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- 1Bindiganavile, Vivek (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Boluk, Yaman (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Dr. Marleny D. A. Saldaña (Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Marleny, Saldaña (Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
- 1McDermott, Mark (Chemistry)
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Characterization of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Their Application in Polyethylene Composites
DownloadSpring 2016
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are an emerging green nanomaterial with a unique property set that permits its use to enhance traditional materials in various ways. One of the main focuses has been to impart the incredible mechanical stiffness of these nano particles into conventional thermoplastic...
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Effect of Cellulose Nanocrystal Particles on Rheology, Transport and Mechanical Properties of Oil Well Cement Systems
DownloadSpring 2018
The increase in oil consumption during the past few decades, coupled with oil/gas extraction from shale in the recent years has increased drilling and cementing demands. Well cementing operation is one of the most crucial and important steps in any well completion. However, since it takes place...
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Extraction of Carbohydrates and Phenolics from Barley Hull using Pressurized/Subcritical Fluids
DownloadSpring 2013
Canada is one of the largest barley producers, generating barley hull which accounts for 10-13% wt of the grain. Barley hull has valuable components, such as carbohydrates and phenolics. This thesis studied the extraction of total carbohydrates and phenolics from the hull of a new barley variety...
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Nanofiber production from agricultural straw biomass using pressurized fluids and ultrasound processing for tissue engineering scaffolds
DownloadSpring 2020
Agricultural straw is an abundant lignocellulosic biomass mainly composed of cellulose (33-75%), hemicellulose (13-37%) and lignin (3-31%) that offers great potential as a feed material for a biorefinery. Emerging technologies such as pressurized fluid fractionation and high-intensity ultrasound...
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Pressurized fluid extraction of anthocyanins from cranberry pomace and its use in bioactive food coatings for almonds
DownloadFall 2017
About 94% of total cranberry production is mainly used by the juice industry, generating cranberry pomace, which is a rich source of anthocyanins. Pressurized fluids have been used to extract phytochemicals from different by-products. Such phytochemicals can be used in edible food coatings to...