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Modeling Aromatics Production From Mixtures Of Butanes And Butenes With Chemical Equilibria, Hataipat Sangwattanakul Jan 2019

Modeling Aromatics Production From Mixtures Of Butanes And Butenes With Chemical Equilibria, Hataipat Sangwattanakul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Aromatics production from C4 hydrocarbons is an interesting way to increase economic values and mixed C4 usage alternatives. This study was to model aromatics production from mixtures of butanes and butenes, enabling industrial work to be more developed and actualized by reducing laboratory cost and experimental time. The model was regarded as an equilibrium state in which the forward reaction rate and the reverse reaction rate are equivalent. The catalysts would be Zn loaded on ZSM-5/ZSM-11 under 480 ⁰C and 0.4 MPa and MoC loaded on HZSM-5 under 500 ⁰C and 1 atm. The reactions in the models were from …

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Process Synthesis And Design Of Integrated Biorefinery In Pulp And Paper Industry, Ghochapon Mongkhonsiri Jan 2019

Process Synthesis And Design Of Integrated Biorefinery In Pulp And Paper Industry, Ghochapon Mongkhonsiri

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Integration of biorefinery into pulp and paper industry has been considered as sustainable development for pulp and paper industry and lignocellulosic biorefinery. High value-added biochemical, biofuel and bioenergy productions could be implemented into existing pulp mills by material and utility integration. A systematic methodology employing a superstructure-based process synthesis, process design and innovation is an effective approach to explore potential pathways for both economic and environmental sustainability with support from computer-aided tools. A superstructure of the multi-product biorefinery process network with the pulp and paper industry is developed and optimized with the objective to maximize profit. The synthesis results project …

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Single-Step Conversion Of Xylose To Furfural And Furfuryl Alcohol On Zeolite-Based Catalyst, Jirapat Chatkaweekoon Jan 2019

Single-Step Conversion Of Xylose To Furfural And Furfuryl Alcohol On Zeolite-Based Catalyst, Jirapat Chatkaweekoon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Furfural possesses the potential to be utilized as a platform compound for the synthesis of a wide variety of chemicals, especially furfuryl alcohol, which is an important intermediate used to produce high-value chemicals. In this research, several types of zeolite catalysts in hydrogen form are used as catalysts for conversion of xylose to produce furfural and furfuryl alcohol in one step. The reaction is carried out under 130°C, 30 bar hydrogen pressure, and 2 h reaction time. Acid site types (Lewis and Bronsted) are important for the catalysis and distribution of the product. Bronsted acid sites promote xylose dehydration to …

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Development Of Stack Model For Tri-Electrode Rechargeable Zinc-Air Cylindrical Flow Battery, Kanya Bumroongsil Jan 2019

Development Of Stack Model For Tri-Electrode Rechargeable Zinc-Air Cylindrical Flow Battery, Kanya Bumroongsil

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nowadays, the demand for renewable energy is continuously increasing. Therefore, an efficient energy storage system is essential. Zinc-air batteries have received extensive attention because they use low-cost material but offer great safety benefits. This research, therefore, develops a stack model for a tri-electrode tubular designed rechargeable zinc-air flow battery for using in a large scale system. The connection of battery cells in series and parallel is studied. The connection of battery cell with common flowing electrolyte creates a shunt current. A mathematical model is developed and validated against experimental data, which measured both full cell and half cell potentials. The …

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A Study On The Deactivation Of Nickel-Based Catalyst For The Dry Reforming Of Methane Via Density Functional Theory, Mongkol Lerdpongsiripaisarn Jan 2019

A Study On The Deactivation Of Nickel-Based Catalyst For The Dry Reforming Of Methane Via Density Functional Theory, Mongkol Lerdpongsiripaisarn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this work, the stability assessment of catalyst for the dry reforming reaction was investigated through the coke resistance performance and the ability of coke removal. The coke resistance performance was considered via the coke adsorption energy. For surface 100 and 211, NiCo bimetallic catalyst and Ni exhibit weaker bonding between coke and catalyst surface. For surface 111, both catalysts exhibited similar adsorption energy value. NiCo bimetallic catalyst also showed higher adsorption energy for surface 111 and 211 than the noble metal catalyst such as Rh and Pd catalyst which means NiCo catalysts can show the coke resistance performance that …

