Browsing by Supervisor "Saunders, Graham C."
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A Study on Supported Metal Catalysts Prepared from Colloidal Precursors
(University of Waikato, 2016)When metal nanoparticles are supported on the surface of an inert carrier, the resulting materials can become powerful heterogeneous catalysts capable of accelerating a diverse range of chemical reactions. Though there are ... -
Electrically Polarised Electrodes in DMSO and DMF electrolytes of Pseudohalide Salts: In situ IR studies supported by EXAFS/XANES and other techniques
(University of Waikato, 2015)This thesis presents, subtractively normalised interfacial Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic (SNIFTIRS) investigations of anodically polarised nickel, copper and gold electrodes in pseudohalide-containing (i.e. NCO⁻, ... -
Rendering Titanium Superhydrophobic
(University of Waikato, 2012)Two methods are reported herein to render titanium metal superhydrophobic. A superhydrophobic surface by definition is one that shows a water contact angle of equal to or greater than 150˚,(1) while in contrast bare titanium ... -
Synthesis of Perfluoroaryl Heterocycles To Provide Synthons For Crystal Engineering Using π−π Stacking Interactions
(University of Waikato, 2013)Approximately 42 new arene-perfluoroarene compounds were synthesised by the reaction of pentafluorophenyl derivatives (C₆F₅R; R= CN, Br, Cl, I, CHO, CF₃, H) with imidazole, benzimidazole, parazole, indazole and their ... -
The Art of Coffee Roasting: Investigations into Sensor Development for the Application of Controlling Coffee Roasting
(The University of Waikato, 2018)In this thesis, I investigate novel methods of sensing change in roasting coffee. Coffee roasting is a vital step in coffee’s supply chain. It is the process that takes green coffee and transforms it via a series of many ... -
Theoretical study of electronic absorption spectra and photodissociation dynamics of atmospherically relevant molecules
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The absorption of solar radiation by atmospheric species and the corresponding photoinduced processes, define the chemistry of a planet's atmosphere. While many of these photoinduced processes and their effects are well- ...
