This project involved the effective implementation of Chemistry Education Research (CER) into classroom practice. The project was carried out in two cycles. Cycle One of the project involved two investigations: one at ...

Mesoporous silicates (MPS) are attractive materials for the immobilisation of enzymes. They possess ordered pore structures, narrow pore size distributions, large surface areas, high stability and can be chemically ...

Musculoskeletal conditions* (MSCs) are the primary cause of work absence in Ireland with an estimated direct cost to the economy of €750 million (Arthritis Ireland 2009). The management of MSCs focuses on keeping ...

The influence of agitation on nucleation of butyl paraben and m-hydroxybenzoic acid polymorphs has been investigated through 330 cooling crystallization experiments. The induction time has been measured at different ...

Fast pyrolysis of biomass (wood, straw, rice husk) and its major components (cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin) was conducted in a wire mesh reactor. The aim of this study was to understand the influence of temperature ...

In membrane separation technologies, membrane modules are used to separate chemical components. In membrane technology, understanding the behavior of fluids inside membrane module is challenging, and numerical methods ...

In this thesis the influence of solvents on crystal nucleation is probed to progress understanding of crystal nucleation from solution. Induction times of two solutes in different solvents and at different thermodynamic driving ...

Invasive fungal infections can be devastating, particularly in immunocompromised patients, and difficult to treat with systemic drugs. Furthermore, systemic administration of those medications can have severe side effects. ...

Controlling pharmaceutical polymorphism in crystallization processes represents a major challenge in pharmaceutical science and engineering. For instance, CO2-antisolvent crystallization typically favors the formation ...

Sediment cores (ca. 6 m) from an estuarine environment gave insights into the composition and preservation of recalcitrant organic carbon (OC) in the environment. The coring locations provided organic matter (OM) of ...