Surface And Structural Modification Of Carbon Electrodes For Electroanalysis And Electrochemical Conversion,
2018
University of Kentucky
Surface And Structural Modification Of Carbon Electrodes For Electroanalysis And Electrochemical Conversion, Yan Zhang
Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry
Electrocatalysis is key to both sensitive electrochemical sensing and efficient electrochemical energy conversion. Despite high catalytic activity, traditional metal catalysts have poor stability, low selectivity, and high cost. Metal-free, carbon-based materials are emerging as alternatives to metal-based catalysts because of their attractive features including natural abundance, environmental friendliness, high electrical conductivity, and large surface area. Altering surface functionalities and heteroatom doping are effective ways to promote catalytic performance of carbon-based catalysts. The first chapter of this dissertation focuses on developing electrode modification methods for electrochemical sensing of biomolecules. After electrochemical pretreatment, glassy carbon demonstrates impressive figures-of-merit in detecting small, redox-active …
A Constitutive Model For Entangled Polydisperse Linear Flexible Polymers With Entanglement Dynamics And A Configuration Dependent Friction Coefficient. Part I: Model Derivation,
2018
Missouri University of Science and Technology
A Constitutive Model For Entangled Polydisperse Linear Flexible Polymers With Entanglement Dynamics And A Configuration Dependent Friction Coefficient. Part I: Model Derivation, David W. Mead, Saman Monjezi, Joontaek Park
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
A new polydisperse "toy" constitutive model is derived and developed from fundamental principles and ideas governing the nonlinear rheology of linear flexible polymers [Mead et al., J. Rheol. 59, 335-363 (2015)]. Specifically, the new model is comprised of four fundamental pieces. First, the model contains a simple differential description of the entanglement dynamics of discrete entanglement pairs. Second, the model contains a differential description of the ij entanglement pair orientation tensor dynamics. Third, following a similar development by Mead and Mishler [J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech. 197, 61-79 and 80-90 (2013).], a diluted stretch tube is constructed to describe the relative …
Fiber Evolution During Alkaline Treatment And Its Impact On Handsheet Properties,
2018
University of North Dakota
Fiber Evolution During Alkaline Treatment And Its Impact On Handsheet Properties, Yun Ji, Yangyang Peng, Anders Strand, Shiyu Fu, Anna Sundberg, Elias Antero Retulainen
Chemical Engineering Faculty Publications
To understand the swelling effects of alkaline treatment on the morphological properties of fibers and physical properties of handsheets, bleached softwood kraft pulp was treated with NaOH at different concentrations. The results showed that the fiber swelling increased, but the shrinkage and elongation of the paper at a NaOH concentration of 6% or higher did not improve. Dissolution of amorphous material occurred during the treatment together with peeling reactions. The fiber length and shape factor decreased and the fines content increased with an increasing alkali concentration. The cellulose crystallinity decreased with an increasing NaOH concentration. This was confirmed by X-ray …
คาร์บอนรูพรุนจากเปลือกข้าวโพดเป็นวัสดุแคโทดสำหรับแบตเตอรี่ไอออนอะลูมิเนียมประจุไฟซ้ำได้,
2018
คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์
คาร์บอนรูพรุนจากเปลือกข้าวโพดเป็นวัสดุแคโทดสำหรับแบตเตอรี่ไอออนอะลูมิเนียมประจุไฟซ้ำได้, กัณทิมา ขำศรีทรง
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
ในปัจจุบันแบตเตอรี่ไอออนอะลูมิเนียมซึ่งอัดประจุซ้ำได้ ได้รับความสนใจมากขึ้นเนื่องจากแบตเตอรี่ชนิดนี้มีต้นทุนต่ำ อัตราการคาย/อัดประจุสูง และปลอดภัย แบตเตอรี่ประเภทนี้ใช้ขั้วแอโนดอะลูมิเนียมซึ่งต้นทุนต่ำและใช้วัสดุคาร์บอนในกลุ่มกราไฟต์เป็นขั้วแคโทดแบบแทรกตัว โดยกราไฟต์ธรรมชาติเป็นขั้วแคโทดซึ่งให้สมรรถนะสูง แม้ว่ากราไฟต์ธรรมชาติจะราคาต่ำแต่กราไฟต์ธรรมชาติเป็นทรัพยากรที่ไม่สามารถทดแทนได้ การสังเคราะห์วัสดุคาร์บอนกราไฟต์ซึ่งมีรูพรุนจากการคาร์บอไนซ์ชีวมวลจึงมีศักยภาพสูงในการนำมาใช้เป็นวัสดุแคโทดทางเลือก ในงานวิจัยนี้เปลือกข้าวโพดถูกใช้เพื่อเตรียมวัสดุคาร์บอนรูพรุนโดยกระบวนการคาร์บอไนซ์ในบรรยากาศไนโตรเจนที่อุณหภูมิ 550-850 องศาเซลเซียส ด้วยตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาเฟอร์ริกไนเตรต ในที่นี้การจำแนกสมบัติของคาร์บอนรูพรุนที่ได้แสดงให้เห็นกราไฟต์ที่มีรูพรุนในช่วงมีโซพอร์และไมโครพอร์ ซึ่งวัสดุดังกล่าวสามารถใช้เป็นวัสดุเจ้าภาพสำหรับแบตเตอรี่ไอออนอะลูมิเนียมได้ นอกจากนั้นผลการวิจัยแสดงให้เห็นว่าวัสดุคาร์บอนที่มีโครงสร้างที่มีความพรุนขนาดเล็กและขนาดกลางนั้นส่งผลกระทบต่อการถ่ายโอนไอออน วัสดุคาร์บอนที่มีรูพรุนถูกใช้เป็นวัสดุแคโทดและประยุกต์ใช้ในเซลล์แบตเตอรี่ CR2032 แบตเตอรี่ซึ่งใช้วัสดุคาร์บอนซึ่งเตรียมจากเปลือกข้าวโพดแสดงความจุไฟฟ้าจำเพาะสูงสุด 52 มิลลิแอมป์ชั่วโมงต่อกรัมกราไฟต์ที่ความหนาแน่นกระแส 50 มิลลิแอมป์ต่อกรัมกราไฟต์ ในขณะที่แบตเตอรี่ซึ่งใช้กราไฟต์เชิงการค้าแสดงความจุไฟฟ้าจำเพาะสูงสุด 65 มิลลิแอมป์ชั่วโมงต่อกรัม กราไฟต์ที่ความหนาแน่นกระแสเดียวกันและที่อุณหภูมิ 25-30 องศาเซลเซียส
