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dc.title | CELLULOSE-BASED AEROGELS FOR HEAT INSULATION AND OIL SPILL CLEANING APPLICATIONS | |
dc.contributor.author | FENG JINGDUO | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-25T18:00:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-25T18:00:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-12-29 | |
dc.identifier.citation | FENG JINGDUO (2015-12-29). CELLULOSE-BASED AEROGELS FOR HEAT INSULATION AND OIL SPILL CLEANING APPLICATIONS. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/123147 | |
dc.description.abstract | THE OVERALL GOALS OF THIS THESIS ARE TO ENHANCE THE UTILIZATION OF PAPER WASTE AND HELP MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ASSOCIATED WITH IT; AND CONVERTING THE PAPER WASTE INTO OTHER GREAT POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS 100% BIODEGRADABLE POROUS MATERIALS FOR HEAT INSULATION AND OIL SPILL CLEANING. THE THESIS HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON: (I) NEW AND ADVANCED BIODEGRADABLE CELLULOSE AEROGELS (LOW COST, SUPER-STRONG, FLEXIBLE, AND HIGH ABSORPTION CAPACITY) ARE DEVELOPED FROM PAPER WASTE; (II) SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES (BIODEGRADABILITY, DISPOSABLE MEANS, STORAGE, AND FIRE HAZARDS) OF THE PAPER WASTE (SOLID WASTE AND LAND-FILLING COSTS); AND (III) DEVELOPED CELLULOSE AEROGELS CAN PLAY VARIETY OF ROLES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE SUCH AS FOR GREENER BUILDINGS (EFFECTIVE INSULATION, LIGHT WEIGHT, AND FIRE RETARDATION) AND FOR REPLACING EARTH-UNFRIENDLY POLYMER-BASED OIL SORBENTS DUE TO THEIR HIGH OIL ABSORPTION CAPACITIES. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.subject | Paper waste, cellulose, aerogels, freeze-drying, oil spill cleaning, thermal insulation | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.department | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | DUONG HAI MINH | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | LIM YUI HUNG, CHRISTINA | |
dc.description.degree | Ph.D | |
dc.description.degreeconferred | DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY | |
dc.identifier.isiut | NOT_IN_WOS | |
Appears in Collections: | Ph.D Theses (Open) |
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