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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Simultaneous Removal of Ammonia and Phosphorus from Wastewater in a Continuous Flow Vertical Bioreactor
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-21)The objective of this PhD thesis was to study, develop and analyze an effective bioreactor and biological process to simultaneously remove nitrogen and phosphorus compounds from wastewater with minimum requirements for ... -
Ethyl Cellulose Nanoparticles in Multiphase Systems: Foams, Emulsions, and Porous Media
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-18)Adsorption-mediated self-assembly of ethyl cellulose (EC) nanoparticles at fluid interfaces, driven by reduction in interfacial energy, is shown to lead to stabilization of emulsions and foams. A multiscale approach is ... -
Multiscale modeling in mathematical programming: Application of Clustering
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-18)Integration across decision levels of a supply chain is a key point in improving returns on investment. For example, planning and scheduling are usually carried out separately although they are interdependent of each other. ... -
Nanocarbon-containing High Power Cathode for Rechargeable Hybrid Aqueous Battery
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-11)Aqueous batteries have been considered to be one of the most suitable large-scale energy storage systems that require excellent safety, low cost and high power. A new secondary aqueous Zn/LiMn2O4 battery system, called ... -
Pore network modeling of reaction-diffusion in hierarchical porous particles: the effects of microstructure
(Elsevier, 2017-07-24)A general framework based on pore network modeling is presented for simulation of reactive transport in a porous catalyst with a hierarchy of porosity. The proposed framework is demonstrated in the context of steady state ... -
Rheology and Flow Behavior of Starch Nanoparticle Dispersion
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-10)With the extensive awareness of environment friendly around the world, more and more researchers are currently developing and modifying bio-based materials that have various potential applications in different fields, such ... -
Advanced Nanostructure Materials for Hybrid Supercapacitors
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-05)Hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) are electrochemical devices that combine the characteristics of batteries and supercapacitors in one asymmetric cell. Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) and supercapacitors (SCs) represent two ends ... -
Case Studies with Mathematical Modeling of Free-radical Multi-component Bulk/Solution Polymerizations:Part 2
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)In Part 2 of this series of two extensive overviews of multi-component polymerization case studies, we again present mathematical modeling results with experimental confirmations. Part 2 represents a refinement and ... -
Simulation-based Design of Temperature-responsive Nematic Elastomers
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-16)Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a class of polymer networks which involve the incorporation of liquid crystal (LC) molecules into their polymer backbone or side chain. This results in anisotropy in their mechanical, ... -
Developing Control Strategies to Regulate Dissolved Oxygen Levels in a Biological Fermenter
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-16)Vaccine development comprises multiple stages, the first of which typically involves cultivating an organism in a microbial fermenter to produce a vaccine product. In order to ensure the optimal synthesis of the vaccine ... -
Manipulating the sleeping beauty mutase operon for the production of 1-propanol in engineered Escherichia coli
(BioMed Central, 2013-09-28)Background: While most resources in biofuels were directed towards implementing bioethanol programs, 1-propanol has recently received attention as a promising alternative biofuel. Nevertheless, no microorganism has been ... -
Construction and analysis of a genetically tuneable lytic phage display system
(Springer, 2013-09-01)The Bacteriophage lambda capsid protein gpD has been used extensively for fusion polypeptides that can be expressed from plasmids in Escherichia coli and remain soluble. In this study, a genetically controlled dual expression ... -
Critical assessment of influenza VLP production in Sf9 and HEK293 expression systems
(BioMed Central, 2015-05-16)Background: Each year, influenza is responsible for hundreds of thousand cases of illness and deaths worldwide. Due to the virus' fast mutation rate, the World Health Organization (WHO) is constantly on alert to rapidly ... -
Treating Cell Culture Media with UV Irradiation against Adventitious Agents: Minimal Impact on CHO Performance
(Wiley, 2014-10-01)Sterility of cell culture media is an important concern in biotherapeutic processing. In large scale biotherapeutic production, a unit contamination of cell culture media can have costly effects. Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation ... -
Identifying model error in metabolic flux analysis - a generalized least squares approach
(BioMed Central, 2016-09-13)Background: The estimation of intracellular flux through traditional metabolic flux analysis (MFA) using an overdetermined system of equations is a well established practice in metabolic engineering. Despite the continued ... -
A correction method for systematic error in 1H-NMR time-course data validated through stochastic cell culture simulation
(BioMed Central, 2015-09-04)Background: The growing ubiquity of metabolomic techniques has facilitated high frequency time-course data collection for an increasing number of applications. While the concentration trends of individual metabolites can ... -
Impact of dissolved oxygen during UV-irradiation on the chemical composition and function of CHO cell culture media
(Public Library of Science, 2016-03-14)Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is advantageous as a sterilization technique in the biopharmaceutical industry since it is capable of targeting non-enveloped viruses that are typically challenging to destroy, as well as smaller ... -
Utilizing ‘Power-to-Gas’ Technology for Storing Energy and to Optimize the Synergy between Environmental Obligations and Economical Requirements
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-05)This work develops a generalized modeling framework using several approaches for assessing the feasibility of storing energy in order to demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of managing the existing power ... -
Hybrid Biocomposites with Starch Derived Nanoparticles and Cellulose Fibers
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-01)The use of natural polymers such as starch and cellulose in composites has gained significant popularity due to two main reasons: i) biopolymers increase the ratio of biodegradable and renewable content in most fossil-based ... -
Removal of N,N-dimethylacetamide from water by adsorption
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-24)Discharge of untreated industrial effluents containing N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) is hazardous to the environment. This study explores the separation of DMAc from wastewater using adsorption on activated carbons. In ...
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