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Peptide-antibiotic Combination Strategy for Combating Multiple Drug-resistant Bacteria
Keyword:
Antimicrobial Resistance
,
Synergistic Combination
,
Antimicrobial Peptides
, and
Combination Strategy
Creator:
Han, Wenxu
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-11-29
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Continuous and Forced Dynamic Operation to Achieve Kinetically Controlled Crystallization
Keyword:
Continuous Crystallization
,
Zeolite Synthesis
,
Micro-Reaction Engineering
,
Dynamic Crystallization
,
Augmented Reality
, and
Population Balance Modeling
Creator:
Crislip, Jacob
Advisor:
Teixeira, Andrew R
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-12-06
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Development of Genetic Tools for Engineering Secondary Metabolism in Taxus Plant Cell Culture
Keyword:
Metabolic engineering
,
Secondary metabolism
,
Epigenetics
,
Synthetic biology
, and
Plant cell culture
Creator:
Newton, Cassandra
Advisor:
Roberts, Susan Celia
and
Young, Eric Mosher
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-12-08
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Characterization of Sewage Sludge Hydrochar for Use as a Heavy Metal Adsorbent
Keyword:
Hydrochar
,
Hydrothermal Carbonization
,
Sewage Sludge
, and
Adsorption
Creator:
Wieckowski, Hunter
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-08-10
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
The Effect of Burn Induced Crude Oil Distillation on Thin-Layer Boilover Behavior and Weber Number
Keyword:
Surface Tension
,
Density
,
Boilover
,
Viscosity
,
Crude Oil
, and
Weber Number
Creator:
Harter, Rayna
Advisor:
Nair, Sharanya
and
Rangwala, Ali S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Effect of Continuous Shear Stress and Enzymatic Disaggregation on Cell Health and Secondary Metabolite Production in Taxus Plant Cell Culture
Keyword:
Mechanical shearing
,
Paclitaxel
, and
Plant cell culture
Creator:
Rauber, Caroline
Advisor:
Roberts, Susan Celia
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-19
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Quantitative Assessments of Staphylococcal Phage and Biofilm Properties for Evaluating Phage as Antibiofilm Therapeutics
Keyword:
Antimicrobial
,
Biophysical Properties
,
Biofilms
,
Bacteriophage
,
S. epidermidis
, and
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM)
Creator:
Mori, Kim
Advisor:
Stewart, Elizabeth Jeanne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-10
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Domestication of Nonconventional Gram-negative Bacteria as Synthetic Biology Chassis
Creator:
Keating, Kevin
Advisor:
Young, Eric Mosher
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
MOLECULAR PATHWAY ANALYSIS OF BIOCRUDE FORMATION IN HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION
Keyword:
analytical chemistry
,
reaction kinetics
, and
waste to energy
Creator:
Leclerc, Heather
Advisor:
Teixeira, Andrew R
and
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Dynamic Catalytic Microreactor Design and Operation in Overcoming Inherent Thermodynamic Limitations
Keyword:
Thermal Oscillations
,
Catalysis
,
Heat Transfer
,
Microreactors
, and
Reaction Engineering
Creator:
Armstrong, Cameron
Advisor:
Teixeira, Andrew R
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Structure and thermal reactivity of kraft and co-solvent fractionated lignin processed under Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Keyword:
Kraft Lignin
,
Lignin
,
Biomass
,
Solid state NMR
,
Hydrothermal Liquefaction
, and
Lignin depolymerization
Creator:
Shrestha, Ronish
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-08-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Economic Tools and Roadmaps for Widespread Deployment of Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Creator:
Shahabuddin, Muntasir
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
and
Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Microfluidic biosensor devices for disease monitoring and cancer study
Creator:
Zhou, Zhiru
Advisor:
Zhou, H Susan
and
Wen, Qi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-04-26
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Colloidal Interaction of Cellulose with Solid-acid Catalyst and Its Implications for Hydrolysis
Keyword:
Cellulose Hydrolysis
,
Colloidal Interaction
,
Surface Energy
,
Solid Acid Catalyst
,
Contact Angle
, and
Biomass Decomposition
Creator:
Zhang, Ziyang
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-12-06
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Atomistic Modeling of Key Factors in Catalytic Ethanol Oxidation
Keyword:
Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells
,
Catalysis
,
Modeling
,
DFT
, and
Ethanol Oxidation
Creator:
Mei, Yuhan
Advisor:
Deskins, N Aaron
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-07-07
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Product and Catalyst Recovery for Aromatization of Palmitic Acid in the Presence of Supercritical Water
Creator:
Smolitsky, Philip
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-08-10
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Comparative Study of Experimental and Modeled Hydrochar Surface Properties
Creator:
Moran, Max
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-08-21
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
A Multi-Faceted Approach to Carbon Mineralization Advancement
Keyword:
mine tailings
,
carbon mineralization
,
CCUS
,
technoeconomic analysis
, and
concrete
Creator:
Woodall, Caleb M.
