Thesis (Ph.D.)--Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. / Committee Chair: Löffler, Frank E.; Committee Member: Hughes, Joseph B.; Committee Member: Pennell, Kurt D.; Committee Member: Spain, Jim C.; Committee Member: Taillefert, Martial

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed April 9, 2010). Advisor: Michael Lee. Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-101).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Catholic University of America, 1934. / Vita.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 469-477). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (PH. D.)--Catholic University of America, 1934. / Vita.

Οι ζεόλιθοι είναι μικροπορώδεις αργιλοπυριτικές κρυσταλλικές ενώσεις οι οποίες αποτελούνται απο τετράεδρα SiO4 και AlO4 που σχηματίζουν κρυσταλλικά πλέγματα σε μία, δύο ή τρείς διαστάσεις. Εξαιτίας των μοναδικών φυσικοχημικών ιδιοτήτων τους, οι ζεόλιθοι σήμερα χρησιμοποιούνται σε ένα μεγάλο πλήθος εφαρμογών τόσο σε βιομηχανικό όσο και σε εργαστηριακό επίπεδο. Από την άλλη μεριά, ώς ιονικά υγρά ορίζονται οι ιοντικές ενώσεις (άλατα) εκείνες οι οποίες στη θερμοκρασία δωματίου βρίσκονται στην υγρή φάση. Η αμελητέα τάση ατμών, το χαμηλό σημείο τήξεως και οι εξαιρετικές ηλεκτρικές ιδιότητες τους έχουν οδηγήσει στην ολοένα και πιο ευρεία εφαρμογή τους. Ο σκοπός της παρούσας διατριβής είναι η μελέτη του εγκλωβισμού Ιονικών Υγρών σε ζεόλιθο και ο χαρακτηρισμός των παραγόμενων σύνθετων υλικών. Στο πρώτο μέρος της παρούσα διατριβής συνετέθησαν δύο διαφορετικοί ζεόλιθοι και πιο συγκεκριμένα NaY-FAU και BEA με τρείς διαφορετικές αναλογίες Si/Al (250, 50 και 25). Οι παραγόμενοι ζεόλιθοι χαρακτηρίστηκαν με Φασματοσκοπία Περίθλασης Ακτίνων-Χ (XRD), Ηλεκτρονική Μικροσκοπία Σάρωσης (SEM) και φυσιορόφηση Ν2. Στο δεύτερο μέρος της παρούσας διατριβής έγινε μελέτη του εγκλωβισμού ΙΥ σε ζεόλιθο. Πιο συγκεκριμένα μελετήθηκε ο εγκλωβισμός του 1-Η-3-μεθυλιμιδαζολο τριφθορομεθανοσουλφόνυλο ιμιδίου στο ζεόλιθο NaY-FAU. Tα προκύπτοντα σύνθετα υλικά ΙΥ/Ζ τόσο ως προς τις φυσικοχημικές αλλά και ως προς τις ηλεκτροχημικές τους ιδιότητες. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, μελετήθηκαν 2 διαφορετικές μέθοδοι εγκλωβισμού του ΙΥ στο ζεόλιθο NaY-FAU: απευθείας προσθήκη του ΙΥ στον απαερωμένο ζεόλιθο (Μέθοδος 1) και με διάλυση αρχικά του ΙΥ σε MeOH και προσθήκη του ζεόλιθου στο διάλυμα (Μέθοδος 2) και μελετήθηκε η επίδραση της αρχική αναλογία ΙΥ/Ζ και της επίδρασης της διάρκειας της εκχύλισης Soxhlet στη ποσότητα του ΙΥ που παραμένει εγκλωβισμένο και στη δομή του τελικού προϊόντος. Τέλος τα προκύπτοντα συστήματα ΙΥ/Ζ χαρακτηρίστηκαν ως προς την ιοντική τους αγωγιμότητα με Φασματοσκοπίa Σύνθετης Αντίστασης (Α. C. Impedance Spectroscopy). / Zeolites are microporous crystalline compounds that are cosntituted by SiO4 and AlO4 tetrahedra thus forming crystalline structures in one, two or three dimensions. Due to their unique physicochemical properties zeolites are widely used in industrial and laboratory applications. On the other hand, Ionic Liquids are liquids that are liquids at room temperature. Their negligible vapour pressure, the low melting point and their unique electrochemical properties have caused their extensive use in different applications. The scope of this thesis is to study the encapsulation of Ionic Liquids into zeolite structure and the characterization of the obtained composite materials. The first part presents the synthesis and characterization of two different zeolites: NaY-FAU and BEA with three different Si/Al ratio (250, 50 and 25). The obtained zeolites were characterized using X-Ray Diffraction Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, N2 physisorption and Thermogravimetric Analysis. In the second part, the encapsulation of 1-H-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl) imide into NaY-FAU was studied. The obtained composite materials were characterized in both physicochemical and electrochemical terms. Thus, two different encapsulation methods were tested: the first on with direct addition of the ionic liquid to the zeolite (Method 1) or by preparation of a Ionic Liquid/Methanol solution and addition of the zeolite. The initial weight ratio and the duration of Soxhlet extraction influence on the properties of the final composite material were studied. Finally, the electrochemical properties of the obtained composite materials were evaluated using A. C. Impedance Spectroscopy measurements.

