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Ni Catalyst Supported On Open-Cell Ceramic Foam For Glycerol Steam Reforming, Phichamon Sookjitsumran

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This work studied of nickel catalyst on open-cell ceramic foam for hydrogen production from glycerol steam reforming. Effect of different foam materials (alumina and zirconia), different pore density (PPI) at 10, 20 and 30 PPI and different feed flow rate (0.04, 0.2 and 0.4 ml/min) on physical and chemical properties and catalyst performance in fixed-bed reactor (16 mm diameter, 500 mm length and 20 mm catalyst bed) were investigated. Fresh and used catalysts were characterized by various techniques including XRD, SEM-EDX, H2-TPR, ICP, N2 adsorption-desorption, TPO and TGA. Catalyst performance was observed in glycerol steam reforming in condition as follows; …

Solid Acid Catalyst Prepared Via One Step Hydrothermal Carbonization For Production Of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural In Biphasic System, Phornwimol Siabbamrung

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

As one of the most important precursor for various high-value chemicals, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a biomass-derived compound that has gained increasing chemical research and industrial interests in recent years. In this study, production of HMF from direct dehydration of glucose was investigated with various types of catalysts prepared by a modified one-step HTC method. Two type of acids were employed for the functionalization of the catalyst, namely, 2-Hydroxyethylsulfonic acid (C2H6O4S) and Hydrochloric acid (HCl), making C-SO3H and C-HCl catalysts. Moreover, both of them were synthesized by adding acrylic acid to the C-SO3H-A and C-HCl-A catalysts. Their physicochemical characteristics and catalytic …

Efficiency On Extending The Shelf-Life Of Ripened Mango (Cv. Golden Nam Dokmai) Using Bioplastic Bags From Laboratory Scale And Industrial Scale, Tanudkid Butweangphant

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Efficiency in extending the shelf-life of ripened Golden Nam Dokmai by using bioplastic bags from laboratory scale and industrial scale production was tested. Polylactic acid (PLA) pellets and various fillers were mixed via twin screw extruder before being blown into film via extruder attached to blown film die in laboratory scale and industrial scale equipment. Oxygen and water vapor permeability of both kinds of bioplastic bags were evaluated for used as modified atmosphere packaging, for extend shelf-life of ripened mango. The oxygen permeability of films was 1,635.59±87.75 and 1,250.64±96.42 cc/m2-day and their water vapor permeability was 165.26±5.74 and 240.45±57.76 g/m2-day …

Modeling Production Of Aromatic From N-Paraffins With Chemical Equilibria, Thidarat Detsut

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Chemical Equilibrium models were constructed for modeling and developing the aromatic production model from the normal paraffin at the equilibrium of the reaction with catalysts, i.e. ZSM-5(80) and Mo2C. The models were verified under operating temperatures of 450-500 ° C under atmospheric pressure at 1 atm. By examining the accuracy by comparing the data calculated from each model with the value obtained from the corresponding experiments at the condition that the reaction is balanced. The suitable equilibrium model depends on the type of catalyst used in the system. The accuracy of all equilibrium models could be improved by specifying the …

The Synthesis Of Hyperbranched Epoxy Resin For Improvement Of Thermal, Mechanical, And Adhesion Properties Of Epoxy Adhesive, Tossapol Boonlert-Uthai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research aimed to synthesize and characterize the hyperbranched epoxy resin synthesized by A2 + B4 polycondensation reaction consisting of bisphenol A (BPA) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) as A2 monomers, pentaerythritol as B4 branching monomer, and epoxide end group. There were varying PEG contents of 0, 5, 10, and 15 wt% of BPA. It was found that the synthesized resins could be confirmed by identifying the important chemical bond and possible structure by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and H- and 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance (H-NMR and 13C-NMR) techniques. The 13C-NMR technique could identify the degree of branching (DB) of the synthesized …

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 …

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 …

Performance Analysis Of The Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell Coupling With Dry Methane Reforming, Wissawa Chalee

