• Straw Pressboard Composites 

  Meng, Chong (University of Waterloo, 2020-06-15)

  To fully explore the potential of wheat straw and expand its use in composite applications, this thesis aimed to develop a feasible and effective manufacturing method for wheat straw based polymer pressboard composites. ...

• Characterization and Improvement of Oxygen Mass Transfer in a Rocking Disposable Bioreactor 

  Bai, Yun (University of Waterloo, 2020-06-04)

  Rocking disposable bioreactors use a cyclic rocking motion to induce mixing and oxygen transfer from the headspace gas into the liquid and are a novel type of bioreactor currently suitable for smaller-scale cell growth. ...

• Data Driven Modelling and Optimization of MEA Absorption Process for CO2 Capture 

  Shalaby, Abdelhamid (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-27)

  Global warming is a rising issue and there are many research studies aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon capture and storage technologies improved throughout the years to contribute as a solution to this ...

• In vitro model for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy and its effects on corneal endothelial cells 

  Jain, Deepak (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-22)

  Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FED), a corneal endothelium disease, is one of the leading causes for corneal transplantation. During disease progression, Descemet membrane’s (DM), the corneal endothelial basement membrane, ...

• Solar light active silver/iron oxide/zinc oxide heterostructure for photodegradation of ciprofloxacin, transformation products and antibacterial activity 

  Kaur, Amandeep; Anderson, William A.; Tanvir, Shazia; Kumar Kansal, Sushil (Elsevier, 2019-12-01)

  This paper reports on the multitasking potential of a silver/iron oxide/zinc oxide (Ag/Fe2O3/ZnO) heterostructure, which was used for the photocatalytic decomposition of ciprofloxacin (CPX) and bacterial disinfection. The ...

• Mucoadhesive Nanocomposite Derived from Cellulose Nanocrystal and Chitosan for the Delivery of Hydrophobic Compounds 

  Kim, Dae Sung (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-19)

  The sea lice are a major ectoparasite of salmon aquaculture that anchor to host fish’s mucus membrane, epidermis, and vascular system, thereby compromising the fish immunity. The surging amount of sea lice has caused ...

• Understanding the Sf9 – Baculovirus Expression Vector System: Exploring the Metabolic Basis of the Cell Density Effect through Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Flow Cytometry Analysis of Fluorescent Protein Accumulation 

  Pritchard-Oh, Alexander (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)

  It is well established that the baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS) can serve as an important, effective production system for various biologicals. Knowing that the cells can serve as a production platform is ...

• Nanostructured catalyst design to improve ultrafine Pt nanoparticle utilization and stability for PEMFCs 

  Jauhar, Mohd Altamash (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)

  Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is an electrochemical device which efficiently converts chemical energy stored in hydrogen and oxygen into electricity and water. Widely regarded as promising alternative ...

• Water Based Polyurethane Multi-Functional Composites 

  Si, Pengxiang (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-13)

  Polyurethanes (PUs) are a class of versatile polymers that exhibit various mechanical, physical, chemical and biological properties depending on their structure and morphology. Polyurethanes (PUs) have been employed in a ...

• Polypyrrole-Graphene based Flexible Supercapacitors 

  Bhargava, Priya (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-13)

  The high interest in wearable technologies has inspired an increased demand for portable, flexible energy storage devices. Currently, most commercial electrochemical energy storage units, such as supercapacitors, are ...

• Utilization of Biorenewable Polymers for Functional Applications 

  Panchal, Prachi (University of Waterloo, 2020-04-30)

  The need to transition to more sustainable and renewable technology has resulted in a focus on the two bio-renewable polymers, cellulose and lignin. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and lignin can be the materials of the ...

• Enhanced Cellulose Fiber for Polymer Composites 

  Casetta, Douglas (University of Waterloo, 2020-04-29)

  In recent years, interest in renewable, environmentally friendly and low-cost materials has grown and has become a global trend. In view of the high consumption of petrochemical plastics that use reinforcing agents such ...

• Development of Electrodes and Coatings for Sodium Ion Energy Storage 

  Or, Tyler (University of Waterloo, 2020-04-28)

  Sodium-ion energy storage technologies have recently garnered interest due to potential constraints in the supply of lithium in the distant future assuming that lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely adopted for large-scale ...

• Visualization of bivariate sequence length-chain length distribution in free radical copolymerization 

  Saeb, Mohammad Reza; Mohammadi, Yousef; Rastin, Hadi; Kermaniyan, Tayebeh Sadat; Penlidis, Alexander (Wiley, 2017-08)

  Copolymer properties and processability depend on copolymer microstructure, i.e., copolymer composition and monomer unit arrangements along copolymer chains. To predict ultimate properties of copolymers, one needs complete ...

• Intrinsic Capacitance, Charge Storage Mechanisms, and Defect Engineering of Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets 

  Chen, Jialu (University of Waterloo, 2020-04-23)

  Single layer 2D materials such as the metallic, 1T polymorph of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) hold significant promise for next-generation supercapacitors due to their high theoretical surface area and ability to be assembled ...

• Evaluation of Natural and Synthetic Sorbents for Oil Spill Clean-up Applications 

  Hakami, Abdulelah Ali (University of Waterloo, 2020-04-22)

  Oil products have become an important commodity in the world. However, the world oil demand has been increased due to the growing global population, and as long as oil transportation worldwide continues to increase, many ...

• Hydrophobic Modifications of Cellulose Nanocrystals for Anticorrosion and Polymer Coating Applications 

  Ly, Malin (University of Waterloo, 2020-04-20)

  Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) is a robust, renewable and green nanorods, which has a potential as an excellent reinforcing and multi-functional filler for polymers used in coating and other applications. CNC contains ...

• Modelling and Optimization of a Pilot-Scale Entrained Flow gasifier using Artificial Neural Networks 

  Wang, Han (University of Waterloo, 2020-03-04)

  In this research, the construction and validation of both ANN and RNN models was presented to accurately and efficiently predict both steady state and dynamic performance of a pilot-scale gasifier unit. The corresponding ...

• A density functional theory analysis on syngas adsorption on NiO (100) surface 

  Yuan, Yue; Dong, Xiuqin; Ricardez-Sandoval, Luis (Elsevier, 2019-12-31)

  Oxygen carrier (OC) design can effectively improve the performance of chemical looping combustion (CLC) and realize fossil fuel combustion at low energy-cost CO2 capture. This study describes the adsorption principles of ...

• Nonlinear model predictive control of a multiscale thin film deposition process using artificial neural networks 

  Kimaev, Grigoriy; Ricardez-Sandoval, Luis A. (Elsevier, 2019-11-02)

  The purpose of this study was to employ Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) to develop data-driven models that would enable the shrinking horizon nonlinear model predictive control of a computationally intensive stochastic ...

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