Understanding the gas phase decomposition kinetics of the chemical precursors involved in the nucleation and thin-film growth processes is crucial for controlling the surface kinetics and the growth process. The growth of emerging materials such as InN and related alloys requires deposition methods operating at elevated vapor densities due to the high thermal decomposition pressure of these mat...

A microfluidic reactor for synthesizing cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots (QDs) was synthesized out of a silicon wafer and Pyrex glass. Microfabrication techniques were used to etch channels into the silicon wafer. Holes were wet-drilled into the Pyrex glass using a diamond-tip drill bit. The Pyrex wafer was anodically bonded to the etched silicon wafer to enclose the microfluidic reactor. C...

We introduce MIP system and molecular imprinting technique to create synthetic receptor or binding sites for bio/chemical detection technology. Those binding sites in MIP’s system have specific molecular recognition functions for targeting specific chemical or bio-molecules. This study presents functional microfabrications using MIPs’ system to develop useful bioor chemical sensors/devices. We ...

 It is well-known fact that batch processes are gaining wider ground in chemical industries. Compared with continuous processes the control of batch processes is more difficult because physical and chemical properties of the contents, such as heat capacity, heat transfer coefficient and reaction rate vary from run to run and within runs. The control problem focuses on the temperature control o...

The consumption of petroleum products has been significantly increasing year by year. Petroleum offers a tremendous convenience for our life, and our daily life would be quite different without it. However, the depletion of petroleum is creeping under our foot. Lignocellulosic biomass has unlimited potential because it is possible to substitute for petroleum as energy and chemical sources. Rece...

The main objective of the whole project developed in collaboration is to provide a better understanding of the chemical composition of Titan Tholins produced in the PAMPRE reactor (LATMOS) and thereby of their formation pathways.

A new modality for chemical synthesis on a drop scale which employs a piezoelectric chip as the reactor and surface acoustic waves (SAWs) as the source of energy (and consequent heating) is described.

For an isolated chemical reactor, we derive the conditions for chemical equilibrium in terms of either energy, volume, and amounts of constituents or temperature, pressure, and composition, with special emphasis on what is meant by temperature and chemical potentials as the system proceeds through nonequilibrium states towards stable chemical equilibrium. For nonequilibrium states, we give both...