Chemical and Biochemical Masters Theses
Theses from 2023
Scalable and Continuous Fabrication of Dendrimer based Gene and Protein Delivery Systems, Joseph Johnston
Theses from 2020
Development of amine-functionalized mesoporous alumina for radioiodine removal from water, Mansour Mohammed Alsalbokh
Theses from 2019
Performance investigation of surface modified ceramic microfiltration membranes and the effects of ionic strength, Choji Bitrus Daches
Diffusion kinetics in promising adsorbents for gas capture processes, Teresa Gelles
Methane dry reforming reaction on Cr, V, In, and Ga Supported SAPO-34 zeolite, Ehigiator Festus Ojo
Theses from 2018
Ceria nanostructured catalysts for conversion of methanol and carbon dioxide to dimethyl carbonate, Jawad Hassan A Al Drwish
Bifunctional porous polymeric fiber as a catalyst for N-Phenylglycine synthesis and carbonation of propylene oxide to propylene carbonate, Ahmed Abdulghani Almuslem
Carbon black production, analyzing and characterization, Shadha Khalid Jebur
Effect of variation of parameters on biogas production using Aspen Plus & Dynamic Simulation using Mimic, Shruti Shrikant Karambelkar
Recycling effect in expanded granular sludge bed reactor and implementation of Six Sigma in a methane generation process, Manohar Manchenahalli Shivashankaraiah
Fluid flow in a Krogh cylinder: A model for a single capillary and surrounding tissue, Xianjie Qiu
Cellular hitchhiking via injectable microparticles, Daniel Smith
Theses from 2017
Combined flue gas cleanup process for simultaneous removal of SOx, NOx, and CO₂ -- A techno-economic analysis, Amit Narendrasing Hajari
Design and modeling of an aluminum smelting process to analyze aluminum smelter and identify the alternative uses of nuclear power small modular reactor, Rajesh Ramkrushna Patharabe
Theses from 2016
Aspen simulation of oil shale and biomass process, Anand Alembath
Iron phosphide nanostructures as an efficient bifunctional catalysts for water splitting, Nikitaa Ashokan
Oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes with carbon dioxide, Marktus A. Atanga
Design, scale-up, six sigma in processing different feedstocks in a fixed bed downdraft biomass gasifier, Sai Chandra Teja Boravelli
The impact of heat exchanging internals on hydrodynamics of bubble column reactor, Ahmed Jasim
Mixed metal oxide catalysts supported on H-Beta for hydrogenolysis of glycerol into 1,3-propanediol, Amit Kant
Bioresponsive polymer coating on nanoparticles, Tunyaboon Laemthong
Surface modification of tin oxide nanoparticles by atomic layer deposition for enhanced electrochemical performance, Sai Abhishek Palaparty
Hydrodynamic of a co-current gas liquid upflow in a moving packed bed reactor with porous catalysts, Ali Jabbar Toukan
Theses from 2015
1-D coordination polymer of transition metal as a precursor to generate surface active transition metal catalyst, Siddharth Gopalakrishnan
Theses from 2014
Theoretical analysis of shape separation of particles using flow field-flow fractionation, Mehrdad Alfi
Aspen simulation of furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural production from biomass, Zachary Daniel King
Gold-magnetite nanoparticle-biomolecule conjugates: synthesis, properties and toxicity studies, Akshay Pariti
Techno-economic and life-cycle modeling and analysis of various energy storage technologies coupled with a solar photovoltaic array, Brian Andrew Peterson
Theses from 2013
Kinetics of human and bovine insulin amyloid fibril formation in the presence of solid/liquid interfaces, Paulina Barranco Morales
Protein aggregation at solid/liquid interfaces: a Monte Carlo study with explicit and implicit solvent effects, Rehman Fazeem
Robust methods for construction of global potential energy surfaces, Phalgun Lolur
Theses from 2012
Displacement of heavy oil by carbon dioxide in a tube, Mohammed Almabrouk Ali Ahmad
Formation of amyloid fibrils by diblock peptides, Kunal Mukesh Naik
Synthesis of nickel nanoparticles by gamma-radiation and femtosecond laser ablation, Vivek Murlidhar Rao
Effect of lipid composition on the physical properties of liposomes: a light scattering study, Rajiv Kumar Yandrapati
Theses from 2011
Continuous monitoring of bioactive glass conversion using optical biosensors, Prajakta Bhagwat
Thermomechanics of curves in space, Pavan Krishna Kanchi
The feasibility of using Bifidobacteria bifidum (ATCC 700541) for the production of prebiotic oligosaccharides, Candice Marie Luehrs
Effects of a nickel reactor liner and other reaction variables during supercritical water reformation of glycerin, Michael S. Stever
Theses from 2010
Enhanced photorefractivity in a polymeric composite photosensitized with modified carbon nanotubes, Naveen Kumar Lingam
Biodiesel production using supercritical methanol, Dhaval Nitin Modi
Optimization of parameters and study of kinetics in lactulose production by lactose isomerization using strong basic anion exchange resin, Arvind Nanduri
Microalgae harvesting by flocculation with polymer-coated magnetite particles, Humayun Shariff
Fabrication of a memory device using polyaniline nanofibers and gold nanoparticles, Krunal R. Waghela
Theses from 2009
Development and evaluation of an effective process for the recovery of oil and detoxification of meal from jatropha curcas, Sarthak Gaur
