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Crosslinking Enhancement Of Natural Rubber By Electron Beam, Mili Purbaya

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Vulcanization is a crucial process that transforms raw rubber into a durable and useful material. During vulcanization, crosslinking points are created between rubber molecules, which convert them into a thermosetting substance. The conventional vulcanization method is carried out by the addition of some chemicals accompanied by the application of thermal energy. This study explored the possibility of using electron beam irradiation which is an environmentally friendly and short-time method for vulcanizing natural rubber. The research was divided into two parts. In the first part, the efficacy of electron beam vulcanization was compared to that of thermal vulcanization. Natural rubber containing …

Cellulose Nanofiber/Poly(Acrylic Acid)-Based Hydrogel For Colorimetric Biomarker Sensors, Nichaphat Passornraprasit

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This dissertation develops innovative CNF/PAA hydrogel-based colorimetric sensors for non-invasive biomarker detection, focusing on urea for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and sarcosine for prostate cancer (PCa). Hydrogels serve as a matrix for enzyme and indicator encapsulation due to their high absorption capacity and unique three-dimensional network, with CNF enhancing mechanical properties. The research is divided into two parts. Part I involves preparing a GO/CNF/PAA hydrogel via non-toxic radiation crosslinking, featuring high swelling capacity and enhanced laser absorptivity due to GO. This hydrogel, used as a patch for on-skin detection, shows vivid color changes to distinguish CKD patients from healthy individuals, …

Synthesis, Characterization, And Application Of Chitosan Nanoparticles For In Vitro Studies On Hela Cancer Cells, Rejeena Jha

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Chitosan is a fibrous substance that is derived from chitin, a natural substance in the shells of crustaceans. It possesses all the necessary qualities for being used as carrier for the transport of drugs and genes into tumor, such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, hydrophilicity, and non-toxicity and cationic in nature. Ionic gelation method was used to synthesize chitosan (CS) nanoparticles (NPs). Ionic gelation is a very benign process chemically that requires mixing a CS aqueous solution with a sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) aqueous solution at room temperature. In addition, a surfactant polyethylene oxide (PEO) alone and a diblock copolymer of PEO and …

Exploration And Synthesis Of Half-Heusler And Disordered Ternary Intermetallic Single Crystals, Md Fahel Bin Noor

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Due to their distinct physical and chemical characteristics, half-Heusler compounds are intermetallic materials that have undergone substantial research. The general formula for these compounds is XYZ, where X and Y are transition metals and Z is a p-block element. Thermoelectricity is among the half-Heusler compounds' most exciting potential uses, but additional possible applications include spintronics, magnetic refrigeration, and superconductivity, among others. Recently, half-Heuslers (and Heuslers) have emerged as candidates for catalysts for hydrogenation. The CoNbSn half-Heusler compound, as well as another unique intermetallic ternary compound, the disordered Mn_4-xCr_xAl₁₁, were successfully grown as single crystals …

Filtration Performance, Fit Test And Side Effects Of Respiratory Personal Protective Equipment Following Decontamination: Observations For User Safety And Comfort, Nathalie Turgeon, Melissa Pagé, Justin Robillard, Véronique Goulet, Ali Bahloul, Clothilde Brochot, Mohamed Nejib Saidi, Nathan Dumont-Leblond, Caroline Duchaine

Études primaires

Objective

While facing personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, several institutions looked to PPE decontamination and reuse options. This study documents the effect of two hydrogen peroxide treatments on filtration efficiency and fit tests as well as the side effects for volunteers after the decontamination of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs). We also propose an efficient and large-scale treatment protocol that allows for the traceability of this protective equipment in hospitals during PPE shortages.