A systematic study of the excess thermodynamic properties of two-ring compounds and n-alkanes was conducted. The excess enthalpies were determined at 288,15 K and 298,15 K by using a flow microcalorimetric technique. The excess volumes of tetralin and cycloalkanes, and tetralin and --alkans at 288,15 K and 298,15 K were determined by using a vibrating tube densitometer. The results showed trends relating to the size and shape of the n-alkane and cycloalkan molecules. The theory developed by Flory was applied to the decalin + cycloalkane and + n-alkane systems and this gave qualitative predictions of the excess enthalpies from the excess volumes and vice versa. / KMBT_363 / Adobe Acrobat 9.53 Paper Capture Plug-in

abstract: Structural details of phosphonic acid functionalized nanomaterials and protic ionic liquids (PILs) were characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. It is well known that ligands play a critical role in the synthesis and properties of nanomaterials. Therefore, elucidating the details of ligand-surface and ligand-ligand interactions is crucial to understanding nanomaterial systems more completely. In an effort to further the understanding of ligand-surface interactions, a combination of multi-nuclear (1H, 29Si, 31P) and multi-dimensional solid-state NMR techniques were utilized to characterize the phosphonic acid functionalization of fumed silica nanoparticles using methyl phosphonic acid (MPA) and phenyl phosphonic acid (PPA). Quantitative 31P MAS solid-state NMR measurements indicate that ligands favor a monodentate binding mode. Furthermore, 1H-1H single quantum-double quantum (SQ-DQ) back-to-back (BABA) 2D NMR spectra of silica functionalized with MPA and PPA indicate that the MPA and PPA are within 4.2±0.2 Å on the surface of the nanomaterial. The ligand capping of phosphonic acid (PA) functionalized CdSe/ZnS core-shell quantum dots (QDs) was investigated with a combination of ligand exchange, solution and solid-state 31P NMR spectroscopy. In order to quantify the ligand populations on the surface of the QDs, ligand exchange facilitated by PPA resulted in the displacement of the PAs, and allowed for quantification of the free ligands using 31P liquid state NMR. In addition to characterizing nanomaterials, the ionicity and transport properties of a series of diethylmethylamine (DEMA) based protic ionic liquids (PILs) were characterized, principally utilizing NMR. Gas phase proton affinity was shown to be a better predictor for the extent of proton transfer, and in turn the ionicity of the PIL, than using ∆pKa. Furthermore, pulsed field gradient (PFG) NMR was used to determine that the exchangeable proton diffuses with the cation or the anion based on the strength of the acid used to generate the PILs. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Chemistry 2015

Raman and/or infrared (IR) bandshape analysis to probe molecular dynamics in liquids has become a rapidly expanding field of study in recent years. Determination of spinning and tumbling diffusion constants, Dι and D⊥, which characterize the reorientation of symmetric-top moleclues has been successfully studied in a number of D6H and D3H molecules. For molecules of CV3 symmetry, however, previous attempts to extract spinning diffusion constants from Raman doubly degenerate vibrations (E mode) have proved unsuccessful. Presented here is a new methodology which resolves the problems encountered by former researchers through calculation of Dι utilizing the narrower Lorentzian component of E vibrations.