Browsing Senior Theses by Issue Date
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Two Thermoelectric Materials: Thermoelectric Properties of SnTe-SnSe and Synthesis of Skutterudite Na1+xFe4P12
(2010-06-29)This thesis examines two different types of thermoelectric materials, compounds that can convert heat energy into electrical energy. First, Stevens et al. synthesized a two-phase SnTe- SnSe system and analyzed its ... -
Determination of Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons within Parking Lot Sealcoat
(2012-05-15)Parking lot sealcoat consists of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are an environmental pollutant. Over time, PAHs from coal-tar (CT) and asphalt sealcoat (AS) have been found to be released into water systems. ... -
Adsorption of Methylene Blue onto Carbon/Cobalt Ferrite/Alginate Beads and Acid Modified Rice Husks
(2012-05-15)Wastewater from the textile industry can contain nonbiodegradable dye molecules, such as methylene blue, that are harmful to the environment. Adsorption has been determined to be effective for removing these dye molecules ... -
Thermodynamically Favored vs. Kinetically Favored Carbon-Sulfur Bond Activation
(2012-05-15)The study of carbon-sulfur bond activation is a topic that receives much attention because of its uses in the petroleum refining process through hydrodesulfurization (HDS). The carbon–sulfur bond activation of thioesters ... -
A Systematic Comparison of Two Pharmaceutical Decomposition Treatments for Wastewaters
(2012-05-15)The ever-increasing presence of pharmaceuticals in freshwater poses a dangerous threat to both humans and animals; the leaching of pharmaceuticals from poorly treated or disposed of wastewater into the environment risks ... -
The Synthesis, Structure, and TT Stacking of 1,8 Diacridylnaphthalene
(2012-05-15)The synthesis of 1,8 diacridylnaphthalene is a five step process in which Stille and Suzuki cross coupling reactions, an inorganic catalyst, and organic substitution reactions are used to synthesize the desired product ... -
Metal Nanoparticle Catalysis of Diels-Alder Cycloaddition and Dehydrogenation Reactions
(2012-05-15)Nanoparticles are now key species in the field of reaction catalysis. The relatively low cost, high efficiency and recyclability has allowed different metal nanoparticles to be used as catalysts in numerous reaction schemes. ... -
The Removal of Mercury From Flue Gas via Oxidation Reactions Along with the On-Site Analysis of Mercury Through Anodic Stripping Voltammetry
(2012-05-15)In this thesis, studies of the oxidation of mercury and the analysis of mercury in flue gas will be presented. Through quantum mechanical calculations, Wilcox showed that HOCl is a better oxidizer of mercury than HCl and ... -
Examining the Mechanics of Chiral Recognition in Phosphotriesterase and Molecular Micelles
(2012-05-15)Chiral recognition plays an important role in the many places including chiral chromatography and the biological world where many enzymes are enantioselective. Understanding how molecular micelles and enzymes like ... -
The electrical properties of graphene
(2012-05-15)The electrical properties of graphene have proven to be better than many related compounds, such as carbon nanotubes because of its high surface area and electrical conductivity. These properties give graphene potential ... -
Carbamazepine Microemulsions and Carbamazepine Monolayers used to direct crystal structure to increase bioavailabilty
(2012-05-15)Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an anticonvulsant, currently on the market, that has a low absorption rate into the body (bioavailability). Microemulsions and metal crystals have been proposed as ways to increase bioavailability ... -
Fluorescent probe detection of metals in corrosive environments
(2012-05-15)Corrosion of metal surfaces is slowed down with the addition of protective coatings. Two studies that have explored monitoring corrosion of pigmented and non-‐pigmented coatings, using metal s ... -
Copper Base Metal Organic Frameworks and Their Ability to Store Molecular Hydrogen
(2012-05-15)bstract: Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are an exciting topic due to versatility. One of their many uses is as a container for gases, specifically molecular hydrogen. A promising MOF was selected and constructed by ... -
Density functional theory fails to predict Grubbs’ first and second catalyst bond energies
(2012-05-15)Computational chemistry has led to a better understanding of compounds and their interactions in inorganic chemistry by computer analysis. Density functional theory is used to calculate bond energies for compounds and ... -
Detection of Designer Anabolic Steroids by LC‐MS/MS and Commercial Synthesis of Oxandrolone
(2012-05-15)As of late, the abuse of previously unknown steroids by professional and amateur athletes has become a major concern for athletic governing bodies. In order to detect designer steroids, which have been synthesized ... -
Determination of Enantiomeric Composition via the Supramolecular Interactions of Rhodamine B or Cyclodextrins
(2012-05-15)Different enantiomers can have disparate effects in biological systems. A majority of prescription drugs are chiral, which is why there is a demand to develop facile and cost-effective methods to measure enantiomeric ... -
A Kinetic Understanding of the Reactivity and Structural Trends of Cyclopropylcarbinyl Type Ring Openings
(2012-05-15)Page 1 of 26 Abstract The understanding of cyclopropylcarbinyl type ring openings is increasing because of the usefulness they pose as radical clocks 1. This leads to an increased qualitative understanding of the factors ... -
Determining the Size and Shape of Gold Nanoparticles
(2012-05-15)Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are studied because they have unique optical properties making them very useful for things such as diagnostics. GNPs were synthesized using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) to create icosahedral ... -
The Alzheimer’s Peptide and its Coordination with Fe(II) and Formation of heme-Aβ Complex
(2012-05-15)Alzheimer’s disease has a profound neurological impact on approximately six million people’s lives in the United States today. Autopsies have shown a high amount of Fe(II) concentrations in the brain due to a low concentration ... -
Single Walled Carbon Nanotube purification techniques evaluated by Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy, and Nanotube application in Gas Chromatography
(2012-05-15)Understanding how purification steps affect single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is vital to further use of these nanotubes in other chemical techniques such as gas chromatography (GC), synth ...
