Chemical and Biochemical Masters Theses

 

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Theses from 2001

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Mixing in chemical reactors with a competitive-consecutive reaction, Jayraj Ashwin Doshi

Characterization of powdered activated carbon, Riteshkumar Jain

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Kinetic studies of the ultrasonic epoxidation of fatty acid methyl esters, Mohanram Jayaram

SRET evaluation of conversion coatings on aluminum, Shantanu Vijay Patwardhan

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Enhancing the reactivity of soybean oil toward free-radical cures, Utpal Mulchand Shah

Theses from 2000

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Modeling the two-phase epoxidation of an olefin, Harshal Prakash Deshpande

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Thermodynamically efficient distillation: NGL fractionation, Manish Goyal

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Effect of solvents on short peptides structure: A molecular dynamics study, Rakesh Jayanthilal Jain

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Enzymatic modifications of soybean oil to improve its lubricating properties, Sudhir Lamba

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Characterization of silica particles using experimental methods, Siddhartha Nahar

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Modeling the ultraviolet photodegradation of rigid polyurethane foams, Christopher Robert Newman

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Reconstitution and characterization of membrane proteins, Sarah Mia Pates

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Simulation of scale-up effects on stirred chemical reactors, Jeffrey James Randick

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Applications of heat integration and inverse distillation in refrigeration systems, Mark Andrew Wilper

Theses from 1999

Gas dispersion in liquid in static mixers in turbulent flow, Maethee Chandavimol

Wettability of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide random copolymer/sodium chloride aqueous two-phase system on dodecyl-agarose and polystyrene surfaces and polymer adsorption from water solution, Yingqing Huang

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Activated carbon from soybean hulls, Rakesh Jayprakash Jangada

Free-radical curing of soybean oil, Casey Patrick Morriss

Data modeling control engineering data, Vernon Arthur Smith

Control system design for thermomechanically integrated olefin/parafin separation, Clifton Joe Toombs

Theses from 1998

Remediation of mine discharge using natural materials, Xiaohui Chen

Efficient ethylene recovery from pyrolyzed ethane, Mark Francis Hahesy

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Microfabrication of two dimensional arrays of electrochemical cells for electrochromic applications, Anand Jain

The effect of argon flow rate and sonication intensity on the polymerization of a homologous series of methacrylates, Min-Jun Jang

A theoretical model for the enzymatic degradation of polymers, Irfan Arshad Malik

Receding horizon estimation and control of a composites curing process, Susmito Manish Naha

Information models for batch and real time chemical process data, Arvind Chandrasekhar Sharma

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Modelling of the primary and secondary drying stages of the freeze drying of pharmaceutical products in vials : Numerical results obtained from the solution of a dynamic and spatially multi-dimensional lyophilization model for different operational policies, Patrick P. Sheehan

Measurement of liquid velocities in a gas sparged stirred tank, Christopher John Taylor

Constrained LQR-based controller for disturbance rejection, Viswanath Tolety

Theses from 1997

Modelling partially premixed fast chemical reactions in statistically homogeneous turbulent flow using one-dimensional equations of change, Yang-Gi Kim

An interaction force study of plasma protein adsorption on polystyrene microlattices, Ravi Bharadwaj Kota

Optimization of CFCs removal and destruction from scrap polyurethane foams, Daniel King-Sai Loo

Study of gamma crystallins using small angle neutron scattering, Paul Adam Petitt

Theoretical prediction of plasma protein structures by Debye-sphere modeling of neutron scattering curves, Raghavender Rao Pillutla

Determination of chain transfer constants and initiator efficiency in free radical polymerization using kinetic and chain length measurements, Steven Earl Russell

Separation of naphtha pyrolysis byproducts, Brian John Twomey

Optimal feedback control for a class of time-varying systems, Yu Wang

Mass transfer of a solubilizate in a micellar solution and across an interface, Christie Lynn Williams

Theses from 1996

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Thermodynamically efficient process for ethylene recovery, Brendan Patrick Conroy

An expansion and guide for adding a new unit to DYNUMR, Mary Martha Frank

The development of a mathematical model describing the hydrogen peroxide catalyzed UV photolysis of nitroglycerin in process water generated by the waterjet cutting of Class 1.1 propellant, Eric Lane Schneider

Development and simulation of a feedforward dynamic matrix control system, Chih-Liang Wang

Theses from 1995

The cloud phase extraction process for the recovery of sparingly-soluble organic compounds from waste aqueous streams, Stephen Christian Chadwick

Expansion of DYNUMR to general chemical process simulation, I-Shan Chien

The ozonation of process water from the waterjet washout of VRP propellant, Kalan Mac Ginley

Path tracking algorithms for homotopy continuation methods, David Anthony Harney

Graphical user interface for DYNUMR, Ming-Huei Liu

Wetting kinetics of complex fluids, Shin-Yu Nieh

Validation of a hazard and operability study for the Williams-Otto Process using a dynamic simulator, Aisling O'Riordan

Study of a batch distillation with reaction, Gaurav Pant

Forced convective heat and mass transfer from a sphere to a fluid in creeping flow, Andre Trevor Spears

An analysis and model for the accumulation of lead in a cyanobacterium, David Thorpe Swift

Removal of perchlorate ion from process water resulting from the waterjet cutting of class 1.1 propellant, Michael Joseph Zogg

