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Chemical and electrochemical modification of kraft lignin to value-added products
(2012-11-10)Lignin is one of the most abundant biopolymers on earth, constituting approximately 30% of the dry weight of softwoods and 20% of hardwoods. It is a renewable, non-toxic, commercially available and low cost natural resource ... -
Design and electrochemical study of Pd-based nanostructures for hydrogen economy
(2017)Hydrogen storage remains one of the most challenging prerequisites to overcome toward the realization of a hydrogen based economy. The use of hydrogen as an energy carrier for fuel cell applications has been limited by the ... -
The development of an in-situ ATR-FTIR technique for the study of nanomaterials
(2009)The Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy technique utilizes a short acquisition time and high sensitivity to function as a strong analytical tool in electrochemical studies. This work will focus on the development of ... -
Development of graphite based nanomaterials for green chemistry applications
(2017)Graphite is a valuable natural resource and useful carbon allotrope that has been explored for various applications. Graphene is a two-dimensional (2D) transparent material, which is the strongest, thinnest, and most ... -
Development of nanostructured material based electrochemical sensors for food safety and quality control
(2019)The issue of foodborne related illnesses due to additives and contaminants poses a significant challenge to food processing industries. Electrochemical-based strategies offer simple and robust analytical tools, which are ... -
Electrochemical methods and membrane bioreactor approach for wastewater treatment and water quality assessment
(2014-01-22)Severe water scarcity, high health standards, and strict disposal limits have necessitated the development of novel and robust strategies for wastewater remediation and water quality analysis at lower cost with reduced ... -
Electrochemical oscillations during the anodic oxidation of sulfide
(2005)Sulfide is most often encountered as a waste product of the pulp and paper, petroleum, and mining industries. Organic decomposition is another major source of sulfide. During my M. Sc. program, I have studied electrochemical ... -
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide on nanostructured catalysts
(2018)There is great interest in the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to useful chemicals and fuels toward addressing the increasingly serious impacts of global climate change. The electrochemical reduction of CO2 has garnered ... -
Nanomaterial-based Electrochemical Sensors for the Detection of Glucose and Cholesterol
(2011)Electrochemical detection methods are highly attractive for the monitoring of glucose, cholesterol, cancer, infectious diseases, and biological warfare agents due to their low cost, high sensitivity, functionality despite ... -
Nanomaterials based electrochemical approaches for biosensing and bacterial disinfection
(2017)Electrochemical approaches to myriad medical and environmental challenges are highly attractive due to their strong potential for extensive and green applications. Point of care diagnostics through the electrochemical ... -
Nutrients Recovery from Municipal Wastewater Effluent using Electrochemical and Freeze Concentration Approaches
(2016)Municipal wastewater (MWW) is now being re-evaluated as a potential multi-resource for water, energy and nutrients. Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) are increasingly being investigated as a cost-effective biological ... -
Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of Titanium Dioxide Based Nanostructured Catalysts for Environmental Applications
(2016)Nanomaterials are playing an increasingly important role toward addressing emerging environmental challenges. Heterogeneous catalysis is the best option available for the elimination of environmentally incompatible compounds ... -
Synthesis and electrochemical study of palladium-based nanomaterials for green energy applications
(2014-01-22)Rising global energy consumption leads to increased environmental impacts. The continued use of current energy resources, e.g. fossil fuels, will exaggerate the cumulative nature of CO2 byproduct emissions in the atmosphere. ... -
Synthesis and electrochemical study of Pd- and Pt- based nanostructured materials
(2011)We are currently facing climate change and global warming effects due to the emission of greenhouse gases from our existing energy sources. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells are one of the most efficient alternatives ... -
Synthesis and electrochemical study of Pt- and IrO2-based nanostructured materials
(2006)With ever increasing awareness that our environment is being ravaged at an alarming rate and the very seriously high rate of diabetes, there has been much research into understanding, controlling and reversing these ... -
Synthesis and electrochemical study of PtIr nanomaterials
(2008)Nanomaterials have a number of unique chemical and physical properties and have attracted tremendous attention due to their potential for applications in a variety of areas including fuel cell and biosensor development. ... -
Synthesis and electrochemical study of Ptlr and PtRu nanomaterials
(2015)The rapidly growing need for clean energy on a global scale has led to the emergence of new fields of scientific research to facilitate the discovery and development of novel energy sources, such as fuel cells, which ... -
Synthesis and modification of TiO2 and WO3 based nanostructured materials for environmental applications
(2015-10-21)TiO2 and WO3 based nanomaterials are highly attractive for various applications encompassing photocatalysis, electrochromic devices, dye sensitized solar cells, hydrogen production, and sensing applications due to their ... -
Synthesis and study of palladium-containing nanomaterials for hydrogen technologies
(2010)We are currently facing a climate change and global warming effect due to the emission of greenhouse gases from our existing energy sources. A hydrogen-based economy is one solution to uphold our standard of living while ... -
Toxic and precious metals removal from wastewater using freeze concentration and electrodeionization
(2018)Industrial wastewater may contain metals such as chromium (VI), nickel, cobalt and palladium. These metals are toxic to aquatic organisms and also have an adverse impact on human health and environment. Due to limited ...
