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Investigation on using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as Desorbing and Reaction Medium in the Surfactant Production Process
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-22)To date, an estimated 70% of energy consumed comes from fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas. The major source of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions comes from combustion of these fossil fuels. Sulfur dioxide is a ... -
Investigations into Impedance Tuners for the Next Generation of Communication Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-03)Novel communication systems, including 5G and the upcoming 6G cellular networks and software defined/cognitive radio technologies, call for compact, multi-band, and reconfigurable circuit components. Specifically, stringent ... -
INVESTIGATIONS OF KINETIC ASPECTS IN NITROXIDE-MEDIATED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-24)An experimental and modeling investigation of nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization (NMRP) of styrene using 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) as controller is presented. The objective was to examine the ... -
Investigations on Colloidal Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles in a Two-phase Liquid-liquid System
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-23)Synthesis of copper nanoparticles by a colloidal recipe in a two-phase liquid-liquid mixture (toluene/water) was investigated. The synthesis recipe used in this work was originally applied for the fabrication of alkylamine-capped ... -
Investigations on Drag Reduction by Interactions between Polymer and Surfactant and Polymer and Polymer
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-22)A large amount of studies have been carried out on pipeline flow with several kinds of drag reducing agents, especially polymers and surfactants. Drag reducing agents, by definition, are additives which help suppress or ... -
Investing Flow over an Airfoil at Low Reynolds Numbers Using Novel Time-Resolved Surface Pressure Measurements
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-12)An aluminum NACA 0018 airfoil testbed was constructed with 95 static pressure taps and 25 embedded microphones to enable novel time-resolved measurements of surface pressure. The main objective of this investigation is to ... -
An Investment Decision under the Clean Development Mechanism: A Real Options Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-08)One of the main challenges that investors in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project face is the management of the volatility of the price of Certified Emission Reduction (CERs). Large scale CDM projects require a ... -
Investment Planning Models and Optimal Incentive Design for System Planners and Investors to Integrate Renewables
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-14)Emissions from fossil fuel based energy sources is a global concern with respect to environmental degradation. Thus, a diversification of energy sources in the supply mix of power systems to include renewable sources of ... -
Invisible Boundaries
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-12)Within Buenos Aires there exists a boundary between the formal, planned developments of the middle class and the informal, organically-developed self-built housing of the poor. Villa 31, an informal settlement located near ... -
An ion conductive polyimide encapsulation: New insight and significant performance enhancement of sodium based P2 layered cathodes
(Elsevier, 2019-11)It is essential to stabilize the surface of P2 layered cathode materials at high cut-off voltages (>4.3 V) in order to construct high-energy sodium ion batteries (SIB) that are promising for commercial application. When ... -
Ionic Liquid Assisted Composite Ceramic-Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-11)Facing demands for smaller and more powerful batteries to keep pace with technological advances, as the conventional lithium-ion battery (LIB) is reaching its inherent physicochemical limit, new electrode materials must ... -
Ionic liquid/surfactant mixtures as multi-functional electrolytes for graphene-based supercapacitors
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-26)Supercapacitors store energy by the restructuring of ions at the electrode/electrolyte interface under an applied potential. Supercapacitors bridge the gap between batteries, which are high energy density devices, and ... -
Ionic-complementary Peptide Modified Electrode for Biosensing Application
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-17)Self-assembling peptides have emerged as new nanobiomaterials and received considerable attention in the areas of nanoscience and biomedical engineering. One important type is the ionic-complementary peptide, which contains ... -
IP Mobility Support in Multi-hop Vehicular Communications Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-28)The combination of infrastructure-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-vehicle communications, namely the multi-hop Vehicular Communications Network (VCN) , appears as a promising solution for the ubiquitous access to IP services in ... -
Iron Nanoparticles for In Situ Chemical Oxidation
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-09)Recently, metal nanoparticles have attracted the attention of researchers in several fields of study due to their high surface area and other unique properties. Using metal nanoparticles as a component of an in situ ... -
Irreversible Oxidation Reaction in Aqueous Rechargeable Zn-MnO2 Batteries and Its Elimination for High Reversibility at Low Current Density
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-30)With the ascending requirements of global energy storage, secondary batteries are receiving significant attentions. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been dominating the market over the decades because of their superior ... -
THE ISLINGTON GALLERY OF ART: An Architectural Implementation of the 'Third Place'
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-22)This thesis proposes turning a Toronto subway station into a gallery that will display temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. Islington subway station, on the corner of Bloor Street West and Islington Avenue, will ... -
Issues in Computer Vision Data Collection: Bias, Consent, and Label Taxonomy
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-30)Recent success of the convolutional neural network in image classification has pushed the computer vision community towards data-rich methods of deep learning. As a consequence of this shift, the data collection process ... -
Issues in Implementation of Public Key Cryptosystems
(University of Waterloo, 2006)A new class of moduli called the low-weight polynomial form integers (LWPFIs) is introduced. LWPFIs are expressed in a low-weight, monic polynomial form, <em>p</em> = <em>f</em>(<em>t</em>). While the generalized ... -
"It felt like I was part of the data": Comparing Mouse, Touch, and Physical Interaction with Visualizations
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-28)With my two exploratory studies I contribute a deeper understanding of the different experiences people have when manipulating data representations using mouse, touch, and physical interaction. To uncover experiences rather ...