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Development Of Zero-Waste Package For Asphalt From Natural Rubber / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer Thermoplastic Vulcanizates, Nappaphan Kunanusont Jan 2019

Development Of Zero-Waste Package For Asphalt From Natural Rubber / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer Thermoplastic Vulcanizates, Nappaphan Kunanusont

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Asphalt is normally delivered in liquid form which was heated all the time. It consumes more energy and need the special truck to deliver it. An alternative way to deliver the asphalt in form of solid covered with package can reduce energy consumption and normal truck can be used to deliver. The objective of this research was to develop the zero-waste package for asphalt that was no waste after use and not harmful to asphalt properties. The research consists of two parts which are (1) development of package from natural rubber (NR) and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) thermoplastic vulcanizates …

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Improvement And Economic Analysis Of Bio-Hydrogenated Diesel Production For Producing Bio-Jet Fuel, Nattamon Munkong Jan 2019

Improvement And Economic Analysis Of Bio-Hydrogenated Diesel Production For Producing Bio-Jet Fuel, Nattamon Munkong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this study, process improvement of bio-hydrogenated diesel (BHD) production to produce jet fuel as an alternative product was carried out. The BHD was produced from palm oil with NiMo/Y-Al2O3 catalyst, while the bio-jet fuel was produced by catalytic cracking of the BHD product using NiAg/SAPO-11 catalyst, followed by appropriate separations. Process simulation by using Aspen Plus program was performed to evaluate the improved process. A comparison with a base case BHD production process was also demonstrated and discussed. It was found that a conventional existing BHD process can be improved by plugging in a hydrocracking/isomerization unit to process. The …

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Study Of Co2 And Bi-Reforming Of Methane On Modified Nickel-Based Catalysts, Nichakorn Buasuk Jan 2019

Study Of Co2 And Bi-Reforming Of Methane On Modified Nickel-Based Catalysts, Nichakorn Buasuk

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nowadays, several currently operated industrial factories significantly increase the rate of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) far higher than those that should be normally. Therefore, various mitigation ways to reduce carbon dioxide and methane are increasingly important. The prevailing methods are dry reforming of methane and bi-reforming of methane. Therefore, this research involves the study of the catalytic activity and coke resistance on the Ni-based catalysts with and without a promoter. The activity tests on the dry reforming of methane reaction and bi-reforming of methane reaction were performed in a fixed-bed reactor under atmospheric pressure at …

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Development And Characterization Of Natural Rubber-Cellulose Sponge, Nuttapon Suppanucroa Jan 2019

Development And Characterization Of Natural Rubber-Cellulose Sponge, Nuttapon Suppanucroa

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Natural rubber (NR) sponges are a renewable biopolymer material derived from milky sap (latex) from rubber trees. In this study, composite sponges of natural rubber and cellulose (NR-C) with various compositions were synthesized. The Dunlop process was employed to prepare the NR-C sponges in various contents of cellulose fibers as reinforcing agent. The cellulose fibers were extracted from the pulp of eucalyptus trees and sodium alginate (SA) was used as dispersing agent. The aim of this work was to develop a green composite sponge with highly porous, flexible, and hydrophilic properties. The effects of cellulose loading on mechanical performance of …

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Effects Of Graphite/Partially Carbonized Hemp Hurd Particle Mass Ratios On Tribological Properties Of Polybenzoxazine Composites, Nuttarika Kunaroop Jan 2019

Effects Of Graphite/Partially Carbonized Hemp Hurd Particle Mass Ratios On Tribological Properties Of Polybenzoxazine Composites, Nuttarika Kunaroop

