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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.
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Items in this Collection
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Comprehensive System-level Assessments of Non-combustion Products from Wastes and By-products of Oil Sands
DownloadFall 2024
Baritto Loreto, Miguel Leonardo
Non-combustion products, i.e., those not burned for energy production, have the potential to diversify and enhance the resilience of the oil sands industry in anticipation of reduced fuel demand due to the ongoing decarbonization of the economy. Despite the significance of this transition, there...
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Development of Integrated Model for Assessment of Water and GHG Footprints for Power Generation Sector
DownloadFall 2017
Freshwater is a critical natural resource and is used in energy production, conversion and utilization. To ensure that the use of water today does not adversely affect the prospects for its use by future generations, there is a need to understand long term water demand and supply through energy...
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Spring 2012
This study has investigated the life cycle of three biomass feedstocks including forest residue, agricultural residue, and whole forest for biohydrogen and biopower production in Alberta. Three technologies are studied for biohydrogen production; these include the Battelle Columbus Laboratory...
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Planning for net-zero GHG emissions by 2050: Moving from technical feasibility assessments to actionable analysis
DownloadFall 2023
Researchers with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predict that the net flux of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must reach zero by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°C within this century. This target requires that all GHG emissions resulting from human activity...