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The proton-conducting solid oxide electrolysis cell (H-SOEC) is a clean technology for syngas production from H2O and CO2 through electrochemical and chemical reactions. However, it gives low CO2 conversion and produces syngas product with high H2O content. Therefore, the H-SOEC coupling with a dry methane reforming process (H-SOEC/DMR) is proposed to improve its performance. The process flowsheet of the H-SOEC/DMR is developed by using Aspen Plus and used to evaluate the performance of H-SOEC/DMR. The performance analysis of the H-SOEC/DMR shows that under the temperature range of 1073-1273 K, the %CO2 and %CH4 conversions of higher than 90% and 80% …

Development Of Nickel Alloy Hydrogen Electrodes For Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell, Aritat Wongmaek

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The conventional nickel-yttrium stabilized zirconia (Ni-YSZ) cathode in solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) suffers from oxidation after exposed to steam during electrolysis for hydrogen production. The Ni-chromium (Cr)-iron (Fe) alloys with various compositions are introduced to improve cathode oxidation resistance. This study aims to study the effect of alloy contents and determine suitable fabrication method for SOEC cathode. The alloy containing cathode should satisfy both high electrochemical performance and low degradation rate. The content of Fe and Cr are varied in the range of 0-20%wt when the weight ratio of metal to YSZ is maintained constantly at 60:40. The SOEC …

The Endocytotic Fate Of A Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Supported Lipid Bylayer Crispr Delivery Vehicle, Angelea Maestas-Olguin

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Methane Dry Reforming Reaction On Cr, V, In, And Ga Supported Sapo-34 Zeolite, Ehigiator Festus Ojo

Masters Theses

”The CO₂ reforming of methane is a significant research area in mitigating and transforming two greenhouse gases for the production of syngas. The reaction has been investigated for four different promoted catalysts to determine their reactant's conversion, product’s selectivity, and their respective syngas ratios.

The catalytic test was investigated under atmospheric conditions at 600⁰C for 6.5h with a WHSV of 4800 ml g^-1 h^-1. The conversion and selectivity of catalysts 9Al 1V-inc SAPO-34, 9Al 1Cr-inc SAPO-34, 9Al 1Ga-inc SAPO-34, and 9Al 1In-inc SAPO-34 were analyzed. The CH₄ conversion for the different catalysts are, 9Al 1Cr-inc …

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 …

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 …

Production Of Bio-Jet Fuel From Palm Fatty Acid Distillate Over Bi-Functional Copd/Hzsm-12 Catalysts, Jarujit Chaowichitra

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Jet fuel is one of the major products from a petroleum refinery, its combustion emissions contribute to global warming. Therefore, bio-jet fuel is introduced to solve this problem. Palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) is an interesting feedstock for bio-jet fuel production via three reactions including deoxygenation, hydrocracking, and isomerization. In this study, the monometallic (Co and Pd) and bimetallic (CoPd and NiPd) supported on HZSM-12 zeolite with various metal loadings and bimetallic CoPd with various zeolite supports (HZSM-12, HZSM-5, and HY) were investigated in a continuous flow trickle bed reactor. The presence of bimetallic CoPd on HZSM-12 zeolite support enhanced …

The Study Of Sulfur Compounds For Oils Fingerprinting Application, Titiparn Prasantongkolmol

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Oil spills are one of the serious problems to marine and coastal environment worldwide. Besides the known incidents, a number of oil spills are unknown, which may come from both accident and unauthorized drainage. Moreover, the spills cause tarball to arise on the beach and the origin of tarballs are still subtle. Thus, the development of oil fingerprinting is important in order to identify the origin of oil spills and tarballs. Generally, the current standard technique is using GCxGC-TOFMS to analyze the biomarker compounds in oil such as hopane groups. However, this technique is expensive and requires long time for …