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This work aims to study effects of friction modifiers, i.e., synthetic graphite and carbonized hemp hurd (CHH) on thermal stability, dynamic mechanical properties, mechanical properties, and tribological performances of polybenzoxazine-based friction composites. Simulation of brake pad and disc brake by using ANSYS simulation program to study behaviors of the friction modifier filled-polybenzoxazine composites, i.e. pressure distribution and wear rate was also investigated. The results show that when the CHH is added to the polybenzoxazine composites, the tribological, dynamic mechanical, and mechanical properties were significantly improved because of some lignocellulose structure of the partially CHH. While, thermal property i.e., thermal degradation …

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Improvement Of Screen Printable Anisotropic Conductive Adhesive With Polyethylene Glycol As Diluent, Papitchaya Manduang Jan 2019

Improvement Of Screen Printable Anisotropic Conductive Adhesive With Polyethylene Glycol As Diluent, Papitchaya Manduang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The primary aim of this research is to improve screen printable anisotropic conductive adhesive by reducing the viscosity of anisotropic conductive adhesive which is EPN/PPGDE/CTBN epoxy adhesive with polyethylene glycol 400. This research compared the conductivity of commercial and synthesized silver particles. As a result, the volume resistivity of commercial silver particles was lower than the synthesized silver particle due to silver oxide of silver particles. 1 phr of commercial silver particle was added in anisotropic conductive adhesive in which its volume resistivity was less than 1 Ω·cm. The effect of addition polyethylene glycol in the anisotropic conductive adhesive with …

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Development And Characterization Of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells Based On Zirconia And Ceria Based Electrolyte For Hydrogen Production From Steam, Parintorn Temluxame Jan 2019

Development And Characterization Of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells Based On Zirconia And Ceria Based Electrolyte For Hydrogen Production From Steam, Parintorn Temluxame

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Steam electrolysis for hydrogen production is investigated in solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC). Sc3+, Ce4+, and Gd3+ are doped in zirconia (SCGZ) and compared with yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and gadolinium doped ceria (GDC) electrolyte. Electrolyte-supported cells are fabricated. The SCGZ and YSZ electrolytes are dense with >95% relative density while GDC is less densified. The activation energy of conduction of the SCGZ electrolyte is the lowest at 65.58 kJ mol-1 although phase transformation is detected after electrolyte fabrication process. Cathode-supported cell having SCGZ electrolyte (Ni-SCGZ/SCGZ/BSCF) shows the highest electrochemical performance. Durability test of the cells in electrolysis mode is …

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Effect Of Titania Phase Composition In Wo3/Tio2 Catalysts On Catalytic Properties In Dehydration Of Ethanol To Diethyl Ether, Phatthraporn Termvoratham Jan 2019

Effect Of Titania Phase Composition In Wo3/Tio2 Catalysts On Catalytic Properties In Dehydration Of Ethanol To Diethyl Ether, Phatthraporn Termvoratham

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

At the present, several agricultural products can be used as raw materials for bio-ethanol production and consequently converted it into many valuable substances such as ethylene and diethyl ether. This can undergo via WO3/TiO2 catalyst in which the anatase phase of titania usually has a better activity on ethanol dehydration to diethyl ether and ethylene than rutile phase. However, pure anatase phase of titania perhaps does not give the best of catalytic properties. So, this study investigates on the effects of tungsten on titania-supported catalysts with different phase composition of titania consisting of anatase and rutile phase with various proportion …

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Study Effect Of Catalyst Shape On The Ethylbenzene Dehydrogenation In Fixed Bed Reactor By Using Various Mathematical Models, Pawinee Maithong Jan 2019