Advisor:
Wilcox, Jennifer L.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-03-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Integrating omics into genome engineering workflows
Keyword:
Nonconventional yeast
,
Next generation sequencing
, and
Synthetic biology
Creator:
Collins, Joseph H.
Advisor:
Young, Eric Mosher
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-05-03
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Opportunities and Challenges of LowCarbon Hydrogen via Metallic Membrane Reactors
Keyword:
Carbon capture
,
Steam methane reforming
,
Zeolite 13X
,
Techno economic analysis
,
Hydrogen
, and
Palladium
Creator:
Kian, Kourosh
Advisor:
Wilcox, Jennifer L.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Recycling of Poly(ethylene terephthalate): Effects of Mechanical Stress and Radiation Damage on Hydrolysis
Keyword:
plastic waste
Creator:
Zhang, Tongjie
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-10
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Membraneless Water Purification via diffusiophoresis
Keyword:
Water Quality
,
CO2 Dissociation
,
Particle separation
,
COMSOL Simulation
,
UV Spectrometer
, and
Teflon AF-2400
Creator:
Lyu, Shicheng
Advisor:
Teixeira, Andrew R
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-16
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Model Analysis of Cellobiose Solubility in Organic Solvents and Water
Keyword:
A-UNIFAC
,
UNIFAC
,
Linear free energy relationship
,
Hansen solubility parameters
,
cellobiose
, and
solubility
Creator:
Heng, Joseph O.
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-18
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Developing Viable Catalysts for Ethanol Oxidation Using Electronic Structure Calculations
Keyword:
Metal-Metal Oxides
,
Density Functional Theory
,
Segregation Energy
,
Ethanol Oxidation
,
Alloys
,
Cluster Expansion
, and
Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells
Creator:
Farsi, Lida
Advisor:
Deskins, N Aaron
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-05-30
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Performance, Temperature and Concentration Profiles in a Non-Isothermal Ammonia-Fueled Tubular SOFC
Keyword:
t-SOFC
,
temperature gradient
,
Tubular solid oxide fuel cell
,
ammonia decomposition
,
concentration gradient
, and
direct ammonia-fueled t-SOFC
Creator:
Jantakananuruk, Nattikarn
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
and
Teixeira, Andrew R
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Converting Biomass Feedstocks through Heterogeneous Catalysis: How Compressed Liquid Water Influences Catalytic Activity and Stability
Keyword:
process intensification
,
zeolites
,
ethanol dehydration
, and
hydrothermal liquefaction
Creator:
Maag, Alex Roger
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-24
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Supercritical Water Assisted Zeolite Catalyzed Upgrading of Hydrocarbons
Keyword:
Dodecane Cracking
,
Supercritical Water
,
Brønsted acid
,
ZSM-5
,
Heterogeneous Catalysis
, and
Zeolite
Creator:
Zaker, Azadeh
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-12-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
The Mechanics Involved in Removing Copper Ions Using Hydrochars, Activated Carbons, and Resins
Creator:
Hobson, John T.
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-12-19
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Reaction Engineering Implications of Using Water for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Creator:
Tyufekchiev, Maksim V.
