Role of Nanosize Effects on the Adsorptive and Catalytic Properties of NiO Nanoparticles towards Heavy Hydrocarbons

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dc.contributor.advisorNassar, Nashaat
dc.contributor.authorMarei, Nedal Nael
dc.contributor.committeememberKallos, Michael
dc.contributor.committeememberBergerson, Joule
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-05T15:50:03Z
dc.date.available2016-05-05T15:50:03Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThe effect of NiO nanoparticle size was studied to understand its impact on adsorption and catalytic activity during oil recovery and upgrading. A series of different-sized NiO nanoparticles between 5 and 80 nm were prepared. XRD, BET, FTIR, HRTEM and TGA were used to characterize the nanosize effect on the textural properties, shape and morphology. Quinolin-65 (Q-65) was first used as an asphaltene model molecule. Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms models and computational modeling for the interaction between NiO nanoparticle surface and Q-65 were carried out to understand the adsorption behavior. TGA/DTA and TGA-MS techniques were used to study the effect of NiO nanosizes on catalytic thermo-oxidative decomposition of the adsorbed Q-65. The entire study was repeated using visbroken residue n-C5 asphaltenes. For both Q-65 and n-C5 asphaltene post-adsorption oxidation, the Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) kinetic method was used to estimate the kinetic triplets, namely f (α), Eα and Aα.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarei, N. N. (2016). Role of Nanosize Effects on the Adsorptive and Catalytic Properties of NiO Nanoparticles towards Heavy Hydrocarbons (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27682en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27682
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2974
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectChemistry--Inorganic
dc.subjectChemistry--Organic
dc.subjectChemistry--Physical
dc.subjectPhysics--Atomic
dc.subjectPhysics--Molecular
dc.subjectPhysics--Theory
dc.subjectEngineering--Chemical
dc.subjectEngineering--Environmental
dc.subject.classificationNanotechnologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationNanosizeen_US
dc.subject.classificationAdsorptionen_US
dc.subject.classificationAsphalteneen_US
dc.subject.classificationCatalysten_US
dc.subject.classificationNiOen_US
dc.subject.classificationNanosorbcatsen_US
dc.titleRole of Nanosize Effects on the Adsorptive and Catalytic Properties of NiO Nanoparticles towards Heavy Hydrocarbons
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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