Date of Award
12-2011
Level of Access Assigned by Author
Open-Access Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Chemical Engineering
Advisor
William J. DeSisto
Second Committee Member
Michael D. Mason
Third Committee Member
Douglas M. Ruthven
Abstract
There are three components that need to be understood to create new porous membranes for industrial applications. 1.) To understand appropriate synthesis conditions to create a successful membrane system. 2.) To understand how the microstructures generated in synthesis affect the transport properties of that system. 3) To be able to characterize the heterogeneity of the fabricated membrane’s transport and physical structure.
Presented within this manuscript are new characterization methods to increase the understanding in membrane technology. It will be demonstrated that the novel application of standard fluorescent methods and the development of new fluorescent methods techniques allows for the measurement of molecular interactions and transport properties on length scales capable of providing valuable information in the field of membrane science, as well as expanding new applications in fluorescent techniques.
Recommended Citation
Kennard, Raymond Russell, "Characterization of Mesoporous Materials Via Fluorescent Spectroscopic Methods" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1745.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/1745