Aerosol Technology For Carbon Capture And Utilization,
2025
Washington University – McKelvey School of Engineering
Aerosol Technology For Carbon Capture And Utilization, Onochie Chinedum Okonkwo
McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations
The CO2 concentration in the atmosphere has continued to increase over the past century and now poses an increasing potentially catastrophic effect to human life and the environment via global warming and the concomitant effect of climate change. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions due to fossil fuel combustion for increasing energy demand is the main driver for the increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. A multifaceted approach including carbon dioxide capture and utilization is required to mitigate anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Aerosol science and technology, an enabler for clean combustion technologies and nanomaterial synthesis, can contribute significantly to the advancement of …
Metabolite Analysis To Understand Factors Limiting Microbial Fermentation At High Substrate Concentrations,
2025
Dartmouth College
Metabolite Analysis To Understand Factors Limiting Microbial Fermentation At High Substrate Concentrations, Bishal D. Sharma
Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations
Clostridium thermocellum, a thermophilic anaerobic bacterium, holds promise as a biocatalyst for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels. This microbe has been subjected to various metabolic engineering strategies, including the deletion of genes encoding secondary fermentation products such as H₂, formate, acetate, and lactate, as well as the expression of heterologous genes to redirect carbon flux toward ethanol production. Despite these efforts, achieving economically viable ethanol titers remains a challenge. We hypothesized that studying how intracellular metabolite concentrations change as fermentation stops could reveal metabolic bottlenecks or regulatory mechanisms limiting ethanol production at high titers. However, metabolomics studies at …
Enhancing Co₂ Sweep And Storage Efficiency: Development And Evaluation Of A Hydrogel For Co₂ Storage And Enhanced Oil Recovery,
2025
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Enhancing Co₂ Sweep And Storage Efficiency: Development And Evaluation Of A Hydrogel For Co₂ Storage And Enhanced Oil Recovery, Maryaam Sharifi Paroushi, Baojun Bai
Miners Solving for Tomorrow Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Preliminary Assessment Of Non-Volatile Particulate Matter And Gaseous Emissions From A Premixed Pre-Vaporized Combustor Designed For Civil Supersonic Transport,
2025
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Preliminary Assessment Of Non-Volatile Particulate Matter And Gaseous Emissions From A Premixed Pre-Vaporized Combustor Designed For Civil Supersonic Transport, Ugochukwu Ewuzie, Godwin Ifeanyi Ogbuehi, Steven Achterberg, Monday Uchenna Okoronkwo, Philip D. Whitefield
Miners Solving for Tomorrow Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Carrier Analysis Of Alc Lipid Nanoparticles With Lung Cancer Drug,
2025
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Carrier Analysis Of Alc Lipid Nanoparticles With Lung Cancer Drug, Noah Sparks, Lei Xu, Hu Yang
Miners Solving for Tomorrow Research Conference
No abstract provided.
A High-Temperature Lithium-Aluminum Alloy/Oxygen Or Air Fuel Cell,
2025
University of Dayton
A High-Temperature Lithium-Aluminum Alloy/Oxygen Or Air Fuel Cell, Sarwan S. Sandhu
Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications
This paper is in support of our current effort in the development of an experimental hybrid (lithium- aluminum alloy/electrolyte/oxygen or air) fuel cell for the acquisition of the experimental data required to characterize its performance behavior. The literature-based assembled formulation provided in this paper can be used to predict the cell open-circuit electric potential, lithium amount in the cell anode alloy, and g-atom ratio of lithium to aluminum in the cell anode as a function of time at any cell discharge current level. The ohmic voltage losses can also be computed in the cell cathode, anode, and two electrolytes at …
The Effects Of Snow Cover On The Dynamic Pressure Of Nuclear Detonation Blast Waves,
2025
Air Force Institute of Technology
The Effects Of Snow Cover On The Dynamic Pressure Of Nuclear Detonation Blast Waves, Adam Card, Andrew W. Decker
Faculty Publications
Blast pressure is the primary military targeting metric for nuclear weapons. Any local conditions that affect blast pressure have the potential for altering nuclear plans, both from defensive and offensive standpoints. Understanding the impact of snow to the blast wave, therefore, provides a benefit both to military planners and to warfighters on the ground, for any operation occurring in arctic environments. No existing data provides a quantitative description of how snow on the ground affects a nuclear detonation blast wave passing over it. Similar blast waves passing over dust have experimentally proven to enhance blast pressure in a localized region.1 …
