Browsing Theses by Subject "Silane"
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Chemical Modification of Polypropylene with Organo-functional Silanes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-05)Conventional polypropylene (PP) suffers at higher service temperatures and its poor melt strength limits its application in some processes. PP also lacks functional groups necessary for good adhesion to synthetic or natural ... -
Oil Adsorption Performance and Efficiency Study on Novel Silane Functionalized Graphene Polyurethane Sponge
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)Oil-water separation has been vital in many aspects of our society’s operations. This is particularly highlighted during the environmental cleanups of industrial oily wastes and disasters involving petroleum oil spills. ... -
Towards Designing Composite membranes for CO2 Separation: The Inclusion of Hybrid TiO2-PEG Structures and the Study of their Interfaces
(University of Waterloo, 2015-11-26)This thesis work aims towards designing hybrid membranes for CO2 separation in the post-combustion process. The different methods of existing technologies are compared and assessed for their merit, and the decision of using ...