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Author:

Snow, Robert Edward

Title:

An Investigation of Synergistic Effect During Co-pyrolysis Of Coal and Pine Sawdust at Moderate Temperatures

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Coal
Biomass
Synergy
Pyrolysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Sarma V Pisupati, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dinesh Kumar Agrawal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yaw Yeboah, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lumadue, Matthew Robert

Title:

Lignin as Both Fuel and Fusing Binder in Briquetted Anthracite Fines for Foundry Coke Substitute

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Lignin
Coke
Pyrolysis
Binder
Strength
Cupola

File:

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Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ashraf, Chowdhury Mahbub

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF REAXFF REACTIVE FORCE FIELD SIMULATIONS IN COMBUSTION: FROM KINETICS TO DYNAMICS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Molecular dynamics
ReaxFF
Combustion
Chemical Kinetics
Pyrolysis
Oxidation

File:

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Committee Members:

Prof. Adri van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Prof. Adri van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Prof. Richard Yetter, Committee Member
Prof. Jacqueline O'Connor, Committee Member
Prof. Lasse Jensen, Outside Member

Author:

Ishihara, Hisaaki

Title:

Application of Bio-based Composites for the Automotive Industry: Material Characteristics of Switchgrass Biochar-Reinforced Polypropylene

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems

Keywords:

biochar
switchgrass
polypropylene
surface modification
pyrolysis
thermal modification
Biochar
Switchgrass
Polypropylene
Surface modification
Pyrolysis
Thermal modification

File:

Download Hisaaki_Ishihara_Graduate_Thesis2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey M Catchmark, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alicyn Marie Rhoades, Committee Member
Stephen C Chmely, Committee Member
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kwon, Hyunguk

Title:

Multi-scale Modeling of High-temperature Chemistry and Soot Formation of Bio-fuels

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Soot
Combustion
Pyrolysis
Biofuels
Computational fluid dynamics
ReaxFF molecular dynamics
Multi-scale modeling

File:

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Committee Members:

Kristen Fichthorn, Major Field Member
Phillip Savage, Major Field Member
Randy Vander Wal, Outside Unit & Field Member
Yuan Xuan, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Adri van Duin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Seong Kim, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Khan, Rowfi

Title:

Experimental Study on the Decomposition of Antioxidants and Interactions with Polypropylene Waste During Their Deconstruction

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Plastics
Additives
Antioxidants
Decomposition
Pyrolysis
Two-dimensioanl Gas Chromatography
Polypropylene

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Committee Members:

Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Semih Eser, Committee Member
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Bryan D Vogt, Committee Member