Study Effect Of Catalyst Shape On The Ethylbenzene Dehydrogenation In Fixed Bed Reactor By Using Various Mathematical Models, Pawinee Maithong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nowadays, the chemicals are mostly manufactured by catalytic reactions in fixed bed reactor. Catalyst shape affects to reactor performance and the effect is studied by mathematic models which are varied forms to more realistic. Therefore, the objective of research is to study the effect of catalyst shape on the behavior of reactor for ethylbenzene dehydrogenation to styrene in gas phase by varied form. The simplest model, pseudohomogeneous model (model1), predicts 36.52% ethylbenzene conversion. The more complex model, heterogeneous model accounting for internal mass transfer (model2), predicts 34.49% conversion that equals to the model accounting for internal mass and heat transfer(model3). …

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Non-Faradaic Electrochemical Modification Of Catalytic Activity (Nemca) Of Propane Oxidation On Pt/Ysz Thin Film Cell, Wanchana Lelalertsupakul Jan 2019

Non-Faradaic Electrochemical Modification Of Catalytic Activity (Nemca) Of Propane Oxidation On Pt/Ysz Thin Film Cell, Wanchana Lelalertsupakul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this work, non-Faradaic Electrochemical Modification of Catalytic Activity (NEMCA) of propane oxidation over Pt/yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thin films on alumina substrates has been studied. YSZ thin films were initially prepared by slurry dip coating and calcined at a relatively lower temperature of 800 oC. Propane oxidation at temperatures in a range of 300-500 oC clearly exhibited NEMCA. The maximum rate enhancement ratio was close to 3 at an applied potential of 1.0 V and a reaction temperature of 400 oC. The maximum faradaic efficiency was higher than 10,000 at an applied potential of 0.2 V and 300oC. However, NEMCA …

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Fabrication And Electrochemical Performance Of Nickel-Alloy-Foam-Supported Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell For Hydrogen Production From Steam, Ramin Visvanichkul Jan 2019

Fabrication And Electrochemical Performance Of Nickel-Alloy-Foam-Supported Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell For Hydrogen Production From Steam, Ramin Visvanichkul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The effect of CuO as a sintering additive on the electrolyte of solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) was investigated. 0.5 wt.% CuO was added into Sc0.1Ce0.05Gd0.05Zr0.89O2 (SCGZ) electrolyte as a sintering additive. An electrolyte-supported cell (Pt/SCGZ/Pt) was fabricated. Phase formation, relative density, and electrical conductivity were investigated. The cells were sintered at 1373 K to 1673 K for 4 h. The CuO significantly affected the sinterability of SCGZ. The SCGZ with 0.5 wt.% CuO achieved 95% relative density at 1573 K while the SCGZ without CuO could not be densified even at 1673 K. Phase transformation and impurity after CuO …

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One-Pot Conversion Of Furfural To G-Valerolactone Over Co- And Pt-Doped Zsm-5 Catalysts, Warucha Auppahad Jan 2019

One-Pot Conversion Of Furfural To G-Valerolactone Over Co- And Pt-Doped Zsm-5 Catalysts, Warucha Auppahad

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is one of the useful biomass compounds produced via different reaction pathways from hemicellulose. Typically, GVL is produced by conversion of furfural using supported metal catalysts. In this study, Co- and Pt-doped /ZSM-5 catalysts with Co loadings (0-10 wt%) and Pt loadings (0.5-2 wt%) were prepared by impregnation method and employed in the one-pot conversion of furfural to GVL. The reactions were carried out in a 100 cm3 batch stainless steel reactor at 120 oC atmospheric pressure for 5 h. The products were analysed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). The major products were GVL, …

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Synthesis Of Ziegler-Natta Catalysts Containing Sicl4/Teos/Ticl4/Mgcl2 For Ethylene/1-Hexene Copolymerization, Wasinee Ousirisombat Jan 2019

Synthesis Of Ziegler-Natta Catalysts Containing Sicl4/Teos/Ticl4/Mgcl2 For Ethylene/1-Hexene Copolymerization, Wasinee Ousirisombat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Polyethylene (PE) is still worldwide manufacturing, and its most productivity is in Asia. The main categories of PE including high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE). Ziegler-Natta catalyst is catalyst that used for α-olefins polymerization and it is widely used in industry because it has good activity with low operating cost. This research studies on synthesized SiCl4/TEOS/TiCl4/MgCl2 Ziegler-Natta catalyst in ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization with added silicon compounds,including tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and SiCl4, used as additive in catalyst by varying 1-hexene comonomer at 0%, 3% and 5%. This research is separated into 2 parts, the first …

