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Methane Adsorption By Carbon Molecular Sieve Derived From Polycarbonate And Polyaniline, Jakchai Thawornwatthanasirikul Jan 2017

Methane Adsorption By Carbon Molecular Sieve Derived From Polycarbonate And Polyaniline, Jakchai Thawornwatthanasirikul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The adsorptions of methane by carbon molecular sieves (CMS) were investigated at 35°C and 45°C by volumetric apparatus with the pressure range from 0 to 800 psia. CMS was prepared from polymer precursors such as polycarbonate (PC) and polyaniline (PANI) by carbonization under nitrogen inert atmosphere and activation by CO2 at temperature 700, 800 and 900°C. The yield of CMS is decreased with increasing carbonization and activation temperature. The methane adsorption capacity at 35°C of CMS derived from PC is 2.82 mmol CH4/g. The methane adsorption of the samples from PC is higher than those obtained from PANI for the …

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Effect Of Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups On Methane Adsorption By Activated Carbon, Kittima Dheerapreampree Jan 2017

Effect Of Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups On Methane Adsorption By Activated Carbon, Kittima Dheerapreampree

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Natural gas has been applied as a fuel for vehicle because it is cheaper and cleaner burning than other fuels. In the vehicle, natural gas is ordinarily reserved by compressing and storing under high pressure at room temperature but this method has several limitations (e.g. low energy density, high weight of tank). Therefore, a porous material with high specific surface area (e.g. activated carbon) is suggested to eliminate the limitations of natural gas storage by compression, natural gas is adsorbed at relatively low pressure and room temperature. The adsorption capacity of activated carbons is related with their physical and chemical …

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The Incipient Layer Of Wax Deposit, Tunya Ketjuntiwa Jan 2017

The Incipient Layer Of Wax Deposit, Tunya Ketjuntiwa

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The formation of the incipient layer of wax deposit when waxy oil is exposed to a cold surface is studied. Using a cold-finger apparatus, the evolution of deposit thickness is monitored with a video camera, allowing one to resolve the deposit layer formation from inception up to long times where deposit thickness no longer times where deposit thickness no longer grows. Characterization of wax deposits show that incipient layer has identical composition to waxy oil, indicating that deposit is not formed by a diffusion process. Modelling shows deposit formation at the investigated conditions cannot be explained by a diffusion process.

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Material Flow Analysis (Mfa) Study For Sustainable Management Of Pvc Wastes In Thailand (Phase Iii), Wikanda Khomchu Jan 2017

Material Flow Analysis (Mfa) Study For Sustainable Management Of Pvc Wastes In Thailand (Phase Iii), Wikanda Khomchu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products are used for domestic consumption more than 400,000 tons annually and tend to be increasing in Thailand. After discarded, these products will become wastes which are being accumulated and could cause several environmental problems if they are disposed by inappropriate method. In previous studies, our group investigated the material flow of PVC in Thailand to handle the PVC waste problems. Material Flow Analysis (MFA) model was developed to estimate the quantity and route of PVC wastes in Thailand. Furthermore, the primary data were collected from recycle shops and landfill sites were used to estimate the amount …

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Probiotic Properties And Anti-Helicobacter Pylori Activity Of Lactic Acid Bacteria From Plant And Fermented Food Products, Sujitra Techo Jan 2017

Probiotic Properties And Anti-Helicobacter Pylori Activity Of Lactic Acid Bacteria From Plant And Fermented Food Products, Sujitra Techo

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Two hundred and thirty-eight strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from several plant-materials and fermented food products collected in Thailand were screening for antibacterial activity. Fifty-three strains which exhibited antimicrobial activity against Helicobacter pylori clinical strains, were selected and identified based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. They were identified as Lactobacillus (Lb.) plantarum subsp. plantarum (3 strains), Lb. pentosus (10 starins), Pediococcus (P.) pentosaceus (2 strains), Lb. paracasei subsp. tolerans (1 strain), Lb. fermentum (5 strains), Enterococcus (En.) faecium (2 strains), En. casseliflavus (1 strain), Lactococcus (Lc.) garvieae subsp. garvieae (1 strain), Lc. …

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Clinical Efficacy Of Biocellulose Wound Dressing Containing Silk Sericin And Polyhexamethylene Biguanide For Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites, Supamas Napavichayanun Jan 2017

Clinical Efficacy Of Biocellulose Wound Dressing Containing Silk Sericin And Polyhexamethylene Biguanide For Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites, Supamas Napavichayanun