Pelletization Of Nickel Catalyst For Hydrogen Production From Glycerol Steam Reforming, Jinnawat Saengsawang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This work investigated the pelletization of Ni/Al2O3 catalyst for hydrogen production from glycerol steam reforming (GSR). Effects of preparation methods, binders, and pellet shapes (cylindrical/spherical) on the catalyst's physicochemical properties and catalytic performance in a fixed-bed reactor were considered. Freshly prepared catalyst was characterized with XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, SEM/EDX, H2-TPR, and H2-chemisorption. The crushing strength of the catalyst pellets was also evaluated by a hydraulic press. GSR was carried out at a water to glycerol molar ratio of 9: 1, a total liquid flow rate of 0.04 ml/min, 600 ºC, and 1 atm. Ni/Al2O3 catalyst pellets showed superior catalytic performance …

Reinforcing Natural Rubber Latex Foam With Nano And Micro Cellulose Fibers Via Dunlop Method, Sirilak Phomrak

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Natural rubber latex foam (NRLF) was reinforced with micro- and nano-cellulose at a loading content of 5-20 parts per hundred of rubber (phr) via the Dunlop process. Cellulose powder from eucalyptus pulp and bacterial cellulose (BC) was used as a microcellulose (MC) and nanocellulose (NC) reinforcing agent, respectively. NRLF, NRLF-MC, and NRLF-NC exhibited interconnected macroporous structures with a high porosity and a low-density. The forms contained pores with sizes in a range of 10-500 µm. As compared to MC, NC had a better dispersion inside the NRLF matrix and showed a higher adhesion to the NRLF matrix, resulting in a …

Prediction Of Catalyst Bed Density And Simulation Of Glycerol Steam Reformer For Hydrogen Production, Vorathorn Charoensuk

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

A simple method was proposed to generate a rigid model and to predict the packing density of catalyst using Blender software. It is a free and open-source 3D creation suite animating catalyst pellets freely falling into a container. The effects of different catalyst shapes (sphere and cylinder) and sizes (2–5 mm) on the packing density of catalyst bed were investigated. It was found that the void fraction decreased with decreasing catalyst pellet diameter for all reactor diameters (18-50 mm). Moreover, the void fraction decreased with increasing reactor size for all catalyst shapes and sizes. The results also showed that the …

Campaign Structure Distillation For Methyl Palmitate Separation From Palm Oil Biodiesel Using Vacuum Batch Distillation, Supakorn Songpanit

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nowadays, the competition of palm oil biodiesel production in Thailand will increase essentially in the sector for the next few years. Therefore, this study aims to find a new approach for converting palm oil biodiesel or fatty acid methyl ester mixture, into a specialty chemical to increase the value of palm oil biodiesel. Campaign structure distillation was considered to design a separation process using vacuum batch distillation, and turn only one batch process into the sequence of methyl ester cut as a continuous process. The objective is to study the effect of operating parameters on campaign structure distillation for methyl …

Synthesis Of Vanadium-Type Mg(Oet)2-Ziegler-Natta Catalystfor Ethylene/1-Hexene Copolymerization, Fah Chaitosa

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) is used in broad range applications in either commodity or engineering products. Besides a length of branches contained in the polymer chain, an amount and distribution also play key roles determining polymer properties. Vanadium-type Ziegler Natta catalyst is known that it could give high comonomer incorporation and use in elastomer production. However, only a few studies devoted to vanadium species and their effects on catalyst performances and polymer properties in long α-olefins copolymerization. In this study, reaction temperatures during catalyst preparation were intensively studied. The result in this part showed that the vanadium content was ca. …

Effects Of Pyridine-Based Electron Donors On Ziegler-Natta Catalyst Performance In Ethylene/1-Hexene Copolymerization, Natchayapak Phiromphu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) is a type of polymer that has been used in a wide range of applications because of its attractive mechanical properties. The mainly synthetic polyolefins are produced by supported Ziegler-Natta catalysts (ZN). The major components to modify ZN catalyst contain active Ti species precursor, aluminum alkyl cocatalyst, MgCl2 support and electron donor. The MgCl2-supported titanium catalysts have the multiple types of active centers. Thus, the copolymers having broad molecular weight distribution (MWD) and chemical composition distribution (CCD). However, the drawback of ZN catalyst is its very low comonomer insertion. In this research, the author would like …

