Browsing by College/Dept "Department of Chemical Engineering"
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Acoustically activated release of estrone-targeted liposomes used for breast cancer treatment
(2016-01)Chemotherapy is frequently used in cancer treatment. However, side effects associated with this type of treatment are often detrimental to the patient's health. This thesis discusses a novel approach of delivering a cytotoxic ... -
Adsorption study of desulfurization of diesel oil using activated charcoal
(2015-05)This research investigates the use of adsorptive desulfurization for diesel oil using carbon-based adsorbents, and it evaluates the effect of the adsorptive desulfurization on the ignition quality of diesel fuel. Two of ... -
Adsorptive Membranes for The Removal of Antibiotics from Pharmaceutical Wastewater
(2021-12)Adsorptive membranes are considered among the promising technologies that have shown competence in removing different pollutants from wastewater. They possess the dual advantage of adsorption and filtration. Pharmaceutical ... -
Adsorptive Removal of Dyes from Aqueous Solutions Using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
(2019-04)Synthetic dyes are commonly found in industrial wastewater due to their wide application as colorants in the textile, paper, food, leather and plastic industries. Among the various treatment methods, adsorption is generally ... -
Analysis and Optimization of p-Xylene Production Process
(2013-06)In this study a process is developed for selective production of p-xylene from toluene methylation using reactive distillation for p-xylene separation. Complete process is simulated in Aspen Plus® and reaction parameters ... -
Anti-cancer Drug Delivery Using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Ultrasound.
(2016-05)Cancer is defined as the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Although billions of dollars have been spent on cancer research to develop its treatments, cancer still remains a major illness for mankind, partly due to the ... -
Bingham Fluid Flow in the Entrance Region of a Pipe
(2019-05)The isothermal laminar flow of a Bingham fluid in the entrance region of a circular pipe has been studied previously by many authors using different approaches. As current research stands, the momentum integral approach ... -
CFD Modeling of Biomass Thermal Conversion in A Novel Solar-Thermal Reactor
(2020-05)The excessive utilization of fossil fuels during the past five decades resulted in a gradualdepletion of reserves and caused a serious negative impact on the environment, such as air pollution, climate change and acid rain. ... -
Control and Optimization of Membrane Biological Reactor Processes
(2011-01)Membrane biological reactor (MBR) is an emerging technology adopted for domestic and industrial wastewater treatment. The high selectivity of the semi permeable membrane to water results in membrane fouling. Fouling is a ... -
Developing Heat Transfer for Laminar Flow of Power-law Fluids in the Entrance Region of a Pipe
(2022-06)The objective of this thesis is to develop a model to solve the combined hydrodynamic-thermal entrance region problem for laminar flow of power-law fluids in a circular pipe under uniform wall heat flux condition. The model ... -
Development of Activated Carbon Fibers for Organic Removals
(2017-11)Phenols are classified to be one of the most hazardous pollutants found in wastewater. They are discharged into rivers, lakes and seas, causing adverse effects on the enviromental and human health. Adsorption is a well-known ... -
Dynamics of Chemotherapeutic Drug Release from Liposomes Using Low-Frequency Ultrasound
(2015-01)This thesis focuses on the study of liposomes; nanoparticles that can act as anticancer drug carriers, in combination with ultrasound applied as a drug trigger, with the objective of reducing the side effects caused by ... -
The Effect of Ultrasound on the Drug Delivery of RGD-Targeted Liposomes
(2018-05)Approaches used to treat cancer, with the most prominent being chemotherapy, have detrimental effects on patients’ health. Doxorubicin, a chemotherapeutic agent, alters normal cellular functions and can cause many fatal ... -
Effects of Operating Conditions on Water Absorption Capacity of Superabsorbent Hydrogels
(2018-04)Superabsorbent hydrogels are three-dimensional networks of hydrophilic polymers that have an extraordinary ability to absorb and retain water. Therefore, they have been utilized in many applications such as disposal diapers, ... -
Effects of Selected Ionic Liquids on the Vapor-Liquid-Equilibria of Water-2-Propanol System
(2018-04)Separation processes involving vapor and liquid phases represent a typical unit operation in most chemical industries, including distillation and absorption. A large fraction of the capital and operating costs is usually ... -
Electrochemical Studies on the Corrosion Behavior of Common Metals in Eutectic Ionic Liquids
(2017-05)Recently, new green novel solvents called Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) were investigated as substitute for none environmentally friendly organic solvents and ionic liquids that are used in many applications such as metal ... -
Equilibrium and Diffusion in Molecular Sieves
(2011-06)Two topics in equilibrium and one in diffusion in zeolites are examined. The sorption of CO2 in 5A and 13X zeolites is detailed. Thirteen studies from the literature and one unreported study are examined for saturation ...
