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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
- 29Zeng, Hongbo (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 10Liu, Qingxia (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Choi, Phillip (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Liu, Qi (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Liu, Yang (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Luo, Jing-Li (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
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Fall 2014
In this work, the influence of solution salinity on settling performance of both commercial polymeric flocculant Magnafloc 1011(MF) and synthesized polymer flocculant Chitosan-graft-Polyacrylamide (chi-g-PAM) was systematically investigated. The effect of MgCl2 on the settling performance of MF...
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Fundamental Understanding of the Interactions between Elemental Selenium and Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Particles in Wastewater
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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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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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Localization Model description of interfacial dynamics of free-standing nanoparticles and thin films, and nanoparticle on supporting interacting substrate
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Localization model (LM) relates, without any free parameter, slow dynamics of α-relaxation time (τα) to fast dynamics of Debye-Waller Factor (DWF) or ⟨u2⟩, which is the mean square displacement of particles at a caging time on the order of picoseconds. Moreover, localization model can also...
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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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Spring 2021
Asphaltenes are the heaviest and most polar group of molecules in crude oil. Colloidal behaviors of asphaltenes, including the aggregation and interfacial behaviors, have impacts on many petroleum production processes. For example, the aggregation of asphaltenes can lead to problems such as...
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Spring 2017
Mussels can obtain strong underwater attachment to virtually all kinds of surfaces including rocks, metals, wood structures, polymers and concretes by secreting mussel foot proteins to form byssus. Great efforts have been dedicated to understanding this behavior and it is found that an catecholic...
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Prebiotic-Chemistry Inspired Polymeric Coatings for the Surface Modification of Hydrophobic Polyethersulfone membranes for the Enhancement of their Antifouling and Antibacterial Properties
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Polyethersulfone (PES) membranes are very commonly used for wastewater treatment because of their excellent mechanical, chemical and thermal properties. However, the major concern associated with these membranes is their susceptibility to fouling due to their intrinsic hydrophobicity. Therefore,...
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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...
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Fall 2012
Over the past decade, comb-type copolymers have attracted much attention in polymer chemistry and physics, nanotechnology, bioengineering and industrial applications. Using a surface forces apparatus (SFA), the molecular and surface interactions of two different kinds of comb-type polymers,...