Methods

The effects of low-temperature hydrogen peroxide sterilization and hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) on two FFR models (filtration, decontamination level, residual emanation) were …

การเตรียมและประสิทธิภาพการเร่งปฏิกิริยาเชิงแสงของวัสดุเชิงประกอบสตรอนเชียมไททาเนตที่เจือด้วยอะลูมิเนียม/กราฟิติกคาร์บอนไนไตรด์ภายใต้แสงที่ตามองเห็น, ณัฐรุจา โตวิรัตน์กิจ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อเตรียมตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาเชิงแสงของวัสดุเชิงประกอบสตรอนเชียมไททาเนตที่เจือด้วยอะลูมิเนียม/กราฟิติกคาร์บอนไนไตรด์ (Al-SrTiO3/g-C3N4) สำหรับการย่อยสลายสีย้อมโรดามีนบีและการผลิตแก๊สไฮโดรเจนจากกระบวนการแยกน้ำภายใต้การฉายแสงที่ตามองเห็น โดย SrTiO3 เตรียมด้วยวิธีปฏิกิริยาสถานะของแข็งที่อุณหภูมิ 1300 °C เป็นเวลา 12 ชั่วโมง จากนั้นนำ SrTiO3 มาเจือด้วยอะลูมิเนียม 2% โดยโมล โดยการเติมผงอะลูมินา (Al2O3) ผ่านกระบวนการฟลักซ์ด้วยการเติมเกลือสตรอนเซียมคลอไรด์ (SrCl2) ในเบ้าหลอมอะลูมินาที่อุณหภูมิ 1150 °C เป็นเวลา 10 ชั่วโมง พบว่า Al-SrTiO3 ที่ผ่านการบำบัดด้วยฟลักซ์แสดงประสิทธิภาพการย่อยสลายสีย้อมโรดามีนบีที่ดีขึ้นภายใต้แสงยูวีเมื่อเทียบกับ SrTiO3 ที่ไม่ได้ผ่านการบำบัด โดย Al-SrTiO3 ที่ผ่านการบำบัดด้วยฟลักซ์มีประสิทธิภาพการย่อยสลายสีย้อม 21.66% หลังจาก 60 นาที ซึ่งสูงกว่าประสิทธิภาพ 3.1% ของ SrTiO3 ที่สังเคราะห์โดยวิธีปฏิกิริยาสถานะของแข็งถึงเจ็ดเท่า การปรับปรุงนี้เกิดจากการบำบัดด้วยฟลักซ์ที่ช่วยเพิ่มความเป็นผลึกและส่งเสริมการแทรกตัวของ Al3+ ในโครงสร้างเพอรอฟสไกต์ของ SrTiO3 รวมถึงการสร้างตำหนิช่องว่างของออกซิเจนและลดการเกิด Ti3+ ที่เป็นอุปสรรคต่อกระบวนการเร่งปฏิกิริยาเชิงแสง จากนั้นนำ Al-SrTiO3 ที่ได้มาเตรียมวัสดุเชิงประกอบ Al-SrTiO3/g-C3N4 (5% Al-SrTiO3) ด้วยวิธีต่าง ๆ พบว่าวิธีการเผาแคลไซน์ร่วมแสดงประสิทธิภาพการย่อยสลายสีย้อมโรดามีนบีภายใต้แสงที่ตามองเห็นสูงที่สุด เมื่อเปรียบเทียบกับการเตรียมด้วยวิธีการบดผสมเชิงกล วิธีการกระจายในตัวกลาง และวิธีไฮโดรเทอร์มอล เนื่องจากวิธีการเผาแคลไซน์ร่วมทำให้ได้พื้นที่ผิวจำเพาะที่สูงขึ้น ซึ่งช่วยเพิ่มการดูดซับและการย่อยสลายสีย้อม รวมทั้งลดการรวมตัวของอิเล็กตรอนและโฮล อย่างไรก็ตามวัสดุเชิงประกอบ Al-SrTiO3/g-C3N4 ยังแสดงประสิทธิภาพการย่อยสลายสีย้อมโรดามีนบีภายใต้แสงที่ตามองเห็นต่ำกว่า g-C3N4 บริสุทธิ์เล็กน้อย ในการทดสอบประสิทธิภาพการผลิตแก๊สไฮโดรเจนของ Al-SrTiO3 ภายใต้แสงยูวีเมื่อเติมตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาร่วมโรเดียมโครเมียมออกไซด์ (RhCrOx) 0.1% โดยน้ำหนัก พบว่า อัตราการผลิตแก๊สไฮโดรเจนเท่ากับ 568 ไมโครโมลต่อกรัมต่อชั่วโมง และเมื่อเติมไตรเอทาโนลามีน (triethanolamine, TEOA) เป็นสารเอื้อให้เกิดปฏิกิริยาเพื่อจับโฮลในแถบวาเลนซ์ อัตราการผลิตไฮโดรเจนเพิ่มขึ้นเป็น 826 ไมโครโมลต่อกรัมต่อชั่วโมง เนื่องจากอิเล็กตรอนสามารถเข้าร่วมในปฏิกิริยารีดักชันได้มากขึ้น เมื่อนำวัสดุเชิงประกอบ Al-SrTiO3/g-C3N4 ที่เตรียมด้วยวิธีการเผาแคลไซน์ร่วมที่สัดส่วนต่าง ๆ และเติมตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาร่วม RhCrOx มาทดสอบประสิทธิภาพการผลิตแก๊สไฮโดรเจนภายใต้การฉายแสงที่ตามองเห็น ในสภาวะที่มีสารเอื้อให้เกิดปฏิกิริยา TEOA พบว่า ตัวอย่าง Al-SrTiO3/g-C3N4 …