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

A biocellulose wound dressing composed of silk sericin as an accelerative wound healing component and polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) as an antimicrobial agent which showed effective and safe wound treatment. A prospective, single-blinded, randomized controlled matched-pair study was designed to evaluate the safety and the clinical efficacy of the biocellulose wound dressing containing silk sericin and PHMB compared with Bactigras® in healthy volunteers (phase I clinical study) and in split-thickness skin graft (STSG) donor site wound treatment (phase II clinical study). There were 105 healthy volunteers in phase I clinical study. The results showed that the erythema and melanin levels of …

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Anti-Aging Activity Evaluation Of Grammatophyllum Speciosum Extract For Development Into An Anti-Wrinkle Serum, Verisa Chowjarean Jan 2017

Anti-Aging Activity Evaluation Of Grammatophyllum Speciosum Extract For Development Into An Anti-Wrinkle Serum, Verisa Chowjarean

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume (Orchidaceae) is a large-sized orchid in Southeast Asia. The aim of this study was to evaluate G. speciosum pseudobulb extract for anti-aging activities, both in vitro and in vivo. In vitro anti-aging activity was performed using non-cell and cell-based assays. In vitro study, G. speciosum pseudobulb extract exhibited a high content of gastrodin, which was used as an active analytical marker. The total content of the antioxidant polyphenols in G. speciosum ethanolic extract was 48.19 ± 0.39 mg epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) equivalent / g extract. The anti-collagenase enzyme activity of the ethanolic extract of the pseudobulb of …

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Development Of Polyurethane Based Foam Dressing Impregnated With Silver Nanoparticles And Asiaticoside For Dermal Wound Treatment, Nantaporn Namviriyachote Jan 2017

Development Of Polyurethane Based Foam Dressing Impregnated With Silver Nanoparticles And Asiaticoside For Dermal Wound Treatment, Nantaporn Namviriyachote

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study was an innovation of polyurethane foam dressing containing silver nanoparticles and asiaticoside that aimed to treat dermal wounds. It consists of three essential properties; the natural polyols containing foam dressing could absorb exudate and maintain moisture in the wound bed, the silver could prevent and kill bacteria, the asiaticoside could accelerate wound healing. The foam dressing was produced and 2% of hydrophilic natural polyols of various types added. The characteristics were evaluated. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), chitosan low MW (CLMW) and sodium alginate (Alg) were selected according to their high absorption capacity, low dehydration, good mechanical strength and low …

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Free Radical Scavengers From Dendrobium Palpebrae, Napat Kyokong Jan 2017

Free Radical Scavengers From Dendrobium Palpebrae, Napat Kyokong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Phytochemical study of Dendrobium palpebrae Lindl. (Orchidaceae) afforded ten pure compounds. One of them was characterized as a new phenanthrene-phenanthraquinone derivative named dendropalpebrone, and nine known compounds were identified as gigantol, lusianthridin, nobilone, 3,7-dihydroxy-2,4,8-trimethoxyphenanthrene, 2,5-dihydroxy-4,9-dimethoxyphenanthrene, moscatilin, scoparone, 4,5,4'-trihydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxybibenzyl and dendroflorin. All of the isolated compounds were initially screened for their free radical scavenging activity via oxygen radical absorbance capacity assay, DPPH radical scavenging assay, deoxyribose degradation assay, and assay for intracellular antioxidant activity in H2O2-induced RAW 264.7 murine macrophage cells. Dendroflorin showed the most potent activity in all assays, especially in the deoxyribose degradation assay. It manifested an IC50 value …

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Bioactive Compounds From Dendrobium Infundibulum, Salinee Na Ranong Jan 2017

Bioactive Compounds From Dendrobium Infundibulum, Salinee Na Ranong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Phytochemical study of the methanol extract from Dendrobium infundibulum (Orchidaceae) led to isolation of nine pure compounds including two new compounds (dendroinfundin A and dendroinfundin B) and seven known compounds (ephemeranthol A, moscatilin, aloifol I, batatasin III, 3,3'-dihydroxy-4,5-dimethoxybibenzyl, 3,4'-dihydroxy-3',4,5-trimethoxybibenzyl and dendrosinen B). Their structures were determined from their spectroscopic data. All compounds were then examined for their lipase and alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activities. Dendrosinen B (IC50 = 295.0±37.9 µM) showed moderate inhibitory activity against lipase when compared with orlistat (IC50 = 31.4±0.6 nM). Strong anti alpha-glucosidase agents were batatasin III (IC50 = 148.8±8.4 µM) and dendrosinen B (IC50 = 213.9±2.4 µM), …