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Separation Of Trace Palladium Chloro Complexes From Wastewater Of Electroless Plating Process Via Hollow Fiber Supported Liquid Membrane, Vanee Mohdee Jan 2019

Separation Of Trace Palladium Chloro Complexes From Wastewater Of Electroless Plating Process Via Hollow Fiber Supported Liquid Membrane, Vanee Mohdee

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The separation of palladium (Pd (II)) from wastewater containing copper (Cu (II)) and nickel (Ni (II)) is investigated via hollow fiber supported liquid membrane (HFSLM). The viability to separate Pd (II) was established by controlling the influence of operating conditions viz. aqueous feed acidity, carrier concentration, types of stripping solution as well as flows rate of feed and stripping solutions. A complete separation of Pd (II) acheiving >99% extraction and 87.09% recovery was demonstrated under optimum conditions of 6%(v/v) Aliquat 336, pH 2 as aqueous feed acidity, 0.5 M thiourea mixed with 0.1 M HCl as a strippant and 100 …

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Balancing Mass Transit Ridership Through Land Use Development, Achara Limmonthol Jan 2019

Balancing Mass Transit Ridership Through Land Use Development, Achara Limmonthol

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The utmost utility of the transit system can be supported by the balance of ridership. It is not only gaining more operational benefits but also enhancing the efficiency of the system as a whole. Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is defined as an integration between land use and transportation, which focuses on the station areas. Land use characteristics are the essential factors that affect trip generation and trip attraction. Some types of land use generate trips mainly during peak hours. Meanwhile, some other types generate trips during off-peak hours. This dissertation therefore focuses on the balancing mass transit ridership through land …

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A Business Success Evaluation Of Market Entry Mode Types In Myanmar Construction, Naw Ruth Po Gay Jan 2019

A Business Success Evaluation Of Market Entry Mode Types In Myanmar Construction, Naw Ruth Po Gay

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The optimal entry mode decision and knowing the critical success factors are important for successful international market expansion. However, there are not many studies for developing Asian countries, such as Myanmar. Investors need to know what factors influence entry mode decision and business success. Therefore, the objectives of this study are 1) to identify the factors that influence entry modes decision, 2) to identify the critical success factors of entry modes for business, 3) to identify the significant factors that affect business success. The questionnaire survey using a five-point Likert scale was developed and distributed in Yangon, the commercial city …

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A Study On Intermediate Debonding For Steel Beams Strengthened With Fiber Reinforced Polymer Plates, Tosporn Prasertsri Jan 2019

A Study On Intermediate Debonding For Steel Beams Strengthened With Fiber Reinforced Polymer Plates, Tosporn Prasertsri

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

There are limited previous works focusing on the occurrence of intermediate debonding in steel beams strengthened with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) plates. Tested beams in the past experiments invoked an intermediate debonding by creating notch in steel beams. An anchorage system at FRP termination points was installed on some tested beams in literature. This research uses an initial bond defect to induce an intermediate debonding at the FRP-steel interface. The bond behavior of FRP-steel interface was investigated through the FRP-steel joints under the single lap shear testing. A four-point bending test was conducted to examine the flexural properties of FRP-strengthened …

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Modified Response Spectrum Analysis For Computing Seismic Demands Of Multi-Tower Building Sharing A Common Podium, Tarek Youssef Jan 2019

Modified Response Spectrum Analysis For Computing Seismic Demands Of Multi-Tower Building Sharing A Common Podium, Tarek Youssef

