The main purpose of this study was to establish a supercritical-fluid-aided process in order to enhance the quality of essential-oils products through the removal of the monoterpene (MT) hydrocarbons. The example oil chosen ...

The goal of this research study is to design and develop active, stable and selective alkali promoted Pt-based catalysts and activated carbon-based adsorbents for COx elimination to be used in CO-free hydrogen production ...

There is a growing need for the use of renewable energies due to the steady increase in energy consumption, current dependence on fossil fuels to meet the growing energy demand, and the instability of the oil economy. ...

Target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling, a conserved mechanism from yeast to human, is the major regulator of cell metabolism and growth. Rapamycin, an immunosuppressive and anti-proliferative drug, and caffeine, a widely used ...

The conformational stochastics of simplified model chains that show an apparent two-state kinetics was explored.. A fundamental question addressed in the present analysis is to understand if the folding takes place through ...

This dissertation presents syngas production from methane by steam and oxidative steam reforming in novel design wall-coated and packed microchannel reactors over δ-Al2O3 supported Ni and precious metal (Rh, Ru, Pd, Pt) ...

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries provides high theoretical specific energy and energy density and their performance is greatly sensitive to cell design as a result of the highly complex reaction and polysulfide shuttle ...

Catalytic conversion of hydrocarbon fuels within the context of the operation of a fuel processor for supplying hydrogen to vehicular and stationary fuel cells is investigated using computer-based modeling/simulation studies ...

Elucidation of conformational transitions between open/closed or free/bound states of proteins sheds light on the mechanism of their action. In this thesis, a new technique (ANM-MC) is proposed, in which collective modes ...

Alkali activated materials (AAMs) are environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional cement binders with their comparable mechanical properties. Geopolymers are a subcategory of of AAMs and synthesized from ...