Effectiveness Of Ammonium Ion In Low Salinity Waterflooding In Shaly-Sandstone Reservoir,
2018
Faculty of Engineering
Effectiveness Of Ammonium Ion In Low Salinity Waterflooding In Shaly-Sandstone Reservoir, Hung Vu Quoc
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
In this study was presented the pre-feasibility study of silica sand processing plant in Sihanoukville province. The resources approximately 8,750,000 tons, would be a high potential deposit for the glass industry. In this study focuses on the characteristics of the silica sand, methodology to remove the impurities which contained high Fe2O3, Al2O3 and another major oxide element, and economic evaluation technique. To identification of silica sand which used sieve analysis, Frantz isodynamic magnetic separator following by electrical microscope, XRD, and XRF. Therefore, to upgrade the quality of silica sand, which is using Shaking Table, Wet High-Intensity Magnetic Separator, and Reverse …
The Combined Material Flow Analysis And Life Cycle Assessment For Integrated End-Of-Life Of Mercury Contaminated Petroleum Waste Management,
2018
The Petroleum and Petrochemical College
The Combined Material Flow Analysis And Life Cycle Assessment For Integrated End-Of-Life Of Mercury Contaminated Petroleum Waste Management, Putthita Chongchongprasert
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Now a day, the waste management generated by offshore petroleum operation (including drilling and production) located in the Gulf of Thailand seem to be a great challenge. Because of their unique characteristic in terms of hazardous properties, petroleum waste requires particular treatments to reduce potential impacts to the environment and human life. This study, the petroleum waste by their disposal code, and waste code was sorted. The Hg-contaminated petroleum waste flow starting from waste generation towards to final disposal was conducted by Material Flow Analysis (STAN, 2.6.601) and Life Cycle Assessment (SimaPro 8.3.0.0) was conducted as tools for evaluating the …
Co2 Reforming Of Methane On Ni And Co Containing Γ-Al2o3/Hy Zeolite Supported Catalysts,
2018
Faculty of Engineering
Co2 Reforming Of Methane On Ni And Co Containing Γ-Al2o3/Hy Zeolite Supported Catalysts, Anchittha Liu
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
The carbon dioxide reforming of methane is one of the most effective processes to produce syngas while reducing greenhouse gases. In this study, the catalytic activity and coke resistance were studied on the Ni-based catalysts with or without Co (10%wt) over γ-Al2O3-HY zeolite support. Such catalysts were prepared by the sol-gel method with various different metal loadings and Co/Ni ratio. The activity tests on the carbon dioxide reforming reaction were performed in a fixed-bed reactor with the CH4:CO2 feed volume ratio of 1:1 under atmospheric pressure at 700°C which is the best temperature for the catalysts activity. It has been …
Preparation Of Carbon/Carbon Composite Xerogels From Resorcinol-Formaldehyde And Cotton Fiber For Electric Double Layer Capacitor,
2018
Faculty of Engineering
Preparation Of Carbon/Carbon Composite Xerogels From Resorcinol-Formaldehyde And Cotton Fiber For Electric Double Layer Capacitor, Kasawan Sirichan
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
This research used carbon/carbon composite xerogels as an electrode for EDLCs. Cotton fibers were blended with polymer gel which was synthesized through polycondensation between resorcinol and formaldehyde. The reaction was catalyzed by Na2CO3 with distilled water as a solvent. Resorcinol-formaldehyde sol was poured into a vial containing cotton fibers. After gelation at room temperature and curing at 90 oC for a week, the resulting porous monolith was sliced into thin wafers. Then, the composite wafers were exchanged with tert-butyl alcohol, dried by vacuum drying and performed by pyrolysis at a various temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere, respectively. Effect of %cotton …
Targeting Metastatic Breast Cancer With Statin Drugs And Coq10,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Targeting Metastatic Breast Cancer With Statin Drugs And Coq10, Jacob Thrasher
Honors Theses
Statin drugs are commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol levels in patients, but recently statins have been under investigation as a potential anti-cancer drug. Statins are HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and subsequently inhibit the mevalonate pathway and cholesterol synthesis. Since cholesterol trafficking is vital in the growth and metastasis of cancer, statin drugs are being studied to explore their effects on cancer cells. CoQ10, one of the products from the mevalonate pathway, also has shown some potential anti-cancer properties, but its use to combat cancer is controversial. While some studies have shown that CoQ10 supplements can be synergistic with other cancer treatment …