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-01-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Development and utilization of a Raman characterization method for Hydrothermal char
Creator:
Brown, Avery B
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-01-21
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Effect of Defects and Photoexcited Electrons on CO2 Reduction using Supported Single Atom Catalysts
Keyword:
Oxygen Vacancy
,
CO2 Direct Dissociation
,
CO2 Reduction
,
TiO2 anatase (101)
,
Photoexcitation
,
Supported Single Atom Catalysts
,
Photocatalysis
, and
Surface Defects
Creator:
Chen, Junbo
Advisor:
Deskins, N Aaron
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-06-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Protein Separation with Ion-exchange Membrane Chromatography
Keyword:
protein separation
Creator:
Cao, Liming
Advisor:
Clark, William M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-04
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Transport-reaction Modeling of the Impedance Response of a Fuel Cell
Keyword:
Fuel cell
Creator:
Coignet, Philippe
Advisor:
Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Palladium/Alloy-based Catalytic Membrane Reactor Technology Options for Hydrogen Production: A Techno-Economic Performance Assessment Study
Keyword:
Flexibility in engineering design
,
Hydrogen production
,
Economics & Finance/Energy/Environment
,
Economic performance assessment under uncertainty
,
Carbon capture
,
Palladium membrane lifetime
,
Monte-Carlo simulation
,
Membrane reactor module
, and
Catalytic membrane reactor technology
Creator:
Ma, Liang-Chih
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
and
Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-01-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Design and Study of Collagen-Tethered LL37 for Chronic Wound Healing
Keyword:
Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation
,
chronic wounds
,
LL-37
,
Antimicrobial peptides
,
mechanism
,
wound healing
,
cCBD-LL37
,
collagen binding domain
,
fCBD-LL37
,
tether
, and
collagen
Creator:
Lozeau, Lindsay Dawn
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-01-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Development and Application of Reaction Route Graph Representation and Analysis of Catalytic Reaction Networks
Keyword:
reaction resistance
,
Water gas shift reaction
,
reaction affinity
,
catalytic reaction
,
Methane Steam Reforming
,
reaction route graph analysis
, and
oxygen reduction reaction
Creator:
O'Malley, Patrick Daniel
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-01-18
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Effect of supercritical water on coke formed during dodecane cracking with ZSM-5
Keyword:
ZSM-5
,
Zeolite
,
supercritical water
,
dodecane cracking
, and
Coke
Creator:
Guerra, Patricia
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-10-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
ME
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Fuels using Dispersed Atomic-Size Catalysts
Keyword:
density functional theory
,
Modeling
,
reaction conditions
,
supported cluster stability
,
atomic-size catalysts
,
supported catalyst
, and
CO2 Reduction
Creator:
Iyemperumal, Satish Kumar
Advisor:
Deskins, N Aaron
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-06-15
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Supported lipid bilayer interactions with nanoparticles, peptides and polymers
Keyword:
Amyloid peptide
,
Natural organic matter
,
Supported lipid bilayer
, and
Nanoparticles
Creator:
Kamaloo, Elaheh
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-01-21
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Changes in Hydrothermal Carbon with Reaction Time
Keyword:
characterization
,
spectroscopy
, and
carbon material
Creator:
McKeogh, Brendan James
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-09-07
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Sulfur tolerance of Pd/Au alloy membranes for hydrogen separation from coal gas
Keyword:
Hydrogen Separation
,
inorganic membrane
,
electroless deposition
,
palladium gold alloy
, and
H2S poisoning
Creator:
Chen, Chao-Huang
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-02-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Molten Salt Pyrolysis of Polystyrene: Optimization and Investigation of Reaction
Keyword:
Pyrolysis
,
recycling
,
Optimization
,
GC
,
polystyrene
,
Plastic waste
,
GC-MS
, and
styrene
Creator:
Yang, Zhengyang
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-04-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Characterization of Biomass Materials for Understanding the Processing
