resuspending the empty structures in buffer. In this work, we focus on adding new functionalities to mERs, with

In this dissertation, a series of experimental work is presented regarding fundamental

of the batch process haw motivated this work.

evaluation and inhibitor development. Synthetic work was then undertaken toward the progression of this

work, the mobility and accumulation of these contaminants has been interpreted by natural geochemical

-anions generated have been used for the first time in cyclisations with alkenes. My work has attempted to exploit

process engineers, as well as any engineer or scientist who needs to study or work with these fluids

much of the highly theoretical and mathematically complex work of the rheologist and the practical

agitator types. Three vessels up to 2.67m in diameter were available for test work. The work consisted

are likely to occur. The focus is on SiO2 and TiO2 nanomaterials with additional work performed on

of this work provided a scheme of analyzing commercial polyolefins on the single molecular scale

DNA, amino acids, or short-chain peptides. This work seeks to better understand the biomineralization