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Superhyrophobicity and structures of adsorbed silane coupling agents on silica and diatomaceous earth
(2016-07)
Superhydrophobic coatings were prepared using fluorosilane treated diatomaceous earth (DE) with either polyurethane or epoxy binders and the results were compared. The water contact angles were studied as a function of the ...
Synthesis and applications of early transition metal oxides
(2014-05)
An optimized synthesis of sodium molybdenum bronze was presented using 1/3 of the expensive Na2MoO4*2H2O buffer as the conventional method. The need for a N2 atmosphere was also eliminated. Further, the reaction time was ...
Thermal analysis of polymers adsorbed on silica and the functionalized mesoporous silica and its application to the adsorption of volatile organic compounds
(2015-07)
The thermal behavior of adsorbed poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) on silica was determined using temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC). PVAc samples with different molecular masses (260, 170 and 100 ...
Composites of carbon nanotubes
(2008-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this research was to study various methods of incorporation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) with polymers for producing electrically conductive polystyrene composites. ...
Anisotropic elastic moduli for crystalline hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine from Monte Carlo calculations and molecular dynamic simulations of the unimolecular dissociation of 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine
(2007-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this work was two fold. First to determine an efficient means by which to determine the elastic tensor from fluctuation data, specifically, data from Monte Carlo molecular dynamics ...
I. Steric effects in the synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-4-(1H)-quinolinones by the tandem Michael-SNAr reactionII. Synthesis of Nitrogen heteroarotinoids for anticancer activityIII. Synthetic study of supramolecular compounds
(2013-07)
In the initial project, a one-pot tandem reaction sequence was developed for the preparation of 2,3-dihydro-4-(1H)-quinolinones by a Michael addition-SNAr reaction sequence. The steric environment of the Michael terminus ...
Computational studies of molybdenum oxide clusters and environmental corrosion of iron and zinc
(2014-07)
This dissertation describes two creative activities. The first is a computational study of molybdenum oxide clusters and the other is an experimental study of the corrosion of metals. The first effort covers three topics. ...