Elastoplastic Quasi-Static And Impact Load Response Of Steel Structure Sub-Assemblage With Cfrp Strips, Ali Al Aloosi, Zia Razzaq

Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Presented in this paper is the outcome of an experimental investigation of the elastoplastic quasi-static and impact load response of a steel sub-assemblage constructed using a pair of hollow square section members with or without Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) strips. The sub-assemblage consists of a long structural member welded to a short member, thus representing a typical combination of a column and a beam on the face of a multi-story steel building frame. The column is subjected to a lateral quasi-static or impact load. Tests are conducted on four separate steel sub-assemblages. The first two tests are conducted with …

Higher-Order Effects In Biaxial Flexure Of Gfrp I-Section Beams, Zia Razzaq, Faridoon Z. Razzaq

Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

A theoretical study of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) beams subjected to biaxial bending moments is presented with a focus on the influence of higher-order effects on maximum normal stresses. It is shown that the biaxial bending type of loading causes a dramatic increase in the maximum normal stress for a GFRP beam when induced torsional effects are included. The study demonstrates that the traditional first-order theory can grossly underestimate the maximum normal stress in a GFRP beam. Based on the numerical results presented using a higher-order theory which also accounts for induced warping normal stresses, the maximum normal stress …

Effect Of Platelet Length And Stochastic Morphology On Flexural Behavior Of Prepreg Platelet Molded Composites, Siavash Sattar, Benjamin Beltran Laredo, Sergii G. Kravchenko, Oleksandr G. Kravchenko

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

Prepreg platelet molding compound (PPMC) can be used to create structural grade material with a heterogeneous mesoscale morphology. The present work considered various platelet lengths of the prepreg system IM7/8552 to study the effect of platelet length on the flexural behavior of PPMC composite. A progressive failure finite-element analysis was used to understand competing failure modes in PPMC with the different platelet length. The interlaminar and in-plane damage mechanisms were employed to describe complex failure modes within the mesostructure of PPMCs. Experimental results of the flexural tests of the PPMC with different platelet length sizes were used to validate the …

Elastic Properties Of The Non-Mixing Copper Donor Assisted Material In Friction Stir Welding Of Aluminum Alloys Using Nanoindentation, M. Ojha, A. H. Al-Allaq, Y. S. Mohammed, S. N. Bhukya, Z. Wu, A. A. Elmustafa

