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Mucoadhesive Nanoparticles for Treatment of Influenza A
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)Influenza A is the most pandemic-prone class of the influenza virus, with new strains emerging every year. Though vaccination is promoted as the vanguard against wide-spread infection, it is not enough to withstand mutating ... -
A Multi-Period Optimal Energy Planning With CO2 Emission Consideration
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-05)A multi-period optimal energy planning program for Ontario has been developed in mixed-integer non-linear programming using General Algebraic Modeling System, GAMS. The program applies both time-dependent and time-independent ... -
A Multi-Period Optimization Model for Energy Planning with CO2 Emission Consideration
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-30)Planning for Ontario’s future energy supply mix is a very challenging undertaking which requires consideration of various drivers and decision criteria. From the literature review conducted, no published work has been found ... -
Multi-Physics Modeling of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-19)Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) dominated the market due to their relatively high energy/power density, and long cycle life. However, a multitude of factors need to be addressed which have hindered further development of LIBs ... -
Multi-products productions from Malaysian oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB): Analyzing economic potentials from the optimal biomass supply chain
(Elsevier, 2017-12-01)The economic potentials of Malaysian oil palm empty fruit bunch are realized by several motivating factors such as abundance, cheapness and are generally feasible to produce multi-products that range from energy, chemicals ... -
A Multi-scale model for CO2 capture: A Nickel-based oxygen carrier in Chemical-looping Combustion
(Elsevier, 2018-01-01)In this work, we present a multi-scale modelling framework for the Ni-based oxygen carrier (OC) particle that can explicitly account for the complex reaction mechanism taking place on the contacting surface between gas and ... -
A Multi-Scale Model for Nickel-Based Oxygen Carrier in Chemical-Looping Combustion
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-19)The selection of oxygen carrier (OC) particles is crucial for the development of chemical-looping combustion (CLC) technology. Common OC particle models often involve first-order chemical reactions with respect to the ... -
Multi-scale Modelling of Oxygen Carriers in Chemical Looping Combustion Process
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-08)Climate change is one of the major concerns affecting society. Given the severe effects of global warming, efficient CO2 capture and storage (CCS) technologies have become an urgent necessity. One of the major challenges ... -
Multicomponent Free Radical Polymerization Model Refinements and Extensions with Depropagation
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-29)This thesis is directed towards expanding and refining a free radical multi-component polymerization model. The model considers up to six monomers (unique in the literature), both in bulk and solution polymerization, for ... -
Multifunctional Nano MOF Particle for Anticancer Drug Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-05)PCN-224 MOF nano particles were modified with a peptide named NPKMTX to deliver dox to cancer cells. -
Multilevel Monte Carlo for noise estimation in stochastic multiscale systems
(Elsevier, 2018-12-01)The purpose of this study is to adapt Multilevel Monte Carlo (MLMC) sampling technique for random noise estimation in stochastic multiscale systems and evaluate the performance of this method. The system under consideration ... -
Multiphase Mass Transfer and Capillary Properties of Gas Diffusion Layers for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-23)A detailed understanding of mass transport and water behavior in gas diffusion layers (GDLs) for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is vital to improving performance. Liquid water fills the porous GDL and ... -
Multiphysics Modelling of an Alkaline All-Iron, All-Soluble Aqueous Redox Flow Battery
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-26)The development of redox flow battery (RFB) technologies has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Redox flow batteries are electrochemical energy storage devices that operate as flowing systems. Unlike what ... -
Multiphysics Modelling of Energy Storage Devices Using Pore Scale Approaches
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-16)The advancement in high-resolution X-ray tomography image acquisition techniques has enabled imaged-based modelling of pore-scale transport processes to better understand structural performance relationship in porous media. ... -
Multiphysics Modelling of Liquid Crystal Based Adaptive Lenses
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-30)Conventional lenses are limited by their fixed shaped and optical properties. Liquid crystal adaptive lenses (LCLAs) are a promising candidate to move beyond these limitations thanks their tuneable optical properties. A ... -
Multiphysics pore network simulation of electrochemical devices as a design tool
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-22)Redox flow batteries including the vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) and Zn-air batteries have attracted attentions in energy storage projects due to their scalability and high energy density. Performance of these devices ... -
Multiscale modeling in mathematical programming: Application of Clustering
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-18)Integration across decision levels of a supply chain is a key point in improving returns on investment. For example, planning and scheduling are usually carried out separately although they are interdependent of each other. ... -
Multiscale Pore Network Modeling of Hierarchical Media with Applications to Improved Oil and Gas Recovery
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-10)For complex geological materials such as carbonates and tight sandstones having pores at several scales, the conventional relationships are not adequate to quantify transport properties. Therefore, it becomes important to ... -
Multiscale Simulation of CO2 Reduction in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-10)Electrochemical CO2 reduction in solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) is a promising technology to address the global issue of greenhouse emissions. SOEC operates at high temperatures (>873K), possessing high energy ... -
Multivariate Modeling in Chemical Toner Manufacturing Process
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-24)Process control and monitoring is a common problem in high value added chemical manufacturing industries where batch processes are used to produce wide range of products on the same piece of equipment. This results in ...