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

To design irregular tall buildings, performance-based design (PBD) approach, which requires nonlinear response history analysis (NLRHA), is the most accurate method. However, PBD approach is not always used in the current design practice because of its complexity, and as allowed in ASCE 7-16, design engineer can use code-based approach such as response spectrum analysis (RSA) procedure. This paper aims to investigate the accuracy of RSA procedure when applied to irregular tall buildings, and in particular for multi-tower buildings sharing a common podium. Also, a modified response spectrum analysis (MRSA) procedure previously proposed for computing shear demand in regular tall buildings, …

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Seismic Enhancement Of Reinforced Concrete Columns With Lap Splices Using External Steel Collars, Pochara Kruavit Jan 2019

Seismic Enhancement Of Reinforced Concrete Columns With Lap Splices Using External Steel Collars, Pochara Kruavit

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research investigated the behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) columns with lap splices and mechanical splices. The study conducted the full-scale test and predicted a lateral load capacity using the proposed numerical model. The test configuration was a cantilever column subjected to a cyclic lateral loading and a constant gravity load. The tested specimens consisted of the RC column without lap splices, RC columns with spliced reinforcement including lap splices and mechanical splices, and RC column with lap splices strengthened by external steel collars. The experimental result indicated that the lateral load capacity of the RC column with mechanical splices …

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Analysis Of Demand On Shared Mobility Packages In University Campus, Sandar Win Jan 2019

Analysis Of Demand On Shared Mobility Packages In University Campus, Sandar Win

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Shared mobility is the emerging service and comes in various forms. In Chulalongkorn University, innovative shared mobility services such as shared bicycle (CU Bike), small electric vehicle sharing (Ha:mo) and ride sharing tricycle (Muvmi) are offered along with conventional free bus (Pop bus) circulation. This study aimed to explore the attributes of the monthly mobility package which have effect on student’s decision while offering the integrated service package for CU students. Two phases of questionnaire surveys were conducted to find out the satisfaction on existing mobility services quality, barriers that discourage students from using shared mobilities, and factors that influence …

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Thai Spelling Correction And Word Normalization On Social Text Using A Two-Stage Pipeline With Neural Contextual Attention, Anuruth Lertpiya Jan 2019

Thai Spelling Correction And Word Normalization On Social Text Using A Two-Stage Pipeline With Neural Contextual Attention, Anuruth Lertpiya

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Text correction systems (e.g., spell checkers) have been used to improve the quality of computerized text by detecting and correcting errors. However, the task of performing spelling correction and word normalization (text correction) for Thai social media text has remained largely unexplored. In this thesis, we investigated how current text correction systems perform on correcting errors and word variances in Thai social texts and propose a method designed for this task. We have found that currently available Thai text correction systems are insufficiently robust for correcting spelling errors and word variances, while the text correctors designed for English grammatical error …

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Semantic Segmentation On Remotely Sensed Images Using Deep Convolutional Encoder-Decoder Neural Network, Teerapong Panboonyuen Jan 2019

Semantic Segmentation On Remotely Sensed Images Using Deep Convolutional Encoder-Decoder Neural Network, Teerapong Panboonyuen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

One of the fundamental tasks in remote sensing is the semantic segmentation of the aerial and satellite images. It plays a vital role in applications, such as agriculture planning, map updates, route optimization, and navigation. The state-of-the-art model is the Deep Convolutional Encoder-Decoder (DCED). However, the accuracy is still limited since the architecture is not designed for recovering low-level features, e.g., river, low vegetation on remotely sensed images, and the training data in this domain are deficient. In this dissertation, we aim to propose the semantic segmentation architecture in five aspects, designed explicitly for the remotely sensed field. First, we …

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Thai Scene Text Recognition, Thananop Kobchaisawat Jan 2019

Thai Scene Text Recognition, Thananop Kobchaisawat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Automatic scene text detection and recognition can benefit a large number of daily life applications such as reading signs and labels, and helping visually impaired persons. Reading scene text images becomes more challenging than reading scanned documents in many aspects due to many factors such as variations of font styles and unpredictable lighting conditions. The problem can be decomposed into two sub-problems: text localization and text recognition. The proposed scene text localization works at the pixel level combined with a new text representation and a fully-convolutional neural network. This method is capable of detecting arbitrary shape texts without language limitations. …