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

Friction stir welding of high-strength materials such as steels is the impeded by the lack of the vast heat input needed to start the process. Contact friction is considered the most dominant source of heat generation for FSW steels which tends to cause severe wear conditions of the tool hear. To relieve the extreme wear conditions that occur on the tool heads because of FSW steels, we introduce the non-mixing Cu donor stir material to friction stir welding of aluminum alloys. The elastic properties of the Cu donor assisted friction stir welded aluminum alloys are measured using nanoindentation. The hardness …

Preparation, Cure, And Characterization Of Cyanate Ester-Epoxy Blends Containing Reactive Flame Retardants, Mustafa Mukhtar, Donald A. Klosterman

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Cyanate ester resins are sometimes mixed with lower cost epoxy monomers to modify cost, toughness, and processing capabilities. Despite the high performance of these thermosetting polymers, flame retardancy remains an issue. This study examined blends of three different commercial cyanate ester monomers (LVT-100, LECy, and XU-71787.02) and diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) at 50/50 wt% of each type. The blends were successfully reacted with two reactive flame retardants (FR): 9,10-dihydro-9-ox-9-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO) and poly(m-phenylene methylphosphonate) (PMP) at phosphorus contents ranging from 0 to 3 wt%. The curing behavior of EP/CE blends was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). It was …

Conductive 3d Nano-Biohybrid Systems Based On Densified Carbon Nanotube Forests And Living Cells, Roya Bagheri, Alicia K. Ball, Masoud Kasraie, Aparna Chandra, Xinqian Chen, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Zhiying Shan, Parisa Pour Shahid Saeed Abadi

Michigan Tech Publications

Conductive biohybrid cell-material systems have applications in bioelectronics and biorobotics. To date, conductive scaffolds are limited to those with low electrical conductivity or 2D sheets. Here, 3D biohybrid conductive systems are developed using fibroblasts or cardiomyocytes integrated with carbon nanotube (CNT) forests that are densified due to interactions with a gelatin coating. CNT forest scaffolds with a height range of 120–240 µm and an average electrical conductivity of 0.6 S/cm are developed and shown to be cytocompatible as evidenced from greater than 89% viability measured by live-dead assay on both cells on day 1. The cells spread on top and …

Hydrogen-Wettability Alteration Of Indiana Limestone In The Presence Of Organic Acids And Nanofluid, Mirhasan Hosseini, Rossen Sedev, Mujahid Ali, Muhammad Ali, Jalal Fahimpour, Alireza Keshavarz, Sefan Iglauer

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This study focuses on the wettability alteration (changing from a hydrophobic state to a hydrophilic state) of Indiana limestone for hydrogen (H₂) geological storage. We examine the effect of hexanoic acid C₆, lauric acid C₁₂, and stearic acid C₁₈, on the wettability of Indiana limestone at ambient (298 K and 0.1 MPa) and reservoir (323 K and 8.27 MPa) conditions. The effects of silica nanofluids (silica with deionized water) at various concentrations (0.1 wt%, 0.25 wt%, and 0.5 wt%) on the wettability reversal of stearic-aged samples were tested at ambient and reservoir …

Investigation Of Oxidation And Corrosion Resistance Of Ni-Based Alloys And Stainless Steels Under Co2 Environments At Elevated Temperatures, Spencer Roy Fultineer

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

High mechanical strength integrity, high robustness towards oxidation, and high resistance to carburization under CO2 environments at elevated temperatures are usually required for metallic systems that are employed for power generation. INCONEL 625 is a nickel-based superalloy that started development in the 1950s. This material was designed with the distinct purpose of use in high-temperature and high-pressure systems. While various materials possess the physical properties to handle these conditions, the creation of IN625 addresses the need for a material to withstand the highly corrosive properties of these kinds of environments. In order to evaluate the oxidation and corrosion resistance of …

Stability Of Ruddlesden-Popper Phase Lanthanum Nickelate As Air Electrode For Reversible Solid Oxide Cells, Daniel De Lorenzo Moreira

