This work focuses on tracking formic acid adsorption as formate onto polycrystalline gold and its subsequent catalyzed oxidation to carbon dioxide. Formic acid oxidation is notoriously dependent on supporting electrolyte ...

Building upon existing synthetic methods, we have optimized the synthesis of Thiele’s methyl ester to an efficient and scalable methodology. As part of a study of chemo- and regioselective transformations within the Thiele’s ...

The aqueous photochemistry of 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid (syringic acid) has been studied as a model humic substance in order to better understand the reactions that compounds of this type undergo in the natural ...

Automation plays an integral role in our daily lives. From transportation to agriculture, we rely on robots and programs to assist in accomplishing tasks. Chemistry is no except with the deployment of high throughput ...

The infrared portion of the electro-magnetic spectrum is a challenging region in which to perform optical techniques, limited by both device efficiency and availability. In this dissertation, a new optical technique is ...

In their paper [2] Cuntz, Deninger, and Laca introduced a C*-algebra \mathfrak{T}[R] associated to a number ring R and showed that it was functorial for injective ring homomorphisms and had an interesting KMS-state ...

Lanthanide-based nanoparticles can be used in a variety of applications, including biomedical work such as imaging and cancer therapies, and in solar cells. This thesis presents two different potential applications for ...

Over the last few decades, membrane introduction mass spectrometry (MIMS) has been established as a robust tool for the on-line continuous monitoring of trace gases and volatile organic compounds. However, the range of ...

The coordination chemistry of antimony(III) and antimony(V) have been investigated to reveal fundamental structural and electronic features. The limited scope of known cationic antimony(V) complexes was greatly expanded, ...