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Data Driven Modelling and Optimization of MEA Absorption Process for CO2 Capture
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-27)Global warming is a rising issue and there are many research studies aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon capture and storage technologies improved throughout the years to contribute as a solution to this ... -
Data-driven Optimization: Applications to Energy Infrastructure and Process Industry
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-20)Nowadays, the existence and ease of access to massive amounts of data encourage proposing data-driven solutions. As optimization has always been based on the interchange between models and data, high-level optimization ... -
Deep deterministic policy gradient: applications in process control and integrated process design and control
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-20)In recent years, the urgent need to develop sustainable processes to fight the negative effects of climate change has gained global attention and has led to the transition into renewable energies. As renewable sources ... -
Deep Recurrent Neural Networks for Fault Detection and Classification
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-20)Deep Learning is one of the fastest growing research topics in process systems engineering due to the ability of deep learning models to represent and predict non-linear behavior in many applications. However, the application ... -
Degradation and Toxicity Assay During Electrocatalysis of Chlorobenzene in Aqueous Solution
(ESG, 2015-12-01)The degradation and toxicity assay on a three-dimensional electrocatalytic oxidation (ECO) of organic pollutants were described in this paper. Aqueous chlorobenzene (CB, 50 mg/L) was chosen as model pollutant and C. vulgaris ... -
Degradation of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Under Freeze Start-up Operation
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-01)The polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is an electrochemical device used for the production of power, which is a key for the transition towards green and renewable power delivery devices for mobile, stationary ... -
A density functional theory analysis on syngas adsorption on NiO (100) surface
(Elsevier, 2019-12-31)Oxygen carrier (OC) design can effectively improve the performance of chemical looping combustion (CLC) and realize fossil fuel combustion at low energy-cost CO2 capture. This study describes the adsorption principles of ... -
Desalination of high-salinity water by membranes
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-12)This study deals with the desalination of high-salinity water using membranes by pervaporation. The membrane performance was characterized with water flux and salt rejection. It was shown that a water flux of 1.6 kg/m²h ... -
Design and Construction of Graphene-Based Advanced Materials for Emerging Concept Supercapacitors
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-25)Supercapacitors (SCs) as a new class of energy storage devices have attracted great attention in industry and academia community due to their higher energy density than dielectric capacitors, higher power density than ... -
Design and development of nanocomposites by carbon-based 2D materials for piezoresistive sensing application
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-08)In the realm of wearable electronic devices, considerable attention has been directed toward flexible compressive piezoresistive sensors, given their potential applications in real-time human health monitoring and gesture ... -
Design and Engineering of Hierarchically Porous Transition Metal-based Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zn-air Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-17)Electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are the critical cathodic and anodic reactions, respectively, in electrically rechargeable Zn-air battery. With a variety of advantages ... -
Design and Experimental Study of a Sabatier Reactor for Conversion of CO2 and Biogas into Renewable Natural Gas
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-04)Biogas is a product of anaerobic fermentation which is rich in CO2. Upgrade of biogas is commercially achieved by separating CO2 and impurities to improve its quality. As an alternative, the CO2 contained in biogas can be ... -
Design and Membrane Selection for Gas to Gas Humidifiers for Fuel Cell Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-18)In its present form, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) technology requires some method of humidification to ensure that high performance and long life of the fuel cell membrane is maintained. External ... -
The design and optimization of sustainable biopolymer-based adsorbents for the removal of a model aromatic naphthenic acid from aqueous solution
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-13)During the extraction of bitumen from the Alberta oil sands, a wide range of contaminants are concentrated in oil sands process-affected water (OSPW), among which is a family of organic carboxylic acids known collectively ... -
Design and Performance of a VOC Abatement System Using a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-24)There has always been a desire to develop industrial processes that minimize the resources they use, and the wastes they generate. The problem is when new guidelines are forced upon long established processes, such as ... -
Design and simulation of a petcoke gasification polygeneration plant integrated with a bitumen extraction and upgrading facility and net energy analysis
(Elsevier, 2017-09-18)The in-situ extraction of bitumen from oil sands, particularly steam assisted gravity drainage, has been the fastest growing production technology in the industry. Integrated with upgrading operations to enhance the fuel ... -
Design and Simulation of Novel Sabatier Reactors for the Thermocatalytic Conversion of CO2 into Renewable Natural Gas
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-22)Producing synthetic chemicals and fuels using CO2 as a feedstock through the thermocatalytic hydrogenation of CO2 via the Sabatier reaction to produce synthetic CH4 is both a CO2 emissions reduction strategy and an ... -
Design and Synthesis of Three-Dimensional Interconnected Porous Carbon Nanostructure and Its Nanocomposite as Anodes for Li-ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-17)With ever-increasing fossil fuel consumption and the resulting environmental problems, clean and sustainable energy fuel (such as hydrogen) or energy storage technologies are highly desirable. Rechargeable lithium ion ... -
Design of a Solid-State Electrochemical Methane Sensor Based on Laser-Induced Graphene
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-17)Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with significant, yet largely unknown, emissions occurring across gas distribution networks and mining/extraction infrastructure. The development of low-cost, low-power electrochemical ... -
Design of Coated Magnetic Iron-Oxide Nanogels for Drug Delivery Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2011-11-01)Intelligent and more advanced therapeutic agents, capable of sensing and responding to their environment, are required to treat more complicated and complex diseases. Among all recently developed therapeutic agents, hydrogels ...