Keyword:
thermogravimetry
,
vibrational spectroscopy
,
characterization
, and
Biomass
Creator:
Ma, Zijian
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Evaluation of Electrochemical Storage Systems for Higher Efficiency and Energy Density
Keyword:
regenerative fuel cell
,
Efficiency
,
PEM fuel cells
,
electrocatalysis
,
methanol electrolysis
,
ionic liquids
,
renewable energy
,
energy storage
,
electrochemical energy storage
,
hydrogen storage
,
methanol
,
Fuel Cells
,
catalytic reforming
,
electrolysis
,
redox flow battery
,
mathematical model
,
diffusion layer
,
alternative energy
,
anion exchange membranes
,
hydrogen-bromine fuel cell
,
hydrogen-halogen fuel cell
,
cation exchange membranes
, and
molten salts
Creator:
Martino, Drew J
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-01-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
A Liquid Gallium-Air Battery Study
Keyword:
Metal-Air
and
Battery
Creator:
Howard, Tyler Trettel
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-01-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Microkinetics of Hydrogen Permeation through Dense Solid and Liquid Metal Membranes
Keyword:
liquid metal
,
SLiMM
,
Hydrogen Permeation
, and
Membranes
Creator:
Deveau, Nicholas D
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-01-21
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
An Exploration of the Promises and Limitations of Passive Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Keyword:
phase of fuel
,
crossover
,
passive DMFC
, and
mathemathical model
Creator:
Rosenthal, Neal Stephen
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-09-01
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Characterizing molecular-scale interactions between antimicrobial peptides and model cell membranes
Keyword:
QCM-D
,
Antimicrobial peptides
,
AFM
, and
Supported lipid bilayer
Creator:
Wang, Kathleen F
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-04-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Modeling of an Ethanol – Water- LiBr Ternary System for the Simulation of Bioethanol Purification using Pass-Through Distillation
Keyword:
LiBr
,
Pass-Through Distillation
,
Electrolyte
,
Aspen Plus
,
eNRTL
,
Ethanol
, and
Bioethanol Separation
Creator:
Smestad, Haley Hayden
Advisor:
DiBiasio, David
,
Clark, William M.
,
Planchard, David C.
, and
Kmiotek, Stephen J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Microencapsulation of LL-37 Antimicrobial Peptide in PLGA
Keyword:
LL-37
,
encapsulation
, and
antimicrobial
Creator:
El Abbouni, Sarah
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-21
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Supported Liquid Metal Membranes for Hydrogen Separation
Keyword:
Hydrogen Separation
,
liquid metal
,
wettability
, and
UBI-QEP
Creator:
Yen, Pei-Shan
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
The application of low dimensional nanomaterials in electrocatalysis and electrochemical biosensing
Keyword:
Nanotubes
,
electrocatalysis
,
electrochemical biosensors
, and
Nanoparticles
Creator:
Zhu, Zanzan
Advisor:
Zhou, H Susan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2015-06-03
Resource Type:
Phd Report
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Electrospun, Proton-Conducting Nanofiber Mats for use in Advanced Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Electrodes
Keyword:
Electrospinning
,
Electrospin
,
PEMFC
,
DMFC
,
Chemical Engineering
,
Nafion
,
Fuel Cells
, and
Chemistry
Creator:
Perrone, Matthew Scott
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Molten-salt Catalytic Pyrolysis (MSCP): A Single-pot Process for Fuels from Biomass
Keyword:
kinetics study
,
Biomass
,
molten salt pyrolysis
, and
bio-oil
Creator:
Gu, Xiangyu
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2015-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Effect of pH on polyelectrolyte multilayer formation and growth factor release
Keyword:
titanium implants
,
controlled release
,
polyelectrolytes
,
bone morphogenetic protein 2
, and
pH
Creator:
SALVI, Claire
Advisor:
Peterson, Amy M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2015-04-22
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Performance and Oscillation Behavior of PBI-Phosphoric Acid based Higher-Temperature Vapor Feed Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Keyword:
DMFC
,
oscillatory behavior
, and
Performance
Creator:
Dong, Yan
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2015-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
CFD simulation and experiment of catalyst deactivation and heat transfer in a low N fixed-bed reactor
