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Title: The neutralization of cotton-seed oil for edible purposes
Creator: Sieck, Ernst
Date: 2009, 1915
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/neutralizationof00siec
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: A new method for the determination of total fatty matter in soaps
Creator: Wishnick, I. Robert
Date: 2009, 1914
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/newmethodfordete00wish
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1914 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1914

Title: FIBRONECTIN INFLUENCES THE RATE OF ASSEMBLY AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIBRIN MATRIX AND A MAP OF LYSINE PEGYLATION SITES IN FIBRONECTIN
Creator: Ramanathan, Anand
Date: 2015, 2015-07
Description: Fibronectin serves multiple roles during tissue formation and wound healing, functioning through interactions with cells and extracellular...
Show moreFibronectin serves multiple roles during tissue formation and wound healing, functioning through interactions with cells and extracellular molecules. The overall objective of my research was to investigate fibronectin biochemistry on responses associated with wound healing. My approach was to engineer relevant in vitro models highlighting fibronectin functionality in tissues and link this work to more complex wound healing systems. My research goals were accomplished through the following three specific aims: (1) Determine the role of fibronectin on the kinetics of formation and structure of a fibrin-fibronectin matrix, (2) Determine the effect of protease on the activity of fibronectin in decellularized extracellular matrices and (3) Map the sites of polyethylene glycol conjugation or PEGylation to lysine residues in fibronectin. Aim 1: I demonstrated that fibronectin increased the initial rate of fibrin matrix formation and altered the fibrin matrix structure. These findings are novel because they link results from light absorbance studies to microcopy analyses and demonstrate the influence of fibronectin on fibrin matrix structural characteristics. Aim 2: I demonstrated a link between fibronectin proteolysis and reduced cell adhesion in decellularized extracellular matrices. This study demonstrates the susceptibility of fibronectin to proteolysis in the extracellular matrix and the resulting loss of matrix functionality, placing weight on bioengineering strategies to stabilize fibronectin against proteolysis. Aim 3: I examined proteolytic fragments of native and PEGylated fibronectin to map fibronectin lysine residues that are conjugated PEG. From four key chymotryptic fragments that span fibronectin and are recognized by specific monoclonal antibodies, I provide a map of lysine PEGylation sites for fibronectin. Moreover, I show that lysine PEGylation of fibronectin occurs asymmetrically on the dimer arms. Knowledge of the lysine PEGylation sites can be used to plan future experiments for investigating fibronectin biochemical interactions in complex in vitro and in vivo models. In accomplishing these specific aims, I identified key biomolecular mechanisms involving fibronectin and created relevant in vitro models to study these interactions. The work detailed in this thesis lays the foundation for future experiments to investigate fibronectin functionality and develop therapeutic strategies targeting fibronectin biochemistry in tissue development.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, July 2015
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Title: Extraction of protein from soy bean
Creator: La Zoris, A. S.
Date: 2009, 1919
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/extractionofprot00lazo
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 38

Title: Experimental manufacture of soap with recovery of glycerine
Creator: Teesdale, C. H., Pacyna, Arnold
Date: 2009, 1908
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalmanu00tees
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Experimental work on the reduction of cottonseed oil
Creator: Turley, E. W
Date: 2009, 1912
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalwork00turl
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1912 Bibliography: leaves 79-81 B.S. in...
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1912 Bibliography: leaves 79-81 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1912
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Title: The extraction of potash alum from alunite
Creator: Fischer, N. C., Wilson, M. M.
Date: 2009, 1919
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/extractionofpota00fisc
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 30

Title: MULTIPHASE CFD MODELING AND SIMULATION OF GAS-SOLID FLOW SYSTEMS INCLUDING CO2 CAPTURE PROCESSES
Creator: Ghadirian Hoseinabadi, Emad
Date: 2016, 2016-05
Description: Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is one of the key technologies needed to reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and its effects on...
