1. Modeling the CO2 Footprint of the U.S. Coal Mining Industry and the Potential Economic Costs of CO2 Legislation Open Access Author: Aziz, AbdulMajeed Title: Modeling the CO2 Footprint of the U.S. Coal Mining Industry and the Potential Economic Costs of CO2 Legislation Graduate Program: Petroleum and Mineral Engineering Keywords: costlegislationcoalminingCO2footprint File: Download Aziz_MSc_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Dr Vladislav Kecojevic, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr Vladislav Kecojevic, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. STUDY OF STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND HYDROGEN EVOLUTION FROM BALL MILLED COALS Open Access Author: Sakti, Apurba Title: STUDY OF STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND HYDROGEN EVOLUTION FROM BALL MILLED COALS Graduate Program: Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering Keywords: hydrogen evolutionstructural transformationcoalhydrogennanodiamondball milling File: Download MSThesis_ApurbaSakti.pdf Committee Members: Angela Lueking, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. Examination of Coal Solubility and Fragmentation with Various Ionic Liquids Open Access Author: Pulati, Nuerxida Title: Examination of Coal Solubility and Fragmentation with Various Ionic Liquids Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: coal dissolutioncoalionic liquidcoal fragmentation File: Download Nuerxida_Pulati_master_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Professor Paul C Painter, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPaul C Painter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. FROM RENEWABLE TO ALTERNATIVE: WASTE COAL AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARD Open Access Author: Thomas, Robert Roy Title: FROM RENEWABLE TO ALTERNATIVE: WASTE COAL AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARD Graduate Program: Rural Sociology Keywords: classificationscategoriesnamingrhetoricrenewable portfolio standardmetaphorecological modernizationclean energywaste coalcoalalternative energyrenewable energydiscourse analysisboundaries File: Download final_to_penn_state_july_18th.pdf Committee Members: Leland Luther Glenna, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. DEVELOPMENT OF A REACTIVE COARSE-GRAINING APPROACH FOR THE UTILITY ENHANCEMENT OF COMPLEX LARGE-SCALE MOLECULAR MODELS OF COAL Open Access Author: Alvarez Rojas, Yesica E. Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A REACTIVE COARSE-GRAINING APPROACH FOR THE UTILITY ENHANCEMENT OF COMPLEX LARGE-SCALE MOLECULAR MODELS OF COAL Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: pyrolysissimplificationcoarse-grainingmolecular modelinglatticecoallarge scalebiomass File: Download Yesica_Alvarez_MS_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. Permeabilities of coal-biomass mixtures for high pressure gasifier feeds Open Access Author: Belvalkar, Rohan Anirrudha Title: Permeabilities of coal-biomass mixtures for high pressure gasifier feeds Graduate Program: Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Keywords: permeabilityporositykozeny-carmencoalbiomassgasifierfeedparticle sizestressstrainisotropicpulse decay File: Download thesis_r.pdf Committee Members: Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorChris Marone, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. Methane and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Capacity Estimation and Modeling on Coals Open Access Author: Zhang, Rui Title: Methane and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Capacity Estimation and Modeling on Coals Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: methanecarbon dioxideadsorptionmodelingcoal File: Download Master_thesis_-_Aug_6_2015.pdf Committee Members: Shimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
8. On the Effects of Non-Thermal Plasma Discharge in Solid Fuel Pyrolysis Open Access Author: Ekinci, Berkay Title: On the Effects of Non-Thermal Plasma Discharge in Solid Fuel Pyrolysis Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: plasma assisted combustionplasmacombustionpyrolysiswire-meshhigh voltagehigh currentcoal File: Download On_the_Effects_of_Non_Thermal_Plasma_Discharge_in_Solid_Fuel_Pyrolysis__25_.pdf Committee Members: Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSean David Knecht, Committee MemberJulio Urbina, Committee MemberKultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair
9. Liberation of Graphene-like Nanoplatelets and Sub-micron Particles from Anthracite Coal through Chemically Aided Attrition Milling Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Rosoff-Verbit, Brett Title: Liberation of Graphene-like Nanoplatelets and Sub-micron Particles from Anthracite Coal through Chemically Aided Attrition Milling Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering (MS) Keywords: Grapheneanthracitecoalnanomaterialnanoattritionmilling File: Login to Download Committee Members: James Hansell Adair, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJonathan P Mathews, Committee MemberJohn Mauro, Program Head/ChairJohn C Mauro, Committee Member