Cm-Dii And Mcf-7 Breast Cancer Cell Responses To Chemotherapeutic Agents,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Cm-Dii And Mcf-7 Breast Cancer Cell Responses To Chemotherapeutic Agents, Ashten M.C. Anderson
Honors Theses
CM-DiI is a lipophilic, red fluorescent dye used for staining and tracking the migration of cells. CM-DiI makes it possible to visualize cells in histological regions and can therefore be very useful for the tracking of cancer cell proliferation and metastasis in vivo. The ability to track and quantitate cancer cell proliferation in vivo is essential for cancer drug discovery. If CM-DiI labeled cancer cells respond to chemotherapy agents similar to unlabeled cancer cells, it facilitates screening of potential anti-cancer compounds using CM-DiI labeled cells in a xenotransplanted, transgenic zebrafish model (Danio rerio). To investigate whether CM-DiI labeling would affect …
The Development And Optimization Of An Ethylbenzene Process,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
The Development And Optimization Of An Ethylbenzene Process, Aynslie Fritz
Honors Theses
The purpose of this thesis was to optimize a pre-existing vapor phase ethylbenzene process, and to develop a base case liquid phase ethylbenzene process. A brief introduction is included to present an overview of process optimization and suggest common strategies to employ. While optimizing the vapor phase process, discrete optimization was performed to determine the local optima for multiple unit operations by comparing their net present value to that of the base case. After optimization, an $81.5 million increase in net present value was obtained. When developing the liquid phase ethylbenzene process, Antoine's Equation, Raoult's Law, the first law of …
Imidazolium Magnetic Ionic Liquid Solubilities In Water,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Imidazolium Magnetic Ionic Liquid Solubilities In Water, Ward Toler
Honors Theses
Magnetic ionic liquids (MILs) are room temperature ionic liquids that exhibit paramagnetic behavior. These liquids have tunable physiochemical properties with proposed applications in separations and drug delivery. It is, therefore, useful to know the solubility and micellar behavior of MILs in aqueous environments. Our group synthesized MILs with a FeCl4 anion and 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium cations and investigated aqueous solubility vs alkyl size (C2 through C10). We measured water solubility (MIL content in water saturated with the MIL) using UV-Vis spectroscopy, total organic carbon (TOC) analysis, and Total Nitrogen (TN) analysis. After observing micellar behavior for C(n)mim[FeCl4], where n > 6, we investigated …
Soybeans To Chemicals: A Case Study For Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Education,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Soybeans To Chemicals: A Case Study For Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Education, Kaitlyn Myers
Honors Theses
The aim of this thesis is to develop a case study to reinforce the concepts that are required knowledge for chemical engineers in their sophomore year of curriculum, continuing through all of their education. The process that will be examined is the production of soybean oil, protein powder, and succinic acid from the harvest of soybeans. Further, this process will be used to align with the objectives of the chapters from the required textbook for the material balances class. The soybean industry is one of the largest in the United States agricultural sector, so it is an important real-world example …
Design And Synthesis Of Novel Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Design And Synthesis Of Novel Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators, Mary Paige Thrash
Honors Theses
Cannabinoid (CB) receptors are validated drug targets in the endocannabinoid signaling system associated with a number of human pathologies, and the development of novel and selective small molecule CB ligands is warranted. A lead molecule HL-010, a member of the 4H-thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxamide class of compounds, was previously identified through CB homology modeling and virtual screening protocols as a potential high affinity ligand for cannabinoid receptors. Validation of the in silico data was realized with the evaluation of both CB1 and CB2 receptor binding and functional activity assessment: HL-010 was found to be a potent (~10 nM) and selective CB2 receptor agonist …
Cardiolipin Profiling In Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Cardiolipin Profiling In Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells, Meghan Houston Mcneely
Honors Theses
Six human breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231, LM, BoM, T47D, MCF7, and MCF7-BoM) were treated with three differentially targeted phospholipase inhibitors (bromoenol lactone, tricyclodecan-9-yl-xanthogenate, and halopemide) as well as various dietary oils (canola oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil, sesame oil, and soybean oil). Cell viability assays were performed to examine the effects of each inhibitor and oil in varying concentrations on the proliferation of each breast cancer cell line. The goal was to detect changes in cardiolipin concentration within each cell line after exposure to a series of various phospholipase inhibitors and oils. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was …