Effects Of Alkyl-Substituted Aromatic Amines Of Polybenzoxazine On Friction And Wear Properties Of Brake Pads, Anun Wongpayakyotin

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This work aims to study the effects of alkyl-substituted aromatic amines of polybenzoxazine resins used as binders of non-asbestos friction composite materials. Effects of thermosetting resins (BA-ot, BA-mt, BA-pt, BA-a, and BA-35x) used as a binder of friction composite materials on thermal stability, dynamic mechanical properties, mechanical properties, and tribological performances are investigated. The different chemical networks of polybenzoxazine resulting in differences in the crosslink density and glass transition temperature (Tg) of friction composite materials. The enhancement of crosslink density values of polybenzoxazine composites (F-BA-ot < F-BA-pt < F-BA-a < F-BA-mt < F-BA-35x) resulting to bind other ingredients stronger and more tightly. From the experiment, it can be concluded that the higher crosslink density will result in higher thermal and mechanical properties, lower friction coefficient, and lesser specific wear rate.

การสังเคราะห์แคลเซียมออร์โทฟอสเฟตจากเกล็ดปลากะพงขาว, ชยพัทธ์ ธรรมนิพิท

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ปลากะพงขาวเป็นปลาเศรษฐกิจที่สำคัญของประเทศไทย เกล็ดปลากระพงถือเป็นของเสียจากอุตสาหกรรมแปรรูปอาหาร ซึ่งมีประมาณร้อยละ 4 ของน้ำหนัก เกล็ดจากปลากะพงขาวน้ำจืดที่ผลิตในประเทศไทยมีองค์ประกอบโดยน้ำหนักแห้งเป็นสารอนินทรีย์ร้อยละ 53.61 และสารอินทรีย์ร้อยละ 46.39 สภาวะที่เหมาะสมในการสกัดเกลือแร่โดยรักษาความคงตัวของโปรตีนคอลลาเจนที่อยู่ในเกล็ดปลา ระดับห้องปฏิบัติการ เริ่มจากการเตรียมเกล็ดปลาด้วยการล้างด้วยโซเดียมคลอไรด์ร้อยละ 10 ตามด้วยโซเดียมไฮดรอกไซด์ 0.1 โมลาร์ เพื่อกำจัดโปรตีนที่ไม่ใช่คอลลาเจนและไขมันออกโดยใช้ปฏิกิริยาไฮโดรไลซิส เกล็ดปลาถูกตัดให้มีขนาด 0.0625 ตารางเซนติเมตรและทุบให้แตกเพื่อเพิ่มพื้นที่ผิว จากนั้นจึงสกัดเกลือแร่โดยใช้กรดไฮโดรคลอริกความเข้มข้น 1 โมลาร์ เป็นเวลาอย่างน้อย 6 ชั่วโมง แล้วสะเทินกลับเกลือแร่ด้วยการปรับพีเอชของสารละลายเป็น 7 ด้วยโซเดียมไฮดรอกไซด์ และล้างโซเดียมคลอไรด์ที่เกิดจากการสะเทินด้วยน้ำปราศจากไอออนจำนวนมาก ผลจากวิธีการสกัดนี้ได้เกลือแร่ร้อยละ 52.97 โดยน้ำหนักแห้ง เกลือแร่นี้ถูกนำไปให้ความร้อนที่อุณหภูมิ 1100 องศาเซลเซียส ทำให้เกิดแคลเซียมออร์โทฟอสเฟตวัฏภาคผสมระหว่างไฮดรอกซีอะพาไทต์และเบต้า-ไตรแคลเซียมฟอสเฟต ซึ่งพบปริมาณเบต้า-ไตรแคลเซียมฟอสเฟตสูงสุดร้อยละ 79.85 เมื่อเปลี่ยนพีเอชของสารละลายในกระบวนนการสะเทินกลับเกลือแร่ให้มีความเป็นด่างมากขึ้น จะทำให้เกิดวัฏภาคเบต้า-ไตรแคลเซี่ยมฟอสเฟตน้อยลง แคลเซียมออร์โทฟอสเฟตที่ผลิตได้ไม่แสดงความเป็นพิษต่อเซลล์ผิวหนังหนู (L929) เมื่อทดสอบตามมาตรฐาน ISO10993-5 แบบทางอ้อม