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This thesis studied the long-term stability of Ruddlesden-Popper phase Lanthanum Nickelate under operating conditions as the air electrode for Reversible Solid Oxide Cells (R-SOC). Renewable energies have gone through increase in popularity throughout the last decades, mainly due to the consequences of the rapid population growth in the world. These new energies have been pointed as the rightful successor of fossil fuel energies in order to decrease the environmental impact of our day-to-day life. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells as well as Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells are believed to be the key to stabilizing the energy supply when environmental conditions are …

Ambient Ammonia Synthesis Via Microwave-Catalytic Materials And Plasma Chemistry, Siobhan Brown

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Ammonia is critical to supporting human life on earth because of its use as fertilizer. The Haber-Bosch process to produce ammonia has been practiced for over 100 years. This process operates at high pressure and temperature to overcome the thermodynamic and kinetic limitations of the ammonia synthesis reaction thus researchers have tried to overcome it for decades. At present this process represents 1% of global energy usage and 2.5% of global CO₂ emissions. The proposed chemical looping ammonia synthesis approach seeks to reduce the environmental impact of this critical process and to elucidate microwave-catalytic principles.

This research aims to …

Multimaterial, Core-Shell Direct Ink Writing Of Flexible Strain Sensors For Pneumatically-Actuated Soft Robotic Hinge Joints, John Michael Burke

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Direct ink writing (DIW) provides for an expansive material library and the ability to print multiple materials with tailored functionalities in a controllable and single-step process. Particularly beneficial is the net shape printing under ambient conditions of a wide range of materials normally incompatible with one another. Coaxial DIW is a 3D printing technique that allows for two dissimilar inks to be extruded simultaneously in a co-flow manner. In this work, custom-designed coaxial nozzles were 3D-printed using a stereolithography printer. Composite inks comprised of thermoplastic polyurethane and silver were developed and studied. The coaxial nozzles were then used to co-extrude …

Material Characterization Of Thermoplastic Polyurethane (Tpu) And Thermoplastic Elastomers (Tpe) For Development Of 3d-Printed Surrogate Organs For Medical Training, Anastasia Elizabeth Lucci

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Cadaveric specimens are a necessary, albeit limited, resource for training medical students on basic surgical skills. The availability of surrogate 3D-printed organs would readily allow access to resources that could reduce or potentially eliminate the need for cadaveric specimens or, at a minimum, provide students the opportunity to practice with 3D-printed surrogates before transitioning to those specimens. This research focuses on determining which thermoplastic material most closely mimics mechanical properties such as hardness and stiffness of human organs and allows 3D printing surrogate organs to be used as safe, educational tools. Relatively “soft” materials such as thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) and …

Classifying Sidewalk Materials Using Multi-Modal Data, Jiawei Liu

Dissertations and Theses

Navigating safely and independently presents considerable challenges for people who are blind or have low vision (BLV), as it requires a comprehensive understanding of their neighborhood environment. Our user study reveals that materials and objects on sidewalks play a crucial role in navigation tasks. Unfortunately, current methods for assessing sidewalk materials are suboptimal, often relying on labor-intensive and expensive manual assessments that fail to capture the full range of sidewalk features critical to individuals with BLV.

In response to this problem, this master’s thesis investigates deep learning approaches specifically designed for the classification of multi-modal sidewalk materials. The proposed framework …

Carrier Transport Engineering In Wide Bandgap Semiconductors For Photonic And Memory Device Applications, Ravi Teja Velpula

Dissertations

Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors play a crucial role in the current solid-state lighting technology. The AlGaN compound semiconductor is widely used for ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs), however, the efficiency of these LEDs is largely in a single-digit percentage range due to several factors. Until recently, AlInN alloy has been relatively unexplored, though it holds potential for light-emitters operating in the visible and UV regions. In this dissertation, the first axial AlInN core-shell nanowire UV LEDs operating in the UV-A and UV-B regions with an internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of 52% are demonstrated. Moreover, the light extraction efficiency of this …