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- ALD, Atomic Layer Deposition, Chemical Vapor Deposition, CVD, Thin Film, Volatile Precursors (1)
- Biodiesel, metallic contaminant, oxidation (1)
- Biofuels, Carbide, Hydrotreating Catalyst, Nitride (1)
- Dendrimers, Oral Inhalation, PEGylation, Polymeric Nanocarriers, Pulmonary Drug Delivery, Transport Modulation (1)
- Sustainability, Systems approach, Uncertainty (1)
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Full-Text Articles in Engineering
Transparent Conducting Films Of Cdse(Zns) Core(Shell) Quantum Dot Xerogels, Lasantha Korala, Li Li, Stephanie L. Brock
Transparent Conducting Films Of Cdse(Zns) Core(Shell) Quantum Dot Xerogels, Lasantha Korala, Li Li, Stephanie L. Brock
Chemistry Faculty Research Publications
A method of fabricating sol–gel quantum dot (QD) films is demonstrated, and their optical, structural and electrical properties are evaluated. The CdSe(ZnS) xerogel films remain quantum confined, yet are highly conductive (10−3 S cm−1). This approach provides a pathway for the exploitation of QD gels in optoelectronic applications.
Catalytic Effects Of Period Iv Transition Metal In The Oxidation Of Biodiesel, Bradley Clark
Catalytic Effects Of Period Iv Transition Metal In The Oxidation Of Biodiesel, Bradley Clark
Wayne State University Theses
CATALYTIC EFFECTS OF PERIOD IV TRANSITION METALS IN THE OXIDATION OF BIODIESEL
BRADLEY R CLARK
December 2011
Advisors: Dr. Steve Salley, Dr. Simon Ng, Dr. Naiem Henien
Major: Alternative Energy Technology
Degree: Masters of Science
Transition metals have the ability to catalyze free radical autoxidation of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters (i.e., biodiesel). The catalytic effects of the eight period IV transition metals: V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co Ni, Cu and Zn in soybean oil and cottonseed oil-based biodiesel are investigated. All metals produced a reduction of the induction period of biodiesel, although there are considerable differences in their catalytic …
New Precursors And Chemistry For The Growth Of Transition Metal Films By Atomic Layer Deposition, Thomas Joseph Knisley
New Precursors And Chemistry For The Growth Of Transition Metal Films By Atomic Layer Deposition, Thomas Joseph Knisley
Wayne State University Dissertations
The advancing complexity of advanced microelectronic devices is placing rigorous demands on currently used PVD and CVD deposition techniques. The ALD deposition method is proposed to meet the film thickness and conformality constraints needed by the semiconductor industry in future manufacturing processes. Unfortunately, there is a limited number of chemical precursors available that have high thermal stability, reactivity, and vapor pressure suitable for ALD film growth to occur. These properties collectively contribute to the lack of suitable transition metal precursors available for use in ALD. In this thesis, we report the discovery of a series of novel transition metal diazadienate …
Polymeric Nanocarriers For The Regional And Systemic Delivery Of Therapeutics To And Through The Lungs, Balaji Bharatwaj
Polymeric Nanocarriers For The Regional And Systemic Delivery Of Therapeutics To And Through The Lungs, Balaji Bharatwaj
Wayne State University Dissertations
The lungs are considered as one of the fastest portals of entry to the bloodstream and oral inhalation (OI) has long been accepted as the preferred mode of administration of therapeutics to the respiratory tract. However, despite its advantages, the lungs have been largely underutilized to target ailments not only of systemic relevance but also several other grave conditions including lung cancer and tuberculosis. Polymeric nanocarriers (PNCs) have several advantages over other drug delivery vehicles including sustained release of moieties, ease of cellular internalization and improved targeting, and hence hold the promise to greatly augment the potential of OI therapies. …
Sustainable Design Of Complex Industrial And Energy Systems Under Uncertainty, Zheng Liu
Sustainable Design Of Complex Industrial And Energy Systems Under Uncertainty, Zheng Liu
Wayne State University Dissertations
Depletion of natural resources, environmental pressure, economic globalization, etc., demand seriously industrial organizations to ensure that their manufacturing be sustainable. On the other hand, the efforts of pursing sustainability also give raise to potential opportunities for improvements and collaborations among various types of industries.
Owing to inherent complexity and uncertainty, however, sustainability problems of industrial and energy systems are always very difficult to deal with, which has made industrial practice mostly experience based. For existing research efforts on the study of industrial sustainability, although systems approaches have been applied in dealing with the challenge of system complexity, most of them …
Biofuels Production From Hydrotreating Of Vegetable Oil Using Supported Noble Metals, And Transition Metal Carbide And Nitride, Huali Wang
Wayne State University Dissertations
The focus of this research is to prepare non-sulfided hydrotreating catalysts, supported noble metal and transition metal carbide/ nitride, and evaluate their hydrocracking activities and selectivities by using soybean oil as the feedstock. For comparison study, catalytic cracking of soybean oil over a commercialized ZSM-5 was investigated. However, steady state could not be reached because significant amounts of tar and coke were generated during the reaction though a high yield (21%) of jet fuel was obtained from the process. Compared to the catalytic cracking process, less tar and coke were formed during the hydrocracking process and stable continuous flow reaction …