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Development of methods for a 2-carbon extension of fatty acids under mild conditions (2025)
Thesis
Opara, U. (2025). Development of methods for a 2-carbon extension of fatty acids under mild conditions. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5086194

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play important roles in the human body in preventing and treating diverse diseases which includes Alzheimer's disease, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, epilepsy, inflammatory diseases and many others. Eicosapentae... Read More about Development of methods for a 2-carbon extension of fatty acids under mild conditions.

An Analysis of Highway Electrical Workers' Attitudes Towards the Risk of Underground Utility Strikes (2024)
Thesis
Hobbs, S. (2024). An Analysis of Highway Electrical Workers' Attitudes Towards the Risk of Underground Utility Strikes. (Thesis). university of hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5085989

Despite improvements in the UK construction industry's safety record, workplace fatalities remain widespread. Highway electrical workers are particularly vulnerable to the dangers of underground utility strikes.
This mixed-methods study investigates... Read More about An Analysis of Highway Electrical Workers' Attitudes Towards the Risk of Underground Utility Strikes.

Ionic Liquid As Surfactant In Pickering Emulsions Stabilised By Silica Particles. (2024)
Thesis
Ihebie, C. (2024). Ionic Liquid As Surfactant In Pickering Emulsions Stabilised By Silica Particles. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5077513

Investigations were carried out on the use of ionic liquid as an adsorbing surfactant in Pickering emulsions stabilised by silica particles. Colloidal silica nanoparticles, Ludox CL (positively charged) and Ludox HS-30 (negatively charged), and 2 μm... Read More about Ionic Liquid As Surfactant In Pickering Emulsions Stabilised By Silica Particles..

Pd doped mesoporous biochar catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes. (2024)
Thesis
Hornsby, K. Pd doped mesoporous biochar catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4866518

The quest to develop Pd doped, sustainable catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene resulted in the synthesis of two families of materials. Derived from lignocellulosic biomass residues, specifically barley straw, bulk and mesopor... Read More about Pd doped mesoporous biochar catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes..

Paper microfluidic sensors towards on-site environmental analysis of soil nutrients (2024)
Thesis
Al Hinai, S. Paper microfluidic sensors towards on-site environmental analysis of soil nutrients. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4617797

The increase in the world population leads to an increase in the need for production of crops. To optimise crop production fertilizer application needs to be managed by the farmer, consequently, regular information about the chemistry of the soil is... Read More about Paper microfluidic sensors towards on-site environmental analysis of soil nutrients.

Novel Synthesis Methods For the Production of Human Circulating Metabolites of Natural Products (2024)
Thesis
Doyle, B. Novel Synthesis Methods For the Production of Human Circulating Metabolites of Natural Products. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4587910

Upon entering the body, any given xenobiotic can undergo metabolism which facilitates its excretion from the body. When metabolised, a compound typically has the same effects of the initial drug/nutraceutical, however this is not always the case and... Read More about Novel Synthesis Methods For the Production of Human Circulating Metabolites of Natural Products.

Development of analytical workflows for measurement of metal pollution in freshwater with citizen scientists (2023)
Thesis
Sari, M. Development of analytical workflows for measurement of metal pollution in freshwater with citizen scientists. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4459145

The emergence of heavy metals, such as nickel (Ni2+) and zinc (Zn2+), as freshwater contaminant poses an environmental and public health risk. However, the current monitoring process lacks robustness and the spatiotemporal range, impeded by relativel... Read More about Development of analytical workflows for measurement of metal pollution in freshwater with citizen scientists.

From textile waste to carbon nanomaterials for offshore wind turbine blades (2023)
Thesis
Marsden, H. From textile waste to carbon nanomaterials for offshore wind turbine blades. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4459343

The aim of this research was to determine the feasibility of carbon production from the pyrolysis of textile waste, seeking a way of increasing the sustainability of “fast fashion” and recycling the 92 million tonnes of textile waste entering landfil... Read More about From textile waste to carbon nanomaterials for offshore wind turbine blades.

Surfactant-Nanoparticle Formulations at Calcite-Water and Oil-Water Interfaces for Enhanced Oil Recovery (2023)
Thesis
Rezvani, H. Surfactant-Nanoparticle Formulations at Calcite-Water and Oil-Water Interfaces for Enhanced Oil Recovery. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4564632

There is a growing interest in the development of new and innovative enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies to reduce the environmental impact of oil production. Surfactant flooding is a well-established EOR method but mainly suffers from high adso... Read More about Surfactant-Nanoparticle Formulations at Calcite-Water and Oil-Water Interfaces for Enhanced Oil Recovery.