Techno-Economic Analysis Of Alternative Processes For Alcohol-Assisted Methanol Synthesis From Carbon Dioxide And Hydrogen, Natthee Khunathorncharoenwong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The novel methanol production from carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) called alcohol-assisted process is simulated. Although the alcohol-assisted process allows the reduction in operating temperature and pressure, the subsequent product purification is complicated. Comparative studies between the conventional CO2 hydrogenation and the alcohol-assisted processes are carried out (case I-V). The alcohol-assisted processes present the opportunity of increasing the CO2 conversion per-pass and reducing the hydrogen consumption, the barriers in the conventional process. However, the product purifications remain challenging due to the azeotrope of methanol and by-products. Energy consumptions decrease in the feed and reaction sections of the alcohol-assisted processes …

เกราะแข็งกันกระสุนแบบหลายชั้นสมรรถนะสูงจากพอลิเบนซอกซาซีนคอมพอสิท : ผลของการเสริมแรงด้วยกราฟีน, ชุติมา มีสัจจานนท์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีจุดมุ่งหมายเพื่อพัฒนาวัสดุสำหรับใช้เป็นเกราะกันกระสุนคอมพอสิทแบบหลายชั้นจากวัสดุพอลิเบนซอกซาซีน-ยูรีเทนคอมพอสิท ที่เติมแผ่นกราฟีน (Graphene Nanoplatelets: GnPs) ปริมาณต่างๆ เสริมแรงด้วยเส้นใยอะรามิด เพื่อให้มีประสิทธิภาพในการต้านทานแรงปะทะทางขีปนะสูงขึ้นซึ่งมีตัวแปรที่สำคัญอย่างหนึ่งคือการดูดซับพลังงาน โดยศึกษาปริมาณการเติมแผ่นกราฟีนที่ 0.0, 0.25, 0.50, และ 0.75 เปอร์เซ็นต์โดยน้ำหนัก ต่อสมบัติทางกลของวัสดุ พบว่าการเติมแผ่นกราฟีนส่งผลต่อสมบัติทางกลของวัสดุ โดยการเติมปริมาณแผ่นกราฟีน 0.25 เปอร์เซ็นต์โดยน้ำหนัก เป็นปริมาณที่เหมาะสมที่สุดในการปรับปรุงสมบัติทางกลทั้งค่าความแข็งแรง มอดูลัส และโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งการดูดซับพลังงาน จึงเหมาะจะนำไปประยุกต์ใช้เป็นแผ่นดูดซับพลังงานของเกราะกันกระสุนคอมพอสิทแบบหลายชั้น และตรวจสอบความหนาของวัสดุคอมพอสิทที่เหมาะสมจะนำมาประยุกต์ใช้เป็นเกราะกันกระสุนคอมพอสิทแบบหลายชั้นโดยการจำลองด้วยโปรแกรม ANSYS AUTODYN รวมทั้งประเมินความสามารถในการต้านทานแรงปะทะทางขีปนะของเกราะกันกระสุนคอมพอสิทแบบหลายชั้นเมื่อทดสอบด้วยกระสุนขนาด 7.62 x 51 มม. ที่ความเร็วเฉลี่ย 847 ± 9.1 เมตรต่อวินาที และกระสุนขนาด 5.56 x 45 มม. ที่ความเร็วเฉลี่ย 950 ± 9.1 เมตรต่อวินาที ตามมาตรฐาน NIJ 0101.06 ในระดับภัยคุกคาม 3 หรือสูงกว่า พบว่าเกราะกันกระสุนคอมพอสิทแบบหลายชั้นที่ประกอบด้วยแผ่นที่ 1 วัสดุพอลิเบนซอกซาซีนคอมพอสิท เสริมแรงด้วยเส้นใยแก้ว แผ่นที่ 2 แผ่นโลหะ และแผ่นที่ 3 วัสดุพอลิเบนซอกซาซีน-ยูรีเทนคอมพอสิท เสริมแรงด้วยแผ่นกราฟีนที่ 0.25 เปอร์เซ็นต์โดยน้ำหนักและเส้นใยอะรามิด สามารถต้านทานการเจาะทะลุจากกระสุนทั้งสองชนิดได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ

Online Model Predictive Control Of A Nonisothermal And Nonisobaric Membrane Reactor For Water-Gas Shift Reaction Applications, Jacob Martin Douglas

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Online Model Predictive Control of a Nonisothermal and Nonisobaric Membrane Reactor for Water-Gas Shift Reaction Applications Jacob M. Douglas Modern hydrogen production units are tasked with producing the most hydrogen possible while dealing with flow variations caused by changing power demands. Classical methods for hydrogen production employing the water-gas shift reaction are governed by equilibrium limitations that take effect at high temperatures and high concentrations of H2 (Georgis, et al., 2014). The implementation of a membrane reactor with temperature control enables the hydrogen concentration and temperature to reach an equilibrium at a higher concentration of H2. Another challenge that is …

Confirmation Of Data-Driven Reservoir Modeling Using Numerical Reservoir Simulation, Al Hasan Mohamed Al Haifi

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Data driven reservoir modeling, also known as Top-Down Model (TDM), is an alternative to the traditional numerical reservoir simulation technique. Data driven reservoir modeling is a new technology that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to build full-field reservoir models using field measurements (data - facts) instead of mathematical formulations that represent our current understanding of the physics of the fluid flow through porous media. TDM combines all field measurements into a comprehensive reservoir model to predict the production from each well in a field with multiple wells.

There are many opinions, speculations and criticism about not using the physics-based …

Design And Implementation Of Model Predictive Control Strategies For Improved Power Plant Cycling, Xin He

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Design and Implementation of Model Predictive Control Strategies for Improved Power Plant Cycling

Xin He

With the increasing focus on renewable energy sources, traditional power plants such as coal-fired power plants will have to cycle their load to accommodate the penetration of renewables into the power grid. Significant overshooting and oscillatory performance may occur during cycling operations if classical feedback control strategies are employed for plantwide control. To minimize the impact when power plants are operating away from their designed conditions, model-based optimal control strategies would need to be developed for improved power plant performance during cycling.

In this thesis, …

Towards Sustainable Production Of Chemicals And Fuels From The Fast Pyrolysis Of Waste Polyolefin Plastics, Ulises Gracida Alvarez

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

The increasing amount of plastic waste (PW) generation has become an important concern due to the leveled-off recycling rates. Therefore, governmental agencies around the world, including state governments in the United States, have proposed initiatives to minimize the amount of PW that is landfilled and encourage recycling or energy recovery. Circular economy is a strategy that attempts on reusing PW to produce new polymers while avoiding its disposal and the use of virgin material. Chemical recycling raises an interesting technology prospect due to the potential reduction of pollutant emissions and the establishment of a circular economy through the production of …

Exploring The Role And Impact Of Microscale Phenomena On Electrode, Microdevice, And Cellular Function, Sanaz Habibi

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Microfluidic technologies enable the development of portable devices to perform multiple high-resolution unit operations with small sample and reagent volumes, low fabrication cost, facile operation, and quick response times. Microfluidic platforms are expected to effectively interpret both wanted and unwanted phenomena; however, a comprehensive evaluation of the unwanted phenomena has not been appropriately investigated in the literature. This work explored an attenuative evaluation of unwanted phenomena, also called here as secondary phenomena, in a unique approach.

Upon electric field utilization within microfluidic devices, electrode miniaturization improves device sensitivity. However, electrodes in contact with medium solution can yield byproducts that can …