Keyword:
Heat Transfer
,
Reactor
,
Deactivation
,
CFD
,
Fixed bed
, and
Catalyst
Creator:
Behnam, Mohsen
Advisor:
Dixon, Anthony G.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-01-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
SULFUR POISONING AND TOLERANCE OF HIGH PERMEANCE Pd/Cu ALLOY MEMBRANES FOR HYDROGEN SEPARATION
Keyword:
sulfur poisoning
,
Pd/Cu membranes
,
Pd membranes
, and
Hydrogen Separation
Creator:
Pomerantz, Natalie
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-08-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
The Effect of Membrane Thickness on the Performance of PBI-Based High-Temperature Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Keyword:
DMFC
,
membrane thickness
, and
PBI
Creator:
Suarez, Matthew
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-12-19
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Catalysis and Photocatalysis over TiO2 Surfaces Detailed from First Principles
Keyword:
Catalysis
,
computational chemistry
, and
metal oxides
Creator:
Garcia, Juan C
Advisor:
Deskins, N Aaron
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-08-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Iridium-based bimetallic alloy catalysts for the ethanol oxidation reaction for fuel cells modeled by density functional theory
Keyword:
Catalysis
,
iridium
,
CP2K
,
anode catalyst
,
ethanol fuel cell
, and
DFT theory
Creator:
Courtois, Julien
Advisor:
Deskins, N Aaron
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Interaction of Gold Nanoparticles with a Supported Lipid Bilayer Using Quartz Crystal Microblance with Dissipation
Keyword:
Gold Nanoparticles
,
Environment
, and
Toxicity
Creator:
Waterman, Kellie Lynne
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Comparison of different types of Zeolites used as Solid Acid Catalysts in the Transesterification reaction of Jatropha-type oil for Biodiesel production
Keyword:
Zeolite
,
biodiesel
,
solid catalyst
,
transesterification
,
heterogeneous catalysis
, and
Jatropha
Creator:
Lemoine, Gaetan
Advisor:
Thompson, Robert W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Molecular Modeling of Adsorbed NDMA in MFI Zeolites
Keyword:
N-nitrosamines
,
Zeolite
,
Molecular Modeling
,
DFT
, and
NDMA
Creator:
Kamaloo, Elaheh
Advisor:
Deskins, N Aaron
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Supported Pd and Pd/Alloy Membranes for Water-Gas Shift Catalytic Membrane Reactors
Keyword:
water-gas shift
,
Pd membranes
,
Hydrogen production
, and
catalytic membrane reactor
Creator:
Augustine, Alexander Sullivan
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-08
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Magnetic Nanoparticle Enhanced Actuation Strategy for mixing, separation, and detection of biomolecules in a Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip System
Keyword:
Microfluidics
,
Magnetism
,
Mathematical Modeling
,
Lab-on-a-chip
, and
Nanoparticles
Creator:
Munir, Ahsan
Advisor:
Zhou, H Susan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-05-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Simulation of the diffusion of endocrine disrupting compounds in silicalite by molecular dynamics
Keyword:
benzene
,
nonylphenol
,
Zeolite
,
BPA
,
diffusion
,
Simulation
,
water
,
phenol
,
toluene
,
Molecular Dynamics
,
bisphenol-A
, and
neopentane
Creator:
Gabry, Thomas Jacques Andre
Advisor:
Deskins, N Aaron
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Technical and Economic Performance Assessment of Pd/Alloy Membrane Reactor Technology Options in the Presence of Uncertainty
Keyword:
Monte Carlo simulation
,
Hydrogen production
,
Process intensification
,
Water gas shift reaction
,
IGCC
,
Uncertainty
,
Net Present Value
,
Pd/alloy-based Membrane Reactors
,
Process economic analysis
, and
Process safety
Creator:
Koc, Reyyan
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
and
Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Effects of Cranberry Juice Cocktail on Surface Adhesion and Biofilm Formation of Uropathogenic Bacteria
Keyword:
Vacciniumm macrocarpon
,
Escherichia coli
,
Atomic Force Microscopy
, and
urinary tract infections
Creator:
Tao, Yuanyuan
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-12-20
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Membrane Reactor Modeling for Hydrogen Production through Methane Steam Reforming
Keyword:
Modeling
and
Methane Steam Reforming
Creator:
ROUX, Jean-Francois
Advisor:
Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Evaluation of the Classical Reaction Engineering models in terms of mass transport and reaction rate distribution for low tube-to-particle diameter ratio beds.