New catalysts bearing chelate ligands for ring opening polymerization studies. (2023)
Thesis
Zhang, X. New catalysts bearing chelate ligands for ring opening polymerization studies. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4443364

Chapter 1: The accumulation of traditional polymer (plastic) pollution has led people to start looking for biodegradable plastics as alternatives. This first chapter provides information on the concept and the development of biodegradable polymers. I... Read More about New catalysts bearing chelate ligands for ring opening polymerization studies..

Advanced biomedical applications of cell clusteroids based on aqueous twophase Pickering emulsion systems (2022)
Thesis
Wang, A. Advanced biomedical applications of cell clusteroids based on aqueous twophase Pickering emulsion systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4249064

The development of in vitro models for advancing the research of cell biology and cell physiology is of great importance to the fields of biotechnology, cancer study, drug testing, toxicity study. The emerging field includes tissue engineering and re... Read More about Advanced biomedical applications of cell clusteroids based on aqueous twophase Pickering emulsion systems.

Development of a skin-on-a-chip platform for the study of wound healing (2022)
Thesis
Talar, K. Development of a skin-on-a-chip platform for the study of wound healing. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4508234

Wound healing abnormalities and non-healing chronic wounds are a major clinical problem, primarily affecting diabetic and elderly patients. Wound management associated costs resulted in a £5.3 billion financial burden to the NHS between 2012 and 2013... Read More about Development of a skin-on-a-chip platform for the study of wound healing.

New routes to chiral-at-metal organometallic complexes and their application in asymmetric synthesis (2021)
Thesis
Shroot, S. New routes to chiral-at-metal organometallic complexes and their application in asymmetric synthesis. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224096

This project develops new organometallic frameworks, to target the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation and hydrosilylation of ketones, aiming for enhanced activity and substrate scope relative to current state-of-the-art. The anticancer activity of som... Read More about New routes to chiral-at-metal organometallic complexes and their application in asymmetric synthesis.

Renewing approaches to understanding the minerals and waters at alkaline waste sites (2021)
Thesis
Bastianini, L. Renewing approaches to understanding the minerals and waters at alkaline waste sites. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224152

Highly alkaline (pH 9-12) waters can arise from a range of natural and anthropogenic processes. The latter include drainage waters from a range of globally significant anthropogenic by-products such as lime, cement and steel wastes, bauxite processin... Read More about Renewing approaches to understanding the minerals and waters at alkaline waste sites.

Schiff-base macrocycles: coordination chemistry and potential applications (2021)
Thesis
Wang, K. Schiff-base macrocycles: coordination chemistry and potential applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223398

In this thesis, a number of Schiff base compounds and their complexes have been synthesized and fully characterized. Moreover, some applications including their use in catalysis, specifically the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters, is discl... Read More about Schiff-base macrocycles: coordination chemistry and potential applications.

Edible surfactants at fluid-fluid interfaces (2021)
Thesis
Liu, Y. Edible surfactants at fluid-fluid interfaces. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223435

This thesis probes into the adsorption properties of several edible surfactants/fats at a range of fluid-fluid interfaces, e.g. air-oil, air-water and water-oil. Based on this, various colloidal materials are fabricated including aqueous and oil foam... Read More about Edible surfactants at fluid-fluid interfaces.

Microcapsule synthesis for 3D printing of self-healing materials (2021)
Thesis
Sanders, P. Microcapsule synthesis for 3D printing of self-healing materials. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223143

3D printing allows for the manufacture of finished structures from starting components with essentially no specialist training required. The process is autonomous; the starting components, such as inks, are poured into the machine and the finished pr... Read More about Microcapsule synthesis for 3D printing of self-healing materials.

Focusing and delivery of laser radiation for nano- and microfabrication (2020)
Thesis
Al-Jarwany, Q. A. Focusing and delivery of laser radiation for nano- and microfabrication. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223093

The recent advances in nanotechnology and nanofabrication motivate the drive to achieve a tighter focusing of light; this requires a high numerical aperture (NA) optical system. The need for high optical resolution has led scientists to discover the... Read More about Focusing and delivery of laser radiation for nano- and microfabrication.

Development of a dual flow microfluidic device for the study of barrier systems (2020)
Thesis
Baldwin, L. Development of a dual flow microfluidic device for the study of barrier systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223404

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are chronic conditions characterised by inflammation of the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. IBD has also been shown to have systemic impacts including on the centr... Read More about Development of a dual flow microfluidic device for the study of barrier systems.