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Free Radical Scavenging Compounds From Dendrobium Parishii, Virunh Kongkatitham Jan 2017

Free Radical Scavenging Compounds From Dendrobium Parishii, Virunh Kongkatitham

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this study, the EtOAc extract of Dendrobium parishii Rchb. f. was separated to obtain two new compounds including a bibenzyl derivative, 4,3′,4′-trihydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybibenzyl, and a bibenzyl-dihydrophenanthrene derivative, (−)-dendroparishiol, and five known compounds including flavanthrinin, moscatilin, 4,5,4′-trihydroxy-3,3′-dimethoxybibenzyl, dendrocandin E and asiatic acid. The structures of all of the isolated compounds were determined by analysis of spectroscopic data (NMR and HR-ESI-MS). They were then evaluated for antioxidant activities using DPPH free radical scavenging activity, deoxyribose degradation and oxygen radical absorbance capacity assays. Among the tested compounds, (−)-dendroparishiol showed the strongest free radicals reduction and was further investigated for antioxidant activity in H2O2-induced …

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Chemical Constituents And Bioactivities Of The Leaves And Stems Of Pseuduvaria Fragrans, Wongvarit Panidthananon Jan 2017

Chemical Constituents And Bioactivities Of The Leaves And Stems Of Pseuduvaria Fragrans, Wongvarit Panidthananon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Chemical investigation of the leaves and stems of Pseuduvaria fragrans resulted in the isolation of seven pure compounds, including a new benzophenone C-glycoside named pseuduvarioside and six known compounds comprising (-)-guaiol, (+)-isocorydine, cyathocaline, isoursuline, N-trans-feruloyltyramine and N-trans-coumaroyltyramine. The structure determination of the isolated compounds was carried out by analysis of their UV, HRS-ESI-MS and NMR data in comparison with previously reported values. All the isolates were evaluated for their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Only N-trans-feruloyltyramine and N-trans-coumaroyltyramine exhibited strong activity with IC50 values of 3.58 µM and 0.58 µM, respectively, as compared with the drug acarbose (IC50 985.6 µM). Kinetic studies …

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Anatomical And Biomechanical Factors Associated With Plantar Fasciitis In Thai Male Conscripts, Pavinee Harutaichun Jan 2017

Anatomical And Biomechanical Factors Associated With Plantar Fasciitis In Thai Male Conscripts, Pavinee Harutaichun

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Etiology of plantar fasciitis among novice conscripts is multifactorial. The combination of all potential factors should be included for multivariate analysis to determine the significant predictors. The present study aimed to identify the intrinsic predictors of plantar fasciitis among novice conscripts. Two hundred and seventy healthy male conscripts who were without lower back or lower extremity pain prior to the commencement of military training were participated in this study. Intrinsic predictors which included individual, anatomical, and biomechanical variables were assessed at baseline. After 10 weeks of training, 113 participants were assessed again and classified as having (n = 71) or …

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Comparisons Of The Four Square Step Test And The Four Square Step Test On Foam Surface In Their Accuracy To Discriminate Between Elderly With And Without Fall History, Phakkanut Mathurapongsakul Jan 2017

Comparisons Of The Four Square Step Test And The Four Square Step Test On Foam Surface In Their Accuracy To Discriminate Between Elderly With And Without Fall History, Phakkanut Mathurapongsakul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The aims of this study were 1) to investigate the intra-rater reliability, inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity of the four square step test with foam (FSST+foam) and 2) to compare the four square step test (FSST) and the FSST+foam in their accuracy for discriminating among faller elderly, non-faller elderly, and adults. Twelve participants (4 each group) were assessed by the FSST, FSST+foam, timed up and go test (TUG) and five times sit to stand test (FTSST). The intraclass correlation coefficient and correlation coefficient were calculated to determine the reliability and validity, respectively. To investigate the accuracy for discriminating between groups, …

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Biomechanics Of Sit-To-Stand And Stand-To-Sit In Typical Children Aged 4 - 12 Years And Young Adults, Potjanun Mapaisansin Jan 2017

Biomechanics Of Sit-To-Stand And Stand-To-Sit In Typical Children Aged 4 - 12 Years And Young Adults, Potjanun Mapaisansin

