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- 1Barth, Stuart E
- 1Chowdhury, Tamanna
- 1Jones, Thomas R
- 1Malamace da Silva, Victor Hugo
- 1McClure, Sean
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Spring 2013
Adsorption behavior of nitrogen, argon and oxygen on silver exchanged titanosilicate (Ag-ETS-10) were studied in this work. A low temperature gas chromatographic determination of relatively low concentration argon (<1%) was developed, which was applied to evaluate the production of argon free...
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Fall 2022
This thesis lays out the work required to design and create a platform for cryogenically compatible testing of on-chip microwave resonators, intended as a platform for quantum-limited electromechanical torque sensing. We have created a platform with less than 8 dB loss across an operating range...
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Investigating the Microwave Behaviour of Solid Carbon in Natural Gas Pyrolysis under Microwave Irradiation
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The rising levels of carbon dioxide emissions stemming from the combustion of fossil fuels necessitate immediate attention to implement sustainable energy solutions. Hydrogen as a fuel, holds significant potential for establishing CO2-neutral systems, and the utilization of microwave pyrolysis of...
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Fall 2012
In adsorptive separation of binary gas mixtures, regeneration techniques require either a long operation time or high energy consumption. Microwave heating offers the advantage of faster heating and lower energy consumption. A comparison of microwave heating and conductive heating for the...
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Spring 2024
Malamace da Silva, Victor Hugo
The oil sands of Western Canada are among the most abundant and economically important unconventional petroleum resources. Hydrocarbon extraction from oil sands is conducted using warm water or in situ technologies that face considerable environmental challenges. Oil sands can also be valorized...
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Fall 2020
Wavelength transduction of light, specifically between the microwave and telecom regimes, has received a great deal of attention from the cavity optomechanics community as a landmark application for optomechanical systems. Mechanical systems are uniquely suited to wavelength transduction, as...
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Miniaturization of Microwave to Millimeter-Wave Integrated Waveguides and their Applications
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The integration of waveguide technology at the planar level has been a crucial development for the successful realization of 5G, the future fifth generation cellular network. The demand for mobile networks with faster speeds, lower latencies, and denser connectivity scenarios continues to drive...
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Synthesis of Biobased Polyethers, Polyesters and Polyamides from Canola Oil Derived Monomers Using Microwave Irradiation
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Polymers are essential in modern life’s sustainable growth with their diverse applications in packaging, construction, automotive, electronic industries, etc. Nowadays, polymer industry mainly depends on petroleum resources as feedstock and energy source. Increased environmental concerns and...
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Theory and Applications of a Uniplanar Transmission-Line Metamaterial-Inspired Electromagnetic Bandgap Structure
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A multitude of planar electromagnetic bandgap structures (EBGs) have been proposed for the suppression of parallel-plate waveguide (PPW) and surface-wave (SW) modes at microwave frequencies. Some of these structures have been well-modelled with transmission-line theory, however, these structures...