Show moreCarbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is one of the key technologies needed to reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and its effects on climate change. The goal of this study is to develop an advanced design and scale-up tool for a regenerable solid sorbent carbon capture process using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). In this study, a systematic methodology was established, starting from investigating the properties of the sorbent and its reaction kinetics, to developing models to design, evaluate, troubleshoot, and scale-up of the reactors that are needed to deploy this technology for an advanced power plant (i.e., integrated gasification combined cycles [IGCC]). To develop a realistic CFD model, the effect of formation of clusters in the system was studied using an energy minimization multi-scale (EMMS) approach and was shown to calculate the fluidized bed expansion with high accuracy. The effect of compaction of particles was also investigated and a model capable of simulating independent experimental data for the angle of repose was presented. In addition, this dissertation provides detailed investigations of a magnesium oxide (MgO)-based sorbent and its performance for CO2 capture from a syngas stream including the development of shrinking core models (SCM). Initially, the regenerator fluidized bed reactor at elevated temperature and pressure was simulated and several case studies were performed. Furthermore, a three-dimensional (3D) CFD simulation of a full-loop circulating fluidized bed was provided based on the developed constitutive relations and coupling them with two-fluid model equations. In order to reduce the computational time, a CFD simulation in a two-dimensional (2D) domain including heterogeneous regeneration and carbonation reactions based on the shrinking core model was performed that can be used for parametric studies and optimization of the CO2 sorption and desorption processes in a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) reactor. In addition, a coupled CFD-PBE (population balance equation) model based on the FCMOM (finite size domain complete set of trial functions method of moments) approach was developed and was shown to have broad application in reaction engineering and reactor design where the poly-disperse nature of the phases has a strong effect on the hydrodynamics of the system such as coal gasifiers. Finally, the base case design for CFB reactors incorporated in the CO2 capture process using techno-economic analysis was developed and the operating and capital costs of the unit were demonstrated. It was shown that capturing CO2 in an IGCC power plant by pre-combustion technology is economically viable and can compete with other available technologies.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, May 2016
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Title: Blankit as a bleaching agent in paper making
Creator: Squair, F. R.
Date: 2009, 1910
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/blankitasbleachi00squa
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1910 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1910

Title: Bleaching cotton-seed oil with American fullers earth
Creator: Beifeld, H. A., Newman, J. J.
Date: 2009, 1912
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/bleachingcottons00beif
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 4

Title: CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE USING SOLID SORBENTS IN A FLUIDIZED BED WITH REDUCED PRESSURE REGENERATION IN A DOWNER
Creator: Kongkitisupchai, Sunti
Date: 2012-11-11, 2012-12
Description: The most commonly used commercial technology for post-combustion CO2 capture for existing power plants is the amine solvent scrubber. However,...
Show moreThe most commonly used commercial technology for post-combustion CO2 capture for existing power plants is the amine solvent scrubber. However, the energy consumption for capturing CO2 from flue gases using amine solvent technology is 15 to 30% of the power plant due to the use of steam in solvent regeneration. Hence there is a need to develop more efficient methods of removing CO2. The objective of this thesis research is to demonstrate the design of a complete loop system of dry solid sorbent technology, which consumes less energy, as an alternative CO2 capturing technology. The design of a complete riser-sorber and downer-regenerator loop system for a dry solid sorbent technology is developed using the recently developed kinetic theory based multiphase computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The complete dry solid sorbent loop system comprises of an atmospheric fluidized bed riser-sorber and a reduced pressure downer-regenerator. The proposed dry solid sorbent used in this thesis research is a dry sodium carbonate sorbent recently developed at RTI and earlier by Gidaspow and Onischak. The dry solid sorbents capture CO2 and water vapor from flue gases through chemical sorption in the sorber-riser. The captured CO2 is released from the solid sorbent along with water vapor in the reduced pressure regenerator-downer where the solid sorbent regeneration occurred. The complete dry solid sorbent loop system demonstrates the possibility of solving three main technical challenges, which are the handling of large volumetric flow rate of the flue gases, the required operating power, and the quantity of CO2 sorption. xvii A new proposed pressure-equilibrium based sorption rate model for the dry sodium carbonate sorbents is used in the simulations. The simulations of both fluidized riser-sorber and downer-regenerator were done using commercial CFD code; Fluent. The energy efficiency of the proposed dry solid sorbent loop system was studied using thermodynamic availability analysis for both an individual vessel and for the overall process for evaluating the minimum energy requirement for CO2 separation. A T-s diagram of inlet and outlet streams for both the riser-sorber and the downer-regenerator are included in the thermodynamics analysis. The results from multiphase CFD simulations showed that the heat liberated during CO2 sorption in the riser-sorber can be nearly fully recovered in form of sensible heat in the solid sorbent. The captured heat in the solid sorbents is used as the energy for CO2 desorption in the sorbent regeneration process inside the reduced pressure downerregenerator. Hence, the only parasitic power loss will be the energy needed for sorbent circulation, air-lock rotary valves, and vacuum fan. The drastic energy saving is possible due to the high solid circulation rate between sorber-riser and downer-regenerator. Additionally, the simulation results showed that the core-annular regime flow pattern in the riser-sorber can be almost completely eliminated by using multiple jet inlets and increasing solid sorbent particle size, from 75 microns manufactured by RTI to 500 micron sorbent particles. Furthermore, the large sorbent particle size allows better solid settling in the downer. The simulations also showed that a core-annular flow pattern occurred inside the downer-regenerator. However, there is no negative effect of having a core-annular regime inside the downer-regenerator.