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The aim of study is to investigate the biomechanical pattern of sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit movement in children aged 4 to 12 years and young adults. Seventy-six participants were separated into 4 groups as following: (1) 18 children aged 4-6 years; (2) 19 children aged 7-9 years; (3) 20 children aged 10-12 years; (4) 19 adults aged 18-25 years. All participants performed their preferred pattern of sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit movement. The results showed that two patterns of sit-to-stand movement were found including sit-to-stand with and without feet moving backward. Children performed sit-to-stand with and without feet moving backward while adults only …

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Gas Sensing Response Of Nickel Doped Calcium Copper Titanate Thin Films Synthesized By Sol-Gel Method, Arisara Boontum Jan 2017

Gas Sensing Response Of Nickel Doped Calcium Copper Titanate Thin Films Synthesized By Sol-Gel Method, Arisara Boontum

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nickel-doped calcium copper titanate (Ni-doped CCTO) thin films prepared by nickel oxide (NiO) and nickel (II) acetate (C4H6NiO4) have been synthesized using sol-gel method. Four layers of Ni-doped CCTO films with various nickel dopant concentrations including undoped film were deposited by a spin coating technique on silicon and alumina substrates. Each film layer was annealed at a fixed annealing temperature of 800 °C. All samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM). Only the doped films prepared by NiO were analyzed by Raman spectroscopy. Moreover, the …

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Plasma Characteristics And Ion Etching Performance In Hard Disk Drive Slider Fabrication Processes, Napakan Wongpanit Jan 2017

Plasma Characteristics And Ion Etching Performance In Hard Disk Drive Slider Fabrication Processes, Napakan Wongpanit

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

A hard disk drive (HDD) is the permanent magnetic data storage and one of the most important components of computers, electronic devices and cloud data storage service facility. The data reading and writing are operated by the reader and writer parts of HDD head or slider. These reader and writer were made of multilayer thin ilms of different materials, forming a tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) device. In HDD production, the ion beam etching (IBE) process was used in the preparation of surface patterns and cleaning in many fabrication steps. The Monte Carlo-based simulation package, SRIM was applied to calculate the etching …

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Effects Of Gamma Ray Irradiation On Structural And Optical Properties Of Csi:Tl Crystals, Poramin Sintham Jan 2017

Effects Of Gamma Ray Irradiation On Structural And Optical Properties Of Csi:Tl Crystals, Poramin Sintham

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this research work, effects of gamma ray irradiation on structural and optical properties of CsI doped with Tl (CsI:Tl), which is a scintillator material used for radiation detector applications, were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-VIS spectroscopy and X-ray luminescence spectroscopy. The CsI:Tl crystals used in this study were grown by a modified homemade Bridgman-Stockbarger technique with CsI powder precursors purities of 99.999% and 99.9% and with the same amount of Tl in form powder of Tl. It is observed that CsI:Tl crystal grown with the 99.999% CsI powder precursor exhibited a colorless …

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Effect Of Tio2 Morphology On Efficiency Of Ch3nh3pbi3 Perovskite Solar Cells, Ramon Songtanasit Jan 2017

Effect Of Tio2 Morphology On Efficiency Of Ch3nh3pbi3 Perovskite Solar Cells, Ramon Songtanasit

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

A TiO2 compact (cp) layer or blocking layer (bl) plays a crucial role in a hybrid organic-inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cell (PSC) because it prevents the carrier recombination at the interface of fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) and perovskite layers. In this work, fabrication, characterizations of cp-TiO2 and their effects on the PSC were studied. The cp-TiO2 layers in this work were fabricated by radio frequency (RF)-magnetron sputtering method and spin coating method with various conditions. The cp-TiO2 layer was incorporated into the PSC device structure consisting of Au/spiro-OMeTAD/MAPbI3/mp-TiO2/cp-TiO2/FTO. For the sputtering method, cp-TiO2 could selectively block the transport of …

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Tribological Characterization Of Lapping Lubricant In Hard Disk Drive Fabrication, Sawanee Jitphayomkun Jan 2017

Tribological Characterization Of Lapping Lubricant In Hard Disk Drive Fabrication, Sawanee Jitphayomkun

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

One of the most important processes in hard disk drive fabrication is the lapping process. As two bodies are in contact, the friction occurs, and the softer material can be worn out by the harder. By using lubricant in the lapping process, it does not only reduce the friction, but it also transfers heat and captures debris away from the surface contacts. This thesis work focused on the effects of tribological parameters toward the characteristics of lubricants, using ball-on-disk tribometer. The tribological behaviors between using different base lubricants were investigated. At the same condition as final lapping process, EG-based and …

