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Battery Degradation Modeling For Vehicle Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-19)Fuel efficiency is a fundamental part of the automotive industry and its impact on the global environment. This is a direct result of the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) standards imposing a 70% improvement of ... -
Bayesian Experimental Design Framework Applied to Complex Polymerization Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-29)The Bayesian design approach is an experimental design technique which has the same objectives as standard experimental (full or fractional factorial) designs but with significant practical benefits over standard design ... -
Bi-objective short-term scheduling in a rolling horizon framework: a priori approaches with alternative operational objectives
(Elsevier, 2019-11)This study addresses short-term scheduling problems with throughput and make-span as conflicting objectives, focusing on a priori multi-objective methods. Two contributions are presented. The first contribution is to propose ... -
Bifunctionally active and durable hierarchically porous transition metal-based hybrid electrocatalyst for rechargeable metal-air batteries
(Elsevier, 2018-12-30)In this work, we show an effective strategy combining experimental and computational methods to explore and clarify rational design approaches utilizing transition metals for enhanced electrocatalysis of oxygen reactions. ... -
Binary vs. Ternary Reactivity Ratios: Appropriate Estimation Procedures with Terpolymerization Data
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)There is a widely accepted analogy between copolymerization and terpolymerization mechanisms that has allowed researchers to use reactivity ratios obtained for binary pairs (from copolymerization experiments) in models ... -
Binary vs. ternary reactivity ratios: Appropriate estimation procedures with terpolymerization data
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)There is a widely accepted analogy between copolymerization and terpolymerization mechanisms that has allowed researchers to use reactivity ratios obtained for binary pairs (from copolymerization experiments) in models ... -
Binder-free TiO2/Carbon Cloth Composite Anode for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-24)Lithium-Ion Capacitors are a new type of hybrid capacitor that combines both supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries into one device. It has a promising future as the next-generation electrochemical energy storage device ... -
Binding of Self-assembling Peptides to Oligodeoxynucleotides
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-18)This thesis is an experimental investigation on the binding of self-assembling peptides to oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) and the characterization of the resulting peptide-ODN complexes/aggregates, the first key step in the ... -
Bio-Based Production of Uroporphyrin and Protoporphyrin-IX in Escherichia coli
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-06)Porphyrins are tetrapyrrole compounds with diverse medical applications but challenging chemical and biological synthesis. This thesis reports a novel bioprocess approach for enhanced production of porphyrins including ... -
Bio-inspired Oleophobic/Conductive Micro/nano Structures and Their Applications in Frozen Oil Adhesion Reduction
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-24)Inspired by the excellent superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning properties of the lotus leaf, numerous superhydro-oleophobic micro/nanostructures have been developed which mimicked biological systems. These structures have ... -
Biocompatibility Evaluation of Engineered Amino Acid Pairing Peptides for Drug Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-27)To ensure the effective and safe use of nanomaterials for medical applications, the biocompatibility of the materials must be tested with particular relevance to the environment in which the material is placed. In ... -
Biogas Purification: H2S Removal using Biofiltration
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)Biogas, composed principally of methane, has limited use in energy generation due to the presence of hydrogen sulphide (H2S). Biogas cannot be burned directly in an engine as H2S present causes corrosion in the reaction ... -
Biointerface Topography for Enhanced Nonviral Gene Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-11)Substrate-mediated nonviral gene delivery (SMD) represents a burgeoning area of interest in the field of tissue engineering due to its potential to facilitate localized transfection while providing the scaffolding for ... -
Biomass Derived Laser-Induced Graphene with Embedded Catalysts: Towards Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalytic Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2023-06-21)Zinc-air batteries are viewed as one of the most promising energy storage technologies for consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage due to a number of benefits including relatively high theoretical specific ... -
Biomimetic Micro/nano-Structured Surfaces: A Potential Tool for Tuning of Adhesion and Friction
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-17)Effects of biomimetic micro-patterning of polymeric materials on their interfacial properties were studied experimentally. Micropillars of PDMS and SU-8 epoxy were fabricated through soft lithography and UV lithography ... -
Biophysical cues to enhance neuronal differentiation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-31)Biophysical cues are an important tool for neuronal tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Cues such as topography and stiffness have been shown to enhance lineage and non-lineage based neuronal differentiation by ... -
Bioresourced fillers for rubber composite sustainability: current development and future opportunities
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-06-18)Ending the fossil fuel era towards a sustainable future will require high-performing renewable materials with a low environmental impact. Carbon black, produced by partial combustion or thermal decomposition of petroleum ... -
Biotrickling Filtration of Air Contaminated with 1-Butanol
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2017-08-15)The removal of high concentrations of 1-butanol in an air stream was evaluated with a biotrickling filter for potential application to an industrial off-gas. Experiments were conducted on a laboratory-scale system, packed ... -
Block Copolymer-Directed Assembly of Nanoparticles: Forming Mesoscopically Ordered Hybrid Materials
(American Chemical Society, 2002)Mixtures of diblock copolymers and nanoscopic spherical particles can yield well-ordered hybrid materials, which can be used for separation processes, catalysis, and optoelectronic applications. Predicting the morphologies ... -
Breaking Free from Cobalt Reliance in Lithium-Ion Batteries
(Elsevier, 2020-09)The exponential growth in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) necessitates increasing supplies of low-cost and high-performance lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Naturally, the ramp-up in LIB production raises concerns over raw ...