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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
- 1354Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- 4Department of Biomedical Engineering
- 2Department of Biological Sciences
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 1Department of Human Ecology
- 2Bendrich, Michelle
- 2El-Thaher, Nayef
- 2Fadic Eulefi, Anton
- 2Hoseinzadeh Hejazi, Sayed Alireza
- 2Hosseininejad, Seyed Shaham Aldin
- 2Kammammettu, Sanjula
- 44Xu, Zhenghe (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 40Huang, Biao (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 34Liu, Qingxia (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 29Zeng, Hongbo (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 27Henein, Hani (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 21Gupta, Rajender (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
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Spring 2018
Asphaltenes, defined as the fraction of crude oil soluble in toluene and insoluble in C5 to C7 paraffinic solvents, constitute the lowest value fraction of heavy oil. Sulfur is the most abundant heteroatom in asphaltenes. The present work explores two approaches for upgrading asphaltenes using...
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Spring 2013
The self-association properties of two model compounds of asphaltene, 2,6-bis[2-(pyren-1-yl)ethyl]pyridine (PyPPy, C41H29N) and 2,6-bis[2-(phenanthren-9-yl)ethyl]pyridine (PhPPh, C37H29N), were studied in deuterated chloroform and deuterated methylene chloride. 1H NMR spectroscopy titration...
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Fall 2012
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a powerful ultra-thin film deposition technique that uses sequential self-limiting surface reactions to provide conformal atomic scale film growth. Deposition of ALD films on many substrate systems has been studied before; however, limited data is available on...
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Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Oxides for the Preparation of High Performance Zn-Air Battery Electrodes
DownloadSpring 2020
As the world continues to implement renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar, comes the demand for grid scale energy storage. Zn-air batteries (ZABs) are a promising candidate for grid scale energy storage because of their high energy density, low cost, high safety, and low...
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Atomic Layer Deposition of Transition Metal Oxide Coatings for Oxygen Catalysis at the Air Electrode in Zn-Air Batteries
DownloadFall 2024
Energy storage is a critical step in fully adopting renewable energy, such as wind and solar, and eliminating carbon emissions from fossil fuel use. Electrochemical batteries are a versatile energy storage system and, as the ubiquitous battery of today, Li-ion batteries (LIBs) have begun to...
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Atomistic Approach towards Sodium Citrate Role on Surface Properties of Silica and Clay Minerals
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The use of sodium citrate as a secondary processing aid in combination with caustic significantly improved bitumen recovery, specifically in poor oil sands ores. The role of sodium citrate on wettability alteration of solid surfaces, benefiting bitumen liberation as well as improving bitumen...
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Atomistic Simulations for Investigating Structural Stability and Selecting Initial Adsorption Orientation of Lysozyme and Apo-α-Lactalbumin at Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces
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Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to investigate the structural stability of lysozyme and apo-α-lactalbumin under physiological pH and solution. Upon introduction to the solution, apo-α-lactalbumin showed lower stability than lysozyme with higher backbone root mean square...
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Fall 2014
Interactions of finely dispersed abrasive particles in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries play a vital role in determining the polishing performance. In this study, coupled influence of hydrodynamic and colloidal interactions on the attachment of nanosized ceria (CeO2) particles to...
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Fall 2022
A study of the kinetic and microstructural aspects of austenite formation in low carbon pipeline steels during continuous heating and a model capable to predict the interface velocity are presented in this study. The overall goal of this work is to increase the level of understanding concerning...