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Spring 2014

Qin,Chuan

Hydrocarbon-based liquid-crystal domains were observed in unreacted heavy fractions extracted from Athabasca bitumen and bitumen derived hydrocarbon resource fractions. Transfer of these organic crystalline domains to the water-rich phase during SAGD production is explored here because there...

Spring 2016

Ahitan, Sourabh

Global phase behavior calculations based on 150 n-alkane + aromatic and n-alkane + naphthenic hydrocarbon binary mixtures were performed. These calculations were compared with experimental measurements whenever possible, and additional measurements were made as part of this work. The widely used...

Fall 2009

Obiosa-Maife, Collins

This represents a proof-of-concept study of the appropriateness of vibrational and NMR spectroscopy for predicting the molecular structure of large molecules on the basis of a library of small molecules. Density Functional Theory (DFT) B3LYP/6-311G was used generate all spectra. 20 model...

Fall 2013

Dadgostar, Nafiseh

There are currently no reliable methods for predicting liquid heat capacities of ill-defined hydrocarbons, such as bitumen and heavy crude oils and their partly processed fractions. Estimation techniques for liquid phase isobaric heat capacity of pure compounds include corresponding state and...

Fall 2011

Masik, Brady Kenneth

Liquid crystalline domains were observed in fractions of heavy petroleum. Through a combination of polarized light microscopy and Photoacoustic Infrared Spectroscopy, liquid crystals were shown to form on the exterior surface of their parent materials. Analysis of materials using Differential...

Fall 2018

Remy, Quentin C. J.-M.

Ternary mixtures comprising cyclohexane + polystyrene + silica nanoparticles were recently shown to exhibit a closed loop two-phase region comprising colloid-gas and colloid-liquid phases1. This two-phase region is surrounded by single-phase colloid-gas and colloid-liquid phase regions and there...

Spring 2018

Kumar, Anupam

There is growing interest in the formulation and application of nano colloids + non-adsorbing polymer in fields of nanomedicine, hydrocarbon production, and environmental science. Successful applications rely on a detailed understanding of the related fluid thermophysical and thermochemical...

Fall 2010

Hasan, MD. Anwarul

The main objective of this research was to exploit the interrelations between the rheological behavior and nano-microstructure of complex fluids in solving two state-of-the-art problems, one in the field of biomedical engineering: controlling the amount and characteristics of bioaerosol droplets...

Fall 2021

Jamieson, Marnie V

Our world is changing from social, technical, cultural, inclusivity, environmental, risk tolerance equity, and global economic perspectives. We are transitioning to different ways of knowing and working. The societal expectations of engineers and professional engineering are changing. These...

Fall 2021

Arends, Gilmar Friedrich

Fluid transport within confinement is important for many lab-scale and industrial-scale technological processes ranging from membrane separation, enhanced oil recovery, CO2 sequestration to drug delivery systems. At the industrial scale, confined liquids are often quite complex as they consist...