This collection includes theses and dissertations from the Department of Chemical Engineering, in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 (Master of Engineering, prior to 2005) can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Synthesis, property tuning and degradation studies of phosphorene-based materials., Usman Onuminya Abu
The study of corrosion on additive-manufactured metals., Braydan Daniels
Addition of process control experiment to Unit Operations II Laboratory., Bradley Esselman
Investigation of light management strategies and photochemistry of Si/TiO2 tandem microwire slurries for solar hydrogen generation., Saumya Gulati
Novel microdevices to analyze toxic volatile organic compounds., Sujoy Halder
Chloramine devulcanization of waste rubber., Patrick Kroeger
Compositional engineering of precursor inks for intense pulsed light compatible deposition of perovskite solar cells., Blake Martin
Novel breath collection techniques for detection of COVID-19., James Morris
Detection of toxic aldehydes in aerosols of electronic cigarettes., Ellie Bess Reed
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Anion alloying of III-V semiconductors for water splitting., Sonia Calero-Barney
Materials and interfaces for electrocatalytic hydrogen production and utilization., Alexander Jiya Gupta
Engineering Lewis acidic materials for biomass conversion and battery applications., Md Anwar Hossain
Development of porous solid acid catalysts for lignocellulose and plastic upcycling., Mohammad Shahinur Rahaman
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Predicting Henry's Law constants of volatile organic compounds present in bourbon using molecular simulations., Christopher A Abney
Modified electrode surfaces with hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts derived from electropolymerized complexes with redox active ligands., Amanda Mae Arts
Mixed metal oxide nanowires via solid state alloying., Veerendra Atla
Mapping three dimensional interactions between biomolecules and electric fields., Joseph Patrick Brian P.E.
Coal fly ash beneficiation for reuse and removal of Boron, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, and Selenium in wastewater treatment., Joseph E. Cahill
Image Analysis of Charged Bimodal Colloidal Systems in Microgravity., Adam J. Cecil
Annealing of Encapsulated Heavy Metals from Brine Water Utilizing Microwave Enabled Sol-Gel Process, Adam Michael Flynn
The study of copper corrosion mechanisms using electrochemical experimental techniques., Evan Grimm
Wetting and drying dynamics for TiO2 with PbS quantum dots., Kelly M. Lee
Room temperature alkali treatment of rice straw for enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis., Seth Mains
Aggregation dynamics of bulk nanoparticle haloing systems and the influence of non-ambient temperatures., Marzieh Moradi
Scalable synthesis of alumina nanowires by Wet Chemical Method., Luis N Moreno
Image analysis of colloidal systems for pair and triplet correlations., Brianna Price
An introductory study of Coal Fly Ash enhancement for heavy metal removal in wastewater treatment., Samuel T. Romes
Solvent engineering of molybdenum disulfide electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution., Robert Carl Spalding
Exploring Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reactions using metal organic framework catalysts., Yuehan Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Determination of selenite and selenate in wet flue gas desulfurization process water through IC-ICP-MS and HG-ICP-AES, Samuel Anthony Kelty
Addition of Fermentation Experiment to Unit Operations Laboratory, Jeremy T. Rone
LabVIEW Improvements and Equipment Redesign of Unit Operations Distillation Column, Madalyn S Wead
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Plasma oxidation of liquid precursors for complex metal oxides., Babajide Patrick Ajayi
A kinetic and thermodynamic model of ethylene dichloride pyrolysis., Travis J Czechorski
Purification of Biomass Hydrolyzates for the Promotion of Xylose Diester Formation, Laura Fernandez
Non-invasive detection and assessment of coronary stenosis from blood mean residence times., Javad Hashemi
Stabilization of bimodal colloidal systems via nanoparticle haloing in microgravity., Luke Hawtrey
Plasma-assisted liquid phase epitaxy of gallium nitride using molten gallium., Daniel Felipe Jaramillo-Cabanzo
Capture and Release Gels for Optimized Storage (CaRGOS), Theodore S. Kalbfleisch II
Treatment of electric utility wastewaters by sol-gel solidification and stabilization, Alex Kearns
Nanowire based adsorbents/catalysts for CO2 capture and utilization., Apolo Nambo
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Sum frequency generation spectroscopy of simulated protein secondary structures., Andrew J. Adams
Addition of exothermic reaction scale-up lab to unit operations curriculum., Lisa A Anderson
Reactive lamination of perovskite solar cells., Lyndie Burns
Characterization of microreactor and analysis of carbonyl compounds in exhaled breath., Qi Li
Detection of trace tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) through surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) on microfabricated platforms, Jack T Lockard
Enhancing performance of ionic liquid property prediction with molecular dynamics., Trisha H. Patel
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Towards a cost-effective biorefinery : production of activated carbons from residual biomass for energy storage devices., Zachary Dean Herde
Effect of high cationic flocculant on anaerobic digestion of municipal wastewater., Prathap D. John
Novel processing approaches for thin film solar and related technologies., Brandon Lavery
Novel III-V alloys for unassisted water splitting., Alejandro Martinez-Garcia
A comparison of mean age theory and residence time distributions in mixed systems., Nolan Theaker
Electronic nose for analysis of volatile organic compounds in air and exhaled breath., Zhenzhen Xie
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Conductive inks and films via intense pulsed light., Gabriel L. Draper
Scalable production and applications of metal oxide nanowires., Tu Quang Nguyen
Mixing and mean age in multiphase systems., David Chandler Russ
Direct band gap gallium antimonide phosphide (GaSbxP1-x) for solar fuels., Harry Benjamin Russell
Model validation and transition to turbulence in orbiting culture dishes., Jonathan Michael D. Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Heat transfer mechanisms in water-based nanofluids., Masoudeh Ahmadi
Plasma catalysis using low melting point metals., Maria Carreon
DOSI in novel geometry dishes, Jonathan Lawrence Lambert Jones
Feasibility testing of chill filtration of brown spirits to increase product stability., Juan Cristobal Merizalde Carrillo
Model of a tubular perfusion bioreactor using computational fluid dynamics., Matthew James Robeson 1991-
New visible light absorber for solar fuels : Ga(Sbx)N1-x alloys., Swathi Sunkara
The production, properties and applications of the zinc imidazolate, ZIF-8., John L. Tatarko Jr.
