Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Dissertations
Dissertations from 2024
Investigating the Potential of Blended Feedstocks for Biofuel Production Via Pyrolysis Process: Experimental and Aspen Simulation Approach, Hasan Jawad Hammood Al-Abedi
Electrostatic Sorting of Lunar Regolith Simulants for Sustainable Resource Utilization: Modeling and Characterization of Particle Size Distribution, Abdullah Al Moinee, Peter Bachle, Kyle Newport, William Schonberg, David Bayless, Jeffrey Smith, Daoru Han, and Fateme Rezaei
Improving Syngas Quality in a Downdraft Biomass Gasifier with Blended Feedstocks, Rania Almusafir
Sustainable cementitious materials for building and sorption applications, Sukanta Kumar Mondal
Novel supercritical biodiesel plant design & process scale-up, Ghana Shyam Paudel
Design and Development of Biocompatible MOFS and Silica-Based Nanocarriers with Controlled Pharmacokinetics for Drug Delivery Applications, Neila Pederneira
Zeolite 13X Particles with Porous TiO2 Coating and Ag2O Nanoparticles as Multi-functional Filler Materials for Face Masks, Wei Su, Kaiying Wang, Han Yu, Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, Jeremy Watts, Yue-Wern Huang, Jee-Ching Wang, and Xinhua Liang
Dissertations from 2023
CO2-Assisted Ethylene Production and Subsequent Purification: A Materials Development, Kinetic Assessment, and Process Performance Investigation, Khaled Baamran
Dissertations from 2022
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A NEW AIR-ASSISTED FLARE SYSTEM FOR LOW FLOW CONDITIONS, Hayder Alhameedi
ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR GAS SEPARATION AND STORAGE APPLICATIONS, Qasim Mohammed Al-Naddaf
ENGINEERING NI/AL2O3 CATALYSTS BY ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION FOR METHANE REFORMING, Baitang Jin
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS TECHNIQUES FOR MULTIPHASE FLOW SYSTEMS, Jose Sebastian Uribe Lopez
Dissertations from 2021
Catalytic carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol/dimethyl ether over copper-based catalysts, Xiao Fan
An investigation on the regulation of the tweak–Fn14–NF-kB pathway, Jawahar Khetan
3D-printed adsorbents for gas separations: A material development, kinetic assessment, and process performance investigation, Shane Lawson
Studies on protein solubility, Ke Li
Convective-diffusive transport in Krogh cylinders: A model for pharmacokinetics, Xianjie Qiu
Dissertations from 2020
Investigation on nanoparticle based combination therapy for targeted cancer treatment, Muhammad Raisul Abedin
Investigation of urea decomposition and deposit formation in diesel exhaust after-treatment system, Anand Alembath
Development of novel materials and processes for direct conversion of CO₂ flue gas to chemicals and fuels, Ahmed Al-mamoori
Continuous-flow synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds over intelligent organocatalysts with bifunctional reactivity, Abdo-Alslam Alwakwak
Enhanced electrochemical performance of Li-ion battery cathodes by atomic layer deposition, Yan Gao
Process intensification of fuel synthesis and electrolysis, Jeremy Lee Hartvigsen
Comprehensive study of bio-diesel continuous flow synthesis, Aso A. Hassan
Catalytic utilization of carbon dioxide as renewable feedstock for production of chemicals and fuels, Abbas Alaa Jawad
Structured catalysts designed and manufactured by 3D-printing technique for functional integration of catalytic systems, Fatima Magzoub
Studies on the stability of plasma proteins and their fragments, Paul Praveen Nakka
Polymeric nanoparticle as a new platform for high removal of endotoxins from biopharmaceutical solutions, Sidharth Razdan
Experimental and modeling studies using packed bed reactors: Liquid phase ethylene production by hydrogenation of acetylene, Humayun Shariff
Dissertations from 2019
Hydrodynamics of trickle bed reactors (TBRS) packed with industrial catalyst using advanced measurement techniques, Mohammed Jaber Al-Ani
Multiscale spatio-temporal modeling of cell population in tissue architecture and drug delivery nanoparticles, Mohammad Aminul Islam
Designing bifunctional materials for in-situ capture and conversion of volatile organic compounds, Anirudh Krishnamurthy
Modeling and simulation of micro/nano-rod distribution in micro channel flows, Saman Monjezi
Techno-economic optimization and environmental life cycle assessment of microgrids using genetic algorithm and artificial neural networks, Prashant Nagapurkar
Spatiotemporal modeling and model restructuration approaches in studies of intracellular signalling pathways, Md Shahinuzzaman
Dissertations from 2018
Hydrodynamics related performance evaluation of Upflow Moving Bed Hydrotreater reactor (MBR) using developed experimental methods and CFD simulation, Vineet Alexander
Process simulation and experimental investigation of biofuel production in a high rate anaerobic digestion process, Haider Al-Rubaye
Engineering polymeric hollow fiber membrane reactors for sustainable chemical transformation reactions, Yingxin He
Computational design and numerical analyses of thermal-hydraulics in a PWR-type small modular nuclear reactor, Vivek Murlidhar Rao
Hydrodynamics study of the bubble columns with intense vertical heat-exchanging tubes using gamma-ray computed tomography and radioactive particle tracking techniques, Abbas Jawad Sultan
Atomic layer deposition prepared nanostructured materials for various catalytic reactions, Xiaofeng Wang
Enhancement of heat transfer coefficient using nanofluids for multi-stage flash desalination (MSF) plant, Nasser Zouli
Dissertations from 2017
