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  • Experimental approach for the determination of lignin modification by manganese peroxidase

    Creator:
    Goby, Jeffrey D.
    Abstract:
    Degradation of lignin to simpler compounds is desirable for removing residual lignin during paper manufacture and accessing biomass carbohydrates for biofuel production, among other purposes. Lignin transformation using enzymes found in white rot fungi, some of nature's most efficient lignin-degrading organisms, offers a more environmentally benign, selective, and possibly less...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jeffrey D. Goby

  • Binding of bacterial lipopolysaccharide by the cationic amphiphilic peptide WLBU2 at interfaces

    Creator:
    Ryder, Matthew P.
    Abstract:
    Passage of blood through a sorbent device for removal of bacteria and endotoxin by specific binding with immobilized, membrane-active, bactericidal peptides holds promise for treating severe blood infections. Peptide insertion in the target membrane and stable binding is desirable, while membrane disruption and release of degradation products to the circulating...
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    Dissertation
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  • Removal of E. coli with alternative media Biosand filters

    Creator:
    Fulton, Nathan J.
    Abstract:
    When Biosand filters cannot be constructed with crushed quarry rock due to resource limitations, a suitable alternative filter media is needed. In this research, two crushed quarry rock alternatives were examined. Three bench-scale Biosand filters with crushed rock, beach sand, and heat-treated beach sand media were simultaneously dosed with Willamette...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , ranging from 0.8 m to 2 m in total height, where TSSFs are 3.5 m to 4 m. Another important difference

  • Bacterial hydrophobicity : assessment techniques, applications and extension to colloids

    Creator:
    Saini, Gaurav
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    This research details laboratory assessment of bacterial hydrophobicity, variations in bacterial adhesion properties with growth and extended starvation as well as extension of this assay to colloidal hydrophobicity measurement. Hydrophobicity is an integral component of surface interactions and has been studied extensively for its role in a number of engineering...
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    Dissertation
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    Steiner, M. pp.87-106. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. Bonilla, F.A., Kleinfelter, N. and Cushman

  • Solution-based nanomaterials and thin films for next generation electronics

    Creator:
    Oleksak, Richard P.
    Abstract:
    Nanomaterials are expected to enable significant advances in several technological fields in coming years. Among them, electronics has emerged as one of the most likely benefactors from the ability to control matter on the nanometer-scale. For many electronic devices synthesized nanomaterials must be integrated into thin film structures. Vapor-based deposition...
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    Dissertation
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    and manuscript editing. David M. Schut provided intellectual contribution throughout the research