Theses from 1994

Effect of chain length on the termination rate constant in free radical polymerization, Naresh Kumar Adusumilli

Spatial inhomogeneity of plasma polymer properties for deposition inside small diameter tubing at low pressures : its (A) use for process diagnosis and (B) elimination by "Residence Time Synchronized Pulsing", Nancy Elaine Barr

Experimental study of the uptake of lead and cadmium by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa NRRL B-4452, Adwait Anil Bhagwat

Analysis of process water from the waterjet cutting of VRP propellant, Karla Jean Bier

A Theoretical and experimental study of cold cataracts using small angle neutron scattering, Michael Eugene Edwards

Diffusion in inhomogeneous polymer membranes, Sameer Suresh Kasargod

Towards plasma polymers with higher gas permeabilities, Jinuk Lee

Equilibrium and kinetic parameters of adsorption of α-chymotrypsinogen A and ribonuclease A onto hydrophobic porous adsorbent particles, Anan Tongta

Theses from 1993

Measurement of diffusion coefficients in solutions using a spectrophotometer, Ashok Ramanath Bhakta

DYNUMR : dynamics of the Williams-Otto Process, Shih-Hsing Chien

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Experimental rate and equilibrium data of adsorption and desorption of propane-propylene mixtures and determination of the expressions of the binary isotherms, Yi-Hao Huang

An automation tool for populating PDXI compliant databases from a graphical environment, Milind Madhav Khandekar

Solving multicomponent distillation problems with an equation oriented chemical process flowsheeting system, Kuang-Tsan Lien

The effect of variations in compensator tuning parameters on processes with significant dead time, Luluck

Effects of viscosity and macroradical chain-length on the termination rate constant in free-radical polymerization at low conversion, Purnendu Rai

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Evaluation of diffusion coefficients for mass transfer during adsorption of propane and propylene by cylinders of 13X molecular sieves, Yihui Xu

Theses from 1992

The biocatalysis of α-chymotrypsin in reverse micelles, Frederick Anthony Daly

Thermomechanically integrated distillation of ethylene from ethane, Dominic G. Greene

Diffusion in porous activated carbon, Thanissorn Watanapahu

Theses from 1991

A study of the ionic distributions in the liquid phase of the carbon dioxide, ammonia and water system, Patrick John Concannon

Optimization methods in an equation oriented flowsheeting system, Siddhartha Guharay

The development and evaluation of a sparse matrix algorithm for an equation oriented chemical process flowsheeting system, Shih-Wei Hsu

The ultrasonic initiation of the polymerization of acrylic monomers with 1-dodecanethiol as the initiator, Hwei-Ling Kao

Effects of charged polymers in two aqueous phase separation of proteins, Moon-Sun Lin

Theses from 1990

The modeling of a commercial fluidized bed reactor with particle growth from a surface reaction, Jinhoon Choi

Properties estimation and energy balance for an equation oriented flowsheeting system, James Jordan Fielding

Chemical preparation of electrically conducting polyaniline/poly(vinylidene chloride)/poly(vinyl chloride) composite film, Lup Cheong Patrick Hung

Vapor-liquid equilibria and conductivity data for the carbon dioxide, ammonia, and water system, James E. Pelkie

Computer simulation of Lennard-Jones fluids in porous silica, Karthik Raghavan

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Bench scale PBX separation facility for chemical extraction of PBXN-3, PBXN-4, PBXN-5, and PBXN-6, Stephen Edward Ruggeri

Theses from 1989

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Elution of beta-galactosidase from the complex between beta-galactosidase and anti-beta-galactosidase monoclonal antibody, Jai-Woo Chang

Vapor-liquid equilibria of carbon dioxide-ammonia-water by a modified Soave-Redlich-Kwong equation of state, Po-Sheng Chang

The biocatalysis of ß-Galactosidase in reverse micelles or water-in-oil microemulsions, Chish-Cheng Will Chen

Vapor liquid equilibrium of a binary mixture of cyclohexanone and cyclohexanone oxime, Luke Raymond Dohmen

The optimization of ethane/ethylene distillation, Hazem Haddad

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Experimental studies on the kinetics of adsorption of beta-galactosidase interacting with immobilized anti-beta-galactosidase, Barbara June Hearn

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Restricted diffusion of molecules in porous affinity chromatography adsorbents, Nikolaos Panagiotis Kolliopoulos

The effect of crystallinity on diffusion of ṉ-hexane in polyethylene, Dan Cong Nguyen

Adsorption of benzene cyclohexane and nitrogen on activated carbon, Michael Joseph O'Dea

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Evaluation of simple and complex models for mass transfer in the non-isothermal adsorption of single and binary component mixtures from an inert carrier gas, Joseph D. O'Shea

Diffusion and percolation in two-phase random media, Illam Park

Vapor-liquid equilibrium of the ammonia-water system, Thomas Matthew Smolen

Water vapor and liquid moisture transport through textile fabrics, Jenn-Hann Wang

Computations for three mode control, Sheila D. Witt

Theses from 1988

Immunoadsorption of beta-galactosidase on immobilized anti-beta-galactosidase monoclonal antibody in a finite bath, James Elmer Coons

A study of immersion plating of aluminum in ultrasound fields, James Donald Dillon