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  • Analysis of Chemical Leaching from Common Consumer Plastic Bottles Under High Stress Conditions

    Creator:
    Dornath, Paul John
    Abstract:
    There has been much controversy in recent years over the leaching of chemicals from plastic water bottles. In this study, two of the most common plastics used in water bottles, polyethylene terphthalate (PETE) and polycarbonate (PC) were studied. The leaching of the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) from polycarbonate (Nalgene ™, Camelback...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Conditions Abstract approved: ______________________________________________ Skip Rochefort There

  • Poly(vinyl alcohol) / cellulose nanocomposite barrier films

    Creator:
    Paralikar, Shweta
    Abstract:
    There is a continual interest in developing robust, flexible, durable, lightweight, waterborne polymer barrier coatings which are increasingly resistant towards both chemical warfare agents as well as an ever growing number of toxic industrial chemicals. In this study, barrier films were prepared with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) and varying amounts of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Willie E. “Skip” Rochefort There is a continual interest in developing robust, flexible, durable