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Description:: Bio-sourced and degradable polymers are critical materials that can reduce our dependence on fossil-fuel based polymer production. The ring opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones is …
Year:: 2022
Contributor:: Casey, Kerry C (creator); Robinson, Jerome (Advisor); Kim, Eunsuk (Reader); Zimmt, Matthew (Reader); Brown University. Department of Chemistry (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Chemistry, Inorganic; Rare earth metals; Ring-opening polymerization
Collection:: Chemistry; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Arsenic is a pervasive and toxic species in drinking water that has remained at the top of the EPA’s priority contaminants list for more than …
Year:: 2023
Contributor:: Bi, Yidan (creator); Colvin, Vicki (Advisor); Palmore, Tayhas (Reader); Robinson, Jerome (Reader); Brown University. Department of Chemistry (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Water--Purification--Biological treatment; Rare earth metals; Drinking water--Arsenic content; biosorbent; bacteria removal
Collection:: Chemistry; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Complexes of rare-earth elements (REs, Sc, Y, La-Lu) are among the most successful catalysts for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones. However, there are gaps in …
Year:: 2022
Contributor:: Dong, Xiang (creator); Robinson, Jerome (Advisor); Chen, Ou (Reader); Zimmt, Matthew (Reader); Brown University. Department of Chemistry (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Homogeneous catalysis; Chemical kinetics; Chemistry, Inorganic; Polymer chemistry; Rare earth metals
Collection:: Chemistry; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: The two-electron reduction of molecular oxygen (O2) to peroxide (O22-) or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is vital for various sustainable energy technologies. Many homogeneous transition-metal catalysts …
Year:: 2022
Contributor:: Lueckheide, Matthew J (creator); Robinson, Jerome (Advisor); Kim, Eunsuk (Reader); Chen, Ou (Reader); Brown University. Department of Chemistry (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: oxygen reduction; Rare earth metals; Hydrogen peroxide; metal peroxide; lewis acid; Oxidation-reduction reaction
Collection:: Chemistry; Theses and Dissertations

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