The effects of water to fuel ratio on the kinetics of supercritical water reformation of jet fuel, Satya Putta
Classification of fine particles using a Taylor-Couette device, Navina Durgaiah Tungapindi
Theses from 2008
A coarse-grain molecular dynamics study of the nanotribological properties of nanoparticle solutions, Ramesh Chembeti
Release and removal of microcystins from microcystis during disinfection treatments, Jie Ding
Removal of heavy metals from electroplating wastewater using rice husk and coconut coir, Frency Mathew
Autothermal non-catalytic reformation of jet fuel in a supercritical water medium, Jason W. Picou
Simulation and optimization of nanostructured electrodes for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, Sanjeev Murlidhar Rao
Synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles in a counterflow diffusion flame reactor, Hector Enrique Ruiz
Theses from 2007
Synthesis of functionalized N-isopropylacrylamide copolymers and study of their adsorption characteristics in selective entrapment of cations, Sita S. Akella
Fine particle classification using dilute fluidized beds, Rajasekharan Pillai Annapoorneswari
Impacts of ozonation on the adsorption and surface characteristics of powdered activated carbon, Arshita Cheeti
Quantitative analysis of size fractionation of magnetic nanoparticles, Timothy Michael Forbis
Effect of environmental parameters on the vapor phase concentration of TNT and related compounds in the terrestrial environment, Raghavendra Konduru
Synthesis, characterization and application of Pd-Pt bimetallic nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes supported nanocomposites, Guoqiang Ren
Large particle detachment in a microchannel, Nimishai Shukla
CFD simulation of contact planarization, Shanti Vusirikala
Theses from 2006
Anaerobic treatment of brewery wastewater and the effects of enzyme addition, Julie Linn Bales
Thermodynamics of dye adsorption with relevance to ink jet printing, Hemanth Kumar Kundeti
Transport phenomena study in microdialysis system utilizing CFD method, Guohua Li
Theses from 2005
Evaluation of biogenic oil esters as obscurants in the visible region, Ramesh Chand
Synthesis and characterization of Pt and Pt-Co catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, Min Chen
Combustion aerosols: Sampling & characterization, Prafull Subhash Gandhi
Enantio-enrichment of alpha-hydroxy acids through immobilized-lipase catalyzed hydrolysis of their esters, Samit Kapoor
Characteristics of ground granular activated carbon for rapid small scale column tests, Ashwin G. Patni
Effect of surface segmental mobility on adhesion of acrylate soft films, Ravindra Vohra
Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric characterization of an oil aerosol-vapor microbial disinfectant, Prakash Wadhwa
Theses from 2004
Aerosol characterization using radial differential mobility analyzer, Mehul Kirit Joshi
Generation and evaluation of disinfectant aerosols/vapors, Tanuja P. Talim
Thermal characterization of the glass transition of adsorbed PMMA using modulated differential scanning calorimetry, Erin N. Young
Theses from 2003
Synthesis and characterization of malic acid capped peptides, Anju Ananthanarayanan
Surface modification of silica for inkjet paper coatings, Neema Bansal
Enzymatic synthesis of polyesters, Amol A. Mungikar
A Monte Carlo discrete sum (MCDS) approach to calculate the free energies of formation and nucleation rates of methanol clusters, Srivatsan M. Raman
A molecular-dynamics simulation study of the effect of surface steps on alkane surface diffusion, Shrijay Subramanian
Silica coating of gold nanoparticles, Milind Laxman Surve
Measurement of the mechanical properties of a transparent polyester/glass fiber sandwich composite coupled with silane agents, Piyush K. Vaghela
Adsorption of MTBE and alternative fuel oxygenates on granular activated carbon, Liang Yu
Cationic polymerization of soybean oil, Rong Zhuge
Theses from 2002
Inherently safer analysis of the attainable region process for the adiabatic oxidation of sulfur dioxide, Venkata Udaya Bhaskar Challagulla
Polymer mobility and adhesion in thin poly(methyl acrylate) and poly(methyl methacrylate) films, Bhavesh C. Gandhi
Simulation of complex chemical reactions in a stirred vessel, Joshua David Gross
Epitaxial Electrodeposition, Hiten M. Kothari
Preparation of a CoTPP [cobalt (II) tetraphenylporphyrin]-containing hydrocarbon plasma polymer and investigation of its reversible di-oxygen sorption, Swapnil A. Lengade
Enhancing the reactivity of soy bean oil towards free-radical cures, Vishal Midha
Convective-diffusive transport in Krogh Cylinder, Nandini Madhukar Sane
Molecular dynamics simulation of nanoscopically confined systems, Saroja Saroja
Kinetics of solubilization of an oil drop by a surfactant solution from a solid surface, Rajesh Shah
Traditional compared to injection moulded application of adhesion promoter, Maninder Singh
Optimization of a two-drug delivery to a tumor, Xiujin Song
Plasma enhanced chemical vapor depsoition of tungsten carbide films on iron, Narayan Vaidyanathan
Theses from 2001
Effect of polymers, salts and their mixtures on the formation of dental plaque, Ondrea Bermudez