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The Effects Of Trehalose On Osmotic Tolerance, Membrane Integrity And Quality Of Equine Sperm During Cold Storage And Cryopreservation, Dissaya Srinutiyakorn Jan 2017

The Effects Of Trehalose On Osmotic Tolerance, Membrane Integrity And Quality Of Equine Sperm During Cold Storage And Cryopreservation, Dissaya Srinutiyakorn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of trehalose on osmotic tolerance and the quality of equine sperm before and after freezing and thawing. Equine ejaculated semen was collected from six stallions (3 ejaculates per stallion; >50% motility and >70% normal morphology). In the present study, the osmotic tolerance limit of equine sperm to osmotic changes was firstly verified, and followed with the protective effects of trehalose on osmotic tolerance of equine sperm. In the study, sperm was exposed to Tyrode's albumin lactate pyruvate (TALP) medium at different osmolalities: isosmolality (300 mOsm/kg; control) and anisosmolality (150, 450, 600 and …

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Catalytic Activity Study Of Nixsny Intermetallics, Anchernsiri Noomnual Jan 2017

Catalytic Activity Study Of Nixsny Intermetallics, Anchernsiri Noomnual

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Cinnamyl alcohol (COL), versatile chemical in fragrance, flavoring, and pharmaceutical industries, can be found in only small amounts in nature. Generally, COL can be synthesized via selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde (CALD), natural oil, at aldehyde functional group under high pressure of hydrogen gas. In this work, NixSny intermetallics were used as catalysts in selective hydrogenation to obtain COL. These catalysts were synthesized via mechanical alloying, economic and environmental method, and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). By using 43, 58, and 75% tin contents with nickel, Ni3Sn, Ni3Sn2, and Ni3Sn4 intermetallics were prepared, respectively. In addition, formic acid was used as …

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Electrical Property-Investigation Of Porous Clay Heterostructures Derived From Naturally-Occurring Clay Minerals For Smart Packaging, Kornkamol Srithammaraj Jan 2017

Electrical Property-Investigation Of Porous Clay Heterostructures Derived From Naturally-Occurring Clay Minerals For Smart Packaging, Kornkamol Srithammaraj

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Porous Clay Heterostructure (PCH) is an interesting material to use as entrapping system such as ethylene scavenger, respected to its high surface area with uniform and specific pore size. PCHs have been prepared by the surfactant-directed assembly of mesostructured silica within the two-dimensional galleries of clays. Then, the PCH was synthesized within the galleries of Na-bentonite clay by the polymerization of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) in the presence of surfactant micelles. In addition, mesoporous clay with organic-inorganic hybrid (HPCH) is modified via co-condensation reaction of TEOS with candidate conductive functional groups (thiol group) and metal loading (silver), designated as MPPCH and Ag-PCH, …

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Study The Best Support For Hydrolysis Of Tiger Grass, Kurizara Sayamnikorn Jan 2017

Study The Best Support For Hydrolysis Of Tiger Grass, Kurizara Sayamnikorn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Bioethanol, one of the outstanding biofuels, is not only a renewable bio-based resource, but also interesting to research for improving better properties of the enzyme needed in the hydrolysis process. The purpose of this work is to study how to reuse the enzyme used in the hydrolysis step for bioethanol production by immobilizing Trichoderma reesei (T.reesei) on various silica supports, namely, SBA-15, TUD-1, and MCM-48. The amount of the adsorbed enzymes was determined by UV-visible spectrophotometry. Among those studied supports, SBA-15 showed 100% enzymatic adsorption on the support owing to its larger pore diameter of 6.14 nm, which is large …

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Development Of Pedot-Pss/Zeolite Composite As A Gas Sensor, Pojjawan Chanthaanont Jan 2017

Development Of Pedot-Pss/Zeolite Composite As A Gas Sensor, Pojjawan Chanthaanont

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Composites with Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) doped with poly(styrene sulfonic acid), PEDOT-PSS, as the matrix containing zeolites of various Si/Al ratios in the range of 23-280 were fabricated to investigate the effect of Si/Al ratios on electrical conductivity sensitivity responses towards the target gas. The electrical conductivity responses of PEDOT-PSS/Zeolite composites were altered due to the available adsorption sites for gas molecules. The addition of zeolites to the pristine PEDOT-PSS improves the electrical conductivity sensitivity of the composites by enhancing the interaction between PEDOT-PSS and target gas. Composites with PEDOT-PSS matrix containing faujasite zeolites type Y were fabricated to investigate the effects of …

