Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) or wet torrefaction is a pretreatment process for lignocellulosic biomass where the biomass is treated with hot compressed water. The solid product of HTC is HTC biochar, which is friable, hydrophobic, and increased in mass and energy densificati…
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There is a high prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) among manual material handling (MMH) workers. However, limited investigations have been undertaken among one large group of workers using a particular MMH method called traditional posterior load carriage (PLC). Such l…
High-temperature gas separations using inorganic membranes have attracted increased attention in recent years. In particular, the use of such membranes in high-temperature and high-pressure membrane reactors has the potential to enhance process intensification and to increase en…
Chlorinated hydrocarbons are toxic compounds that are used for cleaning and degreasing of metal parts and dry cleaning. These volatile compounds are also found in waste streams of chemical processes, such as polyvinyl chloride plants, and landfill gases. The most common disposal…
The cores of early UK graphite moderated research and production nuclear fission reactors operated at temperatures below 150°C. Due to this low temperature their core graphite contains significant amounts of stored (Wigner) energy that may be released by heating the graphite abo…
A clear and predictive understanding of the propensity for crystallisation of one polymorph over another is lacking, and in this regard glycine is a model system due to difficulties in crystallisation of the thermodynamically stable gamma polymorph. The preferential crystallisat…
Deep geological disposal is a method of managing high level, long-‐lived nuclear waste. It is a concept that many countries are exploring for the possibility of managing nuclear waste generated from power production. For deep geological disposal to be viable then areas where pr…
The complexity of the processes whereby organic species are degraded in the atmosphere prevents many of the individual species (intermediates or products) from being unambiguously identified. Laboratory work necessarily focuses therefore on studies of idealised proxies with the …
Because of their numerous important applications in industrial catalytic, separation, and purification processes, miroporous materials have attracted considerable attention. Understanding the dynamic behavior of various gases in these porous materials is a critical step in desig…
Due to the increasing awareness of the dwindling fossil fuel resources and environmental issues, biofuel became an alternative renewable fuel to meet the steady increase of energy consumption and environmental demands. This work was designed to produce biofuel free from glycerol…
The purpose of this dissertation was to identify modifiable lower extremity kinematic and neuromuscular factors associated with step clearance and foot placement during transition step negotiation in older adult females with a history of falling. Specifically a full understandin…
Laboratory based temperature-dependent kinetics and product yields for alkene ozonolysis and the reaction of CH3O2 with ClO and BrO have been measured via chamber studies and a turbulent flow tube coupled to CIMS (Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometry). In order to gain a better…