PH.D in Chemical Engineering, December 2012
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Title: CHAIN BY CHAIN MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS FOR POLYMERIZATION PROCESSES
Creator: Demirel, Derya
Date: 2016, 2016-05
Description: Predicting chain microstructure became an important task for polymer scientists. Polydisperse nature of polymer molecules makes it an...
Show morePredicting chain microstructure became an important task for polymer scientists. Polydisperse nature of polymer molecules makes it an interesting research area. In this work, a new method, called “Chain-by-Chain Monte Carlo Method” (CBCMC), is presented for simulating chain microstructures one-by-one or chain-by-chain. To the best of our knowledge, it is a new approach for the simulation of chain microstructures. It is a hybrid deterministic-stochastic method that uses the best of two worlds by obtaining information on the mean-field background environment as concentrations of polymer populations and small molecules (only) from the deterministic solver and using it in the stochastic part of the algorithm. Deterministic solver can employ any method that provides this data and in this work uses method of moments. With this information, stochastic part of the algorithm employs kinetic Monte Carlo algorithm to simulate chains one-by-one. The computational load of simulating the whole ensemble is eliminated by getting the mean-field background information from deterministic solvers as concentrations of polymer populations and small molecules at certain time intervals. CBC-MC is suited for chemistries, or situations in which the chain architecture develops slowly with respect to the background environment such as controlled reversible-deactivation radical polymerizations. This method is applied to two case studies for synthesis of linear gradient copolymers. First case study is a styrene/ methyl methacrylate copolymerization by nitroxide-mediated polymerization with forced gradient techniques and the second one is the synthesis of methyl methacrylate/ methyl acrylate hyberbolic gradient copolymerization by atom-transfer radical polymerization again with forced gradient techniques. Gradient distribution of chain properties is analyzed in all cases since it is relatively more challenging and interesting. Chain properties such as number average chain length, weight average chain length, polydispersity index, cumulative and instanteneous copolymer compositions, full molecular weight distributions and sequence length distributions are obtained and compared to results from method of moments and kinetic Monte Carlo methods for di↵erent sample sizes. Results were in good agreement with wellestablished method of moments and kinetic Monte Carlo methods. Importance of simulating chain microstructure rather than average properties is made clear. Simulation times were reduced by at least a factor of six compared to kinetic Monte Carlo method. Results confirm that if applicable, full information regarding the microstructure of chains can be obtained using this method with reduced simulation times and smaller sample sizes. This method is also applied to non-linear copolymerization of acrylamide/N,N-methylenebis(acrylamide) (AM/BisAM) leading to gelation. The e↵ect of a gradient distribution of pendant double bonds along the primary chains on the simulated portion of gel molecules is investigated with the aim of detecting the macro-heterogeinities. Five cases are studied with di↵erent feeding policies but same total number of comonomers introduced to each of them. Primary chain results are compared with MOM for cumulative and instantaneous BisAM compositions, crosslink and PDB densities and found to be in excellent agreement. Further investigations are done on primary chain microsturctures to better understand multiple phenomena going on in these systems such as the age distribution of crosslinking points and PDBs, density of crosslinking points and PDBs in monomer bins along the primary chains and average segment lengths. It has been found that a gradient in PDB distribution along the primary chains can introduce heterogeneities into the gel molecules in surface-bound type polymerizations where primary chains within gels are aligned in the same direction but these heterogeneities seem to be disappearing in bulk polymerizations where the chain alignments are random.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, May 2016
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Title: Deposition of zinc on steel
Creator: Koehler, Walter W.
