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Fall 2013
Gypsum supersaturation in process water is known to have detrimental effects on flotation performance of sulphide minerals. The motivation of this research is to develop a better understanding of the impact of gypsum supersaturation in process water on sphalerite flotation. For this purpose, this...
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Spring 2011
In this thesis, measurement and analysis of colloidal forces between an atomic force microscope (AFM) probe and a topographically patterned substrate are reported. The energy between the patterned substrate and a smooth flat plate was characterized mathematically using Surface Element Integration...
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Investigation of the Adsorption of Model and Oil Sands Process-Affected Water Naphthenic Acids on Graphite
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Naphthenic acids (NAs) are constituents of bitumen in the oil sands deposits in northern Alberta, Canada. The extraction process of bitumen creates an enormous amount of wastewater called oil sands process affected waters (OSPW). This OSPW contains elevated concentrations of NAs, and other...
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Nano-scale studies of the assembly, structure and properties of hybrid organic-silicon systems
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Advancements in the field of electronics might be achieved by future molecular scale devices. Hybrid organic-silicon structures have the potential to overcome many challenges facing the use of molecules as devices while maintaining the ability to interface with traditional silicon technology. The...
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Nanolithography on H:Si(100)-(2 x 1) using combined Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Field Ion Microscopy techniques
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This thesis reports on the combined techniques of ultra-high vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (UHV-STM) and field ion microscopy (FIM). The apex structure of STM scanning tips correlates with their ability to yield highly-resolved images and to perform accurate hydrogen desorption on...
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Probing Surface Heterogeneity, Electrochemical Properties and Bubble-Solid Interaction Mechanisms of Sulfide Minerals in Flotation
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The colloidal stability governed by various surface interactions including van der Waals (VDW) interaction, electrical double layer (EDL) interaction, hydrophobic interaction, and some other interactions, plays an important role in a wide range of natural phenomena and engineering applications....
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Processing and Switching Mechanisms of Materials for Memory Devices in Flexible Electronics
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Current trends in Big Data are driving industries towards new innovations for data acquisition and processing. Among these trends is the concept of the Internet of Things (typically abbreviated as IOT), which will result in the collection of very large amounts of data from sensors and...
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Fall 2013
The phyllosilicates are an important class of valuable industrial minerals and play an essential role in many disciplines. The surface properties of phyllosilicate minerals are a topic of crucial importance as they directly affect all industrial aspects in mineral processing. The objective of...
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Surface Interaction Mechanisms between Deformable Bubbles and Hydrophobic Surfaces in Aqueous Solutions
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Deformable bubbles in complex fluidic systems are crucial components in a variety of traditional and emerging industrial processes, where their surface interactions with hydrophobic surfaces play an important role in realizing the targeted functionalities. In this project, a bubble probe atomic...