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Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2023

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Chemical Decomposition of Flexible Polyurethane Foam to Generate a Media for Microbial Upcycling, Kaushik Baruah

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Direct Recycling of Lithium-ion Battery Materials Using Physical Separation Methods., Tinuade Ololade Folayan

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EXPLORING PH GRADIENT PHENOMENA IN NON-LINEAR ELECTROKINETIC MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES, Azade Tahmasebi

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HYDRO CYCLONIC SEPARATION OF POLYESTER MICROFIBERS FROM WASHING MACHINE WASTEWATER, Joe Kulkarni

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MICROSCOPIC AND LABORATORY SCALE CHARACTERIZATION METHODS TO EVALUATE BIOMASS DECONSTRUCTION, Meenaa Chandrasekar

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MICROSCOPIC DYNAMICS OF THE BUBBLE MOTION AND THIN LIQUID FILM DURING BUBBLE IMPACT ON HORIZONTAL AND INCLINED SURFACES, Fatemeh Hamidzadeh

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SELECTING OPTIMAL DISTILLATION CONFIGURATIONS THAT MINIMIZE THE OVERALL RATE OF ENTROPY GENERATION, Zachary A. Olson

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STUDYING EFFECT OF DROUGHT ON SWITCHGRASS AND IDENTIFYING ASSOCIATED MICROBIAL INHIBITORS, Sarvada Hemant Chipkar

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VIRUS INACTIVATION BY NOVEL VIRUCIDAL MATERIALS, Sneha Singh

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2022

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A Novel Pulsed-Plasma Catalytic Reactor for Dry Reforming of Methane, Benjamin F. Caithamer

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MEASURING THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF VIRAL VECTORS TO ENHANCE GENE THERAPY PRODUCTION, Oluwatoyin Areo

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REVERSE CATIONIC FLOTATION OF HEMATITE, Natalia Parra Alvarez

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TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY: LIQUID-FED FAST PYROLYSIS OF WASTE POLYOLEFIN PLASTICS, Daniel G. Kulas

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UNDERSTANDING STRENGTH OF DRIED IRON ORE PELLETS, Victor Claremboux

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2021

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Anaerobic Reductive Bioleaching of Manganese Ores, Neha Sharma

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CARBON CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION, Sriram Valluri

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EFFECTS OF MICROPOROUS STRUCTURE ON THE ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF BIOMASS USING A MULTISCALE MODEL, Saketh Merugu

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Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Using Mineral Processing Methods, Ruiting Zhan

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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EPOXY AND CARBON FIBER/EPOXY COMPOSITES MODIFIED WITH HIGHLY ENTANGLED AS-RECEIVED AND ACID TREATED CARBON NANOTUBES, Aaron Krieg

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New Horizons for Processing and Utilizing Red Mud, M. Archambo

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Specifically Adsorbed Ions in Hematite Flotation, Natalia Parra Alvarez

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THE EXTRACTION OF WAXES AND LIPIDS FROM SORGHUM USING GREEN AND RENEWABLE SOLVENTS FOLLOWED BY CONVERSION TO BIOFUELS USING GAMMA-VALEROLACTONE PRETREATMENT, Marissa Gallmeyer

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2020

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Continuous viral vaccine manufacturing and viral detection strategies, Dylan G. Turpeinen

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Detection and thermal stabilization of virus based on surface properties, Xue Mi

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INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE WOOD PRESERVATIVES FROM PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY BYPRODUCT, Raisa Carmen Andeme Ela

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INVESTIGATION OF THE STABILITY OF LIQUID AND AIR FILMS BY SYNCHRONIZED TRI-WAVELENGTH REFLECTION INTERFEROMETRY MICROSCOPE, Yuesheng Gao

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LIPEMIA LEVELS ANALYSIS FROM HUMAN BLOOD SAMPLES, Zainab Ibrahim Alshoug

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ROLE OF FLOCCULATION AND DISPERSION IN PELLETIZATION OF IRON ORE, Victor J. Claremboux

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SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FOR SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF BIOGAS AND BIO-CH4 PRODUCTION FROM FOOD WASTE AND DAIRY MANURE MIXTURES IN THE US, Sharath Kumar Ankathi

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TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATIVE ROUTES TO CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, Kaled Bentaher

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TOWARDS EFFICIENT WATER TREATMENT: MECHANISM OF COLLOIDAL FOULING OF ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES, Ikenna Henry Ozofor

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VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE VACCINE MANUFACTURING FROM YEAST, Ananya Ananya

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Virus Purification Framework And Enhancement In Aqueous Two-Phase System, Pratik Umesh Joshi

