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In situ diesel desulfurization in divided-cell trickle bed electrochemical reactor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Crude oil contains natural organic components such as organosulfur compounds, and these compounds largely remain in refined petroleum products such as ...
Oxidized mesoporous ZrO2/carbon composites for arsenic removal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study is mainly focused on the synthesis and characterization of oxidized mesoporous ZrO2/Carbon composites, determining the best air oxidation ...
Effect of silica fillers on bonding performance of 5th generation dental adhesive
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Dental adhesives are widely used in various direct and indirect dental restorations for bonding application. Resin adhesives have evolved through the ...
Corrosion performance of nickel based alloy in hydrogen iodine solution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
In this thesis, the corrosion performance of some Ni-based super alloys including Inconel 625, Hastelloy X and Nickel 200 were investigated in HI solution at 70?and 100? at intervals of 24h, 48h, 96h and 192h respectively. ...
Deep eutectic solvents extraction of dibenzothiophene in model diesel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Organic sulfur compounds in diesel fuel produce SOx during combustion in vehicles, leading to severe environmental pollution and causing health issues. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established increasingly ...
Catalysis of manganese(II/III) on chromium(VI) reduction by oxalic acid
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) compounds are important raw materials in the modern industry but it is also known that chromate chemicals can have severe ...
Analysis of the dynamics of the system of nonlinear differential equations describing a tubular reactor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
A characterization of the solution(s) of nonlinear boundary value problems (BVPs) arising from a class of chemical reactions occurring in a adiabatic tubular reactor when the mass and thermal Peclet numbers are different ...
Fabrication and optimization of three-dimensional metamaterials for terahertz energy-harvesting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Metamaterials typically consist of metallic and dielectric repeating structures. Electrodeposition of copper is the preferred approach to fabricating the metallic part of the metamaterials of interest in this study. The ...
Mesoporous and nanostructured metal oxides for adsorptive water treatment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Sewage containing a certain amount of dyes, when discharged into the environment, will cause serious problems and diseases to the human body and pose a threat to the ecosystem. In addition, waste from large animal farms, ...
Uio-66 particles embedded PVDF hollow fiber membrane for arsenate removal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Excessive arsenate in drinking water is a threat to human health. In this study, UiO-66 particles embedded PVDF hollow fiber membrane (HFM) was ...
Growing ZnO nanowires through electrochemical deposition for spintronic applications with metal-insulator-metal structures as tunnel junctions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Nowadays, the research for spintronic materials has aroused extensive interest. Spintronic devices offer the possibility of enhanced functionality, ...
Fabrication of palladium and platinum nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide as a highly active and stable electrocatalyst
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this work, we have developed new types of flexible electrodes based on chemical and electrochemical techniques by decorated reduced graphene oxide ...
TiO2/Diatomite composites for effective arsenic removal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Arsenic is a commonly occurring toxic element and it has been considered as the root of many disease. Due to the adverse effects that arsenic possess, ...
Developing a novel method for making metal oxide nanocoatings for electrocatalysis applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
In this dissertation, a new and novel technique to synthesize conformal films of metal oxides on top of nanoscale substrates in different geometries such as carbon nanotubes, carbon black particles, and iron oxide nanoparticles ...
Engineering of Ruddlesden-Popper planar faults in CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals for improved performance in light emitting devices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
We developed a procedure that allowed triggering post-synthetic growth of CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) via fusion. Pursuing the study, we discovered that the growth of CsPbBr3 PNCs was accompanied by the formation ...
On the steady states and dynamic behavior of two CSTR's in series
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1987)
The mass and energy balances describing transcient behavior of two continuous flow stirred tank reactors in series are written in dimensionless form, for a first order reaction. It is shown that the maximum number of steady ...
Bone regenerative engineering via controlled release of simple signaling molecules
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] More than 1.7 billion people worldwide are suffering from bone defects that are due to trauma or medical conditions such as degenerative diseases. Bone ...
Development of multiscale porous elastomer substrates with passive-cooling capabilities and strain-insensitive conductive nanocomposites for skin-interfaced electronics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Emerging skin-interfaced electronics have been playing a significant role in many areas such as clinical healthcare and mobile fitness tracking because they can collect a variety of biological signals from human body. ...
Compressibility of a mixture of CH4 [plus] CO2 and correlation of compressibility factors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1986)
The work presented in this thesis consists of two parts: experimental and correlation. In the experimental part, the pressure-vo1ume - temperature data .for pure methane, and for one composition of methane-carbon dioxide, ...
The pressure, volume, and temperature behavior of water at negative pressures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1970)
The p-v-T behavior of a pure substance is among its most important properties. Accurate data of this type are necessary for the determination of the molecular parameters of the substance in any theoretical or semi- theoretical ...