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Spring 2023

Abraham, Rosmi

This thesis investigates the thermo-mechanical behavior of picograms of fluids using a suspended microchannel resonator called microfluidic cantilever operating in dynamic mode by exploring the interfacial effects of liquids on the resonance frequency. Microfluidic cantilever is a promising...

Spring 2023

Cui, Jiayao

Global warming and climate change are driving the use of cleaner energy sources to replace fossil fuels. Wind and solar energy are renewable and sustainable clean energies and can generate electricity. However, both wind and solar energy depend on the weather conditions. Storing the electricity...

Spring 2023

Sloetjes, Kilian

Bitumen extracted from oil sands has been a major source of wealth for Canada, but it comes at a high price because the Clark hot water process generates large volumes of tailings which must be stored in ponds that threaten the environment. These tailing ponds must be treated to meet the land...

Spring 2023

Yang, Diling

Interfacial interactions among solid particles, gas bubbles and liquid drops play a critical role in numerous interfacial phenomena and biophysical and industrial processes, such as drug and gene delivery in biological systems, froth flotation and oil/water separation in mining and oil extraction...

Spring 2023

Vinayak, . Anil Kumar

The exponential rise in demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in applications that include grid-level energy storage systems, portable electronic devices and electric vehicles, has led to logistical, and environmental challenges in the supply of raw materials required for its production and the...

Spring 2023

Andrade Rossi, Ricardo

Shear-induced aggregation is an important process in the solid-liquid separation of colloidal particles, i.e., solid particles in the micron size range. In this process, the solid particles are mixed with chemical destabilizers in shear flow to induce the formation of aggregates or flocs, which...

Spring 2023

Damavandi, Fereshte

Oil spills are a worldwide concern that threaten the environment, ecosystems, human health, and economy. Conventional methods to combat oil spills, such as in-situ burning, booms and skimmers, dispersants, and biodegradation are not effective enough. A more efficient technology is needed to...

Spring 2023

Antwi Peprah, Benjamin

The development of economically viable processes for processing and transporting of heavy crude oil and bitumen are critical for continued development in the Canadian oil sands. Current technologies for preparing such crudes for transport to market include full upgrading to synthetic crude oil,...

Spring 2023

Ebrahimi, Hadiseh

The Canadian economy relies heavily on its transportation network. It supports hundreds of thousands of jobs, contributes billions to the economy, and facilitates the movement of goods within the country as well as internationally. Railways provide affordable and efficient transportation to over...

Spring 2023

Dogru, Oguzhan

Process industries involve processes that have complex, interdependent, and sometimes uncontrollable/unobservable features that are subject to a variety of uncertainties such as operational fluctuations, sensory noises, process anomalies, human involvement, market volatility, and so forth. In the...