Browsing by Author "Capareda, Sergio"
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Tuvilla, Mavreen Rose (2013-05-08)The three dimensional structure of a protein is important for its function. When misfolded, a protein may be rendered inactive or adapt a conformation that could be toxic. Studying protein folding requires an understanding ...
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Bhimani, Shreyas Mahesh (2012-07-16)Vegetable oils have been researched as alternative source of energy for many years because they have proven themselves as efficient fuel sources for diesel engines when used in the form of biodiesel, vegetable oil–diesel ...
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Nam, Hyungseok (2012-07-16)Vegetable oil is one of the most widely available renewable sources of energy that can be used to meet the world’s demands. Many vegetable oils also have the advantage of containing little to no detectable amounts of ...
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Cantu, Matthew Scott (2014-04-28)The objective of this thesis is to evaluate the effects from various treatments in the anaerobic digestion of cattle manure when mixed with microalgae. The analysis would focus on two primary subjects: the effects of ...
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Sengodon, Padmavathi (2015-08-10)High temperature and drought are the major constraints to wheat production globally. However, plants cope with stress by manipulating their physiological processes. This study investigates the role of leaf and glume wax ...
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Javier, Alnald Caintic (2013-08-05)Computational techniques based on density functional theory (DFT) and experimental methods based on electrochemistry (EC), electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (EC-STM), and high-resolution electron energy loss ...
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Jamal, Yousuf 1973- (2012-11-27)Ion exchange resins, commonly used in water treatment, demonstrate promise for the production of biodiesel from biomass feedstocks. The goal of this presented PhD research is to investigate novel uses of ion exchange ...
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Lawrence, Benjamin Daniel (2013-08-01)Alternate, cost effective disposal methods must be developed for reducing phosphorous and nitrogen loading from land application of animal waste. Cofiring coal with animal waste, termed dairy biomass (DB), is the proposed ...
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Landoll, Michael 1984- (2012-08-15)The MixAlco process uses an anaerobic, mixed-culture fermentation to convert lignocellulosic biomass to carboxylate salts. The fermentation broth must be clarified so that only carboxylate salts, water, and minimal impurities ...
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Arzadon, Eunice Luna (2023-05-01)The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 9 and the Digital Compliance Opacity Technique (DCOT) were both used to measure relative dust intensity at different almond harvester settings and evaluate dust reduction ...
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Wise, Jatara Rob (2012-07-16)Pyrolysis is the thermo-chemical degradation of biomass in an oxygen-free environment to product liquid, gaseous, and solid co-products. The liquid co-product, known as bio-oil, can be used as a transportation fuel. The ...
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Askariyeh, Mohammad Hashem (2020-01-08)Long-term exposure to air pollution has been shown to be associated to many different adverse health outcomes. Vehicles considerably contribute to pollutant emissions in urban areas. Air quality modeling is being widely ...
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Taco Vasquez, Sebastian (2013-10-29)This research describes the zeolite use in the oligomerization and catalytic ketonization steps of the MixAlco™ process. In this dissertation, the following six products associated with the MixAlco™ process were studied: ...
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Smith, Aaron Douglas (2011-08-08)Via mixed-culture fermentation, the MixAlcoTM produces carboxylic acids, which are chemically converted into industrial chemicals and hydrocarbon fuels. Using pilot fermentation data, The Continuum Particle Distribution ...
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Geiger, Robert (2012-12-11)A nonthermal carbon monoxide plasma is known to produce a solid deposition which is thought to be a polymer of carbon suboxide (C3O2); however there are very few investigations of this deposition in the literature. This ...
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Liang, Chao (2019-11-12)Countercurrent saccharification is a promising way to minimize enzyme loading while obtaining high conversions and product concentrations. However, in countercurrent saccharification experiments, 3–4 months are usually ...
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Dong, Jipeng (2010-01-14)A proprietary technology owned by Texas A
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Wanjura, John David (2009-05-15)Poor regional air quality in some states across the US cotton belt has resulted in increased pressure on agricultural sources of particulate matter (PM) from air pollution regulators. Moreover, inaccurate emission factors ...
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Vincent George, John Kennady (2017-07-27)Biomass based succinic acid is gaining increasing interest as a potential platform chemical for replacing a large petroleum-based bulk chemical market. Biomass as a renewable resource has proved the economic and sustainable ...
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Zheng, Junnian (2010-01-14)Based on the GT-Power software, an engine cycle simulation for a biodiesel fueled direct injection compression ignition engine was developed and used to study its performance and emission characteristics. The major objectives ...