Browsing by Author "Bergbreiter, David"
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Mitchell, Timothy Andrew 1979- (2009-05-15)Although initial attempts to convert (R)-4-trichloromethyl-β-lactone to ketoaldehydes or keto-β-lactones for stereoselective tetrahydrofuran (THF) synthesis were unsuccessful, several novel transformations of this malic ...
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The development of scratch test methodology and characterization of surface damage of polypropylene Wong, Min Hao (Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)A new scratch test methodology is proposed. The new test methodology is developed based on the principles of materials science and solid mechanics, which include the consideration of material parameters, use of microscopy ...
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Bogle, Xavier Sheldon (2012-02-14)In order to rationally optimize a reaction, it is necessary to have a thorough understanding of its mechanism. Consequently, great effort has been made to elucidate a variety of reaction mechanisms. However, the fundamental ...
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Enhanced Oil Recovery of Viscous Oil by Injection of Water-in-Oil Emulsion Made with Used Engine Oil Fu, Xuebing (2012-08-20)Solids-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions have been suggested as a drive fluid to recover viscous oil through a piston-like displacement pattern. While crude heavy oil was initially suggested as the base oil, an alternative ...
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Tzeng, Ping (2015-04-29)Thin films with the ability to control gas permeability are crucial to packaging and purification applications. The addition of impermeable nanoparticles into neat polymers improves barrier/separation properties by creating ...
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Duffy, Richard Jeffrey (2009-05-15)Marine natural products have continued to be a source of compounds with interesting structures and biological activities. Two such compounds are maculalactone A and haterumalide NA. In the process of exploring a route to ...
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Harvey, Natalie Laura (2015-11-02)β-lactone containing natural products are attractive targets for total synthesis and subsequent biological studies. Given the remarkable ability of this moiety to covalently inhibit specific proteins, we were drawn to ...
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Liu, Peng (2016-08-10)The objective of this work is to investigate the influences of the solid inclusion phase on the physical and mechanical properties of the thermoplastic polymer composites, as well as the mechanisms that cause the properties’ ...
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Kuan, Kai-Yuan (2021-06-04)Photochemistry lies at center of life due to its role in photosynthesis. Photochemical reactions can achieve chemical transformations without the need for additional reagents or catalysts, making them attractive alternatives ...
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Browning, Robert Lee (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)The lack of a widely-accepted quantitative methodology for evaluating the scratch behavior of polymeric materials has resulted in the development and establishment of a new methodology recently standardized as ASTM D7027-05. ...
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Suriboot, Jakkrit; Bazzi, Hassan; Bergbreiter, David (Polymers, 2016)
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Lunn, Jonathan D. (2011-08-08)There is an increasing demand for materials that are physically robust, easily recovered, and able to perform a wide variety of chemical functions. By combining hard and soft matter synergistically, organic-inorganic hybrid ...
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Poteat, Jerry Louis (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1991)Ethylene oligomers functionalized at their terminus with metal carboxylates were prepared. These oligomers were used to study ligation of metals by soluble metal carboxylates. They were also used to study chemistry at ...
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Narayan, Adithyaram (2015-12-16)Reactive chemical hazards have been a significant concern in the chemical process industries. Reactive chemicals have caused many catastrophic disasters in industries that deal with the storage, handling or manufacturing ...
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Nieves, Yexenia E (2017-06-26)Statistical models, like Transition State Theory (TST), are used in order to predict rates and selectivities of reactions. However, these models often fail to explain experimental results. In such cases, consideration of ...