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CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH, DISPERSION, AND USE IN NANOELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS
Title
CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH, DISPERSION, AND USE IN NANOELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS
Author
Forney, Michael
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Nanoscience
Description
The body of research comprising this dissertation spans the full spectrum of carbon nanotube (CNT) research: growth of CNTs, dispersion of SWNTs, controlled aggregation of SWNTs, and fabrication of CNT-based actuators. CNTs have been grown in our ...
Environmentally Sustainable Synthesis of Novel Nano Assisted Ion Exchange Systems for Facile and High-capacity Water Purification
Title
Environmentally Sustainable Synthesis of Novel Nano Assisted Ion Exchange Systems for Facile and High-capacity Water Purification
Author
Sahu, Abhispa
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Nanoscience
Description
Demand for clean and safe drinking water is a global challenge because of water scarcity, growth of human population, urbanization, and anthropogenic pollution. Purification of water involves removal of small molecules and ions from ground water a...
FUNCTIONALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL COORDINATION COMPLEXES FOR USE IN SUPERCAPACITORS
Title
FUNCTIONALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL COORDINATION COMPLEXES FOR USE IN SUPERCAPACITORS
Author
Zuczek, Justin
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Materials science, Power resources
Description
As society begins to move away from fossil fuel consumption and the harmful effects they entail, renewable energy sources have been studied extensively over the past decades. One obstacle with renewable energy is the ability to cheaply store it du...
Green Synthesis of Cellulose Graft Copolymers for Anion Exchange Water Purification
Title
Green Synthesis of Cellulose Graft Copolymers for Anion Exchange Water Purification
Author
Schmal, Stephen
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Chemistry
Description
This thesis describes the synthesis and characterization of novel cellulose graft copolymers that are used for the purification of drinking water. These nanomaterials function as bottle-brush anion-exchange resins with repeating quaternary ammoniu...
PHYSICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL INTERACTIONS WITHIN HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES OF RUTHENIUM COORDINATION COMPLEXES AND SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES
Title
PHYSICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL INTERACTIONS WITHIN HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES OF RUTHENIUM COORDINATION COMPLEXES AND SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES
Author
Alston, Jeffrey
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
Description
The research presented in this dissertation is a study of the interaction of ruthenium coordination complexes with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), a pursuit ultimately leading to the development of composite SWCNT materials. The work comp...
Synthesis and characterization of single-walled carbon nanotubes for use in water purification
Title
Synthesis and characterization of single-walled carbon nanotubes for use in water purification
Author
Johnson, Billy
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Materials science, Nanoscience, Chemistry
Description
As human health concerns over disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in drinking water increase, so does the need to development new materials that remove them rapidly and at high-efficiency. Ion exchange (IEX) is an effective method for the removal of na...