Sorption-Based Lithium Extraction From Diverse Brines Using Aluminium-Based Adsorbent,
2025
Edith Cowan University
Sorption-Based Lithium Extraction From Diverse Brines Using Aluminium-Based Adsorbent, Mohsen Farrokhrouz, Mahdi Madelatparvar, Yasaman Boroumand, Amin Sarmadi, Mehdi Khiadani, Amir Razmjou
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
As demand and pressures to produce more lithium increases in the world in a more cost effective and environmentally sustainable, the existing proven methods such as aluminate-based adsorption should be adapted and combined with naturally heated brines to reduce cost, complexity and carbon footprint of production. In this study, an improved type of aluminate-based adsorbent was utilized to adsorb Li content of different brine sources, to show the relationship between the performance of the adsorbent and other factors in the brine. Different brine samples were synthesised from various geographical locations around the world to check the adsorption capacity of the …
The Interplay Between Endothelial Glycocalyx Maturity And Both The Toxicity And Intracellular Uptake Of Charged Nanoparticles,
2025
Missouri University of Science and Technology
The Interplay Between Endothelial Glycocalyx Maturity And Both The Toxicity And Intracellular Uptake Of Charged Nanoparticles, Claire A. Bridges, Lu Fu, Jonathan Yeow, Xiaojing Huang, Miriam Jackson, Rhiannon P. Kuchel, James D. Sterling, Shenda M. Baker, Megan S. Lord
Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works
Nanoparticles are widely studied for delivering treatments to target tissues, but few have reached clinical use. Most nanoparticles encounter blood vessels on their way to target tissues. The inner surface of these vessels is lined with endothelial cells covered by a glycocalyx, an extracellular matrix rich in anionic glycans. The role of the glycocalyx in nanoparticle interactions is not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that endothelial cells need extended culture times to synthesize a mature glycocalyx. Our research shows that branched polyethyleneimine functionalized gold nanoparticles bind to endothelial cells expressing either a developing or mature glycocalyx, with the interaction involving …
Ultrasonic Spray Coating Of Carbon Fibers For Composite Cathodes In Structural Batteries,
2025
University of South Carolina
Ultrasonic Spray Coating Of Carbon Fibers For Composite Cathodes In Structural Batteries, Thomas Burns, Liliana Delatte, Gabriela Roman-Martinez, Kyra Glassey, Paul Ziehl, Monirosadat Sadati, Ralph E. White, Paul T. Coman
Faculty Publications
Structural batteries, also known as “massless batteries”, integrate energy storage directly into load-bearing materials, offering a transformative alternative to traditional Li-ion batteries. Unlike conventional systems that serve only as energy storage devices, structural batteries replace passive structural components, reducing overall weight while providing mechanical reinforcement. However, achieving uniform and efficient coatings of active materials on carbon fibers remains a major challenge, limiting their scalability and electrochemical performance. This study investigates ultrasonic spray coating as a precise and scalable technique for fabricating composite cathodes in structural batteries. Using a computer-controlled ultrasonic nozzle, this method ensures uniform deposition with minimal material waste …
Photo-Thermal Conversion Properties Of Mxene/Metal-Organic-Frameworks-Based Nanofluids For Solar Energy Harvesting,
2025
Edith Cowan University
Photo-Thermal Conversion Properties Of Mxene/Metal-Organic-Frameworks-Based Nanofluids For Solar Energy Harvesting, Seyedeh Zahra Haeri, Ali Dashan, Samira Sadeghi, Mitral Golgoli, Mehdi Khiadani, Bahram Ramezanzadeh, Masoumeh Zargar
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
This study focuses on enhancing solar energy capture efficiency by introducing innovative hybrid nanofluids for use in solar thermal collectors, whose performance largely depends on the absorption properties of the working fluid. The newly developed hybrid nanofluids, MXene/NH2-UiO66 (Zr) (noted as MX/UO66) and MXene/MIL-88B (Fe) (noted as MX/ML88), were synthesized using an in-situ solvothermal method, combining annealed Ti3C2Tx MXenes with water-stable metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). These nanofluids achieved high efficiency at low concentrations, providing both economic and performance benefits. Comprehensive testing compared the photothermal properties of these hybrids with single-component UO66 and ML88 nanofluids. The MX structures significantly expanded the absorption …
