Chemical and Biochemical Masters Theses
Theses from 2001
Mixing in chemical reactors with a competitive-consecutive reaction, Jayraj Ashwin Doshi
Characterization of powdered activated carbon, Riteshkumar Jain
Kinetic studies of the ultrasonic epoxidation of fatty acid methyl esters, Mohanram Jayaram
SRET evaluation of conversion coatings on aluminum, Shantanu Vijay Patwardhan
Enhancing the reactivity of soybean oil toward free-radical cures, Utpal Mulchand Shah
Theses from 2000
Modeling the two-phase epoxidation of an olefin, Harshal Prakash Deshpande
Thermodynamically efficient distillation: NGL fractionation, Manish Goyal
Effect of solvents on short peptides structure: A molecular dynamics study, Rakesh Jayanthilal Jain
Enzymatic modifications of soybean oil to improve its lubricating properties, Sudhir Lamba
Characterization of silica particles using experimental methods, Siddhartha Nahar
Modeling the ultraviolet photodegradation of rigid polyurethane foams, Christopher Robert Newman
Reconstitution and characterization of membrane proteins, Sarah Mia Pates
Simulation of scale-up effects on stirred chemical reactors, Jeffrey James Randick
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bench scale PBX separation facility for chemical extraction of PBXN-3, PBXN-4, PBXN-5, and PBXN-6, Stephen Edward Ruggeri
Theses from 1989
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
Experimental studies on the kinetics of adsorption of beta-galactosidase interacting with immobilized anti-beta-galactosidase, Barbara June Hearn
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
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
