Browsing PhD Dissertations - DO NOT EDIT by Author "Sattler, Melanie L."
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Assessing Control Strategies For Ground Level Ozone
Sule, Neelesh Vijay (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2009-09-16)Developing cost effective control strategies for ozone has been a challenge to air quality modelers. Conventionally, the control strategies are applied across-the board to the region. The main aim of this research was to ... -
A Comparative Study Of Carbon Nanotubes And Granular Activated Carbon: Physicochemical Properties And Adsorption Capacities
Gangupomu, Roja Haritha (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-09-17)Adsorption technologies with activated carbon have proven their prominence in wide variety of industrial applications for the removal of pollutants from gaseous streams for generations. Nanoadsorbents due to their unique ... -
Comprehensive neural network forecasting system for ground level ozone in multiple regions
Eapi, Gautam Raghavendra (2015-12-07)A comprehensive neural network daily maximum 8 hour-ozone forecasting model was developed based on five years of data (2010-2014) collected from 50 monitoring sites from the Dallas Fort Worth, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, ... -
Development Of Linear Regression Model For Predicting Water Quality Parameters From Anaerobic Treatment Of Vinasse
Rahman, Shammi (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-12)One of the most prominent biofuels today is ethanol. The production of ethanol from biomass, whether from sugar crops, starch crops, dairy products, or cellulosic materials, results in the production of a high-strength ... -
Development Of Statistical Models For Predicting Leachate Parameters From Simulated Landfills
Bhatt, Arpita Hetal (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-10-22)Leachate generation and management is recognized as one of the greatest problems associated with environmentally sound operation of landfills, as leachate can cause major pollution problems to surrounding soil, ground ... -
Development of the Urban Passenger Transportation Life Cycle Inventory for Comparison Across Modes Model (TransportLifeCAMM)
Hernandez Ruiz, Alma Angelica (2018-12-06)Against the backdrop of the increasingly complex urban passenger transportation challenges associated with megacities during the 21st century, and the effort to find the most sustainable modes of transportation for them, ... -
ECONOMICAL DESIGN OF COLD-RESISTANT BIOGAS DIGESTERS FOR DEGRADING HOUSEHOLD WASTE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Baniya, Sunita; 0000-0002-6711-4702 (2019-05-14)Energy is a basic tool for social and economic development. However, approximately 90% of rural households in low-income countries still rely on unprocessed traditional biomass fuel as the major source of daily energy. ... -
EFFECT OF TERMITE GUT MICROORGANISM TAV5 RATIOS ON LIGNIN DEGRADATION AND METHANE GENERATION FROM PAPER, YARD, AND WOOD WASTE
Rahimi, Hoda; 0000-0002-2317-8317 (2019-05-08)Methane from anaerobic processes is being increasingly utilized as an alternative energy source in developed countries, via large projects that extract methane from landfills or wastewater treatment plants. Anaerobic ... -
ENHANCING ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF METHANE IN LANDFILL COVER SOIL
Parsaeifard, Niloofar; 0000-0001-5718-8479 (2019-05-13)Methane (CH4) is one of the major greenhouse gases (GHG) generated in landfills and has a global warming effect 28 times more than carbon dioxide (CO2). Therefore, decreasing methane emissions into the atmosphere from ... -
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Commercial Space Transportation Activities in the United States
Neumann, Shelia Scott; 0000-0003-1114-7748 (2018-04-20)The Commercial Space Transportation (CST) activities in the United States are increasing and have increased over 50% in the last year. The launches in the United States for commercial purposes are expected to increase ... -
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND BIOLOGICAL TOXINS PRODUCTIONS; FROM INTEGRATED MONITORING APPROACH TO ON-SITE SOLAR PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION
Zaman Khan Malayeri, Hesam (2016-12-20)Occurrence of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) worldwide has caused concern to environmental and health authorities because of their potential to generate and release biological toxins. In particular, microcystins (MCs) produced ... -
An Improved Model For Predicting Methane Emissions From Landfills Based On Rainfall, Ambient Temperature And Waste Composition
Karanjekar, Richa Vijay (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)Accurately estimating the emissions of methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in a landfill is important for quantifying its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and power generation potential. Previous studies have shown that ... -
Integrated Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Traditional Air Pollutants, and Economics of Three Types of Landfills
Broun, Reza; 0000-0002-2871-633X (2016-08-26)Despite the decreasing rate of landfilled waste due to increases in reuse and recycling, landfilling remains an enormous part of the waste industry of the United States due to population and economic growth. In addition, ... -
Investigation Of Co-pyrolysis Between Sargassum Macroalgae And Polystyrene
Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-07-25)Biomass is one source of renewable energy which helps minimize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically carbon dioxide (CO2), since biomass utilizes CO2 via photosynthesis. Various conversion processes are applied to ... -
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, TRADITIONAL AIR POLLUTANTS, WATER DEPLETION, AND CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMAND FROM 2-MW WIND TURBINES IN TEXAS
Alsaleh, Ali; 0000-0002-7917-0285 (2017-01-18)¶One renewable energy source that has witnessed a significant growth in the recent years is wind energy, with the installation of new wind farms around the globe as well as the innovations in wind power technology, which ... -
Modeling Leachate BOD And COD Using Lab-scale Reactor Landfills And Multiple Linear Regression Analysis
Altouqi, Said (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)The increasing production of municipal solid waste is a direct consequence of the continuous growth of the world's population and economy. This fact makes protecting the environment against contamination by different kinds ... -
Selective Catalytic Reduction Of Nitric Oxide Over Cerium-doped Activated Carbons
Athappan, Annaprabha (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-03-10)Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) with ammonia for diesel engine NOx reduction using activated carbon (AC) was studied. Comparisons of unmodified and cerium-doped Granular Activated Carbon (GAC), Activated Carbon Fiber ... -
Statistical Approach To The Development Of A Microscale Model For Estimating Exhaust Emissions Of Light Duty Gasoline Vehicles
Afotey, Benjamin Nmai (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2009-09-16)Today, air pollution is taking a growing toll on human health, the environment and the economy, despite decades of efforts to combat it. Although it was once a primary urban phenomenon in industrialized countries, today ...