Nanoscale electrode architectures for electrochemical energy conversion and storage., Venkat Kalyan Vendra
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Phase transformation studies of metal oxides to dichalcogenides in 1-d structures., Dustin Ray Cummins 1987-
Enhancement of anaerobic digestion of actual industrial wastewaters : reactor stability and kinetic modeling., Mahyar Ghorbanian
Investigation of stabilization mechanisms for colloidal suspension using nanoparticles., Qingwen He
Fabrication of a thin silver nanowire composite film and investigation of a patterning technique., Richard S. Korte 1991-
Synthesis of cadmium selenide quantum dots for fabrication of hybrid light emitting diodes., Michael McCreary 1991-
An investigation of heat transfer enhancement in nanofluids containing core and shell nanoparticles., Cory Adam Milligan
Investigation of thiol derivatized gold nanoparticle sensors for gas analysis., Jared S. Stephens 1990-
Nanofluid enhancement of mineral oil and thermal properties instrument design., Eli Wilborn
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Identification of carbon black removed from elastomeric components in contact with potable water., William Calvin Hunter 1989-
A microreactor approach for chemoselective capture and analysis of carbonyl compounds in air and exhaled breath., Mingxiao Li
ZnO nanorods as catalyst for biodiesel production from olive oil., Carmen Maria Miralda Molina 1990-
Feasibility of using computational fluid dynamics for analysis of flow in an orbiting dish., Matthew R. Purcell
Microwave-assisted synthesized SAPO-56 as a catalyst in the conversion of CO2 to cyclic carbonates., Zhenzhen Xie 1988-
ZIF-8 : novel catalytic material for the conversion of CO2 to cyclic carbonates., Minqi Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The use and effects of ecofriendly surfactants in the meat rendering industry in the United States., Pamela Arnold
Synthesis and CO2/CH4 separation performance of Bio-MOF-1 membranes., Joseph Allen Bohrman 1988-
Nanoscale diamond and carbon materials and architectures for field emission and thermionic energy conversion., Santoshrupa Dumpala
Detection of acetone in air using silver ion exchanged ZSM-5 and zinc oxide sensing films., Kurt Lawrence Gerfen 1979-
Proposal to modify the mixing system for hydrosolution's processing plant., Alan Michael Hanley 1988-
Development of a hydrogel/polypyrrole interpenetrating network for a potential application as an artificial cardiac muscle., James J. Lee 1978-
Cobalt MOF-5 : a novel catalyst for CO2 conversion to carbonates., Christine Elizabeth Phillips 1989-
Tuning the bandgap of an amorphous sputtered germanium photovoltaic cell., Bryon Staebler 1979-
The impact of adsorbed cellulase inactivation on enzymatic hydrolysis kinetics., Zhuoliang Ye
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Hydrolysis of concentrated dilute base pretreated biomass slurries., Gregory A. Brockmann 1987-
Fluid dynamic analysis of flow in orbiting dishes and the effects of flow on shear stress and endothelial cellular responses., Amlan Chakraborty 1976-
Rational design of mesoporous gallium oxide and gallium-based mixed oxide catalysts., Chinmay A. Deshmane
Heat transfer measurement in oil-based nanofluids., Kan Liu
CFD modeling of center cones, vortex breakers and pressure relief slits in a wind speed accelerator., Michael D. Lucas 1988-
Metal organic chemical vapor deposition of InGaN alloys on nanowire substrates., Chandrashekhar Pendyala
Novel catalyst for the removal of aromatic sulfur species from refinery streams., Franz Georg Petzold 1979-
CFD modeling of entrance and exit geometries of a wind speed accelerator., David Russ
Characterization of hematite nanowire arrays synthesized by atmospheric plasma., Harry Benjamin Russell
