced Crude in a Mechanically Fluidized Reactor, Ryan Lance
Investigations of Cost-Effective Biodiesel Production from High FFA Feedstock, Lesly N. Lesmes Sanchez
Oil-in-water Emulsification Using Oscillatory Micro-screen, Jiangshan Liu
Electrospinning of Core-shell Collagen Nanofibers, Ying Li
Flow Enhancement of Ginseng and other Fine Powders with Rotating and Conventional Fluidized Bed, Sima Manifar
Degradation Kinetics and Functional Design of Linear Self-Immolative Polymers, Ryan A. McBride
Effect of plant hormones on the production of biomass and lipid in microalgae, Malihe Mehdizadeh Allaf
Development and Application of an Experimental Model for the Fluid Coking Process, Carolina B. Morales
A Novel Mixed Metallic Oxygen Carrier for Chemical Looping Combustion: Preparation, Characterization and Kinetic Modeling, Mohammad Rezwanul Quddus
Effects of Biodiesel Concentration on Microbial Deterioration of Polyethylene in a Simulated Fuel Storage Tank, Juan Manuel Restrepo-Florez
Upgrading Pyrolysis Oil to Produce Liquid Transportation Fuels, Ehsan Reyhanitash
Carbon Dioxide Adsorption by Metal Organic Frameworks (Synthesis, Testing and Modeling), Rana Sabouni
Batch and Continuous Studies of Chlorella Vulgaris in Photo-Bioreactors, Claudia Sacasa Castellanos
Hydrodynamics in Recirculating Fluidized Bed Mimicking the Stripper Section of the Fluid Coker, Francisco J. Sanchez Careaga
Particle Fluidization in Upward and Inverse Liquid-Solid Circulating Fluidized Bed, Long Sang
Fate of Estrogens in Anaerobic Digestion and their removal in Advanced Oxidation, Shubhajit Sarkar
Pharmaceutical Process Modeling, Optimization, and Control, Ehsan Sheikholeslamzadeh
Production of Lignin-Based Phenolic Resins Using De-Polymerized Kraft Lignin and Process Optimization, Homaira Siddiqui
Aging and Stabilization of Pyrolitic Bio-Oils and Model Compounds, A. G. Manjula Taranganie Siriwardhana
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of New Biodegradable Polymers and Nanoscale Assemblies for Drug Delivery, Rasoul Soleimani
Self-cleaning Polyurethane and Polyester Coatings, Yixing Tang
High density gas-solids circulating fluidized bed riser and downer reactors, Chengxiu Wang
Study on Fine Powder Coating with Modified Additive, Dangchen Xue
Studies on Microscopic Flow Structure Inside a Rectangular Circulating Fluidized Bed Through Image Analysis, Jingsi Yang
The Development of A New Dry Powder Inhaler, Xi Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Controlled Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Methane Decomposition and Their Application as Heterogeneous Partial Oxidation Catalyst, Inusa Abdullahi
Light and Heat Selective Polymer Nanocomposite Films for Sustainable Greenhouses, Jenna M. Allan
Bubble-free oxygen and carbon dioxide mass transfer in bioreactors using microporous membranes, Ravi Balgobin
Study on the interactions between nanomaterials and proteins, Yueqi Bi
Encapsulation and Controlled Release of rHu-Erythropoietin from Chitosan Biopolymer Nanoparticles, Cody Bulmer
Effect of Liquid-Solid Contact on Thermal Cracking of Heavy Hydrocarbons in a Mechanically Fluidized Reactor, Mitesh C. Chaudhari
Solar and Visible Light Driven Photocatalysis for Sacrificial Hydrogen Generation and Water Detoxification with Chemically Modified Ti02, Pankaj Chowdhury
Calcium Phosphate-Based Resorbable Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration, Daniel O. Costa
Production of Bio-coal and Activated Carbon from Biomass, Diana C. Cruz
Nano TiO2/Graphene Composites for Photovoltaic and Photocatalytic Materials, Nasrin Farhangi
Developing Novel Methods to characterize Liquid Dispersion in a Fluidized bed, Masoumeh Farkhondehkavaki
Photocatalytic Reactors for Air Treatment: Energy Efficiencies and Kinetic Modeling, Juan M. Garcia Hernandez
Water Treatment Using Advanced Oxidation Processes: Application Perspectives, Charles R. Gilmour
Optimization of Chiral Separation of Nadolol by Simulated Moving Bed Technology, Nesma Nehad Hashem
Experimental & Empirical Correlations for the Determination of the Overall Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficients of Carbon Dioxide in Stirred Tank Bioreactors, Syeda Anam Kazim
Gasification of Bio-oils to Syngas in Fluidized Bed Reactors, Mohammad Latifi
Disinfection of Low UV Transmittance Fluids: Fundamentals and Applications, Housyn Mahmoud
Hydrodynamics and Micro Flow Structure of Gas-Solid Circulating Turbulent Fluidized Beds, Maozhan Qi
Photocalytic Degradation of Malic Acid Under Thin Coated TiO2, Vanessa Silveira Rodgher
Simultaneous particle agglomeration and attrition in a high temperature fluidized bed, Mithun Saha
Oxygen Delivery Strategies in Tissue-Engineering Constructs, Dawit Gezahegn Seifu
Fractional Condensation of Bio-Oil Vapors, Akhil Tumbalam Gooty
Preparation and formulation of powder coating for application of enamelled wire, Liuyin Xia
Hydrogel-based Nanocomposites and Laser-assisted Surface Modification for Biomedical Application, Pei Yin
Liquid Distribution from Industrial Scale Spray Jets in Fluidized Beds, MohammadAli Zirgachianzadeh
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Biological Nutrient Removal from Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Using a Twin Circulating Fluidized Bed Bioreactor, Mehran Andalib
Audible Acoustic Emissions for Monitoring High-Shear Granulation, Erin M. Hansuld
Fabrication, Modification and Application of Visible Light Responsive TiO2 Nanotubes, Tayirjan Taylor Isimjan
Effects of Internals Configurations on Heat Transfer and Hydrodynamics in Bubble Columns - With and Without Solid Particles, Anil Kumar Jhawar
Particle Attrition with Supersonic Nozzles in a High Temperature Fluidized Bed, Feng Li
Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenolic Compounds in Water: Irradiation and Kinetic Modeling, Jesus Moreira del Rio
Development of a Novel TiO2-polymeric Photocatalyst for Water Purification both under UV and Solar illuminations, Debjani Mukherjee
Functional Coatings: Superhydrophopbic And Conductive Coatings, Seyed Amirhossein Seyedmehdi
Investigation of Ash Deposition During Co-Firing Biomass/Peat with Coal in a Pilot-Scale Fluidized-Bed Reactor, Yuanyuan Shao
Supercritical Water Gasification of Biomass & Biomass Model Compounds, Emhemmed A.E.A Youssef