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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
- 34Liu, Qingxia (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 10Xu, Zhenghe (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 10Zeng, Hongbo (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Choi, Phillip (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Gupta, Rajender (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Long, Jun (Syncrude)
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Fall 2020
In the traditional water-based extraction process, sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is a commonly used chemical aid to improve bitumen recovery from oil sands. Recently, sodium citrate (Na3Cit) was applied as a secondary process aid together with NaOH by Syncrude Canada Ltd. in the water-based extraction...
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Fundamental Understanding of the Interactions between Elemental Selenium and Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Particles in Wastewater
DownloadFall 2015
In this study, interactions between elemental selenium particles and different surfaces (i.e. Fe(OH)3, silica, octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) modified silica and selenium film coated gold) are investigated to understand the behavior of elemental selenium particles in wastewater treatment process....
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Fundamental Understanding on the Inception of Hydrodynamic Cavitation and its Generated Microbubbles in Fine Particle Flotation
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Hydrodynamic cavitation is a frequently occurring phenomenon with positive and negative implications. Research has been mostly conducted to avoid cavitation in the last century because it is the major cause of corrosion in the marine industry. With the progress of science and technology,...
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Hydrothermal Treatment of Low Rank Coal for Making High Solid Loading and Stable Coal Water Slurries
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The objective of this research is to understand the effect of hydrothermal dewatering (HTD) on surface properties, stability and rheological behavior of lignite water slurry (LWS). The surface forces between coal particles are found to be attractive after HTD, which is proven by contact angle and...
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Fall 2015
In this study, the flotation behaviors of chalcopyrite and pyrite single and mixed minerals in Milli-Q water, NaCl solution, and sea water were investigated. The performance of different collectors was evaluated. Collectorless flotation was also studied under potentiostatic control to explore the...
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Fall 2016
Asphaltenes are the heaviest component in crude oil and bitumen. The molecular interactions and interfacial behaviours of asphaltenes are closely related to many challenging issues in oil production, which are believed to play an important role in stabilizing water-in-oil (W/O) and oil-in-water...
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On the Atomistic Simulation Approach Towards the Structural Stability of the ZnS Nanoparticles
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Recently, ZnS quantum dots have attracted a lot of attention since they can be a suitable alternative for cadmium-based quantum dots, which are known to be highly carcinogenic for living systems. Suitable optoelectronic properties and non-toxic nature of ZnS quantum dots capacitate exiting...
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Fall 2014
Mineral carbon sequestration (MCS) is a type of carbon storage based on natural rock weathering processes where CO2, dissolved in rainwater, reacts with alkaline minerals to form solid carbonates. Although MCS has advantages over other carbon storage techniques, an economic MCS process has not...
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Spring 2018
In this study, natural molybdenite mineral was exfoliated into nanosheets in organic solvents and co-solvent of 2-propanol/water with the ultimate goal to use the nanosheets as catalysts for water splitting. The exfoliated nanosheets were characterized with a variety of techniques such as...
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Fall 2014
With the rapid development of industry, air and water pollution has become a critical topic to the public and scientific community since the quality of air and water is essential for the prosperity of life. In this study, two novel adsorbents, Fe3O4@polydopamine (PDA)-Ag microspheres and...