Browsing Theses by Subject "kinetic"
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Development of a Packed-bed Reactor Containing Supported Sol-gel Immobilized Lipase for Transesterification
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-10)The objective of this work was to develop a novel enzyme immobilization scheme for supported lipase sol-gels and to evaluate the potential of the immobilized biocatalyst for the production of biodiesel in a packed bed ... -
Investigation of Kinetics of Nitroxide Mediated Radical Polymerization of Styrene with a Unimolecular Initiator
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-24)This thesis presents the results of a study on the kinetics of nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization of styrene with a unimolecular initiator. The primary objective was to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of ... -
Solid phase microextraction for in vivo determination of pharmaceuticals in fish and wastewater
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-26)This thesis describes the development and application of solid phase microextraction (SPME) as a sample preparation technique for in vivo determination of pharmaceutical residues in fish tissue and wastewater. The occurrence, ... -
Synthesis, Characterization and Polymerization Kinetic Study of Long Chain Branched Polyolefins Made with Two Single-Site Catalysts
(University of Waterloo, 2011-07-20)Recent advances in polyolefin manufacture have focused on the production of differentiated commodity polyolefins, specialty polyolefins, and polyolefins hybrids. What differentiates these new polyolefin types from commodity ...