Keyword:
reaction engineering
,
CFD
,
packed beds
, and
mass dispersion
Creator:
Allain, Florent
Advisor:
Dixon, Anthony G.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Development of Electrolyte Support for Intermediate Temperature Molten Salt Fuel Cell
Keyword:
Molten Salt
and
Intermediate temperature
Creator:
Yu, Wenqing
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-02-04
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
ME
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Investigating the Adhesive Strength and Morphology of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers by Atomic Force Microscopy
Keyword:
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
,
Adhesive Strength
,
Colloidal Probe Technique
, and
Polyelectrolyte Multilayers (PEMs)
Creator:
Ada, Sena
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-08-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
ME
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Pathways in Fuel Cells
Keyword:
reaction route graph theory
,
water gas shit
,
hydrogen oxidation
,
methanol decomposition
,
electrocatalysis
,
fuel cell model
,
ammonia decomposition
,
Fuel Cells
,
Catalysis
,
Methane Steam Reforming
, and
oxygen reduction
Creator:
Vilekar, Saurabh A.
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-04-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Hydrothermal Synthesis Process for the Production of Silicalite-1 Crystal Aggregate Packing Particles
Keyword:
groundwater remediation
,
zeolite morphology
,
MTBE
, and
zeolite synthesis
Creator:
Carleen, Bradford J
Advisor:
Thompson, Robert W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-01-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
An Approximate Analytical Model for the Discharge Performance of a Primary Zinc/Air Cell
Keyword:
performance modeling
,
zinc
,
performance model
,
air
, and
electrochemistry
Creator:
White, Leo J
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-01-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
The synthesis of Pd-Ag composite membranes for H2 separation using electroless plating method
Keyword:
Electroless Plating
,
Pd-Ag Membranes
, and
Hydrogen Separation
Creator:
Bhandari, Rajkumar ms
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-01-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Fundamental Investigation of Biological Interactions for Applications in Infection Prevention and Biomaterial Development
Keyword:
urinary tract infection
,
Bacterial adhesion
,
biological interactions
,
fimbriae
,
cranberry
,
Atomic Force Microscopy
,
Staphylococcus epidermidis
, and
biomaterial development
Creator:
Liu, Yatao
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-09-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
CFD study of the intra and inter particles transport phenomena in a fixed-bed reactor
Keyword:
CFD
,
fixed-bed reactors
, and
intraparticle diffusion
Creator:
Troupel, Alexandre
Advisor:
Dixon, Anthony G.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-05-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
High Temperature Mercury Oxidation Kinetics via Bromine Mechanisms
Keyword:
bromine
,
combustion
,
mercury
,
flue gas
, and
ab initio
Creator:
Okano, Terumi
Advisor:
Wilcox, Jennifer L.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-01-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Development of an Intermediate Temperature Molten Salt Fuel Cell
Keyword:
Molten Salt
and
Fuel cell
Creator:
Konde, Spence Martin
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-01-21
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Investigating Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides and Interactions with Antimicrobial Peptides
Keyword:
Bacterial adhesion
,
AFM
,
QCM-D
,
Antimicrobial peptides
, and
E. coli
Creator:
Strauss, Joshua
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-01-20
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Design and Development of Higher Temperature Membranes for PEM Fuel Cells
Keyword:
Fuel Cells
,
composite membranes
,
conductivity od PEMs
,
Zirconia
,
water sorption of PEMs
,
proton exchange membranes
,
Nafion
, and
Modeling
Creator:
Thampan, Tony Mathew
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2003-05-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Synthesis, Annealing Strategies and in-situ Characterization of Thermally Stable Composite Thin Pd/Ag Alloy Membranes for Hydrogen Separation
Keyword:
Aluminum Hydroxide Surface Grading
,
High Temperature X-Ray Diffraction
,
Composite Pd and Pd/Ag Membranes
,
Hydrogen Separation
,
Electroless Plating Kinetics
,
Bi-Metal Multi-Layer (BMML) Deposition
,
Pd/Ag Barrier
,
Alloying
,
Porous Sintered Metal Supports
, and
Intermetallic Diffusion
Creator:
Ayturk, Mahmut Engin
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-04-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Adsorption Removal of Tertiary Butyl Alcohol from Wastewater by Zeolite
Keyword:
zeolite adsorption
,
TBA
,
wastewater remediation
, and
tert butyl alcohol
Creator:
Butland, Tricia Dorothy
Advisor:
Thompson, Robert W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Kinetics, catalysis and mechanism of methane steam reforming
Keyword:
Methane Steam Reforming
,
Catalysis
, and
Kinetics
Creator:
Liu, James
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-01-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
CFD simulation of transport and reaction in cylindrical catalyst particles
Keyword:
packed bed
,
reactor modeling
,
Fixed bed
,
steam reforming
, and
CFD
Creator:
Taskin, Ertan M.