Date: 2009, 1918
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/depositionofzinc00koeh
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Design and arrangement of machinery for a 600 ton beet-sugar factory
Creator: Heuchling, Frederick Gustav
Date: 2009, 1907
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/designarrangemen00heuc
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaves 53-55

Title: ELECTROCHEMICAL AND THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION SYSTEMS: LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND PEM FUEL CELLS
Creator: Ha, Seonbaek
Date: 2015, 2015-05
Description: In this dissertation, three major topics in electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems are discussed. Lithium-ion batteries as...
Show moreIn this dissertation, three major topics in electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems are discussed. Lithium-ion batteries as electrochemical energy storage and catalyst support in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells as an electrochemical energy conversion system has been investigated. Most work was done to understand the mechanism of an electrochemical reaction and performance degradation in both systems. After that, it was essential to overcome the technical challenges. The thermal stability of lithium-ion cells has been characterized by a novel cathode and anode material with an electrolyte. For electrochemical energy storage, LiFePO4 as a cathode material in a lithium-ion battery has been investigated by various electrochemical techniques. Generally, the electrode consists of an active material, polymer binder, and conducting agents. The electrode material compositions can affect the electrochemical performance by changing the ratio of carbon content to binder or active material content. The LiFePO4 electrodes were optimized by several factors; electronic conductivity, over voltage during discharge, area specific impedance, hybrid pulse power, and energy density. Silicon is a promising material as a novel anode material in lithium-ion batteries. The importance of selecting a polymer binder among various binders has been addressed by the experiments. The additive in the electrolyte also affects the interfacial property between the solid active material and the electrolyte. The effect of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) additive was investigated by electrochemical and physical characterization. The thermal stability of the silicon anode was studied by varying the FEC concentration. Metal oxide, as a non-carbon catalyst support in the PEM fuel cell, was chosen and developed to replace the carbon support for better electrochemical durability. The electronic conductivity; Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) surface area; stability in acid media; and the electrochemical stability of fabricated Zr-doped In2O3 were evaluated.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, May 2015
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Title: CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HOTSPOT II EXON EDITED DYSTROPHIN RODS
Creator: Kuruba, Balaganesh
Date: 2014, 2014-05
Description: Duchenne muscular dystrophy, DMD, is an X–link recessive disorder with an incidence of 1 in 3500 male births worldwide. This fatal condition...
Show moreDuchenne muscular dystrophy, DMD, is an X–link recessive disorder with an incidence of 1 in 3500 male births worldwide. This fatal condition has no effective treatment, but due to its high incidence and severity, several strategies are the subject of on-going clinical trials including gene therapy (delivery of replacement genes via viral vector systems) and exon skipping (administration of therapeutic compounds to mask certain exons and so repair the defective gene). Both of these approaches result in the production of modified dystrophin proteins with deletions in the central rod region. It is unknown how such edits will affect protein structure, although it has been shown that the nature of the edit is related to clinical severity. DMD defects are non-randomly distributed along the gene, being clustered in two regions: the so-called hotspot region I (Exons 11 – 22) and the hotspot region II (Exons 45 – 55). We are producing alternative exon skipped proteins in the hotspot II region and are characterizing them with respect to biophysical and biochemical stability by thermal denaturation and proteinase challenge studies in order to determine which of these potential edits are most similar to native, undamaged dystrophin.
M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology, May 2014
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Title: ELECTROCHEMICAL, TRANSPORT AND THERMAL INVESTIGATION OF NOVEL ELECTROLYTES AND ELECTRODES FOR LITHIUM-ION AND MAGNESIUM-ION BATTERIES
Creator: Benmayza, Aadil
Date: 2014, 2014-12
Description: Energy conversion and energy storage are becoming indispensable in today’s society due to the increased demand for immobile and mobile power....
