Browsing Published ETD Collection by Department "Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"
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A Compact and Efficient Steam Methane Reformer for Hydrogen Production
(2012-08)A small-scale steam-methane reforming system for localized, distributed production of hydrogen offers improved performance and lower cost by integrating the following technologies developed at the University of Houston; ... -
A MICROFLUIDICS APPROACH TOWARDS THE INVESTIGATION OF FREE HEME EFFECTS ON SICKLE CELL HEMOGLOBIN POLYMERIZATION
(2012-05)Sickle cell hemoglobin (HbS) polymerization is considered to be the primary pathogenic event in sickle cell anemia. In this work we aim at fabricating an integrated microfluidic device with a localized microheater for the ... -
A Simulation Approach to Thermodynamics in Interfacial Phenomena
(2013-05)Industrial applications such as production of high performance polymer-nanocomposites, semiconductor fabrication, and catalysis involve molecular level phenomena governed by interfacial interactions. Precise control of ... -
Acid Transport in Chemically Amplified Photoresists
(2015-05)Chemically amplified resists (CARs) are a class of lithographic materials that enable high-throughput semiconductor patterning. CARs are comprised of a glassy polymer resin (reactant) loaded with a photoacid generator ... -
Advanced Control of Ion and Electron Energy Distributions and Investigation of in-situ Photo-Assisted Etching
(2014-05)Precise control of ion energy distribution (IED) is critical to achieve highly selective, low damage etching. A novel approach to control IED using pulsed plasma with synchronously pulsed dc bias on a boundary electrode ... -
Applications of Inverse Theory and Machine Learning in Rate/Pressure Transient Analysis
(2015-08)The applicability of decline relations (empirical or analytical) in rate transient analysis (RTA) to forecast the production of an unconventional reservoir depends on the validity of assumptions made during the development ... -
Blending PLA(Poly-lactic acid) with layered silicates
(2013-05)Layered silicates are used for organic/inorganic hybrid fillers to reinforce the polymers. Dispersion of polymer and layered silicate is important because phase separation leads to weak interaction which makes poor property ... -
Computer-Aided Methodology for the Analysis, Design and Optimization of Production from Unconventional Gas Reservoirs.
(2012-12)During the past decade, the production of unconventional natural gas, particularly gas from shale rocks, grew to reach more than 50 percent of the annual U.S. natural gas output. The term unconventional refers to gas ... -
Confined Flow of Attractive Colloidal Suspensions
(2015-05)Attractive particulate fluids flowing through complex confined geometries are frequently used in technological applications. While the flow properties of hard-sphere suspensions in micro-scale geometries have been studied ... -
Direct Patterning Of Conductive Polymer Domains For Photovoltaic Devices
(2012-08)In the developed world, the demand for energy is increasing tremendously. In this day and age, the main sources of energy are natural resources like oil and coal, and their supply could run out in the near future. In ... -
Effect of Reservoir and Completion Parameters on Production Performance in Gas Condensate Reservoirs
(2014-05)Production performance of gas condensate reservoirs with seven different fluid compositions was analyzed by a Modified Black Oil (MBO) model and was compared to a compositional model. Reservoir simulation for the MBO and ... -
Etching of Si and SiNx by Beams Emanating from Inductively Coupled CH3F/O2 and CH3F/CO2 Plasmas
(2014-08)In advanced microelectronic device fabrications, novel gate electrode designs for field effect transistors (FinFETs) require highly anisotropic and selective silicon nitride (SiNx) etching over Si and/or SiO2. SiNx substrates ... -
Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Studies of Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with NH3 on Fe- and Cu-Zeolite Monolithic Catalysts
(2012-05)The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx with NH3 is considered to be the most promising technique for the efficient reduction of highly detrimental NOx (to N2) emitted from diesel engine vehicles. Amongst the various ... -
Experimental studies of NOx storage and reduction on Lean NOx Traps
(2013-08)Stricter emission standards have driven the research and development of several emission aftertreatment technologies like selective catalytic reduction (NH3-SCR) and lean NOX trap (LNT) technology. On an NH3-SCR catalyst, ... -
Exploring Design Opportunities of Bifunctional Catalysts Using Density Functional Theory and Microkinetic Modeling
(2012-08)Several examples of catalysts that perform multiple site-specific functionalities under steady-state reaction conditions have been reported in the literature. The most common systems are bifunctional catalysts where each ... -
Fast Lean-Rich Cycling for Enhanced NOx Conversion on Storage and Reduction Catalysts
(2014-05)Lean NOx (NO + NO2) reduction was carried out using rapid periodic injection of C3H6 over a NOx storage and reduction (NSR) monolith catalyst containing Pt/Rh/BaO/CeO2/Al2O3. The effects of injection speed, feed temperature, ... -
High-Throughput Single-Cell Functional and Molecular Profiling of Immune Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy
(2015-08)Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of cancer and newer approaches including the adoptive transfer of genetically modified T cells reprogrammed to target tumor antigens have shown remarkable responses. Despite ... -
Hydrodeoxygenation mechanism of Acetaldehyde on Ru(0001), RuO2(110), and RuO2/TiO2(110) from first-principles investigations
(2013-05)Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of acetaldehyde, a surrogate molecule for the ca. 400 oxygenates in bio-oil, is explored on Ru(0001), RuO2(110), and a RuO2/TiO2(110) overlayer surface using periodic density functional theory. ... -
Inhibition of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystallization Using Organic Growth Modifiers
(2013-05)Inhibition of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM), the most common component in human kidney stone diseases, was investigated using various structural derivatives of citrate, a known inhibitor of COM crystallization. Bulk ... -
Interactions between Sulfur Oxides and a Pt-Based Diesel Oxidation Catalyst
(2015-08)Sulfur is a common poison for automotive catalysts. Sulfur oxides in the engine exhaust adsorb onto and interact with catalytic converters leading to catalyst deactivation. SO2 is the main sulfur species exiting the engine, ...