Thesis (D.Eng.)--University of Delaware, 2008. / Principal faculty advisors: Jingguang G. Chen and Mark A. Barteau, Dept. of Chemical Engineering. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2007. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 162 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-150).

Within solid-state chemistry, coordination polymers have gained interest for use in various applications such as sensing, catalysis, display technology, hydrogen storage, etc. The use of lanthanide ions in these materials provides a mean of exploring how structure may affect luminescence efficiency. In this study, the photophysics of several lanthanide benzenecarboxylates was studied. This data combined with data from other coordination polymers created in our lab indicate that the established guidelines for producing highly efficient materials may not correlate directly from solution to the solid state and that structure may also play a role. / by Jessica Montressa Clark. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013. / Includes bibliography. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / System requirements: Adobe Reader.

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The focus of this thesis is to develop lanthanide (Ln) luminescent materials through the exploration of coordination polymers and nanomaterials. Herein, dimethyl-3,4- furanedicarboxylate acid undergoes hydrolysis under hydrothermal conditions to form coordination polymers with lanthanide ions. The resulting coordination polymers exhibited luminescent properties, with quantum yields and lifetimes for the Eu-and Tb-CP of 1.14+-0.32% and 0.387=-0.0001 mx, and 3.33=-0.82% and 0.769=-0.006 ms, respectively. While the incorporation of lanthanides was not achieved in this work, progress toward the production of pure phase InP in the nanoregime has been made, using a low-cost, hydrothermal method. Through SEM and PXRD conflict, it is believed that pure INP particles with a size range of 58-81 nm were successfully synthesized. / by Natalie E. Greig. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012. / Includes bibliography. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / System requirements: Adobe Reader.

[pt] A preocupação ambiental é um tema que vem ganhando seu espaço em pesquisas de diversas áreas, é necessário que a dependência da utilização de combustíveis fósseis não aumente, para que os impactos gerados por eles no meio ambiente como a poluição e o efeito estufa sejam então controlados. Além disso, o uso de fontes alternativas como matéria-prima para a geração de energia possui grande importância nessa substituição. O presente trabalho visa avaliar o potencial do óleo de coco para a produção de um bio-óleo a partir da catálise heterogênea utilizando catalisadores metálicos de Ni e Mo suportados em sílica mesoporosa (SBA-15). Os catalisadores e o suporte foram sintetizados manualmente, calcinados e passaram por diversas análises de caracterização. Para a reação, utilizou-se a temperatura de 370 graus Celsius, pressão na faixa de 10 a 15 bar, e um tempo de reação de 2 horas. Após o bio-óleo ser produzido o mesmo foi filtrado e destilado, para se trabalhar na faixa do diesel. Por fim, o óleo passou por duas análises de caracterização, sendo elas, a determinação do ponto de fulgor e massa específica, para então avaliar o potencial do óleo de coco na substituição dos combustíveis tradicionais. A síntese do suporte e a impregnação dos catalisadores foi considerada satisfatória, pois os resultados se apresentaram de acordo com a literatura, mostrando que se tratam de materiais mesoporosos, e além disso, a presença dos metais foi comprovada. Após as análises de caracterização, o bio-óleo produzido a partir do catalisador de níquel foi considerado o melhor, visto que, suas propriedades ficaram dentro da faixa esperada (ponto de fulgor de 41 graus Celsius e uma massa específica de 0,8408 g/cm3) para um combustível derivado do petróleo, e além disso, teve uma eficiência de 45,05 porcento na redução da concentração de oxigênio. / [en] The environmental concern is a theme that has been gaining its place in several research, so it is necessary that the dependence on using fossil fuels must not increase, to control the impacts, like the pollution and the greenhouse effect, with are generate by them. Furthermore, the use of alternatives sources like feedstock to generation of energy has a big importance in this replacement. This work wants to evaluate the coconut oil s potential to produce a bio oil by heterogeneous catalysis using three metals catalysts (nickel, molybdenum and both of them) supported in a mesoporous silica. The catalysts and the support were manually synthesized, calcined and characterized. For the reaction, we used 370 Celsius degrees, a pressure in the range 10-15 bar and the time reaction was 2 hours. After the production of bio oil, it was filtrated and distillated, to work in the diesel range. Besides that, this oil was analyzed to determine two characteristics, flash point and specific mass, and with the result, we could evaluate the potential of coconut oil in the replacement of traditional fuels. The support s synthesis and the catalysts impregnation was considered satisfactory, because the results were presented according to the literature, showing that they are really mesoporous materials and besides that the presence of metals was proven. After characterization analyzes the bio oil produced by the nickel catalyst was considered the best, because your properties were within expected range (flash point equal 41 Celsius degrees and specific mass equal 0,8408 g/cm3 ), for a petroleum derived fuel, and had an efficiency of 45,05 percent in reducing oxygen concentration.