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Development Of Catalytic Chromia-Based Aerogels, Fiona Fitzgerald
Development Of Catalytic Chromia-Based Aerogels, Fiona Fitzgerald
Honors Theses
Over one billion automobiles are in use around the world, the majority of which employ internal combustion engines. Catalytic converters are used to convert the toxic compounds found in car exhaust -- carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and hydrocarbons -- to less harmful gases. The typical catalytic converter employs as catalysts expensive raw materials (platinum, palladium and/or rhodium) wash-coated onto an alumina-based ceramic substrate. Aerogel materials have high surface area and thermal stability, properties that make them attractive for catalysis applications. Aerogels made with transition metal oxides are candidates to replace platinum in the catalytic converter. Chromium oxide (chromia) materials …
Synthesis And Characterization Of Organically Modified Hectorites For Sequestration Of Pfaas From Contaminated Drinking Water, Alexandra Pagano
Synthesis And Characterization Of Organically Modified Hectorites For Sequestration Of Pfaas From Contaminated Drinking Water, Alexandra Pagano
Honors Theses
Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs), a family of industrial chemicals, are found in household products such as pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags, and non-stick pans. PFAAs of different carbon chain lengths and ionic head groups exist, such as PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid). Used without regulation in industry for decades, PFAAs only recently became recognized as contaminants of emerging concern, since they are bioaccumulative in organisms, persistent in the environment, and toxic. PFAAs are known to accumulate in the blood, liver and kidneys, and drinking water contaminated with PFAAs has been linked to certain types of cancer. Therefore, it …
Determination Of Arsenic In Fish By Neutron Activation Analysis, William Walter Ullmann
Determination Of Arsenic In Fish By Neutron Activation Analysis, William Walter Ullmann
Honors Theses
The use of arsenicals to control aquatic vegetation has become widespread. A study was conducted to determine possible uptake of arsenic by fish in treated waters. Present methods for the analysis of arsenic (1,2) are reliable when applied to water and bottom samples which contain relatively small concentrations of organic matter. In the presence of larger concentrations, arsenic is lost during digestion. Recoveries of from 40-60 per cent were obtained when the method for the analysis of arsenic in food (2) was applied to fish flesh.