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2019

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DEPHOSPHORIZATION OF GOETHITE ORE, Long Zhang

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EXPLORING THE ROLE AND IMPACT OF MICROSCALE PHENOMENA ON ELECTRODE, MICRODEVICE, AND CELLULAR FUNCTION, Sanaz Habibi

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TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS AND FUELS FROM THE FAST PYROLYSIS OF WASTE POLYOLEFIN PLASTICS, Ulises Gracida Alvarez

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2018

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EFFECTS OF CO-PRODUCT USES ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF HYDROCARBON BIOFUEL FROM ONE- AND TWO-STEP PYROLYSIS OF POPLAR, Daniel G. Kulas

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF LIQUID TRANSPORTATION BIOFUELS DERIVED FROM ALGAE AND OILSEED, Chuying Shi

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INVESTIGATION OF MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF PARTICULATE/FIBER/POLYMER COMPOSITES, Julie Tomasi

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REGENERATION OF ALKALI LEACHING SOLUTION THROUGH PHOSPHATE PRECIPITATION USING CALCIUM HYDROXIDE, Rick Machiela

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REVERSE INSULATOR DIELECTROPHORESIS: UTILIZING DROPLET MICROENVIRONMENTS FOR DISCERNING MOLECULAR EXPRESSIONS ON CELL SURFACES, Jeana Collins

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TENSILE, THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY PROPERTIES OF EPOXY COMPOSITES CONTAINING CARBON BLACK AND GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS, Aaron Krieg

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2017

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Advances in Alternative Binders for Iron Ore Pellets, Jacob McDonald

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Catalytic Hydrotreatment for the Development of Renewable Transportation Fuels, LiLu Funkenbusch

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Controlling Properties of Agglomerates for Chemical Processes, Joseph A. Halt

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Electrospinning Novel Aligned Polymer Fiber Structures for Use in Neural Tissue Engineering, Rachel Martin

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REDUCTION OF SILICA FROM HEMATITE ORE CONCENTRATE PELLETS BY SUPPLEMENTING BENTONITE CLAY WITH STARCH, Jacob McDonald

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Simulation of Two-Stage Anaerobic Digestion Using Extended ADM1 Model, Pranathi Gangavarapu

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SURFACE ENABLED LAB-ON-A-CHIP (LOC) DEVICE FOR PROTEIN DETECTION AND SEPARATION, Zhichao Wang

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TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS OF BIOFUEL PRODUCTION FROM WOODY BIOMASS THROUGH TORREFACTION-FAST PYROLYSIS AND CATALYTIC UPGRADING, Olumide Winjobi

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2016

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EFFECTIVE NON-VIRAL GENE DELIVERY TO MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS USING CALCIUM ALGINATE NANOPARTICLES, Nastaran Alinezhadbalalami

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ENGINEERING ANTIPHAGOCYTIC AND TARGETING THERAPEUTIC CARRIERS FOR CANCER TREATMENT, Nasrin Salehi

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EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF SUSTAINABLE FAST PYROLYSIS BIOFUELS FROM WOODY BIOMASS, Bethany Jean Klemetsrud

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LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS OF ADVANCED BIOFUELS PRODUCED FROM RAPESEED GROWN IN ROTATION WITH WINTER WHEAT AND FAST PYROLYSIS OF TORREFIED RICE STRAW, Suchada Ukaew

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PURIFICATION AND RECOVERY OF INFECTIOUS VIRUS PARTICLES USING OSMOLYTE FLOCCULATION, Ashish Saksule

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RAPID NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS FROM INFANT TEARS, Maryam Khaksari

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN MICROFLUIDICS SYSTEMS UNDER AC ELECTRIC FIELDS, Ran An

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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF GRAPHENE NANOPLATELET/EPOXY COMPOSITES, Danielle René Klimek-McDonald

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MECHANISTIC MODELS ON ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS AND ANAEROBIC DIGESTION, Yang Zhang

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THE DISPERSION AND SELECTIVE FLOCCULATION OF HEMATITE ORE, Howard James Haselhuhn III

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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ALTERNATING CURRENT DIELECTROPHORESIS OF CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES: EXPERIMENTS AND COMPARISON WITH THEORY, Chungja Yang

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ASTAXANTHIN PRODUCTION FROM HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS UNDER VARIOUS LIGHT INTENSITIES AND CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS, Ornella Nkurunziza

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CHARACTERIZING AND IMPROVING PRODUCTION OF FERMENTABLE SUGARS AND CO-PRODUCTS FROM A FOREST PRODUCT INDUSTRY WASTEWATER STREAM, Jifei Liu

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COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF MICROBIAL BIOFILM AND GLYCEROL FUEL CELL USING COMSOL, Xiaotong Han

