Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Grafting Polyacrylamide from the Surface of Activated Carbon for Flocculation Applications

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Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Begin, Sarah, Thesis advisor (ths): Vreugdenhil, Andrew J, Degree committee member (dgc): Zenkina, Olena, Degree committee member (dgc): Bradac, Carlo, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated polymerization techniques has become a powerful tool for the creation of hybrid materials. Governed by the type and amount of polymer used in the modification, the chemical and physical properties of a surface can be tailored by polymer grafting. In this study, a commonly used polymer flocculant, polyacrylamide (PAM), was grafted… more

Extraction and Characterization of Hyaluronic Acid and Collagen from Eggshell Membrane Waste: An Industrial Recycling Process

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Stabler Ogawa, Jayme Larissa, Thesis advisor (ths): Vreugdenhil, Andrew J, Degree committee member (dgc): Wortis, Rachel, Degree committee member (dgc): Rizvi, Ghaus, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Connecting academia to industry is one important way to advance towards meeting the United Nations (UN) Sustainability Goals (SDGs).1 Sustainability can be applied to all industrial sectors with the SDGs being implemented by 2030.2 This research contributes to the SDGs by investigating a way to remediate an industrial waste stream in the egg-breaking industry. If adopted, this would… more

UV-Curable hybrid sol-gel materials: The development and application of a 3-methacryloxypropytrimethoxysilane-derived coating

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Scotland, Kevin, Thesis advisor (ths): Vreugdenhil, Andrew J, Degree committee member (dgc): Zenkina, Olena, Degree committee member (dgc): Parnis, Mark, Degree committee member (dgc): Zelisko, Paul, Degree committee member (dgc): Atkinson, Bill, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis describes the synthesis, application and evaluation of a UV crosslinked 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane-derived coating formulation. This is a two-component sol-gel system with 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MaPTMS) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS). Herein we show that if we change the co-solvent required for solubilizing MaPTMS from the more common methanol and… more

Electrochemical Characterization of Giardia Intestinalis Cytochromes b5

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Yang, Zhen (Alice), Thesis advisor (ths): Rafferty, Steven P, Degree committee member (dgc): Vreugdenhil, Andrew J, Degree committee member (dgc): Saville, Barry J, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite that causes waterborne diarrheal disease in animals and humans. It is an unusual eukaryote as it lacks the capacity for heme biosynthesis; nonetheless it encodes heme proteins, including three cytochrome b5 isotypes (gCYTB5s) of similar size. Homology modelling of their structures predicts increased heme pocket polarity compared to mammalian… more