Experimental study of natural convection heat transfer and gaseous dynamics from dual-channel circulation loop, Ibrahim Ahmed Said Abdallah
Investigation of local velocities and phase holdups, and flow regimes and maldistribution identification in a trickle bed reactor, Mohd Fitri Bin Abdul Rahman
Mass transfer studies in heavy oil recovery using solvents, Vijitha Mohan
Atomic/molecular layer deposition prepared size-selective catalysts and supported nickel catalysts, Zeyu Shang
Experimental investigations of natural circulation in a separate-and-mixed effects test facility mimicking prismatic modular reactor (PMR) core, Mahmoud M. Taha
Impact of vertical internals on the hydrodynamics and heat transfer coefficient in a gas-solid fluidized bed, Haidar Moafaq Taofeeq
Engineering advanced adsorbent materials for CO₂ capture applications, Harshul Thakkar
Dissertations from 2016
Wetting kinetics in forced spreading, Amer Mohammad Al-Shareef
Modeling of rheological properties for entangled polymer systems, Nilanjana Banerjee
Scale-up investigation and hydrodynamics study of gas-solid fluidized bed reactor using advanced non-invasive measurement techniques, Abdelsalam Efhaima
Design, fabrication, operation and Aspen simulation of oil shale pyrolysis and biomass gasification process using a moving bed downdraft reactor, Hassan Golpour
Assessing Freshman Engineering Students' Understanding of Ethical Behavior, Amber M. Henslee, Susan L. Murray, Gayla R. Olbricht, Douglas K. Ludlow, Malcolm E. Hays, and Hannah M. Nelson
Advancing microalgae culturing via bubble dynamics, mass transfer, and dynamic growth investigations, Aastha Ojha
Nanostructured materials prepared by atomic layer deposition for catalysis and lithium-ion battery applications, Rajankumar Patel
Dissertations from 2015
Process design, dynamics, and techno-economic analysis of a sustainable coal, wind, and small modular nuclear reactor hybrid energy system, Kyle Lee Buchheit
Dissertations from 2014
Experimental and computational investigation of flow of pebbles in a pebble bed nuclear reactor, Vaibhav B. Khane
Carbon dioxide - heavy oil systems: thermodynamics, transport and interfacial stability, Truynh Quoc My Duy Tran
Dissertations from 2013
Gas dynamics and heat transfer in a packed pebble-bed reactor for the 4th generation nuclear energy, Rahman Abdulmohsin
Effect of dense heat exchanging internals on the hydrodynamics of bubble column reactors using non-invasive measurement techniques, Mohammed Khloofh Al Mesfer
Scaleup and hydrodynamics study of gas-solid spouted beds, Shreekanta Basavaraj Aradhya
Nanoscale metal oxide and supported metal catalysts for Li-air battery, Kan Huang
Heat transfer and bubble dynamics in bubble and slurry bubble columns with internals for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of clean alternative fuels and chemicals, Moses Odongo O. Kagumba
Behavior and effects of nanoparticles in complex fluid systems, Chen Wang
Gas-solid fluidized bed reactors: scale-up, flow regimes identification and hydrodynamics, Faraj Muftah Zaid
Dissertations from 2012
Meso-scale fluidic devices with chemical sensors for biological applications, Satya Gowthami Achanta
The effect of supercritical water on crude glycerin solution, Jared Bouquet
Organoclay dispersion in linear low-density polyethylene and maleated linear low-density polyethylene via supercritical carbon dioxide processing, Matthew J. Factor
Global homotopy continuation and stability analysis: optimal application to chemical engineering design, David Anthony Harney
Free-radical maleation of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) in supercritical carbon dioxide and its effect on the percolation and deformation mechanism of layered silicate nanocomposites, Alexandria Niemoeller
Glycerin reformation in high temperature and pressure water, Jason W. Picou
Dissertations from 2011
Surface modification of micro-fluidic devices, Zhan Gao
Biodegradable polymer/clay nanocomposites based on poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and Polylactide, Mahin Shahlari
Effect of hydrophobicity and surface roughness on two-phase flow in rectangular microchannels, Gautham C. Unni
Dissertations from 2010
Synthesis and characterization of metal decorated bamboo structured carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage, Sean Charles Mickey
Identifying multiple steady states in the design of reactive distillation processes, Thomas Karl Mills
The functionalization of single wall carbon nanotubes for bioapplications, Pu Zhang
Dissertations from 2009
Rational construction by molecular dynamics modeling and simulations of porous adsorbent media for bioseparation, Enrico Riccardi
Protein responsive synthetic materials for biomedical applications, Youyou Zheng
Submissions from 2008
Polyaniline Nanofiber-Based Gas Sensors, Zhe-Fei Li, Frank D. Blum, Massimo F. Bertino, and Chang-Soo Kim
Dissertations from 2007
Synthesis, characterization and applications of magnetite nanoparticles, Vikram Kumar Kanmukhla
Carbon nanotube supported electrocatalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, Liang Li
Enzymatic synthesis and characterization of oligopeptides, co-oligopeptides and hydroxy acid capped polypeptides in mixed aqueous organic media, Santhana Srinivasan
Dissertations from 2006
Molecular dynamics study of nanoparticle self-assembly, Xijing Bi
Purification of human antibody from transgenic corn using aqueous two-phase systems, Jinwook Lee
Spreading kinetics of constrained thin films, Saritha Sathyanarayanan
Dissertations from 2005
Adsorption of diblock polypeptides at solid/liquid interfaces, Riteshkumar Jain
