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Spring 2018

Pourmohammadbagher, Mohammad

Nano-colloids are present or arise in diverse processes, from the manufacturing of solar panels and pharmaceutics, treatment of mine tailings, and a lead example to the production of unconventional hydrocarbon resources and molecular fluids are frequently added to the colloids during processing....

Spring 2017

Jackman, Matthew

Overly-stable froth in mineral flotation columns are sometimes a problem for separation operations. Greater quantities of fine particles in the input slurry can contribute to froth that is too stable and overruns the equipment capacity. Currently, the best ways to deal with this problem are to...

Fall 2017

Wang, Chen

Rapid, efficient and economical water removal from fluid fine tailings represents a major challenge to many industries, including mineral processing, food processing, waste water treatment and oil sands extraction. In the absence of large-scale fine tailings processing facilities, there will be...

Spring 2017

Ma, Xinrui

The formation of stable water-in-oil emulsions during oil sands extraction process causes a number of operational issues, such as equipment corrosion, storage and transportation problems. One common method for emulsion breakup in industry is to use chemical demulsifiers. The chemical demulsifiers...

Spring 2017

Elaheh, Davari

With the rapid development of electrified transportation, electrochemical energy storage devices will be more important than they have ever been in human history. Lithium-ion batteries are considered as the most energy efficient candidates, due to their relatively long cycle life. However, their...

Spring 2017

Hassanpourfard, Mahtab

One of the central puzzles concerning the interaction of low Reynolds number (Re<<1) fluid transport with bacterial biomass is the formation of filamentous structures called bacterial streamer. Bacterial streamers can be tethered at one or both ends to solid surfaces, while the rest of the...

Spring 2018

Yuechao, Tang

The interactions between polymers and solid-water interfaces involve various interesting physical processes, which are fundamental questions for both scientific research and a variety of practical applications, such as underwater adhesives, anti-fouling and stabilization of interested...

Spring 2017

Wang,Pusong

Quantitative electron microprobe analysis (EMPA) was used in this study to quantify the segregation of alloying elements (e.g., Mn, Si, etc.) at the centreline for continuous cast slabs and pipes of microalloyed steel exhibiting different Mannesmann Ratings. Elemental segregation levels at the...

Spring 2018

Montoya Sanchez, Natalia

The increased production of heavy and extra-heavy oils has changed the quality of the feedstocks processed in refineries. Conversion of heavier aromatic-rich materials using traditional upgrading technologies is possible but modifications are needed. There is a growing interest from industry and...

Spring 2017

Sohrabi, Amirreza

Indiscriminate and widespread disposal of pharmaceutical compounds, dye molecules, and pesticides in to water resources pose a serious threat to the quality of drinking water. A critical need exists for developing novel practical, efficient, and cost effective water treatments for remediation of...