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THE EFFECTS OF RANDOM AND CONTROLLED LATERAL CONFINEMENT ON SURFACTANT ADSORPTION
(2018-07-31)
Abstract
The effects of temperature and surface roughness on the mass and viscoelasticity of an adsorbed surfactant layer were monitored using the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D). Adsorption isotherms ...
FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT TO OBTAIN THIN FILM COATINGS ON SOLID SURFACES USING ADMICELLAR POLYMERIZATION
(2015-05-08)
Hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties are imparted on solid surfaces to enhance the properties of surfaces. From over a decade several methods have been employed to impart thin film coatings onto surfaces. Apart from ...
Simultaneous cracking of phenolic compounds and hydrocarbons over zeolites
(2014)
Co-processing bio-oils with hydrocarbons in conventional refinery processes has been considered as a promising strategy for upgrading and producing fuels from alternative sources. Co-feeding the phenolic fraction to the ...
Investigating basic characteristics of turbulence in channel flows using Lagrangian concepts
(2012)
Many examples of turbulent motion of particles in nature can be better perceived through the concept of backwards turbulent dispersion. Some examples include pollutants in atmosphere or oceans reaching populated human or ...
Carbon Nanotubes as Catalyst Supports in Biphasic Systems
(2016-05)
Carbon nanotubes are studied as catalyst supports in biphasic (oil and water)
systems. In the first part the relationships between a carbon nanotubes properties before
and after functionalization and the influence those ...
Conversion of Oxygenates from Biomass-Derived Compounds over Supported Metal Catalysts
(2012)
The increasing consumption and phase-out of conventional fuels has caused the tremendous interest of our society in making use of renewable energy resources such as biomass. In response to this interest, bio-oil produced ...
Role of metal and acid catalytic functions in the liquid phase upgrading of biomass-derived compounds
(2018-05)
With higher demanding of fossil fuels and the growing problems of the greenhouse effect and global warming, biofuels have drawn much attention in the research study to understand the chemistry and seek the solution to the ...
INTERFACIALLY ACTIVE CARBON NANOTUBE HYBRIDS FOR RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
(2013-12)
This work examines the different aspects of stabilizing and propagating interfacially active carbon nanohybrids for oil field applications. The progress achieved during the last four years was quite impressive towards the ...
Computational investigation of non-covalent stabilization of nanoparticle suspensions and their propagation in porous media
(2016)
In this study, Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD) and Lagrangian Particle Tracking (LPT) methods were used to investigate computationally the non-covalent stabilization of carbon nanotubes (CNT) in water by using polymers ...
CATALYTIC ACYLATION, HYDROGENATION AND HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF LIGNIN-DERIVED AROMATIC MOLECULES
(2018-05-12)
Lignin-derived phenolic molecules are studied for three different chemistries including acylation, hydrogenation and hydrodeoxygenation. Acylation is an effective C-C bond forming reaction to condense acetic acid and ...