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Development Of Water-Based Adhesives For Oriented Polypropylene (Opp) Lamination, Sarocha Ruanpan Jan 2017

Development Of Water-Based Adhesives For Oriented Polypropylene (Opp) Lamination, Sarocha Ruanpan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Eco-friendly laminating adhesive has been developed for flexible packaging industries due to urgent restriction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions from anthropogenic sources. The water-based polyurethane laminating adhesive was derived by a condensation polymerization of isophorone diisocyanate, polypropylene glycol and 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid, while the water-based polyacrylate laminating adhesive was synthesized by an emulsion polymerization of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, ethylene glycol methyl ether acrylate, styrene, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and acrylic acid. The parameters influencing the adhesive's performance consisted of chemical composition, reinforcing fillers and manufacturing processes. Among those parameters, the fabrication of waterborne core-shell polyacrylate laminating adhesive through a two-stage seeded semi-batch emulsion …

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Effect Of 3-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane Modified Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Incorporated In Polymethylmethacrylate Material On Antifungal, Optical And Mechanical Properties, Krid Kamonkhantikul Jan 2017

Effect Of 3-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane Modified Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Incorporated In Polymethylmethacrylate Material On Antifungal, Optical And Mechanical Properties, Krid Kamonkhantikul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study aimed to evaluate 1) the characteristics of different amount of 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPS) deposited on zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnOnps) by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) before and after tetrahydrofuran washing, 2) the effect of different MPS amount deposited on ZnOnps incorporated in PMMA material on mechanical properties, and 3) the effect of different ZnOnps amounts with or without MPS incorporated in PMMA material on antifungal, optical and mechanical properties. The FTIR and TGA results showed the success of silanization. The monolayered silane molecules were parallelly oriented on the ZnOnps surface. The different MPS amounts (0-14.4 …

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The Quality Of Complete Denture, Patient's Satisfaction, Oral Health-Related Quality Of Life, And Their Association, Nareudee Limpuangthip Jan 2017

The Quality Of Complete Denture, Patient's Satisfaction, Oral Health-Related Quality Of Life, And Their Association, Nareudee Limpuangthip

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this study was to determine the association of complete denture quality, patient's satisfaction, and Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHRQoL). A total of 126 complete denture wearers was interviewed for the primary outcome, OHRQoL, using Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) index. Secondary outcomes were patient's satisfaction and masticatory performance. Denture retention and stability were scored following the conventional and Chulalongkorn University (CU)-modified Kapur criteria. Esthetic-assessment criteria was evaluated from patient's photographs. It was found that limited eating/chewing was the most common problem, and an ill-fitting denture was a primary cause of any reported problems. Unacceptable denture …

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The Inflammatory Response Of Epithelial Cell To Corrosion Products From Recast Palladium -Silver Alloy, Verapol Singkarlsiri Jan 2017

The Inflammatory Response Of Epithelial Cell To Corrosion Products From Recast Palladium -Silver Alloy, Verapol Singkarlsiri

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In dentistry, there is an increase in alternative metals such as palladium or silver to add into noble metal alloys in order to improve properties and reduce cost. Apart from using other metals to replace gold or platinum, reuse is another way to save the cost. There are many studies on the recast dental alloys on mechanical properties and how many percentages of new alloys needed to add in the recasting process. It has been well accepted that amount of new and used alloys would affect the mechanical and physical properties. The biocompatibility of the alloys, however, has not been …

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Associated Factors Of Hepatitis C Infection In Pregnantwomen At Outpatient Department Of Peoples Medical University And Hospital District Shaeed Benazir Abadsindh Province Pakistan, Akhlaque Hussain Jan 2017

Associated Factors Of Hepatitis C Infection In Pregnantwomen At Outpatient Department Of Peoples Medical University And Hospital District Shaeed Benazir Abadsindh Province Pakistan, Akhlaque Hussain

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Purpose: The prevalence of hepatitis C is 3% of the world population with more the 3 million new cases are being reported, In Pakistan, the prevalence of hepatitis C virus Infection ranges from 8%-15% in the general population. In Pakistan about 13 million people are infected. Prevalence of hepatitis C in pregnancy has been studied across Pakistan and is reported with the range of 3.27%-8.9%. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted between may to June 2018. in people's medical university at outpatient Department of gynaecology and obstetrics in district shaheed Benazir abad Sindh Pakistan. All pregnant Patient age …

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