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การประเมินพารามิเตอร์ทางจลนศาสตร์ของการออกซิไดซ์โทลูอีนบนตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยา Wo3/Tio2 ที่ออกแบบมาสำหรับปฏิกิริยาการรีดิวซ์แบบเลือกเกิด, จีรภา ตรัยการมั่นมติ Jan 2019

การประเมินพารามิเตอร์ทางจลนศาสตร์ของการออกซิไดซ์โทลูอีนบนตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยา Wo3/Tio2 ที่ออกแบบมาสำหรับปฏิกิริยาการรีดิวซ์แบบเลือกเกิด, จีรภา ตรัยการมั่นมติ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้ทำการศึกษาเพื่อประมาณค่าพารามิเตอร์ทางจลนศาสตร์ของปฏิกิริยาการออกซิไดซ์โทลูอีน โดยตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาทังสเตนออกไซด์บนตัวรองรับไทเทเนีย (WO3/TiO2) ตัวรองรับไทเทเนียได้รับการปรับสภาพด้วยสารละลายกรดกำมะถันที่มีความเข้มข้น 0.2 และ 0.5 โมล/ลิตร ทำการวิเคราะห์คุณลักษณะด้วยเทคนิคต่าง ๆ ได้แก่ SEM-EDX, BET, XRD และNH3-TPD ทำการทดสอบความสามารถในปฏิกิริยาการออกซิไดซ์โทลูอีนที่ความเข้มข้นของโทลูอีน 300-400 ppm และความเข้มข้นของออกซิเจน 3, 12 และ 21%vol ในช่วงอุณหภูมิ 150-450°C จากการศึกษาพบว่าที่ความเข้มข้นของออกซิเจนเท่ากัน ให้ Toluene conversion ที่ทัดเทียมกัน แต่ตรวจพบ CO2 ในปริมาณที่ต่ำ บ่งบอกว่าผลิตภัณฑ์ที่ได้จากการออกซิไดซ์น่าจะเป็นสารอินทรีย์ที่จุดเดือดสูง พลังงานกระตุ้นที่ปรากฏของปฏิกิริยาการออกซิไดซ์โทลูอีน สำหรับตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาที่ไม่ได้รับและได้รับการปรับสภาพด้วยสารละลายกรดกำมะถัน 0.2 โมล/ลิตร พบว่าพลังงานกระตุ้นอยู่ในช่วง 36-45 kJ/mol แต่สำหรับตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาที่ได้รับการปรับสภาพด้วยสารละลายกรดกำมะถัน 0.5 โมล/ลิตร พลังงานกระตุ้นอยู่ในช่วง 30-36 kJ/mol ซึ่งต่ำกว่าและเมื่อเปรียบเทียบผลการทดลองในสภาวะผู้ที่ทำก่อนหน้า ในสภาวะที่มี NO ร่วมนั้น มีการตรวจพบ CO2 อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ บ่งบอกว่าการเกิด CO2 นั้น น่าจะเป็นผลจากผลิตภัณฑ์ที่เกิดจากการออกซิไดซ์โทลูอีน โดยวัดปฏิกิริยาที่มี NO ร่วม มีปฏิกิริยาเกิดขึ้น 2 ปฏิกิริยาอย่างเด่นชัด คือ ช่วงอุณหภูมิ 150-250°C มีพลังงานกระตุ้นที่ต่ำและช่วงอุณหภูมิ 250°C ขึ้นไป ที่มีพลังงานกระตุ้น 56-72 kJ/mol

