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A Study on Phase Change Materials at Low Thermal Mass with Micro-Electro-Mechanical Resonators
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Micro-electromechanical systems or MEMS is a modern technology used to create tiny, integrated devices or systems that combine mechanical and electrical components. These miniaturized devices can sense, control and actuate on the micro and nano scales, and generate observable effects on the macro...
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Advanced Microstructure Optimization Strategies for High-Temperature CO2 Electrolysis: Infiltration and In-situ Exsolution
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The solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) has attracted increased attention in recent years due to its capability to reduce CO2 emissions in a highly efficient and environmentally sustainable fashion. Previous work in our group has fabricated an A-site Ce doped La0.7Sr0.3Cr0.5Fe0.5O3- (LSCeCrF)...
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Amylopectin-graft-hydrolyzed-poly(methyl acrylate) (AP-g-H-PMA) Flocculants for the Treatment of Oil Sands Tailings
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The extraction of bitumen from the Alberta oil sands reserves has long been a major economic contributor to the Canadian society, but the impact this industry has had on the environment has raised concerns worldwide. The main problems are how to reclaim the area and reduce the number of tailings...
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Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Oxides for the Preparation of High Performance Zn-Air Battery Electrodes
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As the world continues to implement renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar, comes the demand for grid scale energy storage. Zn-air batteries (ZABs) are a promising candidate for grid scale energy storage because of their high energy density, low cost, high safety, and low...
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Fall 2020
In the paraffinic froth treatment (PFT), a large amount of paraffinic solvent is used to produce very clean bitumen products which can be transported directly to market without an upgrading step. However, the high solvent usage demands a large capacity in tailings solvent recovery unit. To solve...
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CO2-Responsive Surfactants for Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery: from Fundamentals to Bench-Scale Demonstrations in Canadian Oil Sands Extraction
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Interfacial properties at the oil-water interface are of key importance to various operations in the petroleum industry, especially in the aqueous-based heavy oil recovery process. However, different operation stages often require different interfacial properties, which could be conflicted with...
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Fall 2020
Over the past several decades, there have been environmental concerns over anthropogenic emissions of methane, highlighting the need to minimize methane emissions. Natural gas has been employed as one of the alternatives for gasoline combustion engines. Methane is the main constituent of natural...
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Corrosion Assessment and Mechanisms of Materials in Advanced Thermal Energy Production Systems
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Advanced pressurized oxy-fuel combustion and subsequent supercritical CO2 (s-CO2) transportation technologies are being developed for high energy conversion efficiency and significant reduction of greenhouse gas emission at advanced thermal power plants. However, materials knowledge gaps exist on...
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Spring 2020
Bone defects are treated with bone grafts, replacing damaged or diseased bone tissue with either natural bone or bone substitutes. Synthetic graft materials, particularly bioactive glasses, have been developed to overcome the immunological and structural limitations of natural bone grafts....
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Development and analysis of responsive polymers as sensing elements for storage conditions and freshness of food
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As the global population growth continues to increase the needs for higher production of food, governments, organizations, and individuals are faced with the task to implement strategies to mitigate the impact that food waste has in food security, the economy and the environment. One of the...