Show moreEnergy conversion and energy storage are becoming indispensable in today’s society due to the increased demand for immobile and mobile power. Cathode material is considered as the only source of energy in the electrochemical cell for secondary battery and thus the quantity of energy of the battery is largely determined by the type of the cathode’s chemistry and its amount used as well. Electrolyte has also a significant impact on the electrochemical performance of the battery. Its properties such as ionic conductivity and transference number play a substantial role in the transport of energy between the cathode and the anode. Moreover, the electrolyte can also limit the accessibility of the active charged ions into the active material through the formation of a Solid Electrolyte Interface (SEI). In addition to the importance of energy, safety is another critical element in the determination of the battery’s quality. Cathode material and non-aqueous electrolyte are two major dimensions of the safety in the design of secondary battery. For instance, in the presence of heat (due to thermal, mechanical, or electrical abuse), the electrolyte can ignite fire if the cathode material releases the oxygen. Therefore, the cathode materials and electrolytes are both central factors in the determination of battery energy and safety. Nowadays, lithium-ion batteries are widely used as power source in many applications; however, their maximum energy density (400Wh/Kg) is not sufficient enough to meet the demands of high power applications such as electric vehicles owing to the limited driving range caused by current lithium-ion batteries. Furthermore, safety concerns have been raised after several incidents have been reported recently. Therefore, improving the safety of lithium-ion battery systems through the formulation of non-flammable electrolytes and synthesizing stable electrodes are highly required for high thermal stability. In contrast, fulfilling the long driving range requires other battery systems that provide higher energy density. The large energy density of Mg metal (3832 mAh/cm3) opens a new horizon toward future potential energy storage system, which is a very promising candidate to overcome the long driving range issue and thus needs to be investigated for its potential use as rechargeable battery. In this present thesis, thermal stability of lithium-ion cells is examined through the use of Fluoro Ethylene Carbonate (FEC) as non-flammable co-solvent with Ethylene Carbonate (EC) on lithium-nickel-cobalt-aluminum-oxide cathode (LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2). This cathode chemistry was deliberately chosen because of its low thermal stability due to the oxidation of Ni+3 to Ni+4 upon charging. Additionally, optimization of the cathode composition (active material, conducting agent, binder) was examined for high energy and power. Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) was chosen for this study because of its high thermal stability against the liberation of oxygen. Electrolytic properties of a magnesium organohaloaluminate electrolyte were investigated in order to understand their role and effect on the magnesium deposition process. Electrochemical and thermal study of bismuth material as a potential negative electrode for magnesium-ion cell under the use of magnesium organohaloaluminate electrolyte was also performed. Moreover, a thermal modeling was performed through the use of Isothermal-Micro-Calorimeter (IMC) technique to identify the sources of heat released during the magnesiation and demagnesiation of bismuth electrode.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, December 2014
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Title: Absorption of carbon dioxide from gas mixtures under pressure
Creator: Pashkow, Aaron
Date: 2009, 1921
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/absorptionofcarb00pash
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 38

Title: An attempt to refine copper through a cuprous electrolyte
Creator: Schuette, Adolph J, Ziehn, R. Sebastian.
Date: 2009, 1913
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/attempttorefinec00schu
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1913 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1913

Title: MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES
Creator: Raju Ganesan, Arun Kumar
Date: 2013-04-25, 2013-05
Description: The activated sludge process is the most commonly used biological waste water treatment system. Mathematical modeling of this process is...
Show moreThe activated sludge process is the most commonly used biological waste water treatment system. Mathematical modeling of this process is important for improving its treatment efficiency and thus the quality of the effluent released into the receiving water body. These models can help the operator predict the performance of the plant to take cost-effective and timely remedial actions that would ensure consistent treatment efficiency and meeting discharge requirements. However, due to the highly complex and non-linear characteristics of this biological system, mathematical modeling of this treatment process has remained a challenge. The first part of this study is to build fundamental grey-box models to predict the raw influent quality and the preliminary effluent of the plant for any given day using historical data. The thesis is an attempt to model the various waste water treatment processes and validate the model with the historical data available for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Chicago. This model has been further used to analyze the plant on both dry and wet weather conditions. Wastewater treatment processes utilize approximately 3% of the energy consumption in the US. A detailed study of the aeration required for the activated sludge tanks has been performed. The plant has been operated at a far higher aeration compared to the minimum required aeration which has increased the operating costs tremendously. A description of cost reduction by minimizing aeration usage without compromising on the discharge limits has been provided. Finally, storms are one of the biggest challenges faced by the operators in treatment plants. Dynamic simulations of storms have been described using the model to understand and control storm events in a more robust manner.
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, May 2013
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