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Creator:: Du, Yihao
Abstract:: Solvent free microwave extraction (SFME) has been demonstrated to be feasible in extraction of essential oils from botanical materials. The benefits are no need for any solvent aside from the water naturally in the botanical material and a significant reduction in environmental impact for large scale production processes. However, the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Gao, Zhongwei
Abstract:: A unique microreactor-assisted nanomaterial synthesis and printing process was studied for the fabrication of patterned metal oxide nanostructured thin films. The process uses a continuous flow microreactor to control and generate a reactive chemical flux that was transported to a patterned microfluidic channel. The microreactor-assisted nanomaterial synthesis process can generate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members: Dr. Gregory S. Herman, Dr. Chong Fang, Dr. Li-Jing (Larry) Cheng, and Dr. Xue Jin, for their

Creator:: Wang, Wei
Abstract:: CuInGaSe₂ (CIGS), a promising thin film solar cell material, has gained lots of attention in decades due to its high energy conversion efficiency and potential lower manufacture cost over conventional Si solar cells. As a cheaper processing method compared to vacuum-based techniques, solution-based deposition has been successfully applied to fabricate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members: Dr. Chong Fang, Dr. Christine Kelly, Dr. Gregory S. Herman, Dr. Brady Gibbons, Dr. Daniel R

Creator:: Rajachidambaram, Meena Suhanya
Abstract:: Nanostructured ZnO films were obtained via thermal oxidation of thin films formed with metallic Zn-nanoparticle dispersions. Commercial zinc nanoparticles used for this work were characterized by microscopic and thermal analysis methods to analyze the Zn-ZnO core shell structure, surface morphology and oxidation characteristics. These dispersions were spin-coated on SiO₂/Si substrates...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Chukwu, Kingsley C.
Abstract:: Heterogeneous catalytic reactions in solvents are important for chemical processes like direct methanol fuels, biomass conversion to biofuels and electrochemical reduction of CO2 to fuels. Numerous experimental studies have shown that co-adsorbates and solvents affect the rate and selectivity of heterogeneous catalytic reaction, therefore fundamental understanding of how co-adsorbates and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Chong Fang, and Prof. Eugene Zhang. Thank you for being part of my committee members and supporting my

Creator:: Zhou, Zheng
Abstract:: The level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is tightly regulated in biological systems as overproduction can lead to oxidative stress and result in a number of diseases. Due to its negative effects, antioxidants are studied and used against ROS in medicine, pharmaceuticals and therapeutics. Because of issues with the uptake...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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