Advisor:
Dixon, Anthony G.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-08-15
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
An Investigation of the Cause of Leak Formation in Palladium Composite Membranes.
Keyword:
leak formation
and
palladium composite membrane
Creator:
Saini, Alpna
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-05-04
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Investigation of Neuronal Affinity to Photoresist Derived Carbon: Study of Diferentiation and m-RNA Expression in PC-12 Cells
Keyword:
nerve regeneration
,
carbon
,
gene expression
,
scanning electron microscope
,
nerve growth factor
, and
Cell adhesion
Creator:
Gupta, Anju R
Advisor:
Zhou, H Susan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-05-04
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Adsorption Studies of Hazardous Air Pollutants in Microporous Adsorbents using Statistical Mechanical and Molecular Simulation Techniques
Keyword:
solvents
,
Adsorption
,
Monte-Carlo
,
methanol
,
mercury
,
water
,
Molecular simulations
,
Activated carbons
,
nanopores
,
hydrogen cyanide
,
Methyl ethyl ketone
, and
Zeolites
Creator:
Kotdawala, Rasesh R
Advisor:
Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-05-04
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Molecular Simulation of the Adsorption of Organics From Water
Keyword:
Adsorption
,
molecular simulation
,
nanoporous materials
, and
water
Creator:
Yazaydin, Ahmet Ozgur
Advisor:
Thompson, Robert W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-04-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
A Finite Element Study of the DNA Hybridization Kinetics on the Surface of Microfluidic Devices
Keyword:
DNA
,
Kinetics
,
Microfluidics
, and
hybridization
Creator:
Pascault, Jean-Roland Eric
Advisor:
Zhou, H Susan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Engineering of Substrate Surface for the synthesis of Ultra-Thin Composite Pd and Pd-Cu Membranes for H2 Separation
Keyword:
Synthesis
,
Pd-Cu
,
Hydrogen
,
Pd
, and
metallic membranes
Creator:
Guazzone, Federico
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-01-10
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Investigating Bacterial Outer Membrane Polymers and Bacterial Interactions with Organic Molecules Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Keyword:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
,
proteins
, and
Atomic Force Microscopy
Creator:
Atabek, Arzu
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-08-22
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
A Nanoscale Investigation of Pathogenic Microbial Adhesion in Biomaterial Systems
Keyword:
Biomaterials
,
nanotechnology
,
Atomic Force Microscopy
, and
pathogenic
Creator:
Emerson, Ray Jenkins
Advisor:
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-04-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Kinetics and Catalysis of the Water-Gas-Shift Reaction: A Microkinetic and Graph Theoretic Approach
Keyword:
microkinetics
,
water-gas-shift
,
reaction routes
, and
mechanism analysis
Creator:
Callaghan, Caitlin A.
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-05-04
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
A Kinetic Investigation of As and Se Speciation within Coal Combustion Flue Gases using ab initio Methods
Keyword:
Kinetics
,
arsenic
,
transition state theory
,
coal
,
RRKM theory
, and
selenium
Creator:
Urban, David Raymond
Advisor:
Wilcox, Jennifer L.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
ME
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Digital Control and Monitoring Methods for Nonlinear Processes
Keyword:
invariant manifold
,
Lyapunov stability
,
parametric optimization
,
Robust Control
,
nonlinear dynamics
,
functional equations
,
chemical reaction system dynamics
,
time scale multiplicity
,
process monitoring
, and
nonlinear observers
Creator:
Huynh, Nguyen
Advisor:
Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-10-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Development of Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Higher Temperature PEM Fuel Cells
Keyword:
Nafion
,
Fuel Cells
,
Polymer
,
High Temperature
, and
Composite
Creator:
Jalani, Nikhil H.
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-03-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Improving and Understanding Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Performance
Keyword:
Nafion
,
membrane
,
Fuel cell
, and
methanol
Creator:
Hacquard, Alexandre
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
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