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DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL POLYMERIC MICELLES FOR GENE-DIRECTED ENZYME PRODRUG THERAPY, Alicia J. Sawdon

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DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHENE ELECTRODE DIELECTROPHORETIC DEVICE, Hongyu Xie

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DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF REACTIVE DISTILLATION PROCESS FOR MONOMER SYNTHESIS OF POLYCARBONATE PLANTS, Mathkar Alawi A Alharthi

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ELECTROCATALYTIC PROCESSING OF RENEWABLE BIOMASS-DERIVED COMPOUNDS FOR PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS, FUELS AND ELECTRICITY, Le Xin

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Enzyme Optimization for Lignocellulose Hydrolysis using Mechanistic Modeling, Adam S. Marlowe

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FACTORS INFLUENCING MATERIAL LOSS DURING IRON ORE PELLET HANDLING, Joseph A. Halt

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FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES FOR MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL-ASSISTED PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY, Ethan J. Weydemeyer

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INVESTIGATION OF AIR JIGGING AND AIR CLASSIFICATION TO RECOVER METALLIC PARTICLES FROM ANALYTICAL SAMPLES, Hrishikesh Vilas Shinde

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LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS (LCAs) OF PYROLYSIS-BASED GASOLINE AND DIESEL FROM DIFFERENT REGIONAL FEEDSTOCKS: CORN STOVER, SWITCHGRASS, SUGAR CANE BAGASSE, WASTE WOOD, GUINEA GRASS, ALGAE, AND ALBIZIA, Matthew J. Mihalek

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NEW MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM TO INCREASE ROBUSTNESS OF ELECTRODE PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOP POINT-OF-CARE HEMATOCRIT DEVICE, Hwi Yong Lee

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PURIFICATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINES AND ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS, Maria F. Gencoglu

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Sustainable Iron Making Processes, Urvashi Srivastava

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UTILIZING DIELECTROPHORESIS TO DETERMINE THE PHYSIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES OF EUKARYOTIC CELLS, Tayloria Nicole Gail Adams

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Virus purification, detection and removal, Khrupa Saagar Vijayaragavan

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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A Novel Approach to Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage, Brett P. Spigarelli

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BENEFICIATION OF HIGH-MgO SEDIMENTARY PHOSPHATE ORES, Justin T. Carlson

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COMPUTATIONAL PREDICTION OF THE SPORULATION NETWORK IN CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM, Changyi Jiang

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Electrospun Quaternized Chitosan Fibers for Virus Removal from Drinking Water, Xue Mi

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Induction of Microalgal Lipids for Biodiesel Production in Tandem with Sequestration of High Carbon Dioxide Concentration, Wilbel J. Brewer

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LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF BIOFUEL PRODUCED FROM ALGAE, Rui Shi

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Production of Recombinant Trichoderma Reesei Endoglucanase Protein CEL7B by Using Kluyveromyces Lactis, Zainab Ibrahim Alshoug

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Selective Mercury Sequestration from a Silver/Mercury Cyanide Solution, Kristen L. Gabby

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SURFACTANT-OIL INTERACTIONS: FOAMING & TOXICITY, Shubham N. Borole

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Sustainable Energy Production in the United States: Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuels and Bioenergy, Jiqing Fan

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The Role of Water Chemistry in the Concentration of Hematite Ore, Howard J. Haselhuhn

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Advanced Nanostructured Electro-Catalysts for Electricity Generation and Biorenewable Alcohol Conversion, Zhiyong Zhang

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ALTERNATING CURRENT DIELECTROPHORETIC MANIPULATION OF ERYTHROCYTES IN MEDICAL MICRODEVICE TECHNOLOGY, Kaela M. Leonard

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Approach to carbon dioxide capture and storage at ambient conditions, Brett P. Spigarelli

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Biochemical Conversions of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Sustainable Fuel-Ethanol Production in the Upper Midwest, Michael James Brodeur-Campbell

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Control of recycle processes using neural networks combined with PID controller, Zhihao Li

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EFFECTS OF ION LIMITING CONDITIONS ON THE BEHAVIOR OF MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES, Aytug Gencoglu

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Electrospun chitosan nanofibers for virus removal, Bingyu Bai

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Investigation into the enhancement of polycarbonate with conductive nanomaterials, Michael D. Via Jr.

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Life cycle assessment of biofuels produced by the new integrated hydropyrolysis-hydroconversion (IH2) process, Edwin Maleche

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SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURED NON-PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS, Zhichao Wang

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Synthesis of PDMS-metal oxide hybrid nanocomposites using an in situ sol-gel route, Qiaoyu Lu