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Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ปัจจุบันแบตเตอรี่สังกะสี-อากาศได้รับความสนใจจากงานวิจัยเพิ่มมากขึ้น เนื่องจากแบตเตอรี่สังกะสี-อากาศมีความหนาแน่นของพลังงานสูง มีความปลอดภัย และราคาถูก อย่างไรก็ตามปัญหาหลักที่เกิดขึ้นของแบตเตอรี่สังกะสี-อากาศซึ่งพบในแบตเตอรี่ทุติยภูมิ พบว่าโครงสร้างและรูปร่างของขั้วไฟฟ้าสังกะสีมีการเปลี่ยนแปลงในระหว่างการอัดประจุและคายประจุ ในระหว่างการอัดประจุไฟฟ้าพบว่าอนุภาคของสังกะสีก่อตัวเป็นรูปร่างแบบกิ่งก้าน ซึ่งส่งผลทำให้เกิดการลัดวงจรของแบตเตอรี่ ในงานวิจัยนี้มุ้งเน้นที่จะใช้คาร์บอนสักหลาดเป็นตัวรองรับกระแส เพื่อสังเคราะห์ขั้วไฟฟ้าสังกะสีที่มีโครงสร้างสามมิติสำหรับแบตเตอรี่สังกะสี-อากาศแบบทุติยภูมิ ขั้วไฟฟ้าสังกะสีถูกเตรียมโดยการติดคาร์บอนสักหลาดลงบนแผ่นทองแดงด้วยสารยึกเกาะ โดยมีส่วนผสมคือ กราไฟต์ พอลิไวนิลลิดีนฟลูออไรด์ และผงคาร์บอน ในอัตราส่วน 87 : 10 : 3 โดยน้ำหนัก สมบัติทางไฟฟ้าเคมีของขั้วไฟฟ้าสังกะสีถูกศึกษาด้วยเทคนิคไซคลิกโวลแทมเมตทรี เทคนิคทาเฟลพาไรเซชัน และเทคนิคโครโนแอมเพอร์โรเมตทรี จากผลการทดสอบพบว่าการละลายและการชุบสังกะสีบนคาร์บอนสังหลาดถูกควบคุมด้วยการแพร่ สัญฐานวิทยาของสังกะสีบนคาร์บอนสักหลาดจากสารละลายอิเล็กโทรไลต์ซิงค์เคทพบว่ามีลักษณะคล้ายฟองน้ำเชื่อมต่อกันเป็นโครงข่ายทำให้มีพื้นที่ผิวของสังกะสีสูง และไม่ปรากฎสัญฐานวิทยาแบบกิ่งก้าน จากการศึกษาในระบบแบตเตอรี่สังกะสีอากาศพบว่าขั้วไฟฟ้าสังกะสีที่ใช้คาร์บอนสักหลาดหนา 3 มิลลิเมตร และคาร์บอนสักหลาดหนา 1 มิลลิเมตร เป็นตัวรองรับกระแส จะให้ค่าประสิทธิภาพการอัด-คายประจุร้อยละ 85 และ 83 ตามลำดับ มีค่าประสิทธิภาพการกักเก็บพลังงานต่อรอบการชารจ์ร้อยละ 37 และ 32 ตามลำดับ และมีค่าความจุกระแสไฟฟ้า 2.23 มิลลิแอมป์ชั่วโมง และ 2.22 มิลลิแอมป์ชั่วโมง ตามลำดับ ที่ความหนาแน่นกระแสไฟฟ้า 10 มิลลิแอมป์ต่อตารางเซนติเมตร โดยรวมแล้วพบว่าคาร์บอนสักหลาดหนา 3 มิลลิเมตร จะให้ประสิทธิภาพการใช้งานที่ดีกว่าคาร์บอนสักหลาดหนา 1 มิลลิเมตรเนื่องจากมีพื้นที่ผิวสัมผัสในการใช้งานที่มากกว่า และคาร์บอนสักหลาดเป็นวัสดุที่ให้ผลดีในการใช้งานสำหรับเป็นตัวรองรับกระแสสำหรับแบตเตอรี่สังกะสี-อากาศ

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