Hybrid Renewable Multi-Generation System Optimization: Attaining Sustainable Development Goals,
2025
Edith Cowan University
Hybrid Renewable Multi-Generation System Optimization: Attaining Sustainable Development Goals, Md Shahriar Mohtasim, Barun K. Das, Utpol K. Paul, Md Golam Kibria, Md Sanowar Hossain
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
The optimization of hybrid renewable multi-generation systems is crucial for enhancing energy efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring sustainable power generation. These factors can be significantly affected by system designs, optimization methods, climate changes, and varying energy demands. The optimization of a stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) that integrates various combinations of electricity, heating, cooling, hydrogen, and freshwater needs has not been reported in a single comprehensive study. Additionally, there has been insufficient attention given to the impact of temporal resolution, the recovery of excess energy usage, and aligning these efforts with the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study reviews …
Microplastics-Resistant Fo Membranes: Zwitterionic Mof Nanoparticles For Superior Fouling Control,
2025
Edith Cowan University
Microplastics-Resistant Fo Membranes: Zwitterionic Mof Nanoparticles For Superior Fouling Control, Mitra Golgoli, Mohadeseh Najafi, Javad Farahbakhsh, Mehdi Khiadani, Michael L. Johns, Masoumeh Zargar
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
The increasing contamination of water by microplastics (MPs) underscores the need for efficient tertiary treatments such as forward osmosis (FO). Developing advanced, low-fouling membranes is essential for enhancing FO system effectiveness. This work studies an innovative modification of FO membranes by the incorporation of a synthesized hybrid nanoparticle comprising metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and sulfobetaine zwitterions into the thin layer of thin-film composite (TFC) membranes. The ZW/MOF (UiO-66-NH2), nanoparticles were synthesized using a post-synthetic free-radical copolymerization method, resulting in a uniform polymer shell around the MOF nanoparticles. The incorporation of ZW/MOF nanoparticles into the membranes enhanced the hydrophilicity of the membranes …
Performance Comparison Of Flat Sheet And Hollow Fibre Air Gap Membrane Distillation: A Mathematical And Simulation Modelling Approach,
2025
Edith Cowan University
Performance Comparison Of Flat Sheet And Hollow Fibre Air Gap Membrane Distillation: A Mathematical And Simulation Modelling Approach, Hamed Kariman, Hussein A. Mohammed, Masoumeh Zargar, Mehdi Khiadani
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
Membrane Distillation (MD) systems could address current challenges related to global water demand. Among MD systems, Air Gap Membrane Distillation (AGMD) systems play crucial roles in addressing this challenge. AGMD systems can be categorized into two main structural groups: flat sheet and hollow fibre forms. It is important to study, analyse, model and compare these two systems under the same operational conditions. In this study, a detailed mathematical model of flat sheet and hollow fibre AGMD modules under the same conditions (i.e., membrane type, membrane area, porosity, and pore radius of membrane) has been introduced. The simulation of system performance …
Experimental And Numerical Analysis Of Fluidization Of Pelletized Activated Carbon Columns: Effects Of Glass Bead Retention Layer,
2025
University of South Carolina
Experimental And Numerical Analysis Of Fluidization Of Pelletized Activated Carbon Columns: Effects Of Glass Bead Retention Layer, Amin Nemati Tamar
Theses and Dissertations
In pressure swing adsorption (PSA) processes there is always a desire to process as much gas as possible in the smallest beds possible. This necessarily leads to velocities that, especially during pressure-changing steps, may exceed the adsorbent particle fluidization velocity within the bed. To prevent the possibility of bed expansion and fluidization bed retention systems are usually employed at the top of the bed in the form of dense beads, bags of the same or springs, otherwise the mechanical integrity of the adsorbent might become compromised. PSA process simulation, based on Archimedes’ force balance involving weight, buoyancy and the drag …
Multiscale Modeling Techniques For Electrodynamic Systems,
2025
University of South Carolina
Multiscale Modeling Techniques For Electrodynamic Systems, Hunter Teel
Theses and Dissertations
