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Determination of filming and alkalizing amines using LC-MS and the influence of these amines on ion exchange resin properties
(2017-07)
In steam turbine power plants, filming amines are injected into the steam header to coat and protect pipe surfaces against corrosion. Alkalizing amines are added to the boiler feed water to control pH of the condensate in ...
Development of superhydrophobicity in silane treated diatomaceous earth and polymer coatings
(2016-12)
This dissertation describes the development of superhydrophobicity in fluorosilane treated diatomaceous earth (DE) particles and polymer coatings. The amount of silane coupling agent on the surface of DE particles has been ...
Design, synthesis and characterization of organic semiconductors: From eumelanin-inspired organic materials to novel electron acceptors
(2018-07)
Eumelanin, the black-brown variety of natural pigment melanin, is a fascinating material owing to its multifunctional physicochemical properties, such as broad-band absorption spectrum, antioxidant and free radical scavenging ...
Reactive azolyl intermediates: Generation via photocatalysis and synthetic utility
(2017-12)
We have conducted a systematic study of photocatalyst-mediated electron transfer from amines to 2-haloazoles with a particular interest in the nature, reactivity, and utility of the intermediates that can be generated. ...
Development and design of nanomaterial reagents in conjunction with new methods for their synthetic applications
(2014-07)
This Ph.D. deals with the integration of nanotechnology with organometallic/ organic synthetic technologies. The first part of this research sought to develop a library of novel molecular gears programmed to exploit ...
Modular synthesis of amphiphilic networks with guest-host capabilities
(2015-05)
Herein is described a controlled modular method for nanoscopic polymer network synthesis. Nodal points, such as cyclodextrins, are well defined, as are the cross-linking tie chains (e.g. polyethylene oxide), which are of ...
Synthetic, structural, spectroscopic, catalytic and mechanistic studies of palladium complexes with bidentate carbene ligands
(2011-05)
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Oxidative behavior and thermal stability of C60 colloidal suspensions in water and C60/gamma-cyclodextrin polymer networks
(2014-12)
Since its discovery in 1985, buckminsterfullerene (C60) has been extensively studied due to its unique properties and it's now being produced in multi-ton quantities. The ability to form stable aqueous C60 colloids (known ...
Computational investigation of the effect of spin-crossing on the dissociation of chloro- and dichlorobenzene on the silicon (100) surface and the mechanical and electronic properties of cobalt doped zinc oxide
(2017-07)
The adsorption and dissociation of chlorobenzene and dichlorobenzene on the Si(100) surface was modeled using hydrogen terminated silicon clusters within the density functional theory framework. Using single dimer to much ...
Variable selection to improve classification in structure-activity studies and spectroscopic analysis
(2016-05)
A genetic algorithm for variable selection to improve classifications is explored and validated on a wide range of data. In one study, 147 tetralin and indan musks and nonmusks compiled from the literature for the purpose ...