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Neutral monolithic capillary columns with alkyl and aryl ligands for reversed-phase capillary electrochromatography
(2010-07)
Scope and Method of Study:
Simultaneous spectrophotometric and chemometric determination of cholesterol and mono-/polyunsaturated fatty acids
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The ultimate goal of this research project was to complete the development of a simple, direct alternative method for the simultaneous quantitative determination of cholesterol and polyunsaturated ...
Self-assembled polymer nanocomposites and their networks
(2013-12)
This dissertation describes new routes to synthesize polymer nanocomposite networks via self-assembly. Polymerizable structure directing agents (referred to as surfmers) obtained by end-group functionalization preserves ...
Tailoring of polymer-nanomaterial interactions
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this research work is to investigate polymer nanomaterial interaction to understand the properties of the polymer nanocomposites. The first part of the dissertation explored the ...
Development of cross coupling reactions with earth abundant metals
(2016-12)
The ability to prepare complex molecules has been advanced and enabled by crosscoupling reactions as exemplified by the 2010 Nobel Prize being awarded to the progenitors of palladium catalyzed cross-coupling technology. ...
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 ...
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. ...