In order to rapidly develop better electromagnetic and electrochemical systems, approaching these complicated topics from multiple perspectives is necessary. The use of mathematical models and numerical simulation offers the ability to evaluate and predict the performance of these systems based off the principles of electrodynamics in an ideal setting. Through the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), representative geometries of scales can be created and evaluated to provide insight into the behavior of these systems. Simulation offers a modifiable environment that can approach the relevant physics from both the microscale and macroscale. Conclusions, results, boundary conditions, or other information from …
Josephson Junctions: Fabrication And Applications For The Axion Dark Matter Experiment,
2025
Washington University in St. Louis
Josephson Junctions: Fabrication And Applications For The Axion Dark Matter Experiment, Jonah M. Sachs
Senior Honors Papers / Undergraduate Theses
The observation of axions could revolutionize the world of physics. Through microwave frequency cavity readout of the photons associated with these axions, the ADMX project at WashU utilizes multiple different forms of the Josephson junction (JJ), a superconductive circuit element. The physics behind the JJ are essential to understanding its operation for resonant cavity readout in addition to parametric amplification. Parametric amplifiers produced using JJs can approach the signal-to-noise ratio set by quantum mechanics, and prove essential for the amplification chain used by the ADMX experiment for axionic detection. The limits of these amplifiers are set by the noise tuning …
Justification Of Permissible Discharges Of Water Users Into Water Bodies,
2025
Higher School of Technology and Energy Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Justification Of Permissible Discharges Of Water Users Into Water Bodies, Mariia S. Stroganova, Ivan V. Antonov, Andrey V. Epifanov
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
The purpose of this work is developing an algorithm for ecological and technological rationing of the permissible load on water bodies using geoinformation systems. The algorithm takes into account the self-purification of aquatic ecosystems using a three-component model. Initially, the article provides an overview of methods for determining the permissible discharge masses of pollutants for developing new approaches to rationing. The algorithm of ecological and technological rationing of the load on water bodies and geoinformation systems for its implementation is proposed. The main models used to assess the ecological state of an aquatic ecosystem are considered. A three-component model of …
Separation Of Fatty Acids From Horse Fat And Their Analysis,
2025
Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technological
Separation Of Fatty Acids From Horse Fat And Their Analysis, Sherzod Y. Rakhmanov, Madina O. Khamidovа, Dilshod P. Rakhimov, Rashidah Sokur, Nuriddin T. Kenjaev
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
A distinctive feature of horse fat from other animal fats is the presence of amino acids and keratin in its composition, which are not found in other oils, including polyunsaturated fatty acids, proteins, microelements, vitamins A, E, PP, B. The aim of this work is to separate fatty acids from horse fat and analyze them. The process of separating fatty acids included the stages of saponification with sodium hydroxide, decomposition of the resulting soaps in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid. The study of the composition of the separated fatty acids by the chromatograph mass spectrometric method of analysis established …
Synthesis, Crystal Structure And Some Physicochemical Properties Of Cerium Complexes Containing Beta-Diketonate Ligands,
2025
Uzbek-Japan Innovation Center of Youth, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Synthesis, Crystal Structure And Some Physicochemical Properties Of Cerium Complexes Containing Beta-Diketonate Ligands, Feruza F. Fayzullayeva, Salmon M. Mukhammadiev, Gulbeka Yu. Mamatova, Shahlo Sh. Daminova
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
The objective of this study is to synthesize and characterize novel Ce(III) coordination compounds utilizing the β-diketonate ligand (1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dione). The structures of the resulting complexes were determined through single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD). In these complexes, the oxygen atoms of the ligand form bidentate bonds with the metal ion. The geometry surrounding the cerium ion is described as distorted square antiprismatic, influenced by the flexibility and steric hindrance of the dibenzoylmethane (dbm) ligand. Additional characterization of the newly synthesized complex was performed using IR spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