Neurotoxicity Of Asimina Triloba,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Neurotoxicity Of Asimina Triloba, Myriam Sanders
Honors Theses
Neurodegenerative diseases are thought to be brought on by genetic and environmental factors including exposure to compounds and extracts found in plants. Many substances extracted from plants have been shown to induce cell death in neurons. This experiment tests different plant compounds to determine if they induce death in neurons in cell culture. In particular, we focused on extracts and compound from the Asimina Triloba plant- a plant that had anecdotally been connected with Parkinson's Disease-like effects. Cultured neurons were treated with increasing concentrations of the compounds and extracts. Twenty-four hours after treatment, viability was assessed. Results show that while …
Financial Optimization Of An Ethylbenzene Production Process,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Financial Optimization Of An Ethylbenzene Production Process, Philip B. Thomas
Honors Theses
A crucial step in chemical engineering design is process optimization. This paper describes the steps in the design process with special emphasis placed on process optimization and the preceding step, creation of a base case for the process. The paper also describes what is meant by financial optimization in chemical engineering and explains some of its imperfections. An example of financial optimization of a gas-phase ethylbenzene production process is given. The example provides a summary of one cycle of both topological and parametric single variable discrete optimization to find a local optimum. Net present value was used as the objective …
Investigation On The Potential Of A Co2 Capture System, Downstream Of The Aftertreatment System For A Heavy-Duty Engine Application,
2018
Michigan Technological University
Investigation On The Potential Of A Co2 Capture System, Downstream Of The Aftertreatment System For A Heavy-Duty Engine Application, Murchana Pathak
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports
The transportation sector accounts for the second largest source of CO2 emissions after power generation. New Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations are focusing on improving energy through reduced fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This work investigates the potential of a CO2 capture system downstream of an aftertreatment system for a heavy-duty engine application. Amine absorption has been described as one of the most effective ways to capture CO2 from the exhaust for point sources. Therefore, using thermal-swing absorption process with potassium carbonate (K2CO3) as the absorbent liquid, a process was analyzed …
Apple Pomace Consumption Favorably Alters Hepatic Lipid Metabolism In Young Female Sprague-Dawley Rats Fed A Western Diet,
2018
West Virginia University
Apple Pomace Consumption Favorably Alters Hepatic Lipid Metabolism In Young Female Sprague-Dawley Rats Fed A Western Diet, Roy Chris Skinner, Derek C. Warren, Soofie N. Lateef, Vagner A. Benedito, Janet C. Tou
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
Apple pomace, which is a waste byproduct of processing, is rich in several nutrients, particularly dietary fiber, indicating potential benefits for diseases that are attributed to poor diets, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD affects over 25% of United States population and is increasing in children. Increasing fruit consumption can influence NAFLD. The study objective was to replace calories in standard or Western diets with apple pomace to determine the effects on genes regulating hepatic lipid metabolism and on risk of NAFLD. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned (n = 8 rats/group) to isocaloric diets of AIN-93G and …
O-Glcnac Post Translational Modification Of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (Hif) Proteins,
2018
University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
O-Glcnac Post Translational Modification Of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (Hif) Proteins, Hailey Elisabeth Grisham
Honors Theses
O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) post-translational modification (O- GlcNAcylation), plays a vital role in many metabolic pathways, including those of numerous diseases. New research methods and basic functional roles of O-GlcNAc post- translational modification on metabolism, human health, and cancer are quickly developing, but a vast amount of research remains on the specificity of this pathway towards specific proteins. In this study, T47D breast cancer cells were used as an in vitro model to investigate the effects of O-GlcNAc modification on hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) proteins.
