Chemical Engineering
This is the collection for the University of Waterloo's Department of Chemical Engineering .
Research outputs are organized by type (eg. Master Thesis, Article, Conference Paper).
Waterloo faculty, students, and staff can contact us or visit the UWSpace guide to learn more about depositing their research.
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Novel SiCNW-Si/SiOₓ-graphite based composite anode materials for Li-ion battery
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-16)Over the past years, the extensive use of graphite as an anode material in a Li-ion battery (LIB) led to its commercialization and use as the standard anode material in a LIB. The use of graphite as an anode material in ... -
Na0.66(Ni0.13Mn0.54Co0.13)O2 Cathode Coated with Alucone by Molecular Layer Deposition for Sodium Ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-16)The importance of batteries has skyrocketed in the twentieth century due to an impending energy crisis arising from a dependence on fossil fuels. Global warming has alerted the world to the environmental dangers of fossil ... -
Development of Flexible Lithium Sulfur Batteries Based on Laser-Induced Graphene
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-13)Emerging technologies have become increasingly advanced with flexible components and are integrated into various interfaces, finding themselves in applications such as rollable displays, wearable technologies and e-textiles. ... -
Designing Polymeric Sensing Materials for Analyte Detection and Related Mechanisms
(Wiley, 2016-02)A systematic approach is used to design and tailor sensing materials for targeted analytes and specific applications. An example is used to demonstrate how potential sensing materials can be designed based on the chemical ... -
Design of Novel Titanium Dioxide-Based Multifunctional Electrochemical Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-07)Increasing energy demands as well as the depletion of traditional resources has led to the development and improvement of energy conversion and storage technologies. Today, two major concerns are development of renewable ... -
Phosphoric Acid Doped Polybenzimidazole-Based Membrane Electrode Assembly for a Highly Sensitive and Selective Acetone Gas Sensor
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-03)The increase in demand for small, inexpensive and portable gas sensors, which are sensitive and reliable, have generated much of the research interest toward solid oxide metal-based acetone gas sensors. However, despite ... -
Graphene and Glass Flake Nanocomposites Coatings for Corrosion Mitigation in Chloride Rich Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-02)Inspired by the needs for the preparation of protective coatings with enhanced protection properties especially corrosion resistance in the oil and gas industry, the research focuses on the synthesis and the evaluation of ... -
Embellished hollow spherical catalyst boosting activity and durability for oxygen reduction reaction
(Elsevier, 2018-09)Transition metals hybridized to heteroatom doped carbon material can be regarded as the most promising non-noble candidate for boosting the sluggish kinetics of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, it has always been ... -
Supplementing glycosylation: A review of applying nucleotide-sugar precursors to growth medium to affect therapeutic recombinant protein glycoform distributions
(Elsevier, 2018-09-01)Glycosylation is a critical quality attribute (CQA) of many therapeutic proteins, particularly monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), and is a major consideration in the approval of biosimilar biologics due to its effects to ... -
Binary vs. ternary reactivity ratios: Appropriate estimation procedures with terpolymerization data
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)There is a widely accepted analogy between copolymerization and terpolymerization mechanisms that has allowed researchers to use reactivity ratios obtained for binary pairs (from copolymerization experiments) in models ... -
Shear Viscosity of Poly (acrylamide/acrylic acid) Solutions
(Wiley, 2016-02-22)Acrylamide (AAm)/Acrylic acid (AAc) copolymers are being used in a wide spectrum of applications, from which enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is the target application in this research study. The shear viscosity of the copolymer ... -
Spontaneous weaving: 3D porous PtCu networks with ultrathin jagged nanowires for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction
(Elsevier, 2018-11-15)We report a simple and efficient surfactant-free method to prepare 3D porous PtCu networks with ultrathin jagged nanowires and controllable composition. The morphological evolution and the influential effects of the important ... -
Nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon polyhedrons embedded with highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles as a highly efficient and stable hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst
(Elsevier, 2017-10-01)The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a promising alternative method of producing clean and renewable hydrogen resources. Although Pt-based nanomaterials are the most efficient catalysts for HER, their poor stability ... -
Effect of hemin, baicalein and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) enzyme activity inhibitors on Cd-induced accumulation of HO-1, HSPs and aggresome-like structures in Xenopus kidney epithelial cells
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)Cadmium is a highly toxic environmental pollutant that can cause many adverse effects including cancer, neurological disease and kidney damage. Aquatic amphibians are particularly susceptible to this toxicant as it was ... -
Aqueous intercalation-type electrode materials for grid-level energy storage: Beyond the limits of lithium and sodium
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)Intermittent, fluctuational, and unpredictable features of renewable energy require grid-level energy storage (GES). Among various types of GES, aqueous electrochemical storage is undoubtedly the most promising method due ... -
Metal-organic frameworks derived platinum-cobalt bimetallic nanoparticles in nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules as a highly active and durable catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction
(Elsevier, 2018-06-05)Pt-based nanomaterials are regarded as the most efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). However, widespread adoption of PEMFCs requires solutions ... -
Continuous Modification of Polypropylene Via Photoinitiation
(Wiley, 2015-07-03)A twin screw extruder was used for continuous modification of polypropylene (PP) via UV radiation. Long chain branches were incorporated in the PP backbone to modify its rheological properties. Benzophenone (BPH) as ... -
Systematic Approaches to Identification of Dynamic Flux Balance Models
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-11)Mathematical modelling of biological systems is an essential tool for better understanding and for optimizing biological processes. Simulating the experiments before performing them is a time-saving strategy when seeking ... -
Recent progress in carbon dioxide (CO2) as feedstock for sustainable materials development: Co-polymers and polymer blends
(Elsevier, 2018-06-06)Combustion of fossil fuels and many other industrial activities inevitably produces carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released into the atmosphere and is currently deemed to be among the major contributors to global warming. ... -
Petroleomic analysis of the treatment of naphthenic organics in oil sands process-affected water with buoyant photocatalysts
(Elsevier, 2018-09-15)The persistence of toxicity associated with the soluble naphthenic organic compounds (NOCs) of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) implies that a treatment solution may be necessary to enable safe return of this water ...
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