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Design of Efficient Cobalt-based Bi-functional Catalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-24)Due to its high theoretical specific energy and low-cost, rechargeable zinc-air batteries have attracted tremendous attention as a promising next-generation energy conversion system. However, there are some challenges that ... -
Design of Functional Coating on Cellulose Nanocrystals for Advanced Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)As a result of the increasing demand for high-performance, sustainable consumer products, renewable materials with benign characteristics are receiving considerable attention. Among many renewable materials, cellulose ... -
Design of Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystals for Personal Care Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-10)Derived from the depths of rich, green Canadian forests; the discovery of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) has pushed the research and industrial community to find strategic alternatives to replace existing non-renewable ... -
Design of Improved Carbon Capture Solvents Using Molecular Simulation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-20)Study of the equilibrium compositions of complex chemically reacting systems by means of experimental measurements and thermodynamic modeling tools is of great interest and importance in chemistry, biology, and chemical ... -
The Design of Novel Functional Materials Based on Cellulose Nanocrystals/Nanofibrils
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-19)As the most abundant organic biomass on the planet, cellulose provides environmental, biocompatible and sustainable benefits. When treated by acid hydrolysis, highly crystalline nano-rods, called cellulose nanocrystals ... -
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 ... -
Design of Polymeric Materials: Experiences and Prescriptions
(Wiley, 2020-12-23)As process engineering has matured, research interest has shifted towards polymer product quality. In the past 20 years or so, the shift has progressed even further, as interest in polymer product quality has morphed into ... -
Design of Polymeric Materials: Novel Functionalized Polymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery & Gas Sorption Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-28)As material requirements for particular applications become more specific and strict, using a targeted approach to design polymeric materials becomes a necessity. Following a general design framework prevents researchers ... -
Design of Polymeric Sensing Materials for Volatile Organic Compounds: Optimized Material Selection for Ethanol with Mechanistic Explanations
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-02)There are many applications in which sensing and monitoring volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other gas analytes are important. This thesis focusses on finding suitable sensing materials for ethanol to reduce the ... -
Design, Characterization and Application of Amphipathic Peptides for siRNA Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)Short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are 21-23 nucleotide-long double-stranded RNA molecules that can trigger the RNA interference (RNAi). RNAi is a post-transcriptional gene silencing process whereby siRNAs induce the ... -
Design, Modeling and Analysis of a Continuous Process for Hydrogenation of Diene based Polymers using a Static Mixer Reactor
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-10)Hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) which is known for its excellent elastomeric properties and mechanical retention properties after long time exposure to heat, oil and air is produced by the catalytic hydrogenation ... -
Design, Synthesis, and Structure of Lithium Ion Conducting Materials for All-Solid-State Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-24)Energy storage plays a pivotal role in enabling intermittent renewable energy sources, electrified transportation, and portable electronics. The rapidly growing energy demand in these sectors requires improvement to the ... -
Designing Nano-Structural Composites as Advanced Anode Materials for Highly Efficient and Stable Lithium-ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-29)With the continued increase in energy demand for portable electronics, grid storage, and electric vehicles, more attention is being placed on the development of advanced energy conversion and storage systems such as metal ... -
Designing Optimal Terpolymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery (Polymer Flooding)
(ACS, 2020-03-20)Terpolymers of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS), acrylamide (AAm) and acrylic acid (AAc) have significant potential to be used in polymer flooding for enhanced oil recovery. Our earlier work has explored ... -
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 ... -
Designing Polymeric Sensing Materials: What are we Doing Wrong?
(Wiley, 2016-08-31)Gas analytes, or volatile organic compounds (VOCs), interact with polymeric sensing materials through various sensing mechanisms. The dominant sensing mechanisms are discussed for different types of VOCs, which are ... -
Desulfurization by Metal Oxide/Graphene Composites
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-23)Desulfurization of liquid and gas phase sulfur compounds has been receiving dramatic attention since sulfur compounds cause environmental damages (especially acid rain) and pose industrial challenges (i.e. corrosion of ... -
Determination of Characteristic Transport Coefficients of Porous Media from Volumetric Images using the Diffuse Interface Method
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-24)Transport in engineered materials such as electrodes, membranes, filters, and natural materials such as rock, sand, soil can be modeled as transport in porous media. Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) on volumetric images ... -
Developing a Colorimetric, Magnetically Separable Sensor for the Capture and Detection of Biomarkers
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)Point-of-care testing (POCT) devices have received increasing attention because of their potential to address the urgent need for quick and accurate diagnostic tools, especially in areas of personal care and clinical ... -
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 ...